Structural characterization of phosphinothricin N -acetyltransferase ( RePAT ) and the glufosinate-resistant analysis for site-directed mutagenesis of RePAT in Arabidopsis thaliana

Background Transferring herbicide resistance genes to plant cultivars is one of the most effective methods for managing weed growth in agricultural land. The RePAT gene, previously isolated from marine bacterium Rhodococcus sp . strain YM12, was found provide glufosinate plants. Objective In this study, we further investigated protein structure and function marine. Methods physicochemical properties, two-dimensional structure, three-dimensional functional domains were analyzed [...]