ALUMINIUM RESISTANCE GENE.

摘要

A method of isolating genes conferring resistance to aluminium is provided and two particular aluminium tolerant genes are described. These genes are designated ALR1 and ALR2. The two tolerance genes were isolated from yeast strains but were found to have homology with bacterial genes responsible for divalent ion uptake. Hence a method of isolating divalent cation transporters is envisaged by using complementation of magnesium transporter mutant strains of yeasts aluminium tolerance genes.