title: Weeds, worms, and more. Papain's long-lost cousin, phytochelatin synthase.
authors.affiliation: Plant Science Institute, Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. parea@sas.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Philip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Rea
authors.forename: Olena K
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Vatamaniuk
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Rigden
mesh_terms: D000215:Acylation; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D019881:Aminoacyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D020789:Cathepsin C / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D005981:Glutathione Synthase / Q000378:metabolism; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010206:Papain / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D019881:Aminoacyltransferases; C093784:glutathione gamma-glutamylcysteinyltransferase; D020789:Cathepsin C; D010206:Papain; D005981:Glutathione Synthase; D005978:Glutathione