NCBI Accession #
NP_199220.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_123774.4
NCBI Official Full Name
phytochelatin synthase 1 (PCS1)
NCBI Official Symbol
CAD1
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ARA8; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA PHYTOCHELATIN SYNTHASE 1; ATPCS1; CADMIUM SENSITIVE 1; MRH10.18; MRH10_18; PCS1; PHYTOCHELATIN SYNTHASE; PHYTOCHELATIN SYNTHASE 1
NCBI Protein Information
phytochelatin synthase 1 (PCS1)
NCBI Summary
Phytochelatin synthase gene confers tolerance to cadmium ions. Catalyzes phytochelatin (PC) synthesis from glutathione (GSH) in the presence of Cd2+, Zn2+, Cu2+ and Fe3+, but not by Co2+ or Ni2+.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
ARA8; CAD1; AtPCS1
UniProt Protein Name
Glutathione gamma-glutamylcysteinyltransferase 1
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Cadmium tolerance protein; Phytochelatin synthase 1; AtPCS1
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9S7Z3
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q8W122; Q9M6R0; Q9XHP8; Q9ZPM2
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9S7Z3
UniProt Comments
Involved in the synthesis of phytochelatins (PC) and homophytochelatins (hPC), the heavy-metal-binding peptides of plants. Also involved in glutathione-conjugates degradation.