Root and shoot transcriptomes of two Noccaea caerulescens accessions exposed to cadmium.

The aim of this study was to compare Cd responses and allocation at a similar plant-internal Cd concentration between N. caerulescens accessions Ganges and La Calamine, in order to better understand why these accessions exhibit contrasting adaptations to calamine soil. To this end we compared the distribution of Cd over leaf tissues and cell types, as well as the Cd-induced transcriptomes of roots and shoots.