Nramp genes code for a widely distributed class of proteins involved in a variety of
processes, ranging from the control of susceptibility to bacterial infection in mammalian cells …

Natural resistance-associated macrophage proteins (NRAMPs) have been shown to
transport a wide range of divalent metal ions, such as manganese (Mn), cadmium (Cd), and …

Metal homeostasis is critical for the survival of living organisms, and metal transporters play
central roles in maintaining metal homeostasis in the living cells. We have investigated the …

Metal cation homeostasis is essential for plant nutrition and resistance to toxic heavy metals.
Many plant metal transporters remain to be identified at the molecular level. In the present …

The NRAMP gene family encodes integral membrane protein and mediates the transport of
Fe, however, its function in transport of toxic metal ions is not very clear in plants …

Metal transporters regulated by iron can transport a variety of divalent metals, suggesting
that iron regulation is important for specificity of iron transport. In plants, the iron-regulated …

In contrast with many other essential metals, the mechanisms of Mn acquisition in higher
eukaryotes are seldom studied and poorly understood. We show here that Arabidopsis …

NRAMP (natural resistance-associated macrophage protein) homologues are evolutionarily
conserved bivalent metal transporters. In Arabidopsis, AtNRAMP3 and AtNRAMP4 play a …

Abstract Iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) are essential metals which, when scarce in the
growth medium, are respectively taken up by the root high affinity transporters IRT1 and …

Abstract Background and Aims Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional
disorders in plants, especially in fruit trees grown in calcareous soil. Malus baccata is widely …