The molecular mechanisms underlying the response of ectomycorrhizal fungi to heavy
metals in general and cadmium in particular remain poorly understood. We screened 2040 …

Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the sustained metal tolerance of
ectomycorrhizal fungi are largely unknown. Some of the main mechanisms involved in metal …

Ectomycorrhizal fungi are thought to enhance mineral nutrition of their host plants and to
confer increased tolerance toward toxic metals. However, a global view of metal …

Cadmium uptake and subcellular compartmentation in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Paxillus
involutus were investigated using radiotracer flux analyses. Concentration-dependent Cd2+ …

Background Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, which engage a mutualistic symbiosis with
the roots of most plant species, have received much attention for their ability to alleviate …

Cadmium (Cd) displays strong toxicity, high mobility, and cannot be degraded, which poses
a serious threat to the environment. Cenococcum geophilum (C. geophilum) is one of the …

The ascomycete Cadophora finlandica, which can form mycorrhizas with ectomycorrhizal
and ericoid hosts, is commonly found in heavy metal polluted soils. To understand the …

Ectomycorrhizas (EMs) are mutualistic associations between certain soil fungi and higher
plants. EMs can modulate the cellular, physiological and molecular processes of host plants …

The arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis belongs to the strategies plants have developed
to cope with adverse environmental conditions including contamination by heavy metals …

The success of Ericaceae in stressful habitats enriched in heavy metals has been ascribed
to the distinctive abilities of their mycorrhizal fungal partners to withstand heavy metal stress …