High-and low-affinity zinc transport systems and their possible role in zinc efficiency in bread wheat

G Hacisalihoglu, JJ Hart, LV Kochian - Plant physiology, 2001 - academic.oup.com
There is considerable variability among wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars in their ability
to grow and yield well in soils that contain very low levels of available Zn. The physiological …

Metal response element (MRE)-binding transcription factor-1 (MTF-1): structure, function, and regulation

DP Giedroc, X Chen, JL Apuy - Antioxidants and Redox Signaling, 2001 - liebertpub.com
Metal-responsive control of the expression of genes involved in metal metabolism and metal
homeostasis allows an organism to tightly regulate the free or bioavailable concentration of …

Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) family, plant biotechnology, and phytoremediation

CE Palmer, S Warwick, W Keller - International Journal of …, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
Plants represent a natural environmentally safe way to clean or remediate contaminated
sites. Members of the Brassicaceae or Cruciferae plant family have a key role in …

Ratiometric pulsed alkylation/mass spectrometry of the cysteine pairs in individual zinc fingers of MRE-binding transcription factor-1 (MTF-1) as a probe of zinc chelate …

JL Apuy, X Chen, DH Russell, TO Baldwin… - Biochemistry, 2001 - ACS Publications
Metal-response element (MRE)-binding transcription factor-1 (MTF-1) is a zinc-regulated
transcriptional activator of metallothionein (MT) genes in mammalian cells. The MRE …

Direct measurement of ferrous ion transport across membranes using a sensitive fluorometric assay

R Shingles, M North, RE McCarty - Analytical Biochemistry, 2001 - Elsevier
The fluorophore, Phen Green SK (PGSK), was assessed for its suitability to be used in an
assay for ferrous ion transport into membrane vesicles. The long wavelengths of excitation …

[HTML][HTML] Conformational Heterogeneity in the C-terminal Zinc Fingers of Human MTF-1: AN NMR AND ZINC-BINDING STUDY* 210

DP Giedroc, X Chen, MA Pennella… - Journal of Biological …, 2001 - ASBMB
The human metalloregulatory transcription factor, metal-response element (MRE)-binding
transcription factor-1 (MTF-1), contains six TFIIIA-type Cys 2-His 2 motifs, each of which was …

Intestinal metal ion absorption: an update

A Rolfs, MA Hediger - Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Recent progress in the field of metal ion transport has significantly advanced our
understanding of the mechanisms of intestinal metal ion absorption under normal and …

Responses and adaptations of plants to metal stress

D Salt - Molecular analysis of plant adaptation to the …, 2001 - Springer
" Over 200 papers, 3 reviews, a small book, and now a big book. What is it about this curious
and unimportant character that has merited such attention?" This is the opening sentence …

Zinc Phytoextraction in Thlaspi caerulescens

MM Lasat, NS Pence, LV Kochian - International Journal of …, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
The existence of metal hyperaccumulator species demonstrates that plants have the genetic
potential to remove toxic metals from contaminated soil. Possibly, one of the best-known …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying sugarcane expressed sequences associated with nutrient transporters and peptide metal chelators

A Figueira, EA Kido, RS Almeida - Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2001 - SciELO Brasil
Plant nutrient uptake is an active process, requiring energy to accumulate essential
elements at higher levels in plant tissues than in the soil solution, while the presence of toxic …