A comprehensive review on the heavy metal toxicity and sequestration in plants
Heavy metal (HM) toxicity has become a global concern in recent years and is imposing a
severe threat to the environment and human health. In the case of plants, a higher …
severe threat to the environment and human health. In the case of plants, a higher …
Toxic metals and metalloids: Uptake, transport, detoxification, phytoremediation, and crop improvement for safer food
Agricultural soils are under threat of toxic metal/metalloid contamination from anthropogenic
activities, leading to excessive accumulation of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and …
activities, leading to excessive accumulation of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and …
Manganese in plants: from acquisition to subcellular allocation
S Alejandro, S Höller, B Meier, E Peiter - Frontiers in plant science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Manganese (Mn) is an important micronutrient for plant growth and development and
sustains metabolic roles within different plant cell compartments. The metal is an essential …
sustains metabolic roles within different plant cell compartments. The metal is an essential …
Zinc in plants: Integrating homeostasis and biofortification
Zinc plays many essential roles in life. As a strong Lewis acid that lacks redox activity under
environmental and cellular conditions, the Zn 2+ cation is central in determining protein …
environmental and cellular conditions, the Zn 2+ cation is central in determining protein …
Root-secreted coumarins and the microbiota interact to improve iron nutrition in Arabidopsis
Plants benefit from associations with a diverse community of root-colonizing microbes.
Deciphering the mechanisms underpinning these beneficial services are of interest for …
Deciphering the mechanisms underpinning these beneficial services are of interest for …
OsNRAMP1 transporter contributes to cadmium and manganese uptake in rice
Rice is a major dietary source of the toxic metal, cadmium (Cd). Previous studies reported
that the rice transporter, OsNRAMP1,(Natural resistance‐associated macrophage protein 1) …
that the rice transporter, OsNRAMP1,(Natural resistance‐associated macrophage protein 1) …
Assessment of subcellular ROS and NO metabolism in higher plants: multifunctional signaling molecules
SK Kohli, K Khanna, R Bhardwaj, EF Abd_Allah… - Antioxidants, 2019 - mdpi.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO) are produced in all aerobic life forms
under both physiological and adverse conditions. Unregulated ROS/NO generation causes …
under both physiological and adverse conditions. Unregulated ROS/NO generation causes …
Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors regulate a wide range of functions in Arabidopsis
Y Hao, X Zong, P Ren, Y Qian, A Fu - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor family is one of the largest transcription
factor gene families in Arabidopsis thaliana, and contains a bHLH motif that is highly …
factor gene families in Arabidopsis thaliana, and contains a bHLH motif that is highly …
Cadmium in plants: uptake, toxicity, and its interactions with selenium fertilizers
Cd is the third major contaminant of greatest hazard to the environment after mercury and
lead and is considered as the only metal that poses health risks to both humans and animals …
lead and is considered as the only metal that poses health risks to both humans and animals …
Molecular mechanisms underlying the toxicity and detoxification of trace metals and metalloids in plants
Z Tang, HQ Wang, J Chen, JD Chang… - Journal of Integrative …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plants take up a wide range of trace metals/metalloids (hereinafter referred to as trace
metals) from the soil, some of which are essential but become toxic at high concentrations …
metals) from the soil, some of which are essential but become toxic at high concentrations …