Heavy metal accumulation and signal transduction in herbaceous and woody plants: paving the way for enhancing phytoremediation efficiency

ZB Luo, J He, A Polle, H Rennenberg - Biotechnology Advances, 2016 - Elsevier
Heavy metal (HM)-accumulating herbaceous and woody plants are employed for
phytoremediation. To develop improved strategies for enhancing phytoremediation …

Molecular mechanisms in phytoremediation of environmental contaminants and prospects of engineered transgenic plants/microbes

PK Rai, KH Kim, SS Lee, JH Lee - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Concerns about emerging environmental contaminants have been growing along with
industrialization and urbanization around the globe. Among various options for remediating …

Overexpression of bacterial γ‐glutamylcysteine synthetase mediates changes in cadmium influx, allocation and detoxification in poplar

J He, H Li, C Ma, Y Zhang, A Polle… - New …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Overexpression of bacterial γ‐glutamylcysteine synthetase in the cytosol of P opulus
tremula× P. alba produces higher glutathione (GSH) concentrations in leaves, thereby …

Physiological and molecular mechanisms of heavy metal accumulation in nonmycorrhizal versus mycorrhizal plants

W Shi, Y Zhang, S Chen, A Polle… - Plant, Cell & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Uptake, translocation, detoxification, and sequestration of heavy metals (HMs) are key
processes in plants to deal with excess amounts of HM. Under natural conditions, plant roots …

Global poplar root and leaf transcriptomes reveal links between growth and stress responses under nitrogen starvation and excess

J Luo, J Zhou, H Li, W Shi, A Polle, M Lu, X Sun… - Tree …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Nitrogen (N) starvation and excess have distinct effects on N uptake and metabolism in
poplars, but the global transcriptomic changes underlying morphological and physiological …

Silicon reduces the uptake of cadmium in hydroponically grown rice seedlings: why nanoscale silica is more effective than silicate

J Cui, Q Jin, F Li, L Chen - Environmental Science: Nano, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Our previous study suggested that the application of silicon (Si) could reduce the uptake and
accumulation of Cd in rice. However, the effects of different Si forms on the uptake and …

The effects of ectomycorrhizal fungi on heavy metals' transport in Pinus massoniana and bacteria community in rhizosphere soil in mine tailing area

P Yu, Y Sun, Z Huang, F Zhu, Y Sun, L Jiang - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pinus massoniana is one of the potential tree species of afforestation in barren mine tailing
area, and ectomycorrhizal fungi contributes remarkably to its survival. However, how …

Abscisic acid enhances lead translocation from the roots to the leaves and alleviates its toxicity in Populus× canescens

WG Shi, W Liu, W Yu, Y Zhang, S Ding, H Li… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
To shed light on physiological mechanisms underlying abscisic-acid (ABA)-mediated lead
(Pb) uptake, translocation and detoxification, we exposed Populus× canescens saplings to …

Genetic engineering of glycinebetaine synthesis enhances cadmium tolerance in BADH-transgenic tobacco plants via reducing cadmium uptake and alleviating …

C Li, T Zhang, P Feng, D Li, M Brestic, Y Liu… - … and Experimental Botany, 2021 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic non-essential elements to plants, and its accumulation in plants can
affect human health through the food chain. Glycinebetaine (GB) is an effective osmotic …

Excessive nitrate enhances cadmium (Cd) uptake by up-regulating the expression of OsIRT1 in rice (Oryza sativa)

Y Yang, J Xiong, R Chen, G Fu, T Chen… - … and Experimental Botany, 2016 - Elsevier
In order to pursue higher yield of rice, higher amount of NO 3− is often used in rice
production, but limited information is available on cadmium (Cd) uptake promoted by nitrate …