MTP family analysis and association study reveal the role of ZmMTP11 in lead (Pb) accumulation

P Liu, L An, L Ma, L Zou, S Du, Y Shen - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
The metal tolerance protein (MTP) gene family plays an essential role in the transport of
heavy metals, however the function of the MTP family in transporting lead (Pb) was still …

Molecular evolution and functional diversification of metal tolerance protein families in cereals plants and function of maize MTP protein

C Zhao, X Cui, X Yu, X Ning, H Yu, J Li, B Yang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plants employ metal tolerance proteins (MTPs) to confer tolerance by sequestering excess
ions into vacuoles. MTPs belong to the cation diffusion facilitator (CDF) family, which …

Functional annotation of proteins in Catharanthus roseus shoot cultures under biogenic zinc nanotreatment

S Perveen, MP Padula, N Safdar, S Abbas - Plant Molecular Biology, 2024 - Springer
Nano-interactions are well known for their positive as well as negative impacts on the
morphological and physiological systems of plants. Keeping in mind, the conformational …

Genome-wide identification, expression and function analysis of the MTP gene family in tulip (Tulipa gesneriana)

J Lu, G Xing, Y Zhang, H Zhang, T Wu… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Currently, soil heavy metal contamination is a severe issue, particularly with Cd pollution.
The metal tolerance protein (MTP) proteins, as plant divalent cation transporters, play a …