Sulfur is one of the essential nutrients that is required for the adequate growth and
development of plants. Sulfur is a structural component of protein disulfide bonds, amino …

We need to improve food production to feed the ever growing world population especially in
a changing climate. Nutrient deficiency in soils is one of the primary bottlenecks affecting the …

Soil cadmium (Cd) contamination threatens food safety and human health, particularly in
developing countries. Previously, we have proposed that boron (B) could reduce Cd uptake …

Outer hair cell elecromotility, driven by prestin, is essential for mammalian cochlear
amplification. Here, we report the cryo-EM structures of thermostabilized prestin (PresTS) …

To complete their life cycles, plants require several minerals that are found in soil. Plant
growth and development can be affected by nutrient shortages or high nutrient availability …

The outstanding acuity of the mammalian ear relies on cochlear amplification, an active
mechanism based on the electromotility (eM) of outer hair cells. eM is a piezoelectric …

Cytosolic pH homeostasis is a precondition for the normal growth and stress responses in
plants, and H+ flux across the plasma membrane is essential for cytoplasmic pH control …

As our ecosystems experience challenges associated with climate change, an improved
understanding of the fundamental biochemical processes governing plant physiology is …

Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) is an essential nutrient for human health, and its deficiency has
long been known to cause scurvy. Sodium-dependent vitamin C transporters (SVCTs) are …

Bicarbonate is one of the major anions in mammalian tissues and fluids, is utilized by
various exchangers to transport other ions and organic substrates across cell membranes …