Micronutrient malnutrition is an important issue in the developing countries especially in
Asia and Africa where millions of school-going children and pregnant women are affected …

Accumulation of heavy metals in selective locations of the environment has been attracting
considerable public attention over the last decades. The conventional clean-up technologies …

In recent years, phytoremediation has emerged as a promising ecoremediation technology,
particularly for soil and water cleanup of large volumes of contaminated sites. The …

Manganese (Mn), an essential trace element, is important for plant health. In plants, Mn
serves as a cofactor in essential processes such as photosynthesis, lipid biosynthesis and …

In plants, the controlled absorption of soil nutrients by root epidermal cells is critical for
growth and development. IRON-REGULATED TRANSPORTER 1 (IRT1) is the main root …

Iron, despite being an essential micronutrient, becomes toxic if present at high levels. As a
result, plants possess carefully regulated mechanisms to acquire iron from the soil. The ferric …

Proper metal transport and homeostasis are critical for the growth and development of
plants. In order to potentially fortify plants pre-harvest with essential metals in aid of human …

Zip14 is a member of the SLC39A zinc transporter family, which is involved in zinc uptake by
cells. Up-regulation of Zip14 by IL-6 appears to contribute to the hepatic zinc accumulation …

Cellular and whole organism iron homeostasis must be balanced to supply enough iron for
metabolism and to avoid excessive, toxic levels. To perform iron uptake from the …

镉(Cd) 是一种分布广泛且污染严重的重金属; 其毒性大, 不仅影响植物的生长发育,
而且危害人类健康. 该文对植物Cd 胁迫的生理生化响应方面的最新研究进展进行了总结概括 …