Phytoremediation of cadmium: physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms

A Raza, M Habib, SN Kakavand, Z Zahid, N Zahra… - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic metals in the environment, and has noxious effects on
plant growth and production. Cd-accumulating plants showed reduced growth and …

Physiological and molecular mechanisms of medicinal plants in response to cadmium stress: Current status and future perspective

P Fan, L Wu, Q Wang, Y Wang, H Luo, J Song… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Medicinal plants have a wide range of uses worldwide. However, the quality of medicinal
plants is affected by severe cadmium pollution. Cadmium can reduce photosynthetic …

Comparative cytology combined with transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses of Solanum nigrum L. in response to Cd toxicity

J Wang, X Chen, S Chu, Y You, Y Chi, R Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) triggers molecular alterations in plants, perturbs metabolites and damages
plant growth. Therefore, understanding the molecular mechanism underlying the Cd …

A green approach used for heavy metals 'phytoremediation'via invasive plant species to mitigate environmental pollution: a review

IU Khan, SS Qi, F Gul, S Manan, JK Rono, M Naz… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heavy metals (HMs) normally occur in nature and are rapidly released into ecosystems by
anthropogenic activities, leading to a series of threats to plant productivity as well as human …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated transcriptomics and metabolomics reveal key metabolic pathway responses in Pistia stratiotes under Cd stress

Z Wei, C Zhongbing, Y Xiuqin, S Luying, M Huan… - Journal of hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) can interfere with plant gene expression, change the content of metabolites
and affect plant growth. In this study, untargeted metabolomics (LC-MS) and RNA-Seq …

Advances in “omics” approaches for improving toxic metals/metalloids tolerance in plants

A Raza, J Tabassum, Z Zahid, S Charagh… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Food safety has emerged as a high-urgency matter for sustainable agricultural production.
Toxic metal contamination of soil and water significantly affects agricultural productivity …

Melatonin alleviates chromium toxicity in maize by modulation of cell wall polysaccharides biosynthesis, glutathione metabolism, and antioxidant capacity

X Yang, J Ren, X Lin, Z Yang, X Deng, Q Ke - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Melatonin, a pleiotropic regulatory molecule, is involved in the defense against heavy metal
stress. Here, we used a combined transcriptomic and physiological approach to investigate …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptome and metabolome profiling unveil the accumulation of flavonoids in Dendrobium officinale

Y Yuan, J Zuo, H Zhang, M Zu, M Yu, S Liu - Genomics, 2022 - Elsevier
Dendrobium officinale is a Chinese herbal medicine with a long history of use in China.
Flavonoids are known to be an important secondary metabolite in Dendrobium officinale, but …

[HTML][HTML] A WRKY transcription factor, PyWRKY75, enhanced cadmium accumulation and tolerance in poplar

X Wu, Q Chen, L Chen, F Tian, X Chen, C Han… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) pollution has detrimental effects on the ecological environment and human
health. Currently, phytoremediation is considered an environmentally friendly way to …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptomic analysis reveals key genes and pathways corresponding to Cd and Pb in the hyperaccumulator Arabis paniculata

Z Liu, L Zhou, C Gan, L Hu, B Pang, D Zuo… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil and water are increasingly at risk of contamination from the toxic heavy metals lead (Pb)
and cadmium (Cd). Arabis paniculata (Brassicaceae) is a hyperaccumulator of heavy metals …