Melatonin confers cadmium tolerance by modulating critical heavy metal chelators and transporters in radish plants

L Xu, F Zhang, M Tang, Y Wang, J Dong… - Journal of Pineal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cadmium (Cd) is an environmental pollutant that causes health hazard to living organisms.
Melatonin (MT) has emerged as a ubiquitous pleiotropic molecule capable of coordinating …

Melatonin confers plant tolerance against cadmium stress via the decrease of cadmium accumulation and reestablishment of microRNA-mediated redox homeostasis

Q Gu, Z Chen, X Yu, W Cui, J Pan, G Zhao, S Xu… - Plant Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Although melatonin-alleviated cadmium (Cd) toxicity both in animals and plants have been
well studied, little is known about its regulatory mechanisms in plants. Here, we discovered …

Exogenous melatonin alleviates cadmium uptake and toxicity in apple rootstocks

J He, X Zhuang, J Zhou, L Sun, H Wan, H Li… - Tree …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
To examine the potential roles of melatonin in cadmium (Cd) uptake, accumulation and
detoxification in Malus plants, we exposed two different apple rootstocks varying greatly in …

Melatonin-induced DNA demethylation of metal transporters and antioxidant genes alleviates lead stress in radish plants

M Tang, L Xu, Y Wang, J Dong, X Zhang… - Horticulture …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Melatonin (MT) is a tryptophan-derived natural product that plays a vital role in plant
response to abiotic stresses, including heavy metals (HMs). However, it remains elusive how …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin confers plant cadmium tolerance: an update

Q Gu, C Wang, Q Xiao, Z Chen, Y Han - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most injurious heavy metals, affecting plant growth and
development. Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) was discovered in plants in 1995 …

Melatonin mitigates cadmium toxicity by promoting root architecture and mineral homeostasis of tomato genotypes

MA Altaf, R Shahid, MX Ren, S Naz, MM Altaf… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2022 - Springer
Crop production has been extensively affected globally due to heavy metal pollution.
Cadmium (Cd) toxicity is a major abiotic factor that reduces crop yield via reducing plant …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin mitigates cadmium phytotoxicity through modulation of phytochelatins biosynthesis, vacuolar sequestration, and antioxidant potential in Solanum …

MK Hasan, GJ Ahammed, L Yin, K Shi, X Xia… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Melatonin is a ubiquitous signal molecule, playing crucial roles in plant growth and stress
tolerance. Recently, toxic metal cadmium (Cd) has been reported to regulate melatonin …

HsfA1a upregulates melatonin biosynthesis to confer cadmium tolerance in tomato plants

SY Cai, Y Zhang, YP Xu, ZY Qi, MQ Li… - Journal of pineal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin regulates broad aspects of plant responses to various biotic and abiotic stresses,
but the upstream regulation of melatonin biosynthesis by these stresses remains largely …

[HTML][HTML] Exogenous melatonin confers cadmium tolerance by counterbalancing the hydrogen peroxide homeostasis in wheat seedlings

J Ni, Q Wang, FA Shah, W Liu, D Wang, S Huang, S Fu… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Melatonin has emerged as a research highlight regarding its important role in regulating
plant growth and the adaptation to the environmental stresses. In this study, we investigated …

Foliar spraying of melatonin confers cadmium tolerance in Nicotiana tabacum L

M Wang, S Duan, Z Zhou, S Chen, D Wang - … and environmental safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Melatonin is a multifunctional signaling molecule that regulates broad aspects of responses
to environmental stresses in plants. Cadmium (Cd) is a persistent soil contaminant that is …