Iron is essential to virtually all organisms, but poses problems of toxicity and poor solubility.
Bacteria have evolved various mechanisms to counter the problems imposed by their iron …

Iron is an essential micronutrient with numerous cellular functions, and its deficiency
represents one of the most serious problems in human nutrition worldwide. Plants have two …

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 …

Metal homeostasis is critical for the survival of living organisms, and metal transporters play
central roles in maintaining metal homeostasis in the living cells. We have investigated the …

The Arabidopsis FRO2 gene encodes the low-iron-inducible ferric chelate reductase
responsible for reduction of iron at the root surface. Here, we report that FRO2 and IRT1, the …

Plants directly assimilate minerals from the environment and thus are key for acquisition of
metals by all subsequent consumers. Limited bio-availability of copper, zinc and iron in soil …

Nicotianamine (NA), a chelator of metals, is ubiquitously present in higher plants. In
graminaceous plants, NA is a biosynthetic precursor of phytosiderophores and is thus a …

植物修复是利用植物来清除污染土壤中重金属的一项技术. 该技术成功与否取决于植物从土壤中
吸取金属以及向地上部运输金属的能力. 植物对金属的吸收主要取决于自由态离子活度 …

Regulation of the root high-affinity iron uptake system by whole-plant signals was
investigated at the molecular level in Arabidopsis, through monitoring FRO2 and IRT1 gene …

Powdery mildew fungi are biotrophic pathogens that form a complex interface, the
haustorium, between the host plant and the parasite. The pathogen acts as an additional …