Background The phytohormone auxin is critical for plant growth and orchestrates many
developmental processes.• Scope This review considers the complex array of mechanisms …

Environmental pollution with metals and xenobiotics is a global problem, and the
development of phytoremediation technologies for the plant-based clean-up of …

Heavy metals are important environmental pollutants and their toxicity is a problem of
increasing significance for ecological, evolutionary, nutritional, and environmental reasons …

Heavy metals like Mn and Cu, though essential for normal plant growth and development,
can be toxic when present in excess in the environment. For normal plant growth …

Abstract Glutathione (γ-glu-cys-gly; GSH) is usually present at high concentrations in most
living cells, being the major reservoir of non-protein reduced sulfur. Because of its unique …

Zinc (Zn) is an essential element for the normal growth of plants but information is scarce on
the mechanisms whereby Zn is transported in rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants. Four distinct …

Testicular necrosis is a sensitive endpoint for cadmium (Cd2+, Cd) toxicity across all species
tested. Resistance to Cd-induced testicular damage is a recessive trait assigned to the Cdm …

The Escherichia coli zupT (formerly ygiE) gene encodes a cytoplasmic membrane protein
(ZupT) related to members of the eukaryotic ZIP family of divalent metal ion transporters …

Abiotic Stresses explores innovative methods for breeding new varieties of major crops with
resistance to environmental stresses that limit crop production worldwide, such as drought …

Nicotianamine, a plant-derived chelator of metals, is produced by the trimerization of S-
adenosylmethionine catalyzed by nicotianamine synthase. We established transgenic …