Bioremediation is gaining a lot of importance in recent times as an alternate technology for
removal of elemental pollutants in soil and water, which require effective methods of …

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 …

The Arabidopsis thaliana metal tolerance protein 1 (MTP1) of the cation diffusion facilitator
family of membrane transport proteins can mediate the detoxification of Zn in Arabidopsis …

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 …

Silicon (Si), aluminum (Al), and iron (Fe) are the three most abundant minerals in soil;
however, their effects on plants differ because they are beneficial, toxic, and essential to …

The interaction between an essential micronutrient, Zn and a toxic non-essential element,
Cd has been comprehensively reviewed based on our experiments conducted with …

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

The cell wall-associated receptor kinase (WAK) and WAK-like kinase (WAKL) gene family
members are good candidates for physical linkers that signal between the cell wall and the …

Plants have many natural properties that make them ideally suited to clean up polluted soil,
water, and air, in a process called phytoremediation. We are in the early stages of testing …