Over the past 200 years emissions of toxic heavy metals have risen tremendously and
significantly exceed those from natural sources for practically all metals. Uptake and …

Zinc is an essential nutrient for all organisms because this metal serves as a catalytic or
structural cofactor for many different proteins. Zinc-dependent proteins are found in the …

Only graminaceous monocots possess the Strategy II iron (Fe)‐uptake system in which Fe is
absorbed by roots as an Fe3+‐phytosiderophore. In spite of being a Strategy II plant …

High concentrations of heavy metals (HM) in the soil have detrimental effects on ecosystems
and are a risk to human health as they can enter the food chain via agricultural products or …

Compared to other organisms, plants have expanded families of transporters that are
involved in the uptake and efflux of metals. Fortunately, in many cases, the examination of …

Here, we describe two members of the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) Yellow Stripe-
Like (YSL) family, AtYSL1 and AtYSL3. The YSL1 and YSL3 proteins are members of the …

Transcriptional regulation in response to cadmium treatment was investigated in both roots
and leaves of Arabidopsis, using the whole genome CATMA microarray containing at least …

Both essential and non-essential transition metal ions can easily be toxic to cells. The
physiological range for essential metals between deficiency and toxicity is therefore …

Root system formation proceeds in close coordination with shoot growth. Accordingly, root
growth and its functions are regulated tightly by the shoot through materials cycling between …

An important challenge in environmental biogeochemistry is the determination of the
bioavailability of toxic and essential trace compounds in natural media. For trace metals, it is …