The goal of biofortification is to develop plants that have an increased content of
bioavailable nutrients in their edible parts. Cereals serve as the main staple food for a large …

The essential metals copper, zinc, and iron play key roles in embryonic, fetal, and postnatal
development in higher eukaryotes. Recent advances in our understanding of the molecules …

Manganese (Mn) deficiency is an important plant nutritional disorder in many parts of the
world. Barley (Hordeum vulgare) genotypes differ considerably in their ability to grow in soils …

Arabidopsis thaliana AtMTP1 belongs to the cation diffusion facilitator family and is localized
on the vacuolar membrane. We investigated the enzymatic kinetics of AtMTP1 by a …

The ZRT-and IRT-like proteins (ZIP) comprise a large family of transition metal transporters
in plants that have diverse functions to transport zinc, iron, copper, etc. Here, we provided a …

Iron is an essential micronutrient but is toxic if accumulated at high levels. Thus, iron uptake
and distribution in plants are controlled by precise regulatory mechanisms. IRON …

Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) is a technique that is capable of quantifying the
stoichiometry, equilibrium constants and thermodynamics of molecular binding events. Thus …

The SLC39A (solute carrier 39A)[ZIP (Zrt-Irt-like protein)] family consists of 14 members
which are thought to control zinc uptake into the cytoplasm. Among these, ZIP4 is known to …

Iron is an essential cofactor for several enzymes and metabolic pathways, in both microbes
and in their eukaryotic hosts. To avoid toxicity, iron acquisition is tightly regulated. This …

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INVESTIGACIÓN Toxicidad del Cadmio en Plantas M. Rodríquez-Serrano 1, N. Martínez-de la …