The diets of over two‐thirds of the world's population lack one or more essential mineral
elements. This can be remedied through dietary diversification, mineral supplementation …

Copper is an essential metal for plants. It plays key roles in photosynthetic and respiratory
electron transport chains, in ethylene sensing, cell wall metabolism, oxidative stress …

Plants have recently moved into the spotlight owing to the growing realization that the world
needs solutions to energy and food production that are sustainable and environmentally …

Although endophytic bacteria seem to have a close association with their host plant, little is
known about the influence of seed endophytic bacteria on initial plant development and on …

ZIP transporters (ZRT, IRT‐like proteins) are involved in the transport of iron (Fe), zinc (Zn)
and other divalent metal cations. The expression of IRT3, a ZIP transporter, is higher in the …

Zinc transporters have crucial roles in cellular zinc homeostatic control. The 2.9-Å resolution
structure of the zinc transporter YiiP from Escherichia coli reveals a richly charged dimer …

The effects of high Zn concentration were investigated in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) plants
grown in a controlled environment in hydroponics. High concentrations of Zn sulphate in the …

The divalent cation zinc is an essential element, having both universal and specified
functions throughout the body. In the mammalian telencephalon, zinc has extensive effects …

There is a duality in plant tolerance to pollutants and its response to the pollutants' stress. On
the one hand some plants,(hyper) tolerant to heavy metals, are able to hyperaccumulate …

The integral membrane protein Thlaspi goesingense metal tolerance protein 1 (TgMTP1)
has been suggested to play an important role in Zn hyperaccumulation in T. goesingense …