Fe is essential for plant growth. At the same time, Fe is highly reactive and toxic via the
Fenton reaction. Consequently, plants tightly control Fe homeostasis and react to Fe …

The emerging field of metallomics refers to the entirety of research activities aimed at the
understanding of the molecular mechanisms of metal-dependent life processes. This critical …

Cell-to-cell communication and long-distance signaling play a key role in the response of
plants to pests, mechanical wounding, and extreme environmental conditions. Here, we …

Heavy metals (HM) are a unique class of toxicants since they cannot be broken down to non-
toxic forms. Concentration of these heavy metals has increased drastically, posing problems …

Relatively little is known about how metals such as iron are effluxed from cells, a necessary
step for transport from the root to the shoot. Ferroportin (FPN) is the sole iron efflux …

Though central to our understanding of how roots perform their vital function of scavenging
water and solutes from the soil, no direct genetic evidence currently exists to support the …

Multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) transporters represent a large family in
plants, but their functions are poorly understood. Here, we report the function of a rice (Oryza …

Plant-based foods offer an array of nutrients that are essential for human nutrition and
promote good health. However, the major staple crops of the world are often deficient in …

The accumulation of a given element is a complex process controlled by a network of gene
products critical for uptake, binding, transportation, and sequestration. Many of these genes …

Plants deploy diverse molecular and cellular mechanisms to survive in stressful
environments. The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) abscisic acid‐induced myb1 (SlAIM1) …