Mn-euvering manganese: the role of transporter gene family members in manganese uptake and mobilization in plants

AL Socha, ML Guerinot - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Manganese (Mn), an essential trace element, is important for plant health. In plants, Mn
serves as a cofactor in essential processes such as photosynthesis, lipid biosynthesis and …

Radial transport of nutrients: the plant root as a polarized epithelium

M Barberon, N Geldner - Plant physiology, 2014 - academic.oup.com
In higher plants, roots acquire water and soil nutrients and transport them upward to their
aerial parts. These functions are closely related to their anatomical structure; water and …

Тяжелые металлы и растения

АФ Титов, НМ Казнина, ВВ Таланова - 2014 - elibrary.krc.karelia.ru
Монография посвящена анализу имеющихся в литературе данных и результатов
собственных исследований авторов, касающихся поглощения ионов тяжелых металлов …

Polarization of IRON-REGULATED TRANSPORTER 1 (IRT1) to the plant-soil interface plays crucial role in metal homeostasis

M Barberon, G Dubeaux, C Kolb… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
In plants, the controlled absorption of soil nutrients by root epidermal cells is critical for
growth and development. IRON-REGULATED TRANSPORTER 1 (IRT1) is the main root …

Investigating the toxicity, uptake, nanoparticle formation and genetic response of plants to gold

AF Taylor, EL Rylott, CWN Anderson, NC Bruce - PLOS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
We have studied the physiological and genetic responses of Arabidopsis thaliana
L.(Arabidopsis) to gold. The root lengths of Arabidopsis seedlings grown on nutrient agar …

OPT3 is a component of the iron-signaling network between leaves and roots and misregulation of OPT3 leads to an over-accumulation of cadmium in seeds

DG Mendoza-Cózatl, Q Xie, GZ Akmakjian, TO Jobe… - Molecular plant, 2014 - cell.com
Plants and seeds are the main dietary sources of zinc, iron, manganese, and copper, but are
also the main entry point for toxic elements such as cadmium into the food chain. We report …

Gene Expression Differences between Noccaea caerulescens Ecotypes Help to Identify Candidate Genes for Metal Phytoremediation

P Halimaa, YF Lin, VH Ahonen, D Blande… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
Populations of Noccaea caerulescens show tremendous differences in their capacity to
hyperaccumulate and hypertolerate metals. To explore the differences that could contribute …

Moving toward a precise nutrition: preferential loading of seeds with essential nutrients over non-essential toxic elements

MA Khan, N Castro-Guerrero… - Frontiers in plant …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Plants and seeds are the main source of essential nutrients for humans and livestock. Many
advances have recently been made in understanding the molecular mechanisms by which …

Dynamic imaging of cytosolic zinc in Arabidopsis roots combining FRET sensors and RootChip technology

V Lanquar, G Grossmann, JL Vinkenborg… - New …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc plays a central role in all living cells as a cofactor for enzymes and as a structural
element enabling the adequate folding of proteins. In eukaryotic cells, metals are highly …

The families of zinc (SLC30 and SLC39) and copper (SLC31) transporters

M Schweigel-Röntgen - Current topics in membranes, 2014 - Elsevier
The solute carriers families 30 (SLC30; ZnT), 39 (SLC39; ZIP), and 31 (SLC31; CTR) are
involved in the essential maintenance of cellular zinc (Zn 2+) and copper (Cu 2+) …