Trace metal metabolism in plants

E Andresen, E Peiter, H Küpper - Journal of experimental botany, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Many trace metals are essential micronutrients, but also potent toxins. Due to natural and
anthropogenic causes, vastly different trace metal concentrations occur in various habitats …

[HTML][HTML] Review of NAD (P) H-dependent oxidoreductases: Properties, engineering and application

LS Vidal, CL Kelly, PM Mordaka, JT Heap - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract NAD (P) H-dependent oxidoreductases catalyze the reduction or oxidation of a
substrate coupled to the oxidation or reduction, respectively, of a nicotinamide adenine …

MYB72-dependent coumarin exudation shapes root microbiome assembly to promote plant health

IA Stringlis, KE Yu, K Feussner… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Plant roots nurture a tremendous diversity of microbes via exudation of photosynthetically
fixed carbon sources. In turn, probiotic members of the root microbiome promote plant …

Biosynthesis of redox-active metabolites in response to iron deficiency in plants

J Rajniak, RFH Giehl, E Chang, I Murgia… - Nature chemical …, 2018 - nature.com
Iron is an essential but poorly bioavailable nutrient because of its low solubility, especially in
alkaline soils. Here, we describe the discovery of a previously undescribed redox-active …

IRON MAN is a ubiquitous family of peptides that control iron transport in plants

L Grillet, P Lan, W Li, G Mokkapati, W Schmidt - Nature plants, 2018 - nature.com
Iron (Fe) is an essential mineral nutrient that severely affects the growth, yield and nutritional
quality of plants if not supplied in sufficient quantities. Here, we report that a short C-terminal …

Acquisition and homeostasis of iron in higher plants and their probable role in abiotic stress tolerance

DK Tripathi, S Singh, S Gaur, S Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Iron (Fe) is a micronutrient that plays an important role in agriculture worldwide because
plants require a small amount of iron for its growth and development. All major functions in a …

Scopoletin 8-hydroxylase-mediated fraxetin production is crucial for iron mobilization

HH Tsai, J Rodríguez-Celma, P Lan, YC Wu… - Plant …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Iron (Fe) is an essential mineral nutrient and an important factor for the composition of
natural plant communities. Low Fe availability in aerated soils with neutral or alkaline pH …

Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.): A Prospective Legume Crop to Offer Multiple Health Benefits Under Changing Climate

NA Akram, F Shafiq, M Ashraf - … in food science and food safety, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Peanut is a multipurpose oil‐seed legume, which offer benefits in many ways. Apart from the
peanut plant's beneficial effects on soil quality, peanut seeds are nutritious and medicinally …

Four IVa bHLH transcription factors are novel interactors of FIT and mediate JA inhibition of iron uptake in Arabidopsis

Y Cui, CL Chen, M Cui, WJ Zhou, HL Wu, HQ Ling - Molecular Plant, 2018 - cell.com
Plants have evolved sophisticated genetic networks to regulate iron (Fe) homeostasis for
their survival. Several classes of plant hormones including jasmonic acid (JA) have been …

Molecular processes in iron and zinc homeostasis and their modulation for biofortification in rice

Y Kawakami, NK Bhullar - Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
More than a billion people suffer from iron or zinc deficiencies globally. Rice (Oryza sativa
L.) iron and zinc biofortification; ie, intrinsic iron and zinc enrichment of rice grains, is …