Cadmium is a non-essential trace metal, which is highly toxic to nearly all living organisms.
Soil pollution causes Cd contamination of crops, thereby rendering plant products …

Micronutrients are essential factors for human health and integral for plant growth and
development. Among the micronutrients, zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) deficiency in dietary food …

Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient for plants and humans. Nearly 50% of the agriculture
soils of world are Zn-deficient. The low availability of Zn reduces the yield and quality of the …

Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient for most organisms including humans, and Zn
deficiency is widespread in human populations, particularly in underdeveloped regions …

Zinc (Zn) is an important essential micronutrient for plants and humans; however, the exact
transporter responsible for root zinc uptake from soil has not been identified. Here, we found …

Zinc is an essential micronutrient that plays critical roles in numerous physiological
processes, including bone homeostasis. The majority of zinc in the human body is stored in …

Dendrobium officinale is an economically important Chinese herb with ornamental and
medicinal values. However, the mechanisms by which D. officinale adapts to cadmium (Cd) …

In the past few decades, the major concern on this planet was food security. After making a
successful lead in food security now, the developing nations are focusing on nutritional …

Rapid expansion of nanotechnology and indiscriminate discharge of metal oxide
nanoparticles (NPs) into the environment pose a serious hazard to the ecological receptors …

Nutrient transporters can be rapidly removed from the cell surface via substrate-stimulated
endocytosis as a way to control nutrient influx, but the molecular underpinnings are not well …