Efficiency of bacteria and bacterial assisted phytoremediation of heavy metals: an update

P Sharma - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this review to address the plant-associated bacteria to enhance the
phytoremediation efficiency of the heavy metals from polluted sites and it is also highlighted …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms underlying heavy metal uptake, translocation and tolerance in hyperaccumulators-an analysis: Heavy metal tolerance in …

S Pasricha, V Mathur, A Garg, S Lenka, K Verma… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Phytoremediation is an economically viable green technology that utilizes hyperaccumulator
plants to remove heavy metals (HM) from the soil. Hyperaccumulators are adept at …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of cadmium phytoremediation and detoxification in plants

JS Luo, Z Zhang - The Crop Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
As a consequence of industrial development, soil Cd pollution leads to crop contamination
by Cd, posing a threat to food safety and human health. Excessive accumulation of Cd in …

Heavy metal stress in rice: Uptake, transport, signaling, and tolerance mechanisms

R Kaur, S Das, S Bansal, G Singh, S Sardar… - Physiologia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Heavy metal contamination of agricultural fields has become a global concern as it causes a
direct impact on human health. Rice is the major food crop for almost half of the world …

Fungal–metal interactions: A review of toxicity and homeostasis

JR Robinson, OS Isikhuemhen, FN Anike - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Metal nanoparticles used as antifungals have increased the occurrence of fungal–metal
interactions. However, there is a lack of knowledge about how these interactions cause …

Arabidopsis bZIP19 and bZIP23 act as zinc sensors to control plant zinc status

GH Lilay, DP Persson, PH Castro, F Liao… - Nature Plants, 2021 - nature.com
Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient for plants and animals owing to its structural and
catalytic roles in many proteins. Zn deficiency affects around 2 billion people, mainly those …

Insights into decontamination of soils by phytoremediation: A detailed account on heavy metal toxicity and mitigation strategies

GK Rai, BA Bhat, M Mushtaq, L Tariq… - Physiologia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the current era of rapid industrialization, the foremost challenge is the management of
industrial wastes. Activities such as mining and industrialization spill over a large quantity of …

Research on the mechanisms of plant enrichment and detoxification of cadmium

GL Yang, MM Zheng, AJ Tan, YT Liu, D Feng, SM Lv - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Generally, plants undergo a series of oxidative damage and even die after
being stressed by cadmium (Cd). Recently, numerous studies about hyperaccumulators that …

Review of sewage sludge as a soil amendment in relation to current international guidelines: A heavy metal perspective

N Nunes, C Ragonezi, CSS Gouveia… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Overexploitation of resources makes the reutilization of waste a focal topic of modern
society, and the question of the kind of wastes that can be used is continuously raised …

Toward unzipping the ZIP metal transporters: structure, evolution, and implications on drug discovery against cancer

J Hu - The FEBS journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The Zrt‐/Irt‐like protein (ZIP) family consists of divalent metal transporters, ubiquitous in all
kingdoms of life. Since the discovery of the first ZIPs in the 1990s, the ZIP family has been …