Coumarin communication along the microbiome–root–shoot axis

MJJ Stassen, SH Hsu, CMJ Pieterse, IA Stringlis - Trends in Plant Science, 2021 - cell.com
Plants shape their rhizosphere microbiome by secreting root exudates into the soil
environment. Recently, root-exuded coumarins were identified as novel players in plant …

All together now: regulation of the iron deficiency response

N Riaz, ML Guerinot - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Iron (Fe) is one of the essential micronutrients required by both plants and animals. In
humans, Fe deficiency causes anemia, the most prevalent nutritional disorder. Most people …

[PDF][PDF] Hybrid speciation via inheritance of alternate alleles of parental isolating genes

Z Wang, Y Jiang, H Bi, Z Lu, Y Ma, X Yang, N Chen… - Molecular Plant, 2021 - cell.com
It is increasingly realized that homoploid hybrid speciation (HHS), which involves no change
in chromosome number, is an important mechanism of speciation. HHS will likely increase in …

Photoprotection during iron deficiency is mediated by the bHLH transcription factors PYE and ILR3

GZ Akmakjian, N Riaz… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Iron (Fe) is an essential micronutrient whose availability is limiting in many soils. During Fe
deficiency, plants alter the expression of many genes to increase Fe uptake, distribution, and …

Coordinated homeostasis of essential mineral nutrients: a focus on iron

M Hanikenne, SM Esteves, S Fanara… - Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In plants, iron (Fe) transport and homeostasis are highly regulated processes. Fe deficiency
or excess dramatically limits plant and algal productivity. Interestingly, complex and …

Plant mineral transport systems and the potential for crop improvement

B Yadav, A Jogawat, SK Lal, N Lakra, S Mehta… - Planta, 2021 - Springer
Main conclusion Nutrient transporter genes could be a potential candidate for improving
crop plants, with enhanced nutrient uptake leading to increased crop yield by providing …

Iron deficiency-inducible peptide-coding genes OsIMA1 and OsIMA2 positively regulate a major pathway of iron uptake and translocation in rice

T Kobayashi, AJ Nagano… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Under low iron (Fe) availability, plants transcriptionally induce various genes responsible for
Fe uptake and translocation to obtain adequate amounts of Fe. Although transcription factors …

Bacterial effector targeting of a plant iron sensor facilitates iron acquisition and pathogen colonization

Y Xing, N Xu, DD Bhandari, D Lapin, X Sun… - The Plant …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Acquisition of nutrients from different species is necessary for pathogen colonization. Iron is
an essential mineral nutrient for nearly all organisms, but little is known about how …

Iron in plant–pathogen interactions

Y Liu, D Kong, HL Wu, HQ Ling - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Iron is an essential element for most organisms. As an indispensable co-factor of many
enzymes, iron is involved in various crucial metabolic processes that are required for the …

[PDF][PDF] Tonoplast-associated calcium signaling regulates manganese homeostasis in Arabidopsis

Z Zhang, D Fu, Z Sun, C Ju, C Miao, Z Wang, D Xie… - Molecular Plant, 2021 - cell.com
Manganese (Mn) is an essential micronutrient in plants. However, excessive Mn absorption
in acidic and waterlogged soils can lead to Mn toxicity. Despite their essential roles in Mn …