One of life's decisive innovations was to harness the catalytic power of metals for cellular
chemistry. With life's expansion, global atmospheric and biogeochemical cycles underwent …

Background Reducing exposure to harmful substances in food is highly desired, especially
for infants, young children, and pregnant women. A workshop focused on understanding …

Root growth in Arabidopsis is inhibited by exogenous auxin–amino acid conjugates, and
mutants resistant to one such conjugate [indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)–Ala] map to a gene …

Abstract Iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) are essential micronutrients
that are necessary for plant growth and development, but can be toxic at supra-optimal …

The essential microelement zinc is absorbed in the small intestine mainly by the zinc
transporter ZIP4, a representative member of the Zrt/Irt-like protein (ZIP) family. ZIP4 is …

Faced with unpredictable changes in global weather patterns, release and redistribution of
metals through land erosion and water movements add to the increasing use of metals in …

The functional importance of nuclear protein condensation remains often unclear. The bHLH
FER-like iron deficiency-induced transcription factor (FIT) controls iron acquisition and …

Abstract Cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As) are two highly toxic heavy metals and metalloids
that coexist in many situations posing severe threats to plants. Our investigation was …

Industrial and agricultural production processes lead to the accumulation of cadmium (Cd) in
soil, resulting in crops absorb Cd from contaminated soil and then transfer it to human body …

Cadmium (Cd) pollution severely affects plant growth and development, posing risks to
human health throughout the food chain. Improved iron (Fe) nutrients could mitigate Cd …