Syndrome of aluminum toxicity and diversity of aluminum resistance in higher plants

JF Ma - International review of cytology, 2007 - Elsevier
Aluminum (Al) is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust, while its soluble ionic form (Al
3+) shows phytotoxicity, which is characterized by a rapid inhibition of root elongation …

The identification of aluminium-resistance genes provides opportunities for enhancing crop production on acid soils

PR Ryan, SD Tyerman, T Sasaki… - Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Acid soils restrict plant production around the world. One of the major limitations to plant
growth on acid soils is the prevalence of soluble aluminium (Al3+) ions which can inhibit root …

Crops that feed the world 4. Barley: a resilient crop? Strengths and weaknesses in the context of food security

AC Newton, AJ Flavell, TS George, P Leat… - Food security, 2011 - Springer
Barley is cultivated both in highly productive agricultural systems and also in marginal and
subsistence environments. Its distribution is worldwide and is of considerable economic …

Involvement of oxidative stress and role of antioxidative defense system in growing rice seedlings exposed to toxic concentrations of aluminum

P Sharma, RS Dubey - Plant cell reports, 2007 - Springer
When seedlings of rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivar Pant-12 were raised in sand cultures
containing 80 and 160 μM Al 3+ in the medium for 5–20 days, a regular increase in Al 3+ …

An aluminum-activated citrate transporter in barley

J Furukawa, N Yamaji, H Wang, N Mitani… - Plant and Cell …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Soluble ionic aluminum (Al) inhibits root growth and reduces crop production on acid soils.
Al-resistant cultivars of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) detoxify Al by secreting citrate from the …

A tonoplast‐localized half‐size ABC transporter is required for internal detoxification of aluminum in rice

CF Huang, N Yamaji, Z Chen, JF Ma - The Plant Journal, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Toxic aluminum enters the root cells rapidly, therefore internal detoxification is required.
However, the molecular mechanisms underlying this process are poorly understood. Here …

Genome-wide analysis of MATE transporters and expression patterns of a subgroup of MATE genes in response to aluminum toxicity in soybean

J Liu, Y Li, W Wang, J Gai, Y Li - BMC genomics, 2016 - Springer
Background Multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) family is an important group of
the multidrug efflux transporters that extrude organic compounds, transporting a broad range …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular approaches unravel the mechanism of acid soil tolerance in plants

M Bian, M Zhou, D Sun, C Li - The Crop Journal, 2013 - Elsevier
Acid soil is a worldwide problem to plant production. Acid toxicity is mainly caused by a lack
of essential nutrients in the soil and excessive toxic metals in the plant root zone. Of the toxic …

[HTML][HTML] The roles of organic anion permeases in aluminium resistance and mineral nutrition

E Delhaize, BD Gruber, PR Ryan - Febs Letters, 2007 - Elsevier
Soluble aluminium (Al3+) is the major constraint to plant growth on acid soils. Plants have
evolved mechanisms to tolerate Al3+ and one type of mechanism relies on the efflux of …

Molecular mechanisms of Al tolerance in gramineous plants

JF Ma, ZC Chen, RF Shen - Plant and soil, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background Aluminum (Al) toxicity has limited the productivity and expansion of
cereal crops on acid soils; however, a number of plant species or cultivars have developed …