Heavy metal (HM) contamination of water bodies is a serious global environmental problem.
Because they are not biodegradable, they can accumulate in food chains, causing various …

Organisms throughout the tree of life accumulate chemical resources, in particular forms or
compartments, to secure their availability for future use. Here we review microbial storage …

Polyphosphate (polyP), a polymer of orthophosphate (PO4 3-) of varying lengths, has been
identified in all kingdoms of life. It can serve as a source of chemical bond energy …

The design of selective metal-binding sites is a challenge in both small-molecule and
macromolecular chemistry. Selective recognition of manganese (II)—the first-row transition …

In plants, iron (Fe) transport and homeostasis are highly regulated processes. Fe deficiency
or excess dramatically limits plant and algal productivity. Interestingly, complex and …

To better understand the physiology and acclimation capability of the cell, one of the great
challenges of the future is to access the interior of a cell and unveil its chemical landscape …

The toxicity of Cu is related to its redox species, but the differential toxicity of Cu (II) and Cu
(I) remains unknown. In the present study, we developed a novel protocol to simultaneously …

Contamination of the biosphere by heavy metals has been rising, due to accelerated
anthropogenic activities, and is nowadays, a matter of serious global concern. Removal of …

Acidocalcisomes are organelles conserved during evolution and closely related to the so-
called volutin granules of bacteria and archaea, to the acidocalcisome-like vacuoles of …

Phosphorus (P), in the form of phosphate derived from either inorganic (Pi) or organic (Po)
forms is an essential macronutrient for all life. P undergoes a biogeochemical cycle within …