Plants are the principal source of dietary iron (Fe) for most of Earth's population and Fe
deficiency can lead to major health problems. Developing strategies to improve plant Fe …

Mineral nutrition is one of the key factors determining plant productivity. In plants, metal
homeostasis is achieved through the functioning of a complex system governing metal …

Between 5 and 10% of all proteins of a given organism are estimated to require zinc for
function, and hence zinc is essential for almost any given metabolic process. It is therefore of …

Background Plant ZIP genes represent an important transporter family involved in metal
transport. Evidence has implied that some ZIPs may contribute to plant Cd uptake, but a …

Zinc is one of the most important metal nutrients for species from all kingdoms, being a key
structural or catalytic component of hundreds of enzymes, crucial for the survival of both …

The zinc transporter protein ZIP13 plays critical roles in bone, tooth, and connective tissue
development, and its dysfunction is responsible for the spondylocheirodysplastic form of …

Millions of people are anemic due to inadequate consumption of foods rich in iron and zinc.
Plant‐based foods provide most of our dietary nutrients but may also contain the toxic heavy …

The metal hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens is an established model to study the
adaptation of plants to metalliferous soils. Various comparators have been used in these …

Essential main-group elements [eg, Na (I) and Ca (II)] and transition metal ions [eg, Cu
(II)/Cu (I), Fe (III)/Fe (II), Zn (II), and Ni (II)] play key roles in the structural organization and …

The Zrt/Irt-like protein (ZIP) family contributes to the metal homeostasis by regulating the
transport of divalent metal cations such as Fe2+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Cd2+ and sometimes even …