Linking the key physiological functions of essential micronutrients to their deficiency symptoms in plants

GH Lilay, N Thiébaut, D du Mee… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, we untangle the physiological key functions of the essential micronutrients
and link them to the deficiency responses in plants. Knowledge of these responses at the …

Role of nitrate reductase in NO production in photosynthetic eukaryotes

M Tejada-Jimenez, A Llamas, A Galván, E Fernández - Plants, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nitric oxide is a gaseous secondary messenger that is critical for proper cell signaling and
plant survival when exposed to stress. Nitric oxide (NO) synthesis in plants, under standard …

Does the micronutrient molybdenum have a role in gestational complications and placental health?

V Foteva, JJ Fisher, Y Qiao, R Smith - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Molybdenum is an essential trace element for human health and survival, with molybdenum-
containing enzymes catalysing multiple reactions in the metabolism of purines, aldehydes …

Multiple integrated metabolic strategies allow foraminiferan protists to thrive in anoxic marine sediments

F Gomaa, DR Utter, C Powers, DJ Beaudoin… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Oceanic deoxygenation is increasingly affecting marine ecosystems; many taxa will be
severely challenged, yet certain nominally aerobic foraminifera (rhizarian protists) thrive in …

The history of mARC

B Clement, MA Struwe - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The mitochondrial amidoxime-reducing component (mARC) is the most recently discovered
molybdoenzyme in humans after sulfite oxidase, xanthine oxidase and aldehyde oxidase …

Genome-wide adenine N6-methylation map reveals epigenomic regulation of lipid accumulation in Nannochloropsis

Y Gong, Q Wang, L Wei, W Liang, L Wang, N Lv… - Plant …, 2024 - cell.com
Epigenetic marks on histones and DNA, such as DNA methylation at N6-adenine (6mA),
play crucial roles in gene expression and genome maintenance, but their deposition and …

Advancing Our Understanding of Pyranopterin-Dithiolene Contributions to Moco Enzyme Catalysis

SJN Burgmayer, ML Kirk - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The pyranopterin dithiolene ligand is remarkable in terms of its geometric and electronic
structure and is uniquely found in mononuclear molybdenum and tungsten enzymes. The …

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii—A Reference Microorganism for Eukaryotic Molybdenum Metabolism

M Tejada-Jimenez, E Leon-Miranda, A Llamas - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Molybdenum (Mo) is vital for the activity of a small but essential group of enzymes called
molybdoenzymes. So far, specifically five molybdoenzymes have been discovered in …

Tracing the element: The molecular bases of molybdenum homeostasis in legumes

SA Bursakov, PY Kroupin, GI Karlov, MG Divashuk - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
The optimization of all constituent conditions to obtain high and even maximum yields is a
recent trend in agriculture. Legumes play a special role in this process, as they have unique …

The mitochondrial amidoxime reducing component—from prodrug-activation mechanism to drug-metabolizing enzyme and onward to drug target

MA Struwe, AJ Scheidig, B Clement - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2023 - ASBMB
The mitochondrial amidoxime–reducing component (mARC) is one of five known
molybdenum enzymes in eukaryotes. mARC belongs to the MOSC domain superfamily, a …