From soil to seed: micronutrient movement into and within the plant

• Main Author: Paloma Koprovski Menguer (auth)
• Other Authors: Raul Antonio Sperotto (auth), Marta Wilton Vasconcelos (auth), Lorraine Elizabeth Williams (auth), Felipe Klein Ricachenevsky (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2014
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Medicine; Ubiquitination; mineral accumulation; biofortification; Remobilization; uptake; partitioning; transport
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In all living organisms, essential micronutrients are cofactors of many ubiquitous proteins that participate in crucial metabolic pathways, but can also be toxic when present in excessive concentrations. In order to achieve correct homeostasis, plants need to control uptake of metals from the enviro...