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

• Auteur principal: Paloma Koprovski Menguer (auth)
• Autres auteurs: Raul Antonio Sperotto (auth), Marta Wilton Vasconcelos (auth), Lorraine Elizabeth Williams (auth), Felipe Klein Ricachenevsky (auth)
• Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
• Langue: anglais
• Publié: Frontiers Media SA 2014
• Collection: Frontiers Research Topics
• Sujets: Medicine; Ubiquitination; mineral accumulation; biofortification; Remobilization; uptake; partitioning; transport
• Accès en ligne: 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...