Nramp5 expression and functionality likely explain higher cadmium uptake in rice than in wheat and maize

• Published in: Plant and soil Vol. 433; no. 1/2; pp. 377 - 389
• Main Authors: Sui, Fu-Qing, Chang, Jia-Dong, Tang, Zhong, Liu, Wen-Ju, Huang, Xin-Yuan, Zhao, Fang-Jie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer 01.12.2018; Springer International Publishing; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Cadmium; Cereals; Corn; crops; Cultivars; Ecology; Gene expression; Genes; Hydroponics; Life Sciences; Oryza; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; plasma membrane; Proteins; Regular Article; Rice; roots; Soil Science & Conservation; Translocation; Transport; Triticum; Wheat; Yeast; yeasts; Zea mays; Cadmium; Maize; Nramp5; Wheat; Uptake; Rice

Background and aims Cereals are the main dietary source of cadmium (Cd). Rice grains often contain higher levels of Cd than other cereals, but the reasons are unknown. The aims of this study were to compare Cd uptake, translocation and influx kinetics between rice, wheat and maize and to investigate...