Reducing Cadmium Accumulation in Plants: Structure–Function Relations and Tissue-Specific Operation of Transporters in the Spotlight

• Published in: Plants (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 2; p. 223
• Main Authors: Huang, Xin, Duan, Songpo, Wu, Qi, Yu, Min, Shabala, Sergey
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI 09.02.2020; MDPI AG
• Subjects: cadmium; cadmium toxicity; copper; food chain; ion channels; iron; irt; manganese; membrane transport; mtp; non-selective cation channel; nramp; nutrients; parenchyma (plant tissue); phloem; Review; roots; soil; tissue tolerance; transporters; xylem; zinc; NRAMP; tissue tolerance; non-selective cation channel; MTP; cadmium toxicity; membrane transport; IRT

Cadmium (Cd) is present in many soils and, when entering the food chain, represents a major health threat to humans. Reducing Cd accumulation in plants is complicated by the fact that most known Cd transporters also operate in the transport of essential nutrients such as Zn, Fe, Mn, or Cu. This work...