Nicotianamine: A Key Player in Metal Homeostasis and Hyperaccumulation in Plants

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 24; no. 13; p. 10822
• Main Authors: Seregin, Ilya V, Kozhevnikova, Anna D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 28.06.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Accumulation; Binding; Biocompatibility; Biosynthesis; Cereals; copper; Detoxification; Flowers & plants; Homeostasis; Iron; Ligands; Manganese; metal accumulation in plants; metal detoxification; metal homeostasis; Metals; Physiology; Plant roots; Review; Toxicity; metal accumulation in plants; nickel; stress; metal detoxification; metal remobilization; metal transport; nicotianamine; copper; iron; metal homeostasis; manganese; zinc

Nicotianamine (NA) is a low-molecular-weight N-containing metal-binding ligand, whose accumulation in plant organs changes under metal deficiency or excess. Although NA biosynthesis can be induced in vivo by various metals, this non-proteinogenic amino acid is mainly involved in the detoxification a...