Vacuolar Transporters for Cadmium and Arsenic in Plants and their Applications in Phytoremediation and Crop Development | Zendy

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Vacuolar Transporters for Cadmium and Arsenic in Plants and their Applications in Phytoremediation and Crop Development

Author(s) -

Jie Zhang,

Enrico Martinoia,

Youngsook Lee

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

plant and cell physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.975

H-Index - 152

eISSN - 1471-9053

pISSN - 0032-0781

DOI - 10.1093/pcp/pcy006

Subject(s) - phytoremediation , metalloid , arsenic , cadmium , human health , heavy metals , crop , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental chemistry , environmental science , biology , chemistry , metal , agronomy , medicine , environmental health , organic chemistry

Soil contamination by heavy metals and metalloids such as cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As) poses a major threat to the environment and to human health. Vacuolar sequestration is one of the main mechanisms by which plants control toxic materials including Cd and As. Understanding the mechanisms of heavy metal tolerance and accumulation can be useful for both phytoremediation and safe crop development. In this review, we summarize recent advances in deciphering the molecular mechanisms underlying vacuolar sequestration of Cd and As, and discuss potential biotechnological applications of this knowledge and efforts towards attaining these goals.

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