Vacuolar iron stores gated by NRAMP3 and NRAMP4 are the primary source of iron in germinating seeds
E. L. Bastow, V. S. Garcia de la Torre, A. E. Maclean, R. T. Green, S. Merlot, S. Thomine, J. Balk
The paper shows that NRAMP3 and NRAMP4 are essential for mobilizing vacuolar iron stores during seed germination, and their absence triggers Fe deficiency responses affecting plastids but not mitochondria.
bioRxiv · Apr 24, 2018Plant Biology