Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects

The paper identifies Fe availability as a key factor in rhizospheric pH perception in rice through JA-auxin crosstalk.

This study shows that combining genetic and agronomic biofortification strategies significantly increases wheat grain zinc while varying cadmium levels.

This study investigates how iron deficiency under alkaline conditions alters poplar root and exudate metabolite profiles and their ability to mobilize iron.

This study identifies FDK1 as a regulator of coumarin metabolism and iron homeostasis in Arabidopsis under alkaline iron deficiency.

This study investigates the conserved function of bHLH121 in Arabidopsis Fe homeostasis and shows that N-terminal fragment overexpression suppresses Fe deficiency response.

This study identifies COPT2 as a transporter facilitating palladium uptake in Arabidopsis and shows it activates similar detoxification mechanisms as zinc, copper, and cadmium.

This study identifies HY5 as a master regulator of coumarin-mediated iron acquisition under alkaline conditions in Arabidopsis thaliana.

This study identifies MYB28 and MYB29 as regulators of iron homeostasis and coumarin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis under iron deficiency.

The paper traces the evolutionary origins of YSL transporters and NAS in plants, showing they arose asynchronously and independently, supporting the exaptation of pre-existing transport mechanisms for Strategy-II iron uptake.

This study identifies genetic loci associated with grain iron and zinc concentrations in wheat under different moisture conditions using genome-wide association analysis.

This study identifies TaYSL gene haplotypes associated with grain iron and zinc content in wheat and shows their distribution in global wheat collections.

The paper develops field and lab phenotyping methods to detect genetic variation for iron deficiency chlorosis tolerance in sorghum, showing improved genetic signal detection with filtered data and controlled-environment assays.

This study examines how disrupting citrate and nicotianamine (NA) transport in Arabidopsis affects metal homeostasis, leading to oxidative stress and developmental defects.

The paper shows that plant cell wall charge regulates iron retention and bioavailability by acting as an electrostatic gate, with implications for nutrient homeostasis.

The paper uses TurboID to identify IRT1 interacting proteins in Arabidopsis, revealing new insights into metal uptake regulation.

This study shows that rice plants increase DMA exudation under Zn deficiency, supporting its role as a general stress response, though Zn uptake does not increase.

This study shows that systemic signaling via OPT3 coordinates reductive Fe uptake and coumarin secretion in Arabidopsis under Fe limitation.

The paper identifies a point mutation in the ZSM of sorghum bZIP19/23 homolog that increases seed zinc levels by three-fold without developmental issues.

This study identifies OsIDS3L as a gene involved in iron homeostasis and micronutrient biofortification in rice, suggesting a non-canonical phytosiderophore biosynthesis pathway.

This study shows that polymer-coated MnO2 nanoparticles improve Mn uptake and metabolic functions in Mn-deficient barley through stomatal entry and translocation, without causing leaf damage.

The paper quantifies chloroplast ionomes in multiple species and shows that genetic manipulation affects iron storage in chloroplasts.

This study examines the individual roles of bZIP19 and bZIP23 in Arabidopsis Zn deficiency response by analyzing mutant phenotypes and GUS expression patterns.

This study shows Zn deficiency causes distinct root responses, with ZIP12 playing a key role in maintaining Zn homeostasis and root meristem function in Arabidopsis.

This study shows that knocking out OsVIT1 and OsVIT2 in rice increases seed iron content but reduces iron excess tolerance, revealing a trade-off between biofortification and toxicity resistance.

This study shows that soybean genotypes with higher sulphur and zinc content have increased glycinin to beta-conglycinin ratio and sulphur-rich globulins.

This study uses a pan-transcriptome to identify genotype-specific gene expression responses to iron deficiency in sweet and non-sweet sorghum genotypes, revealing more differentially expressed genes than a single reference genome.

This study identifies PEP2 as an endogenous peptide that modulates iron-deficiency signaling and root growth in Arabidopsis by regulating IRT1, FRO2, and PEPR2-mediated responses.

This study identifies secreted peptides in zinc-deficient Brassicaceae plants that promote root expansion to enhance zinc uptake.

The paper evaluates mineral composition variability in Canadian lentil cultivars across site-years and tissue types, identifying stable and genotype-dependent mineral concentrations.

The paper identifies tae-miR1130b-3p as a regulator of wheat FPN1, showing its negative correlation with TaFPN1 expression and suggesting an alternative regulatory mechanism in plant iron homeostasis.