Heavy metals, their phytotoxicity, and the role of phenolic antioxidants in plant stress responses with focus on cadmium

EA Goncharuk, NV Zagoskina - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The current state of heavy metal (HM) environmental pollution problems was considered in
the review: the effects of HMs on the vital activity of plants and the functioning of their …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in microbial-assisted remediation of cadmium-contaminated soil

U Zulfiqar, FU Haider, MF Maqsood, W Mohy-Ud-Din… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soil contamination with cadmium (Cd) is a severe concern for the develo** world due to
its non-biodegradability and significant potential to damage the ecosystem and associated …

Phytochelatins: Sulfur-containing metal (loid)-chelating ligands in plants

IV Seregin, AD Kozhevnikova - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Phytochelatins (PCs) are small cysteine-rich peptides capable of binding metal (loid) s via
SH-groups. Although the biosynthesis of PCs can be induced in vivo by various metal (loid) …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive Identification and Expression Analysis of the Multidrug and Toxic Compound Extrusion (MATE) Gene Family in Brachypodium distachyon

S Ma, Y Guo, T Zhang, D Liu, L Wang, R Hu, D Zhou… - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Multidrug and Toxic Compound Extrusion (MATE) proteins serve as pivotal transporters
responsible for the extrusion of metabolites, thereby playing a significant role in both plant …

Hallmarks of cancer resistance

M Tufail, JJ Hu, J Liang, CY He, WD Wan, YQ Huang… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
This review explores the hallmarks of cancer resistance, including drug efflux mediated by
ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters, metabolic reprogramming characterized by the …

Lead toxicity in plants: mechanistic insights into toxicity, physiological responses of plants and mitigation strategies

M Gupta, V Dwivedi, S Kumar, A Patel… - Plant Signaling & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Soil toxicity is a major environmental issue that leads to numerous harmful effects on plants
and human beings. Every year a huge amount of Pb is dumped into the environment either …

[HTML][HTML] The role of low-molecular-weight organic acids in metal homeostasis in plants

IV Seregin, AD Kozhevnikova - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Low-molecular-weight organic acids (LMWOAs) are essential O-containing metal-binding
ligands involved in maintaining metal homeostasis, various metabolic processes, and plant …

[HTML][HTML] Health risk assessment for consuming rice, bread, and vegetables in Hoveyzeh city

A Neisi, M Farhadi, KA Angali, A Sepahvand - Toxicology Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction People are continuously exposed to contamination, which mainly consists of
heavy metals (HMs) and organic compounds. Several metals can get into grains, veggies …

Silicon attenuates nutritional disorder of phosphorus in seedlings of Eucalyptus grandis × Eucalyptus urophylla

EG Reis, RC de Paula, JP de Souza Júnior… - BMC Plant …, 2024 - Springer
Background Nutritional disorders of phosphorus (P), due to deficiency or toxicity, reduce the
development of Eucalyptus spp. seedlings. Phosphorus deficiency often results in stunted …

Silicon mediated heavy metal stress amelioration in fruit crops

V Rachappanavar, SK Gupta, GK Jayaprakash… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Fruit crops are essential for human nutrition and health, yet high level of heavy metal levels
in soils can degrade fruit quality. These metals accumulate in plant roots and tissues due to …