Cation transporters/channels in plants: Tools for nutrient biofortification

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2015

Authors

Pinto, E (Author) Other; Ferreira, Isabel (Author) FFUP

Journal

Title: Journal of Plant Physiology

Vol. 179

Pages: 64-82

ISSN: 0176-1617

Publisher: Elsevier

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00G-485

DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2015.02.010

Abstract (EN): Cation transporters/channels are key players in a wide range of physiological functions in plants, including cell signaling, osmoregulation, plant nutrition and metal tolerance. The recent identification of genes encoding some of these transport systems has allowed new studies toward further understanding of their integrated roles in plant. This review summarizes recent discoveries regarding the function and regulation of the multiple systems involved in cation transport in plant cells. The role of membrane transport in the uptake, distribution and accumulation of cations in plant tissues, cell types and subcellular compartments is described. We also discuss how the knowledge of inter- and intra-species variation in cation uptake, transport and accumulation as well as the molecular mechanisms responsible for these processes can be used to increase nutrient phytoavailability and nutrients accumulation in the edible tissues of plants. The main trends for future research in the field of biofortification are proposed.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 19