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Ancient and essential: the assembly of iron–sulfur clusters in plants by Balk, Janneke, Pilon, Marinus

“…In plants iron–sulfur (Fe–S) proteins are found in the plastids, mitochondria, cytosol and nucleus, where they are essential for numerous physiological and…”
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Iron Biofortification of Staple Crops: Lessons and Challenges in Plant Genetics by Connorton, James M, Balk, Janneke

“…Plants are the ultimate source of iron in our diet, either directly as staple crops and vegetables or indirectly via animal fodder. Increasing the iron…”
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Iron cofactor assembly in plants by Balk, Janneke, Schaedler, Theresia A

“…Iron is an essential element for all photosynthetic organisms. The biological use of this transition metal is as an enzyme cofactor, predominantly in electron…”
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Iron homeostasis in plants - a brief overview by Connorton, James M, Balk, Janneke, Rodríguez-Celma, Jorge

“…Iron plays a crucial role in biochemistry and is an essential micronutrient for plants and humans alike. Although plentiful in the Earth's crust it is not…”
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Wheat Vacuolar Iron Transporter TaVIT2 Transports Fe and Mn and Is Effective for Biofortification by Connorton, James M., Jones, Eleanor R., Rodríguez-Ramiro, Ildefonso, Fairweather-Tait, Susan, Uauy, Cristobal, Balk, Janneke

“…Increasing the intrinsic nutritional quality of crops, known as biofortification, is viewed as a sustainable approach to alleviate micronutrient deficiencies…”
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Ferredoxin C2 is required for chlorophyll biosynthesis and accumulation of photosynthetic antennae in Arabidopsis by Tournaire, Marcela Davalos, Scharff, Lars B, Kramer, Manuela, Goss, Tatjana, Vuorijoki, Linda, Rodriguez-Heredia, Melvin, Wilson, Sam, Kruse, Inga, Ruban, Alexander, Balk L, Janneke, Hase, Toshiharu, Jensen, Poul-Erik, Hanke, Guy T

“…Ferredoxins (Fd) are small iron-sulphur proteins, with sub-types that have evolved for specific redox functions. Ferredoxin C2 (FdC2) proteins are essential Fd…”
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Arabidopsis BRUTUS-LIKE E3 ligases negatively regulate iron uptake by targeting transcription factor FIT for recycling by Rodríguez-Celma, Jorge, Connorton, James M., Kruse, Inga, Green, Robert T., Franceschetti, Marina, Chen, Yi-Tze, Cui, Yan, Ling, Hong-Qing, Yeh, Kuo-Chen, Balk, Janneke

“…Organisms need to balance sufficient uptake of iron (Fe) with possible toxicity. In plant roots, a regulon of uptake genes is transcriptionally activated under…”
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A Conserved Mitochondrial ATP-binding Cassette Transporter Exports Glutathione Polysulfide for Cytosolic Metal Cofactor Assembly by Schaedler, Theresia A., Thornton, Jeremy D., Kruse, Inga, Schwarzländer, Markus, Meyer, Andreas J., van Veen, Hendrik W., Balk, Janneke

“…An ATP-binding cassette transporter located in the inner mitochondrial membrane is involved in iron-sulfur cluster and molybdenum cofactor assembly in the…”
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Vacuolar Iron Stores Gated by NRAMP3 and NRAMP4 Are the Primary Source of Iron in Germinating Seeds by Bastow, Emma L., de la Torre, Vanesa S. Garcia, Maclean, Andrew E., Green, Robert T., Merlot, Sylvain, Thomine, Sebastien, Balk, Janneke

“…During seed germination, iron (Fe) stored in vacuoles is exported by the redundant NRAMP3 and NRAMP4 transporter proteins. A double nramp3 nramp4 mutant is…”
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Hemerythrin E3 Ubiquitin Ligases as Negative Regulators of Iron Homeostasis in Plants by Rodríguez-Celma, Jorge, Chou, Hsuan, Kobayashi, Takanori, Long, Terri A, Balk, Janneke

“…Iron (Fe) is an essential nutrient for plants, but at the same time its redox properties can make it a dangerous toxin inside living cells. Homeostasis between…”
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The DUF59 Family Gene AE7 Acts in the Cytosolic Iron-Sulfur Cluster Assembly Pathway to Maintain Nuclear Genome Integrity in Arabidopsis by Luo, Dexian, Bernard, Delphine G., Balk, Janneke, Hai, Huang, Cui, Xiaofeng

“…Eukaryotic organisms have evolved a set of strategies to safeguard genome integrity, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we report…”
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Allelic Mutant Series of ATM3 Reveals Its Key Role in the Biogenesis of Cytosolic Iron-Sulfur Proteins in Arabidopsis by Bernard, Delphine G, Cheng, Youfa, Zhao, Yunde, Balk, Janneke

“…The ATP-binding cassette transporters of mitochondria (ATMs) are highly conserved proteins, but their function in plants is poorly defined. Arabidopsis…”
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The stage of seed development influences iron bioavailability in pea (Pisum sativum L.) by Moore, Katie L., Rodríguez-Ramiro, Ildefonso, Jones, Eleanor R., Jones, Emily J., Rodríguez-Celma, Jorge, Halsey, Kirstie, Domoney, Claire, Shewry, Peter R., Fairweather-Tait, Susan, Balk, Janneke

“…Pea seeds are widely consumed in their immature form, known as garden peas and petit pois, mostly after preservation by freezing or canning. Mature dry peas…”
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A colorimetric method to measure in vitro nitrogenase functionality for engineering nitrogen fixation by Payá-Tormo, Lucía, Coroian, Diana, Martín-Muñoz, Silvia, Badalyan, Artavazd, Green, Robert T., Veldhuizen, Marcel, Jiang, Xi, López-Torrejón, Gema, Balk, Janneke, Seefeldt, Lance C., Burén, Stefan, Rubio, Luis M.

“…Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is the reduction of N 2 into NH 3 in a group of prokaryotes by an extremely O 2 -sensitive protein complex called…”
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Human Ind1, an Iron-Sulfur Cluster Assembly Factor for Respiratory Complex I by Sheftel, Alex D., Stehling, Oliver, Pierik, Antonio J., Netz, Daili J. A., Kerscher, Stefan, Elsässer, Hans-Peter, Wittig, Ilka, Balk, Janneke, Brandt, Ulrich, Lill, Roland

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Structures and functions of mitochondrial ABC transporters by Schaedler, Theresia A, Faust, Belinda, Shintre, Chitra A, Carpenter, Elisabeth P, Srinivasan, Vasundara, van Veen, Hendrik W, Balk, Janneke

“…A small number of physiologically important ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are found in mitochondria. Most are half transporters of the B group…”
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Novel Role for Arabidopsis Mitochondrial ABC Transporter ATM3 in Molybdenum Cofactor Biosynthesis by Teschner, Julia, Lachmann, Nicole, Schulze, Jutta, Geisler, Mirco, Selbach, Kristina, Santamaria-Araujo, Jose, Balk, Janneke, Mendel, Ralf R, Bittner, Florian

“…The molybdenum cofactor (Moco) is a prosthetic group required by a number of enzymes, such as nitrate reductase, sulfite oxidase, xanthine dehydrogenase, and…”
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The Mitochondrial Sulfur Dioxygenase ETHYLMALONIC ENCEPHALOPATHY PROTEIN1 Is Required for Amino Acid Catabolism during Carbohydrate Starvation and Embryo Development in Arabidopsis by Krüßel, Lena, Junemann, Johannes, Wirtz, Markus, Birke, Hannah, Thornton, Jeremy D., Browning, Luke W., Poschet, Gernot, Hell, Rüdiger, Balk, Janneke, Braun, Hans-Peter, Hildebrandt, Tatjana M.

“…The sulfur dioxygenase ETHYLMALONIC ENCEPHALOPATHY PROTEIN1 (ETHE1) catalyzes the oxidation of persulfides in the mitochondrial matrix and is essential for…”
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Requirements of the cytosolic iron–sulfur cluster assembly pathway in Arabidopsis by Bernard, Delphine G., Netz, Daili J. A., Lagny, Thibaut J., Pierik, Antonio J., Balk, Janneke

“…The assembly of iron–sulfur (Fe–S) clusters requires dedicated protein factors inside the living cell. Striking similarities between prokaryotic and eukaryotic…”
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Activation of the Iron Regulon by the Yeast Aft1/Aft2 Transcription Factors Depends on Mitochondrial but Not Cytosolic Iron-Sulfur Protein Biogenesis by Rutherford, Julian C., Ojeda, Luis, Balk, Janneke, Mühlenhoff, Ulrich, Lill, Roland, Winge, Dennis R.

“…Two transcriptional activators, Aft1 and Aft2, regulate iron homeostasis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. These factors induce the expression of iron regulon genes…”
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