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Molecular Mechanisms of Selenium Tolerance and Hyperaccumulation in Stanleya pinnata by Freeman, John L, Tamaoki, Masanori, Stushnoff, Cecil, Quinn, Colin F, Cappa, Jennifer J, Devonshire, Jean, Fakra, Sirine C, Marcus, Matthew A, McGrath, Steve P, Van Hoewyk, Doug, Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A.H

“…The molecular mechanisms responsible for selenium (Se) tolerance and hyperaccumulation were studied in the Se hyperaccumulator Stanleya pinnata (Brassicaceae)…”
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Cooperative Ethylene and Jasmonic Acid Signaling Regulates Selenite Resistance in Arabidopsis by Tamaoki, Masanori, Freeman, John L, Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A.H

“…Selenium (Se) is an essential element for many organisms, but excess Se is toxic. To better understand plant Se toxicity and resistance mechanisms, we compared…”
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Interactions of selenium hyperaccumulators and nonaccumulators during cocultivation on seleniferous or nonseleniferous soil – the importance of having good neighbors by El Mehdawi, Ali F, Cappa, Jennifer J, Fakra, Sirine C, Self, James, Pilon‐Smits, Elizabeth A.H

“…• This study investigated how selenium (Se) affects relationships between Se hyperaccumulator and nonaccumulator species, particularly how plants influence…”
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Selenium Hyperaccumulators Facilitate Selenium-Tolerant Neighbors via Phytoenrichment and Reduced Herbivory by El Mehdawi, Ali F., Quinn, Colin F., Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A.H.

“…Soil surrounding selenium (Se) hyperaccumulator plants was shown earlier to be enriched in Se, impairing the growth of Se-sensitive plant species. Because Se…”
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Interactions between Chromium and Sulfur Metabolism in Brassica juncea by Schiavon, M, Pilon-Smits, E.A.H, Wirtz, M, Hell, R, Malagoli, M

“…The effects of chromate on sulfate uptake and assimilation were investigated in the accumulator Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. Seven-day-old plants were grown for…”
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Analysis of selenium accumulation, speciation and tolerance of potential selenium hyperaccumulator Symphyotrichum ericoides by El Mehdawi, Ali F, Reynolds, Ray Jason B, Prins, Christine N, Lindblom, Stormy D, Cappa, Jennifer J, Fakra, Sirine C, Pilon‐Smits, Elizabeth A.H

“…Symphyotrichum ericoides was shown earlier to contain hyperaccumulator levels of selenium (Se) in the field (>1000 mg kg⁻¹ dry weight (DW)), but only when…”
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Overexpression of AtCpNifS Enhances Selenium Tolerance and Accumulation in Arabidopsis by Van Hoewyk, Douglas, Garifullina, Gulnara F, Ackley, Ashley R, Abdel-Ghany, Salah E, Marcus, Matthew A, Fakra, Sirine, Ishiyama, Keiki, Inoue, Eri, Pilon, Marinus, Takahashi, Hideki, Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A.H

“…Selenium (Se) is an essential element for many organisms but is toxic at higher levels. CpNifS is a chloroplastic NifS-like protein in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis…”
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Iron-Sulfur Cluster Biogenesis in Chloroplasts. Involvement of the Scaffold Protein CpIscA by Abdel-Ghany, Salah E, Ye, Hong, Garifullina, Gulnara F, Zhang, Lihong, Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A.H, Pilon, Marinus

“…The chloroplast contains many iron (Fe)-sulfur (S) proteins for the processes of photosynthesis and nitrogen and S assimilation. Although isolated chloroplasts…”
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The functions of NifS-like proteins in plant sulfur and selenium metabolism by Van Hoewyk, Doug, Pilon, Marinus, Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A.H.

“…NifS-like proteins were originally studied in bacteria, where they play an important role in sulfur (S) and selenium (Se) metabolism. NifS-like proteins, now…”
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Effects of selenium biofortification on crop nutritional quality by Malagoli, Mario, Schiavon, Michela, dall'Acqua, Stefano, Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A H

“…Selenium (Se) at very low doses has crucial functions in humans and animals. Since plants represent the main dietary source of this element, Se-containing…”
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Selenium Fertilization Alters the Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Constituents of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicon L.) by Schiavon, Michela, dall’Acqua, Stefano, Mietto, Anna, Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A. H, Sambo, Paolo, Masi, Antonio, Malagoli, Mario

“…Although selenium (Se) is a known anticarcinogen, little is known regarding how Se affects other nutritional qualities in crops. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicon)…”
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Molybdenum Sequestration in Brassica Species. A Role for Anthocyanins? by Kerry L. Hale, McGrath, Steve P., Lombi, Enzo, Stack, Stephen M., Terry, Norman, Pickering, Ingrid J., George, Graham N., Elizabeth A. H. Pilon-Smits

“…To elucidate plant mechanisms involved in molybdenum (Mo) sequestration and tolerance, Brassica spp. seedlings were supplied with molybdate, and the effects on…”
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Selenium in higher plants: understanding mechanisms for biofortification and phytoremediation by Zhu, Yong-Guan, Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A.H., Zhao, Fang-Jie, Williams, Paul N., Meharg, Andrew A.

“…Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient for many organisms, including plants, animals and humans. As plants are the main source of dietary Se, plant Se…”
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Characterization of a Nifs-like Chloroplast Protein from Arabidopsis. Implications for Its Role in Sulfur and Selenium Metabolism by Elizabeth A. H. Pilon-Smits, Garifullina, Gulnara F., Salah Abdel-Ghany, Shin-Ichiro Kato, Mihara, Hisaaki, Kerry L. Hale, Jason L. Burkhead, Esaki, Nobuyoshi, Kurihara, Tatsuo, Pilon, Marinus

“…NifS-like proteins catalyze the formation of elemental sulfur (S) and alanine from cysteine (Cys) or of elemental selenium (Se) and alanine from seleno-Cys…”
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Selenium Metabolism in Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.)Potential for Phytoremediation and Biofortification by Stonehouse, Gavin C, McCarron, Brandon Jude, Guignardi, Zack S, El Mehdawi, Ali F, Lima, Leonardo W, Fakra, Sirine C, Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A.H

“…Selenium (Se) deficiency and toxicity affect over a billion people worldwide. Plants can mitigate both problems, via Se biofortification and phytoremediation…”
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Enhanced selenium tolerance and accumulation in transgenic Arabidopsis expressing a mouse selenocysteine lyase by Pilon, M, Owen, J.D, Garifullina, G.F, Kurihara, T, Mihara, H, Esaki, N, Pilon-Smits, E.A.H

“…Selenium (Se) toxicity is thought to be due to nonspecific incorporation of selenocysteine (Se-Cys) into proteins, replacing Cys. In an attempt to direct Se…”
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Transcriptome‐wide comparison of selenium hyperaccumulator and nonaccumulator Stanleya species provides new insight into key processes mediating the hyperaccumulation syndrome by Wang, Jiameng, Cappa, Jennifer J., Harris, Jonathan P., Edger, Patrick P., Zhou, Wen, Pires, J. Chris, Adair, Michael, Unruh, Sarah A., Simmons, Mark P., Schiavon, Michela, Pilon‐Smits, Elizabeth A. H.

“…Summary To obtain better insight into the mechanisms of selenium hyperaccumulation in Stanleya pinnata, transcriptome‐wide differences in root and shoot gene…”
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Metallophytes—a view from the rhizosphere by Alford, Élan R, Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A. H, Paschke, Mark W

“…Some plants hyperaccumulate metals or metalloids to levels several orders of magnitude higher than other species. This intriguing phenomenon has received…”
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Plant selenium hyperaccumulation- Ecological effects and potential implications for selenium cycling and community structure by Reynolds, R. Jason B., Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A.H.

“…Selenium (Se) hyperaccumulation occurs in ~50 plant taxa native to seleniferous soils in Western USA. Hyperaccumulator tissue Se levels, 1000–15,000 mg/kg dry…”
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Accumulation of selenium in Ulva sp. and effects on morphology, ultrastructure and antioxidant enzymes and metabolites by Schiavon, Michela, Moro, Isabella, Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A.H., Matozzo, Valerio, Malagoli, Mario, Dalla Vecchia, Francesca

“…► Ulva sp. was provided with concentrations of selenate ranging from 0 to 100μM. ► Se accumulation by Ulva sp. depended on Se dose and interfered with S…”
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