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Metal ligands in micronutrient acquisition and homeostasis by Clemens, Stephan

“…Acquisition and homeostasis of micronutrients such as iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) pose specific challenges. Poor solubility and high reactivity require controlled…”
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Safer food through plant science: reducing toxic element accumulation in crops by Clemens, Stephan

“…Natural processes and human activities have caused widespread background contamination with non-essential toxic elements. The uptake and accumulation of…”
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Toxic Heavy Metal and Metalloid Accumulation in Crop Plants and Foods by Clemens, Stephan, Ma, Jian Feng

“…Arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury are toxic elements that are almost ubiquitously present at low levels in the environment because of anthropogenic…”
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Zn and Fe biofortification: The right chemical environment for human bioavailability by Clemens, Stephan

“…•Crop plants with more bioavailable Fe and Zn are key for biofortification.•Complex speciation and interaction with food components determine human…”
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How metal hyperaccumulating plants can advance Zn biofortification by Clemens, Stephan

“…Background Zn hyperaccumulating plants reach Zn concentrations in their leaves that are several hundredfold higher than the target values set for…”
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Stealing sugar from the honey fungus by Gebauer, Gerhard, Clemens, Stephan

“…This article comments on: GeSUT4 mediates sucrose import at the symbiotic interface for carbon allocation of heterotrophic Gastrodia elata (Orchidaceae) This…”
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Plant science: the key to preventing slow cadmium poisoning by Clemens, Stephan, Aarts, Mark G.M, Thomine, Sébastien, Verbruggen, Nathalie

“…Practically all human populations are environmentally exposed to cadmium (Cd), mostly through plant-derived food. A growing body of epidemiological evidence…”
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The essential role of coumarin secretion for Fe acquisition from alkaline soil by Clemens, Stephan, Weber, Michael

“…Plant productivity is limited by the scarcity of the essential micronutrient iron particularly in alkaline soils. The root secretion of phenolics has long been…”
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Molecular mechanisms of plant metal tolerance and homeostasis by Clemens, Stephan

“…Transition metals such as copper are essential for many physiological processes yet can be toxic at elevated levels. Other metals (e.g. lead) are nonessential…”
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Evolution and function of phytochelatin synthases by Clemens, Stephan

“…Both essential and non-essential transition metal ions can easily be toxic to cells. The physiological range for essential metals between deficiency and…”
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Characterization of OsLCT1, a cadmium transporter from indica rice (Oryza sativa) by Uraguchi, Shimpei, Kamiya, Takehiro, Clemens, Stephan, Fujiwara, Toru

“…Molecular understanding of cadmium (Cd) transport in indica rice (Oryza sativa) is still insufficient, although indica rice generally has a potential to…”
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Editorial: Metal transport in plants, volume II by Clemens, Stephan, Eroglu, Seckin, Grillet, Louis, Nozoye, Tomoko

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Elevated root nicotianamine concentrations are critical for Zn hyperaccumulation across diverse edaphic environments by Uraguchi, Shimpei, Weber, Michael, Clemens, Stephan

“…The metallophyte Arabidopsis halleri thrives across an extremely broad edaphic range. Zn hyperaccumulation is found on soils differing in available Zn by up to…”
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Micronutrient homeostasis in plants for more sustainable agriculture and healthier human nutrition by Assunção, Ana G L, Cakmak, Ismail, Clemens, Stephan, González-Guerrero, Manuel, Nawrocki, Adam, Thomine, Sébastien

“…This review calls attention to the importance of plant micronutrient homeostasis for healthy nutrition of the growing human population, and for productive and…”
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Arabidopsis thaliana phytochelatin synthase 2 is constitutively active in vivo and can rescue the growth defect of the PCS1-deficient cad1-3 mutant on Cd-contaminated soil by Kühnlenz, Tanja, Schmidt, Holger, Uraguchi, Shimpei, Clemens, Stephan

“…Phytochelatins play a key role in the detoxification of metals in plants and many other eukaryotes. Their formation is catalysed by phytochelatin synthases…”
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CAX1 suppresses Cd‐induced generation of reactive oxygen species in Arabidopsis halleri by Ahmadi, Hassan, Corso, Massimiliano, Weber, Michael, Verbruggen, Nathalie, Clemens, Stephan

“…The molecular analysis of metal hyperaccumulation in species such as Arabidopsis halleri offers the chance to gain insights into metal homeostasis and into the…”
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Relationships between soil and leaf mineral composition are element-specific, environment-dependent and geographically structured in the emerging model Arabidopsis halleri by Stein, Ricardo J, Höreth, Stephan, de Melo, J Romário F, Syllwasschy, Lara, Lee, Gwonjin, Garbin, Mário L, Clemens, Stephan, Krämer, Ute

“…Leaf mineral composition, the leaf ionome, reflects the complex interaction between a plant and its environment including local soil composition, an…”
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Metabolome analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana roots identifies a key metabolic pathway for iron acquisition by Schmidt, Holger, Günther, Carmen, Weber, Michael, Spörlein, Cornelia, Loscher, Sebastian, Böttcher, Christoph, Schobert, Rainer, Clemens, Stephan

“…Fe deficiency compromises both human health and plant productivity. Thus, it is important to understand plant Fe acquisition strategies for the development of…”
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MYB10 and MYB72 are required for growth under iron-limiting conditions by Palmer, Christine M, Hindt, Maria N, Schmidt, Holger, Clemens, Stephan, Guerinot, Mary Lou

“…Iron is essential for photosynthesis and is often a limiting nutrient for plant productivity. Plants respond to conditions of iron deficiency by increasing…”
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Phytochelatin Synthase has Contrasting Effects on Cadmium and Arsenic Accumulation in Rice Grains by Uraguchi, Shimpei, Tanaka, Nobuhiro, Hofmann, Christian, Abiko, Kaho, Ohkama-Ohtsu, Naoko, Weber, Michael, Kamiya, Takehiro, Sone, Yuka, Nakamura, Ryosuke, Takanezawa, Yasukazu, Kiyono, Masako, Fujiwara, Toru, Clemens, Stephan

“…Phytochelatin (PC) synthesis has been well demonstrated as a major metal tolerance mechanism in Arabidopsis thaliana, whereas its contribution to long-distance…”
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