Copper and iron homeostasis in Arabidopsis: Responses to metal deficiencies, interactions and biotechnological applications

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 271-290

  Puig, Sergi ^a   Andrés Colás, Nuria ^a   García Molina, Antoni ^a   Peñarrubia, Lola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Metal homeostasis; Nutrient transport; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CARRIER PROTEIN; COPPER; FERRIC CITRATE IRON REDUCTASE; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE; IRON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATED LAND; COPPER; DICOTYLEDON; HOMEOSTASIS; IRON; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOREMEDIATION;

AGRICULTURE; ARABIDOPSIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; AGRICULTURE; ARABIDOPSIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARRIER PROTEINS; COPPER; FMN REDUCTASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HOMEOSTASIS; IRON;

ALGAE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; MAMMALIA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33846591865     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2007.01642.x     Document Type: Review

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