Roles of plant Metal Tolerance Proteins (MTP) in metal storage and potential use in biofortification strategies.

Roles of plant Metal Tolerance Proteins (MTP) in metal storage and potential use in biofortification strategies.

Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient for plants, playing catalytic or structural roles in enzymes, transcription factors, ribosomes and membranes. In humans, Zn deficiency is the second most common mineral nutritional disorder, affecting around 30% of the world’s population. People living in pove...

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Main Authors: Felipe Klein Ricachenevsky, Paloma Koprovski Menguer, Raul Antonio Sperotto, Lorraine Elizabeth Williams, Janette Palma Fett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Iron
Manganese
Zinc
biofortification
metal storage
MTP proteins
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2013.00144/full

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