Overexpression of ZmIRT1 and ZmZIP3 Enhances Iron and Zinc Accumulation in Transgenic Arabidopsis.

Iron and zinc are important micronutrients for both the growth and nutrient availability of crop plants, and their absorption is tightly controlled by a metal uptake system. Zinc-regulated transporters, iron-regulated transporter-like proteins (ZIP), is considered an essential metal transporter for...

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Main Authors: Suzhen Li, Xiaojin Zhou, Hongbo Li, Yuanfeng Liu, Liying Zhu, Jinjie Guo, Xiaoqing Liu, Yunliu Fan, Jingtang Chen, Rumei Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4552944?pdf=render