Endomembrane Reorganization Induced by Heavy Metals
Plant cells maintain plasmatic concentrations of essential heavy metal ions, such as iron, zinc, and copper, within the optimal functional range. To do so, several molecular mechanisms have to be committed to maintain concentrations of non-essential heavy metals and metalloids, such as cadmium, merc...
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| author | Monica De Caroli Antonella Furini Giovanni DalCorso Makarena Rojas Gian-Pietro Di Sansebastiano |
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| description | Plant cells maintain plasmatic concentrations of essential heavy metal ions, such as iron, zinc, and copper, within the optimal functional range. To do so, several molecular mechanisms have to be committed to maintain concentrations of non-essential heavy metals and metalloids, such as cadmium, mercury and arsenic below their toxicity threshold levels. Compartmentalization is central to heavy metals homeostasis and secretory compartments, finely interconnected by traffic mechanisms, are determinant. Endomembrane reorganization can have unexpected effects on heavy metals tolerance altering in a complex way membrane permeability, storage, and detoxification ability beyond gene’s expression regulation. The full understanding of endomembrane role is propaedeutic to the comprehension of translocation and hyper-accumulation mechanisms and their applicative employment. It is evident that further studies on dynamic localization of these and many more proteins may significantly contribute to the understanding of heavy metals tolerance mechanisms. The aim of this review is to provide an overview about the endomembrane alterations involved in heavy metals compartmentalization and tolerance in plants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c737f94047aa41fca15f34718b449d1d2023-11-19T21:09:08ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472020-04-019448210.3390/plants9040482Endomembrane Reorganization Induced by Heavy MetalsMonica De Caroli0Antonella Furini1Giovanni DalCorso2Makarena Rojas3Gian-Pietro Di Sansebastiano4Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA), University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Biotechnology, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, ItalyDepartment of Biotechnology, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, ItalyDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA), University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA), University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, ItalyPlant cells maintain plasmatic concentrations of essential heavy metal ions, such as iron, zinc, and copper, within the optimal functional range. To do so, several molecular mechanisms have to be committed to maintain concentrations of non-essential heavy metals and metalloids, such as cadmium, mercury and arsenic below their toxicity threshold levels. Compartmentalization is central to heavy metals homeostasis and secretory compartments, finely interconnected by traffic mechanisms, are determinant. Endomembrane reorganization can have unexpected effects on heavy metals tolerance altering in a complex way membrane permeability, storage, and detoxification ability beyond gene’s expression regulation. The full understanding of endomembrane role is propaedeutic to the comprehension of translocation and hyper-accumulation mechanisms and their applicative employment. It is evident that further studies on dynamic localization of these and many more proteins may significantly contribute to the understanding of heavy metals tolerance mechanisms. The aim of this review is to provide an overview about the endomembrane alterations involved in heavy metals compartmentalization and tolerance in plants.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/4/482heavy metalsendomembranescell wallremodelingcellular traffickingplant stress |
| spellingShingle | Monica De Caroli Antonella Furini Giovanni DalCorso Makarena Rojas Gian-Pietro Di Sansebastiano Endomembrane Reorganization Induced by Heavy Metals Plants heavy metals endomembranes cell wall remodeling cellular trafficking plant stress |
| title | Endomembrane Reorganization Induced by Heavy Metals |
| title_full | Endomembrane Reorganization Induced by Heavy Metals |
| title_fullStr | Endomembrane Reorganization Induced by Heavy Metals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endomembrane Reorganization Induced by Heavy Metals |
| title_short | Endomembrane Reorganization Induced by Heavy Metals |
| title_sort | endomembrane reorganization induced by heavy metals |
| topic | heavy metals endomembranes cell wall remodeling cellular trafficking plant stress |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/4/482 |
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