Increasing Provasculature Complexity in the Arabidopsis Embryo May Increase Total Iron Content in Seeds: A Hypothesis
Anemia due to iron deficiency is a worldwide issue, affecting mainly children and women. Seed iron is a major source of this micronutrient for feeding, however, in most crops these levels are too low to meet daily needs. Thus, increasing iron allocation and its storage in seeds can represent an impo...
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| author | Hannetz Roschzttardtz Sofía Bustos Maria F. Coronas Miguel A. Ibeas Susana Grant-Grant Joaquín Vargas-Pérez |
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| description | Anemia due to iron deficiency is a worldwide issue, affecting mainly children and women. Seed iron is a major source of this micronutrient for feeding, however, in most crops these levels are too low to meet daily needs. Thus, increasing iron allocation and its storage in seeds can represent an important step to enhance iron provision for humans and animals. Our knowledge on seed iron homeostasis is mainly based on studies performed in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, where iron accumulates in endodermis cells surrounding the embryo provasculature. It has been reported that cotyledon provasculature pattern complexity can be modified, thus we hypothesize that changes in the complexity of embryo vein patterns may affect total iron content in Arabidopsis seeds. This approach could be used as basis to develop strategies aimed to biofortify seeds. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d7298a0cdb1e481880543748cadc0d0a2022-12-21T23:30:41ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2017-06-01810.3389/fpls.2017.00960249669Increasing Provasculature Complexity in the Arabidopsis Embryo May Increase Total Iron Content in Seeds: A HypothesisHannetz RoschzttardtzSofía BustosMaria F. CoronasMiguel A. IbeasSusana Grant-GrantJoaquín Vargas-PérezAnemia due to iron deficiency is a worldwide issue, affecting mainly children and women. Seed iron is a major source of this micronutrient for feeding, however, in most crops these levels are too low to meet daily needs. Thus, increasing iron allocation and its storage in seeds can represent an important step to enhance iron provision for humans and animals. Our knowledge on seed iron homeostasis is mainly based on studies performed in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, where iron accumulates in endodermis cells surrounding the embryo provasculature. It has been reported that cotyledon provasculature pattern complexity can be modified, thus we hypothesize that changes in the complexity of embryo vein patterns may affect total iron content in Arabidopsis seeds. This approach could be used as basis to develop strategies aimed to biofortify seeds.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.00960/fullironembryoendodermisprovasculaturebiofortification |
| spellingShingle | Hannetz Roschzttardtz Sofía Bustos Maria F. Coronas Miguel A. Ibeas Susana Grant-Grant Joaquín Vargas-Pérez Increasing Provasculature Complexity in the Arabidopsis Embryo May Increase Total Iron Content in Seeds: A Hypothesis Frontiers in Plant Science iron embryo endodermis provasculature biofortification |
| title | Increasing Provasculature Complexity in the Arabidopsis Embryo May Increase Total Iron Content in Seeds: A Hypothesis |
| title_full | Increasing Provasculature Complexity in the Arabidopsis Embryo May Increase Total Iron Content in Seeds: A Hypothesis |
| title_fullStr | Increasing Provasculature Complexity in the Arabidopsis Embryo May Increase Total Iron Content in Seeds: A Hypothesis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Increasing Provasculature Complexity in the Arabidopsis Embryo May Increase Total Iron Content in Seeds: A Hypothesis |
| title_short | Increasing Provasculature Complexity in the Arabidopsis Embryo May Increase Total Iron Content in Seeds: A Hypothesis |
| title_sort | increasing provasculature complexity in the arabidopsis embryo may increase total iron content in seeds a hypothesis |
| topic | iron embryo endodermis provasculature biofortification |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.00960/full |
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