Journal
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
Volume 42, Issue 4, Pages 1087-1103Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/pce.13471
Keywords
ATP-binding cassette transporter; heavy metal ATPase; phytoremediation; transcriptional regulation; transporter
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- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Non-profit Research Institutions of CAF [CAFYBB2018ZY001-2, CAFYBB2018SY005]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31770643, 31670609, 31570587, 31470618]
- Research Project of the Chinese Ministry of Education [113013A]
- Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities [B13007]
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Uptake, translocation, detoxification, and sequestration of heavy metals (HMs) are key processes in plants to deal with excess amounts of HM. Under natural conditions, plant roots often establish ecto- and/or arbuscular-mycorrhizae with their fungal partners, thereby altering HM accumulation in host plants. This review considers the progress in understanding the physiological and molecular mechanisms involved in HM accumulation in nonmycorrhizal versus mycorrhizal plants. In nonmycorrhizal plants, HM ions in the cells can be detoxified with the aid of several chelators. Furthermore, HMs can be sequestered in cell walls, vacuoles, and the Golgi apparatus of plants. The uptake and translocation of HMs are mediated by members of ZIPs, NRAMPs, and HMAs, and HM detoxification and sequestration are mainly modulated by members of ABCs and MTPs in nonmycorrhizal plants. Mycorrhizal-induced changes in HM accumulation in plants are mainly due to HM sequestration by fungal partners and improvements in the nutritional and antioxidative status of host plants. Furthermore, mycorrhizal fungi can trigger the differential expression of genes involved in HM accumulation in both partners. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that underlie HM accumulation in mycorrhizal plants is crucial for the utilization of fungi and their host plants to remediate HM-contaminated soils.
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