Dealing with iron metabolism in rice: from breeding for stress tolerance to biofortification
AUTOR(ES)
Santos, Railson Schreinert dos, Araujo Júnior, Artur Teixeira de, Pegoraro, Camila, Oliveira, Antonio Costa de
FONTE
Genet. Mol. Biol.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
16/03/2017
RESUMO
Abstract Iron is a well-known metal. Used by humankind since ancient times in many different ways, this element is present in all living organisms, where, unfortunately, it represents a two-way problem. Being an essential block in the composition of different proteins and metabolic pathways, iron is a vital component for animals and plants. That is why iron deficiency has a severe impact on the lives of different organisms, including humans, becoming a major concern, especially in developing countries where access to adequate nutrition is still difficult. On the other hand, this metal is also capable of causing damage when present in excess, becoming toxic to cells and affecting the whole organism. Because of its importance, iron absorption, transport and storage mechanisms have been extensively investigated in order to design alternatives that may solve this problem. As the understanding of the strategies that plants use to control iron homeostasis is an important step in the generation of improved plants that meet both human agricultural and nutritional needs, here we discuss some of the most important points about this topic.
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