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Ferric Reductases And Transporters That Contribute To Mitochondrial Iron Homeostasis, Anshika Jain
Ferric Reductases And Transporters That Contribute To Mitochondrial Iron Homeostasis, Anshika Jain
Theses and Dissertations
Iron (Fe) is the fourth most abundant element in the Earth’s crust, yet the availability of Fe to plants is often limited. This is because in most soil types, Fe precipitates as ferric-oxyhydroxy complexes, making it unavailable for uptake by plants. While the mechanisms involved in Fe uptake from the soil are relatively well understood, the mechanisms involved in its further distribution to the aerial portion of the plant and to subcellular compartments are not fully understood. During Fe deprivation, plants up-regulate root Fe acquisition machinery. How plants sense Fe deprivation and tie the Fe status of the plant to …
Functional Characterization Of Fro4 And Fro5: Two Members Of The Ferric Chelate Reductase Family Of Arabidopsis, Grandon Thomas Wilson
Functional Characterization Of Fro4 And Fro5: Two Members Of The Ferric Chelate Reductase Family Of Arabidopsis, Grandon Thomas Wilson
Theses and Dissertations
Iron (Fe) is the fourth most abundant element within the earth’s crust and is an essential micronutrient for plants and animals. Fe plays key roles in photosynthesis, respiration and chlorophyll biosynthesis in plants and in hemoglobin in animals. Like Fe, copper (Cu) is also an important micronutrient in plants and is needed for photosynthesis and respiration, especially in the important copper-containing protein plastocyanin. Copper also is important in scavenging reactive oxygen species and ethylene perception. The reduction of Fe3+ to Fe2+ at the root surface of Arabidopsis thaliana during times of Fe deficiency has been a well-characterized process; however, reduction …