Physiological and molecular mechanisms of heavy metal accumulation in nonmycorrhizal versus mycorrhizal plants

What are heavy metals? Long-standing controversy over the scientific use of the term ‘heavy metals’ – proposal of a comprehensive definition

(2018) Hazrat Ali et al.   TOXICOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY

Abscisic acid enhances lead translocation from the roots to the leaves and alleviates its toxicity in Populus × canescens

(2018) Wen-Guang Shi et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

A novel, highly conserved metallothionein family in basidiomycete fungi and characterization of two representative SlMTa and SlMTb genes in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Suillus luteus

(2017) Hoai Nguyen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Potential of different AM fungi (native from As-contaminated and uncontaminated soils) for supporting Leucaena leucocephala growth in As-contaminated soil

(2017) Jerusa Schneider et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Response of Miscanthus sacchariflorus to zinc stress mediated by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

(2017) Animesh Sarkar et al.   FLORA

The influences of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus on phytostabilization of lead/zinc tailings using four plant species

(2017) Hai-Hong Gu et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION

Uptake, sequestration and tolerance of cadmium at cellular levels in the hyperaccumulator plant species Sedum alfredii

(2017) Shengke Tian et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Mycorrhization protects Betula pubescens Ehr. from metal-induced oxidative stress increasing its tolerance to grow in an industrial polluted soil

(2017) D. Fernández-Fuego et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Rhizophagus irregularis and Silicon Modulate Growth, Proline Biosynthesis and Yield in Cajanus cajan L. Millsp. (pigeonpea) Genotypes Under Cadmium and Zinc Stress

(2017) Neera Garg et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION

Copper and nickel co-treatment alters metal uptake and stress parameters of Salix purpurea × viminalis

(2017) Kinga Drzewiecka et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance the copper tolerance of Tagetes patula through the sorption and barrier mechanisms of intraradical hyphae

(2017) Xishi Zhou et al.   Metallomics

Heavy metal ATPase 3 (HMA3) confers cadmium hypertolerance on the cadmium/zinc hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola

(2017) Huan Liu et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The potential of genetic engineering of plants for the remediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals

(2017) Elisa Fasani et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Different roles of glutathione in copper and zinc chelation in Brassica napus roots

(2017) Ilya E. Zlobin et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Opinion: Taking phytoremediation from proven technology to accepted practice

(2017) Karen E. Gerhardt et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Exogenous glutathione enhances cadmium accumulation and alleviates its toxicity in Populus × canescens

(2017) Shen Ding et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

The Key to Mn Homeostasis in Plants: Regulation of Mn Transporters

(2017) Ji Feng Shao et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Identification, evolution and functional characterization of two Zn CDF-family transporters of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Suillus luteus

(2017) Joske Ruytinx et al.   Environmental Microbiology Reports

The SlZRT1 Gene Encodes a Plasma Membrane-Located ZIP (Zrt-, Irt-Like Protein) Transporter in the Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Suillus luteus

(2017) Laura Coninx et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Nitrogen Deposition Enhances Photosynthesis in Moso Bamboo but Increases Susceptibility to Other Stress Factors

(2017) Rui Zhang et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Improvement of copper stress tolerance in pepper plants (Capsicum annuum L.) by inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

(2017) Marcela Ruscitti et al.   Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology

Toxic Heavy Metal and Metalloid Accumulation in Crop Plants and Foods

(2016) Stephan Clemens et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Heavy metal accumulation and signal transduction in herbaceous and woody plants: Paving the way for enhancing phytoremediation efficiency

(2016) Zhi-Bin Luo et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Sex-specific responses of Populus deltoides to Glomus intraradices colonization and Cd pollution

(2016) Lianghua Chen et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Metal induction of a P isolithus albus metallothionein and its potential involvement in heavy metal tolerance during mycorrhizal symbiosis

(2016) M. Sudhakara Reddy et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Effects ofPisolithus tinctoriusandCenococcum geophiluminoculation on pine in copper-contaminated soil to enhance phytoremediation

(2016) Zhugui Wen et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION

Cadmium accumulation is enhanced by ammonium compared to nitrate in two hyperaccumulators, without affecting speciation

(2016) Miaomiao Cheng et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and abiotic stress in plants: A review

(2016) Arafat Abdel Hamed Abdel Latef et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT BIOLOGY

Biochemical and ecophysiological responses to manganese stress by ectomycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus tinctorius and in association with Eucalyptus grandis

(2016) Gabriela C. Canton et al.   MYCORRHIZA

How do roots of the metal-resistant perennial bush Zygophyllum fabago cope with cadmium and zinc toxicities?

(2016) Isabelle Lefèvre et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Synergistic interactions between a saprophytic fungal consortium and Rhizophagus irregularis alleviate oxidative stress in plants grown in heavy metal contaminated soil

(2016) Alejandra Fuentes et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Vacuolar compartmentalization as indispensable component of heavy metal detoxification in plants

(2016) Shanti S. Sharma et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis differentially regulates the copper response of two maize cultivars differing in copper tolerance

(2016) Miguel A. Merlos et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Expression of the ZNT1 Zinc Transporter from the Metal Hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens Confers Enhanced Zinc and Cadmium Tolerance and Accumulation to Arabidopsis thaliana

(2016) Ya-Fen Lin et al.   PLoS One

Enhancement of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (Glomus versiforme) on the growth and Cd uptake by Cd-hyperaccumulator Solanum nigrum

(2015) Hui Liu et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

The effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on sex-specific responses to Pb pollution in Populus cathayana

(2015) Lianghua Chen et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Differential effects of cadmium and chromium on growth, photosynthetic activity, and metal uptake of Linum usitatissimum in association with Glomus intraradices

(2015) Amna et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

A transporter for abiotic stress and plant metabolite resistance in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Tricholoma vaccinum

(2015) Ines Schlunk et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Effectiveness of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in phytoremediation of lead- contaminated soil by vetiver grass

(2015) Mahboobeh Bahraminia et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION

Inoculation of ectomycorrhizal fungi contributes to the survival of tree seedlings in a copper mine tailing

(2015) Kun Zong et al.   Journal of Forest Research

Arbuscular mycorrhiza affects nickel translocation and expression of ABC transporter and metallothionein genes in Festuca arundinacea

(2015) Leila Shabani et al.   MYCORRHIZA

A member of the Phosphate transporter 1 (Pht1) family from the arsenic-hyperaccumulating fern Pteris vittata is a high-affinity arsenate transporter

(2015) Sandra Feuer DiTusa et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The Vacuolar Manganese Transporter MTP8 Determines Tolerance to Iron Deficiency-Induced Chlorosis in Arabidopsis

(2015) Seckin Eroglu et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Heavy Metal Stress and Some Mechanisms of Plant Defense Response

(2015) Abolghassem Emamverdian et al.   TheScientificWorldJOURNAL

Cadmium accumulation and apoplastic and symplastic transport in Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudich on cadmium-contaminated soil with the addition of EDTA or NTA

(2015) Yicheng Yin et al.   RSC Advances

Target or barrier? The cell wall of early- and later-diverging plants vs cadmium toxicity: differences in the response mechanisms

(2015) Luigi Parrotta   Frontiers in Plant Science

Heavy Metal Stress and Some Mechanisms of Plant Defense Response

(2015) Abolghassem Emamverdian et al.   Scientific World Journal

The Combined Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) and Lead (Pb) Stress on Pb Accumulation, Plant Growth Parameters, Photosynthesis, and Antioxidant Enzymes in Robinia pseudoacacia L.

(2015) Yurong Yang et al.   PLoS One

A genotype dependent-response to cadmium contamination in soil is displayed by Pinus pinaster in symbiosis with different mycorrhizal fungi

(2014) Nadine R. Sousa et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Investigation ofArbuscular mycorrhizalFungus and EDTA Efficiencies on Lead Phytoremediation by Sunflower in a Calcareous Soil

(2014) M. Jarrah et al.   BIOREMEDIATION JOURNAL

Mycorrhizal fungi modulate phytochemical production and antioxidant activity of Cichorium intybus L. (Asteraceae) under metal toxicity

(2014) P. Rozpądek et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Growth, cadmium uptake and accumulation of maize (Zea mays L.) under the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

(2014) Lingzhi Liu et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

Soil Contamination in China: Current Status and Mitigation Strategies

(2014) Fang-Jie Zhao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Delineating the anti-cytotoxic and anti-genotoxic potentials of catechin hydrate against cadmium toxicity in human peripheral blood lymphocytes

(2014) Ali A. Alshatwi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Metallothionein-like peptides involved in sequestration of Zn in the Zn-accumulating ectomycorrhizal fungus Russula atropurpurea

(2014) Tereza Leonhardt et al.   Metallomics

Modulation of Zn/Cd P1B2-ATPase activities in Arabidopsis impacts differently on Zn and Cd contents in shoots and seeds

(2014) Pierre Cun et al.   Metallomics

Cellular Imaging of Cadmium in Resin Sections of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas Using Synchrotron Micro X-ray Fluorescence

(2014) Keiichiro Nayuki et al.   MICROBES AND ENVIRONMENTS

Differential expression of metallothioneins in response to heavy metals and their involvement in metal tolerance in the symbiotic basidiomycete Laccaria bicolor

(2014) M. S. Reddy et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Overexpression of bacterial γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase mediates changes in cadmium influx, allocation and detoxification in poplar

(2014) Jiali He et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Exogenous abscisic acid alleviates zinc uptake and accumulation inPopulus × canescensexposed to excess zinc

(2014) WEN-GUANG SHI et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Root and shoot transcriptome analysis of two ecotypes ofNoccaea caerulescensuncovers the role ofNcNramp1in Cd hyperaccumulation

(2014) Matthew J. Milner et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Metal (Pb, Zn and Cu) uptake and tolerance by mangroves in relation to root anatomy and lignification/suberization

(2014) H. Cheng et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Evidence of nickel (Ni) efflux in Ni-tolerant ectomycorhizalPisolithus albusisolated from ultramafic soil

(2014) Clarisse Majorel et al.   Environmental Microbiology Reports

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as a tool to ameliorate the phytoremediation potential of poplar: biochemical and molecular aspects

(2014) A Cicatelli et al.   iForest-Biogeosciences and Forestry

Metal species involved in long distance metal transport in plants

(2014) Ana Álvarez-Fernández et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Characterization of two genes encoding metal tolerance proteins from Beta vulgaris subspecies maritima that confers manganese tolerance in yeast

(2013) Isil Erbasol et al.   BIOMETALS

The role of ectomycorrhizas in heavy metal stress tolerance of host plants

(2013) Zhi-Bin Luo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Effects of Deficiency and Excess of Zinc on Morphophysiological Traits and Spatiotemporal Regulation of Zinc-Responsive Genes Reveal Incidence of Cross Talk between Micro- and Macronutrients

(2013) Ajay Jain et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Cadmium adsorption by willow root: the role of cell walls and their subfractions

(2013) Guangcai Chen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Toxicogenomic approaches for understanding molecular mechanisms of heavy metal mutagenicity and carcinogenicity

(2013) Preeyaporn Koedrith et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Ectomycorrhizal Pisolithus albus inoculation of Acacia spirorbis and Eucalyptus globulus grown in ultramafic topsoil enhances plant growth and mineral nutrition while limits metal uptake

(2013) Philippe Jourand et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on trace metal uptake by sunflower plants grown on cadmium contaminated soil

(2013) Saad Eldin Hassan et al.   New Biotechnology

Interactions Between Arbuscular Mycorrhizae and Plants in Phytoremediation of Metal-Contaminated Soils: A Review

(2013) Ho-Man LEUNG et al.   PEDOSPHERE

Ectomycorrhizas withPaxillus involutusenhance cadmium uptake and tolerance inPopulus × canescens

(2013) YONGLU MA et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

A Transcriptomic Network Underlies Microstructural and Physiological Responses to Cadmium in Populus x canescens

(2013) J. He et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Compartmentation and complexation of metals in hyperaccumulator plants

(2013) Barbara Leitenmaier et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Roles of plant metal tolerance proteins (MTP) in metal storage and potential use in biofortification strategies

(2013) Felipe K. Ricachenevsky et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Variation in HMA4 gene copy number and expression among Noccaea caerulescens populations presenting different levels of Cd tolerance and accumulation

(2012) Adrian R. Craciun et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Transport properties of members of the ZIP family in plants and their role in Zn and Mn homeostasis

(2012) Matthew J. Milner et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Ectomycorrhizal impact on Zn accumulation of Populus tremula L. grown in metalliferous soil with increasing levels of Zn concentration

(2012) Ingrid Langer et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Transcript analysis of stress defence genes in a white poplar clone inoculated with the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus mosseae and grown on a polluted soil

(2012) G. Pallara et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Effects of Heavy Metals and Arbuscular Mycorrhiza on the Leaf Proteome of a Selected Poplar Clone: A Time Course Analysis

(2012) Guido Lingua et al.   PLoS One

How metal-tolerant ecotypes of ectomycorrhizal fungi protect plants from heavy metal pollution

(2011) Jan V. Colpaert et al.   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Hyperaccumulators, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and stress of heavy metals

(2011) Mohammad Miransari   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Structure and evolution of the plant cation diffusion facilitator family of ion transporters

(2011) Jeffery L Gustin et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The ectomycorrhizal fungus (Paxillus involutus) modulates leaf physiology of poplar towards improved salt tolerance

(2011) Zhi-Bin Luo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi modulate the leaf transcriptome of a Populus alba L. clone grown on a zinc and copper-contaminated soil

(2011) Angela Cicatelli et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Metal Selectivity Determinants in a Family of Transition Metal Transporters

(2011) Dorina Podar et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Cadmium interferes with auxin physiology and lignification in poplar

(2011) Mudawi Elobeid et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Net cadmium flux and accumulation reveal tissue-specific oxidative stress and detoxification in Populus × canescens

(2011) Jiali He et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

Phytoextraction of toxic metals: a central role for glutathione

(2011) C. S. SETH et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

The phytochelatin transporters AtABCC1 and AtABCC2 mediate tolerance to cadmium and mercury

(2011) Jiyoung Park et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The effect of ectomycorrhizal fungi forming symbiosis with Pinus pinaster seedlings exposed to cadmium

(2011) Nadine R. Sousa et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Interactive and Single Effects of Ectomycorrhiza Formation and Bacillus cereus on Metallothionein MT1 Expression and Phytoextraction of Cd and Zn by Willows

(2011) Katarzyna Hrynkiewicz et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

Effects of Endo- and Ectomycorrhizal Fungi on Physiological Parameters and Heavy Metals Accumulation of Two Species from the Family Salicaceae

(2011) Libor Mrnka et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi restore normal growth in a white poplar clone grown on heavy metal-contaminated soil, and this is associated with upregulation of foliar metallothionein and polyamine biosynthetic gene expression

(2010) Angela Cicatelli et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Genome-wide analysis of plant metal transporters, with an emphasis on poplar

(2010) Aude Migeon et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Genome-wide inventory of metal homeostasis-related gene products including a functional phytochelatin synthase in the hypogeous mycorrhizal fungus Tuber melanosporum

(2010) Angelo Bolchi et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Root responses to cadmium in the rhizosphere: a review

(2010) A. Lux et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Expression of an Arabidopsis Ca2+/H+ antiporter CAX1 variant in petunia enhances cadmium tolerance and accumulation

(2010) Qingyu Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

High-Affinity Manganese Uptake by the Metal Transporter NRAMP1 Is Essential for Arabidopsis Growth in Low Manganese Conditions

(2010) R. Cailliatte et al.   PLANT CELL

Export of Vacuolar Manganese by AtNRAMP3 and AtNRAMP4 Is Required for Optimal Photosynthesis and Growth under Manganese Deficiency

(2010) V. Lanquar et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Nickel-tolerant ectomycorrhizal Pisolithus albus ultramafic ecotype isolated from nickel mines in New Caledonia strongly enhance growth of the host plant Eucalyptus globulus at toxic nickel concentrations

(2010) P. Jourand et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Transport barriers made of cutin, suberin and associated waxes

(2010) Lukas Schreiber   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Mechanisms underlying beneficial plant–fungus interactions in mycorrhizal symbiosis

(2010) Paola Bonfante et al.   Nature Communications

Ectomycorrhizal fungus (Paxillus involutus) and hydrogels affect performance of Populus euphratica exposed to drought stress

(2009) Zhi-Bin Luo et al.   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Phytochelatins: Peptides Involved in Heavy Metal Detoxification

(2009) Rama Pal et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

The NRAMP6 metal transporter contributes to cadmium toxicity

(2009) Rémy Cailliatte et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Nicotianamine forms complexes with Zn(ii)in vivo

(2009) Aleksandra Trampczynska et al.   Metallomics

GintABC1 encodes a putative ABC transporter of the MRP subfamily induced by Cu, Cd, and oxidative stress in Glomus intraradices

(2009) Manuel González-Guerrero et al.   MYCORRHIZA

AtHMA1 contributes to the detoxification of excess Zn(II) in Arabidopsis

(2009) Yu-Young Kim et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Complexation and Toxicity of Copper in Higher Plants. II. Different Mechanisms for Copper versus Cadmium Detoxification in the Copper-Sensitive Cadmium/Zinc Hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens (Ganges Ecotype)

(2009) A. Mijovilovich et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Upgrading Root Physiology for Stress Tolerance by Ectomycorrhizas: Insights from Metabolite and Transcriptional Profiling into Reprogramming for Stress Anticipation

(2009) Z.-B. Luo et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Correlation between organic acid exudation and metal uptake by ectomycorrhizal fungi grown on pond ash in vitro

(2008) Prasun Ray et al.   BIOMETALS

Ultrastructural localization of heavy metals in the extraradical mycelium and spores of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices

(2008) Manuel González-Guerrero et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

Bioconcentration of zinc and cadmium in ectomycorrhizal fungi and associated aspen trees as affected by level of pollution

(2008) Doris Krpata et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The influence of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Rhizopogon subareolatus on growth and nutrient element localisation in two varieties of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii and var. glauca) in response to manganese stress

(2008) Tanja Dučić et al.   MYCORRHIZA

Evolution of metal hyperaccumulation required cis-regulatory changes and triplication of HMA4

(2008) Marc Hanikenne et al.   NATURE

Identification of high levels of phytochelatins, glutathione and cadmium in the phloem sap of Brassica napus. A role for thiol-peptides in the long-distance transport of cadmium and the effect of cadmium on iron translocation

(2008) David G. Mendoza-Cózatl et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

AtHMA3, a P1B-ATPase Allowing Cd/Zn/Co/Pb Vacuolar Storage in Arabidopsis

(2008) M. Morel et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY