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

Zinc-Finger Transcription Factor ZAT6 Positively Regulates Cadmium Tolerance through the Glutathione-Dependent Pathway in Arabidopsis

(2016) Jian Chen et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Enhanced cadmium accumulation and tolerance in transgenic tobacco overexpressing rice metal tolerance protein gene OsMTP1 is promising for phytoremediation

(2016) Natasha Das et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Over-expression of NtHb1 encoding a non-symbiotic class 1 hemoglobin of tobacco enhances a tolerance to cadmium by decreasing NO (nitric oxide) and Cd levels in Nicotiana tabacum

(2015) Bo Reum Lee et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Mitigation measures for chromium-VI contaminated groundwater – The role of endophytic bacteria in rhizofiltration

(2015) Helen Dimitroula et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing and gene replacement in plants: Transitioning from lab to field

(2015) Scott M. Schaeffer et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Enhanced expression of SaHMA3 plays critical roles in Cd hyperaccumulation and hypertolerance in Cd hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii Hance

(2015) Jie Zhang et al.   PLANTA

Enhanced Heavy Metal Tolerance and Accumulation by Transgenic Sugar Beets Expressing Streptococcus thermophilus StGCS-GS in the Presence of Cd, Zn and Cu Alone or in Combination

(2015) Dali Liu et al.   PLoS One

Promotion of arsenic phytoextraction efficiency in the fern Pteris vittata by the inoculation of As-resistant bacteria: a soil bioremediation perspective

(2015) Silvia Lampis et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

The Heterologous Expression of the Iris lactea var. chinensis Type 2 Metallothionein IlMT2b Gene Enhances Copper Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2014) Chun-Sun Gu et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Overexpression of Iris. lactea var. chinensis metallothionein llMT2a enhances cadmium tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2014) Chun-Sun Gu et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

HMA4 expression in tobacco reduces Cd accumulation due to the induction of the apoplastic barrier

(2014) Oskar Siemianowski et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

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

(2014) Jiali He et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

MAN3gene regulates cadmium tolerance through the glutathione-dependent pathway inArabidopsis thaliana

(2014) Jian Chen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Nicotianamine is a major player in plant Zn homeostasis

(2013) Stephan Clemens et al.   BIOMETALS

Less is more: strategies to remove marker genes from transgenic plants

(2013) Yuan-Yeu Yau et al.   BMC BIOTECHNOLOGY

Distribution of environmentally sensitive elements in residential soils near a coal-fired power plant: Potential risks to ecology and children’s health

(2013) Quan Tang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Engineering Arsenic Tolerance and Hyperaccumulation in Plants for Phytoremediation by a PvACR3 Transgenic Approach

(2013) Yanshan Chen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Phytostabilization potential of evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana) for copper-contaminated sites

(2013) Pan Guo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Functional analysis of the rice vacuolar zinc transporter OsMTP1

(2013) Paloma K. Menguer et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Rice DEP1, encoding a highly cysteine-rich G protein γ subunit, confers cadmium tolerance on yeast cells and plants

(2013) Shuta Kunihiro et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The fate of heavy metals during combustion and gasification of contaminated biomass—A brief review

(2013) Ange Nzihou et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

An overview of heavy metal challenge in plants: from roots to shoots

(2013) Giovanni DalCorso et al.   Metallomics

Transgenic poplar trees expressing yeast cadmium factor 1 exhibit the characteristics necessary for the phytoremediation of mine tailing soil

(2012) Donghwan Shim et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Recent advances in development of marker-free transgenic plants: Regulation and biosafety concern

(2012) Narendra Tuteja et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES

Hijacking membrane transporters for arsenic phytoextraction

(2012) Melissa S. LeBlanc et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Overexpression of Elsholtzia haichowensis metallothionein 1 (EhMT1) in tobacco plants enhances copper tolerance and accumulation in root cytoplasm and decreases hydrogen peroxide production

(2012) Yan Xia et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

The use of the model species Arabidopsis halleri towards phytoextraction of cadmium polluted soils

(2012) Meyer Claire-Lise et al.   New Biotechnology

Metallothioneins BcMT1 and BcMT2 from Brassica campestris enhance tolerance to cadmium and copper and decrease production of reactive oxygen species in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2012) Yanyan Lv et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

A review of biomass densification systems to develop uniform feedstock commodities for bioenergy application

(2011) Jaya Shankar Tumuluru et al.   Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr

Review of fast pyrolysis of biomass and product upgrading

(2011) A.V. Bridgwater   BIOMASS & BIOENERGY

Metallothionein 1 (CcMT1) of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan, L.) confers enhanced tolerance to copper and cadmium in Escherichia coli and Arabidopsis thaliana

(2011) K. Sekhar et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Stimulated Rhizodegradation of Atrazine by Selected Plant Species

(2011) Chung-Ho Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Transgenic tobacco plants expressing ectopically wheat H+-pyrophosphatase (H+-PPase) gene TaVP1 show enhanced accumulation and tolerance to cadmium

(2011) Habib Khoudi et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Expression of a metallothionein A1 gene of Pisum sativum in white poplar enhances tolerance and accumulation of zinc and copper

(2011) Adelaide Turchi et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Biomass Thermal Treatment: Energy Recovery, Environmental Compatibility and Determination of External Costs

(2011) Deborah Panepinto et al.   Waste and Biomass Valorization

Combined expression of the Arabidopsis metallothionein MT2b and the heavy metal transporting ATPase HMA4 enhances cadmium tolerance and the root to shoot translocation of cadmium and zinc in tobacco

(2010) Veerle M.J. Grispen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND 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

Expression of the seed-specific metallothionein mt4a in plant vegetative tissues increases Cu and Zn tolerance

(2010) I.D. Rodríguez-Llorente et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Heavy metal hyperaccumulating plants: How and why do they do it? And what makes them so interesting?

(2010) Nicoletta Rascio et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Phytodegradation Potential of Erythrina crista-galli L., Fabaceae, in Petroleum-Contaminated Soil

(2009) Vanessa de Farias et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Ectopic expression of Arabidopsis ABC transporter MRP7 modifies cadmium root-to-shoot transport and accumulation

(2009) Sylwia Wojas et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Flash pyrolysis of heavy metal contaminated biomass from phytoremediation: Influence of temperature, entrained flow and wood/leaves blended pyrolysis on the behaviour of heavy metals

(2009) M. Stals et al.   JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS

Natural variation at the DEP1 locus enhances grain yield in rice

(2009) Xianzhong Huang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Development of transgenic hybrid sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua × L. formosana) expressing γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase or mercuric reductase for phytoremediation of mercury pollution

(2009) Jianliang Dai et al.   NEW FORESTS

Orthologs of the Class A4 Heat Shock Transcription Factor HsfA4a Confer Cadmium Tolerance in Wheat and Rice

(2009) D. Shim et al.   PLANT CELL

Expression of the PsMT A1 gene in white poplar engineered with the MAT system is associated with heavy metal tolerance and protection against 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine mediated-DNA damage

(2009) Alma Balestrazzi et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Overexpressing GSH1 and AsPCS1 simultaneously increases the tolerance and accumulation of cadmium and arsenic in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2008) Jiangbo Guo et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Enhancement of heavy metal accumulation by tissue specific co-expression of iaaM and ACC deaminase genes in plants

(2008) Yong Zhang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Heavy Metal Tolerance and Accumulation in Indian Mustard (Brassica JunceaL.) Expressing Bacterial γ-Glutamylcysteine Synthetase or Glutathione Synthetase

(2008) Sarah Reisinger et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION

Expressing a bacterial mercuric ion binding protein in plant for phytoremediation of heavy metals

(2008) Ju-Liang Hsieh et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Overexpression of membrane-associated acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP1 enhances lead tolerance in Arabidopsis

(2008) Shi Xiao et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

MTP1-dependent Zn sequestration into shoot vacuoles suggests dual roles in Zn tolerance and accumulation in Zn-hyperaccumulating plants

(2008) Jeffery L. Gustin et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Study of the potential valorisation of heavy metal contaminated biomass via phytoremediation by fast pyrolysis: Part I. Influence of temperature, biomass species and solid heat carrier on the behaviour of heavy metals

(2007) C. Lievens et al.   FUEL