Iron excess in rice: from phenotypic changes to functional genomics of WRKY transcription factors.
, “Iron excess in rice: from phenotypic changes to functional genomics of WRKY transcription factors.”, Genet Mol Res, vol. 16, no. 3, 2017.
Iron
Identification and expression analysis of multiple FRO gene copies in Medicago truncatula
, “Identification and expression analysis of multiple FRO gene copies in Medicago truncatula”, vol. 11, pp. 4402-4410, 2012.
Iron (Fe) is an essential element for plant growth. Commonly, this element is found in an oxidized form in soil, which is poorly available for plants. Therefore, plants have evolved ferric-chelate reductase enzymes (FRO) to reduce iron into a more soluble ferrous form. Fe scarcity in plants induce the FRO enzyme activity. Although the legume Medicago truncatula has been employed as a model for FRO activity studies, only one copy of the M. truncatula MtFRO1 gene has been characterized so far.
Cellular responses induced in vitro by iron (Fe) in a central nervous system cell line (U343MGa)
, “Cellular responses induced in vitro by iron (Fe) in a central nervous system cell line (U343MGa)”, vol. 12, pp. 1554-1560, 2013.
Iron is the most important metallic chemical element on Earth. Poisoning caused by excessive iron in humans has been associated with pulmonary diseases including neoplasms caused by inhalation of iron oxides. The involvement of iron in neurodegenerative processes has already been described. DNA alterations are induced by iron and other chemical compounds containing this metal; however, the data are controversial and the mechanism by which iron induces mutagenesis remains unknown.
