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Glutathione plays an essential role in nitric oxide-mediated iron-deficiency signaling and iron-deficiency tolerance in Arabidopsis.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Nov 2015
Shanmugam Varanavasiappan, Wang Yi-Wen, Tsednee Munkhtsetseg, Karunakaran Krithika, Yeh Kuo-Chen
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Iron (Fe) deficiency is a common agricultural problem that affects both the productivity and nutritional quality of plants. Thus, identifying the key factors involved in the tolerance of Fe deficiency is important. In the present study, the zir1 mutant, which is glutathione deficient, was found to be more sensitive to Fe deficiency than the wild type, and grew poorly in alkaline soil. Other glutathione-deficient...
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