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HERO ID
7483017
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Metalloid hazards: From plant molecular evolution to mitigation strategies
Author(s)
Deng, F; Zeng, F; Chen, G; Feng, X; Riaz, A; Wu, X; Gao, W; Wu, F; Holford, P; Chen, ZH
Year
2021
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Journal of Hazardous Materials
ISSN:
0304-3894
EISSN:
1873-3336
Volume
409
Page Numbers
124495
Language
English
PMID
33187800
DOI
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124495
Web of Science Id
WOS:000621669100004
Abstract
Metalloids such as boron and silicon are key elements for plant growth and crop productivity. However, toxic metalloids such as arsenic are increasing in the environment due to inputs from natural sources and human activities. These hazardous metalloids can cause serious health risks to humans and animals if they enter the food chain. Plants have developed highly regulated mechanisms to alleviate the toxicity of metalloids during their 500 million years of evolution. A better understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the transport and detoxification of toxic metalloids in plants will shed light on developing mitigation strategies. Key transporters and regulatory proteins responsive to toxic metalloids have been identified through evolutionary and molecular analyses. Moreover, knowledge of the regulatory proteins and their pathways can be used in the breeding of crops with lower accumulation of metalloids. These findings can also assist phytoremediation by the exploration of plants such as fern species that hyperaccumulate metalloids from soils and water, and can be used to engineer plants with elevated uptake and storage capacity of toxic metalloids. In summary, there are solutions to remediate contamination due to toxic metalloids by combining the research advances and industrial technologies with agricultural and environmental practices.
Keywords
Gene family evolution; Membrane transport; Metalloid detoxification; Phytoremediation
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