New insights into Fe localization in plant tissues

Hannetz Roschzttardtz1, Geneviève Conéjéro, Fanchon Divol

  • 1Biochimie et Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National pour la Recherche Agronomique, Laboratoire de Biochimie et Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, INRA/SupAgro,Université Montpellier 2 Montpellier, France.

Frontiers in Plant Science
|September 19, 2013
PubMed
Summary

This study maps iron distribution in Arabidopsis thaliana using Perls/DAB staining. It reveals key iron accumulation sites in roots, leaves, and anthers, highlighting the roles of citrate and ferritins in iron homeostasis.

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