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Manganese in Plants: From Acquisition to Subcellular Allocation.
Santiago Alejandro1, Stefanie Höller1, Bastian Meier1
1Plant Nutrition Laboratory, Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Salle), Germany.
Frontiers in Plant Science
|April 11, 2020
Summary
Manganese (Mn) is vital for plant photosynthesis and development. Plants use transport proteins to manage Mn levels, preventing deficiency or toxicity from varying soil conditions.
Area of Science:
- Plant physiology
- Biochemistry
- Nutrient management
Background:
- Manganese (Mn) is an essential micronutrient for plant growth, crucial for photosynthesis and other metabolic processes.
- Subcellular Mn homeostasis is maintained by transport proteins, but can be disrupted by Mn deficiency or toxicity.
- Mn deficiency occurs in dry, calcareous soils, while toxicity is common in acidic, poorly drained soils.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a comprehensive overview of Mn transporters in plants.
- To highlight recent advances in understanding Mn homeostasis.
- To discuss regulatory mechanisms of Mn transport under varying Mn availability.
Main Methods:
- Literature review focusing on plant physiology and molecular biology.
- Analysis of studies on Mn uptake, trafficking, and compartmentation.
- Synthesis of current knowledge on Mn transporter functions and regulation.
Main Results:
- Mn is essential for the oxygen-evolving complex in photosystem II.
- Diverse transport proteins regulate Mn homeostasis across cellular compartments.
- Plants have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to control Mn uptake and storage.
Conclusions:
- Understanding Mn transport is critical for addressing plant nutritional disorders.
- Further research on Mn transporters will aid in improving crop resilience and yield.
- Regulation of Mn homeostasis is key to plant adaptation to diverse soil environments.
Keywords:
Arabidopsisbarleyintracellular distributionmanganese deficiencymanganese toxicitymanganese transportmanganese uptakericeMore Related Videos
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