Abstract
Understanding the Fe deficiency response in plants is necessary for improving both plant health and the human diet, which relies on Fe from plant sources. In this review we focus on the regulation of the two major strategies for iron acquisition in plants, exemplified by the model plants Arabidopsis and rice. Critical to our knowledge of Fe homeostasis in plants is determining how Fe is sensed and how this signal is transmitted and integrated into a response. We will explore the evidence for an Fe sensor in plants and summarize the recent findings on hormones and signaling molecules which contribute to the Fe deficiency response. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Cell Biology of Metals.
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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Review
MeSH terms
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Arabidopsis / genetics
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Arabidopsis / metabolism*
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Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics
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Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism
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Azetidinecarboxylic Acid / analogs & derivatives
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Azetidinecarboxylic Acid / metabolism
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Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors / genetics
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Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors / metabolism
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Ethylenes / metabolism
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Gene Expression Regulation, Plant*
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Homeostasis / physiology
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Indoleacetic Acids / metabolism
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Iron / metabolism
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Iron Deficiencies*
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Oryza / genetics
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Oryza / metabolism*
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Oxidation-Reduction
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Phylogeny
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Plant Roots / physiology
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Proton-Translocating ATPases / genetics
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Proton-Translocating ATPases / metabolism
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Signal Transduction / genetics
Substances
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Arabidopsis Proteins
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Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors
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Ethylenes
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FIT1 protein, Arabidopsis
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Indoleacetic Acids
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Azetidinecarboxylic Acid
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ethylene
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Iron
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Proton-Translocating ATPases
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AHA1 protein, Arabidopsis
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mugineic acid