LcSHMT4 from Sheepgrass Improves Tolerance to Cadmium and Manganese and Enhances Cd and Mn Accumulation in Grains
Jianli Wang, Guili Di, Yuanyuan Lin, Linlin Mu, Xu Zhuang, Dongmei Zhang, Weibo Han, Tuanyao Chai, Aimin Zhou, Kun Qiao · 2025
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Jianli Wang and nine colleagues study a sheepgrass gene that helps plants cope with toxic metals in soil. Cadmium and manganese pollution is a growing problem for farms and ecosystems. The gene, LcSHMT4, codes for an enzyme tied to cell metabolism and stress response.
The gene switched on more strongly when sheepgrass seedlings faced cadmium or manganese. Its protein sits in mitochondria. Yeast and rice plants carrying the gene tolerated both metals better than normal plants. The rice also stored more of the metals in its grain, and its metal transporter genes ran hotter. The authors suggest the gene boosts antioxidant defenses and raises glutathione. It could serve plant breeding and soil cleanup work.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jianli Wang, Guili Di, Yuanyuan Lin, Linlin Mu, Xu Zhuang, Dongmei Zhang, Weibo Han, Tuanyao Chai, Aimin Zhou, Kun Qiao |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |