Correlation of growth inhibition with accumulation of Pb in cell wall and changes in response to oxidative stress in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings

• Main Authors: Phang, Ing Chia, Leung, David W. M., Taylor, H. Harry, Burritt, David J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/290/1/Phang_et_al_2010.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/290/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10725-010-9527-0
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Uptake of the non-essential element, lead (Pb), by 7-days-old Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings caused inhibition of root growth. Pb accumulated mainly in the root and only a small proportion of the total uptake was transported to the shoot. At the ultrastructural level, Pb was localized mainly in the...