Genome-wide survey of the HMA gene family in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and its potential role in cadmium stress.

ABSTRACT: Cadmium has been accumulating in the agricultural and ecological environment in recent years due to the release of industrial pollutants. Due to its high solubility, slow degradability and high toxicity, it is highly susceptible to occurring in agricultural fields. The presence of cadmium at low concentrations is harmful to plants. Heavy metal ATPases (HMAs) are proteins that can detoxify high concentrations of heavy metals through vacuole compartmentalization or exocytosis pathways. They have been extensively studied in plants. However, the cadmium transport function of HMAs in wheat has not been explored. In this study, a comprehensive and systematic investigation of HMA gene family members in wheat was conducted. A total of 28 putative TaHMAs were identified. Phylogenetically, these 28

SUBMITTER: Shao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12211749 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature