Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (9): 1-9.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2017-0375

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Research Progress on YSL Transporters Gene Family

LIU Yuan-feng,LI Su-zhen,GUO Jin-jie,CHEN Jing-tang   

  1. Department of Agronomy,Agricultural University of Hebei/Hebei Sub-center of National Maize Improvement Center/Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources of Hebei,Baoding 071001
  • Received:2017-05-09 Online:2017-09-01 Published:2017-09-15

Abstract: YSL(yellow stripe-like protein)are widely present in plants for the absorption and transporter of heavy metal. They are mainly involved in the absorption of Fe3+ and the transport of metal ions such as Fe2+,Zn2+,Cu2+,Ni2+ and Mn2+. At present,the research on the expression pattern,subcellular localization and the mutant of YSL in plants reveals its role in plant growth and development. In this paper,the research progress of YSL genes in plants in recent years are reviewed,which aims to lay the foundation for studying the mechanism of plant absorbing iron and the iron content in cereal grains by the biological enhancement.

Key words: iron, yellow stripe-like protein, iron acquisition, metal transporter