DELLA proteins enhance cadmium tolerance by coordinating redox protection and cadmium partitioning in Arabidopsis

Transcription Factor TCP9 Enhances Arabidopsis Tolerance to Cadmium Toxicity via ZAT6 and ZAT10 Activation

Evidence is provided that a class I TCP transcription factor, TCP9, significantly enhances Arabidopsis tolerance to Cd toxicity through the direct activation of ZAT6 and ZAT10 expression, thereby identifying TCP9 as a potential key target for improving plant tolerance to Cd toxicity.

Melatonin Attenuates Cadmium-Induced Oxidative Stress in Potato by Remodeling Redox Homeostasis and Activating Multi-Pathway Antioxidant Networks

Cadmium pollution severely suppresses potato growth, impairs photosynthesis, and disrupts cellular redox balance, threatening crop yield and food safety. Exogenous small-molecule regulators represent low-cost strategies to alleviate heavy-metal phytotoxicity, yet systematic comparisons of N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), L-t...

Physiological, Transcriptional, and Metabolic Responses Associated with Pyrophosphate-Mediated Alleviation of Cadmium Stress in Arabidopsis

Pyrophosphate serves as a vital reagent for the chemical remediation of soil heavy metal contamination. However, reports regarding how pyrophosphate regulates plant cadmium (Cd) tolerance at the physiological level remain scarce. In this study, we combined phenotypic, physiological, transcriptomic, and metabolomic appr...

Cadmium tolerance mechanisms and the regulatory role of GST gene in genetically related wheat varieties under Cd stress: A multi-level analysis.

Cadmium (Cd) contamination poses a serious threat to wheat production and food safety. This study investigated Cd tolerance mechanisms at morpho-physiological, biochemical, and transcriptomic levels in three genetically related wheat genotypes exposed to 10 μM Cd stress. Cd exposure inhibited plant growth in all genoty...

Comparative physiological, hormonal, and transcriptional analyses reveal the difference between diploid and autotetraploid rice under cadmium stress

Biochemical defence of plants: redox molecules and their role in the alleviation of heavy metal stress

This review synthesises current understanding of the biochemical, structural, and regulatory roles of redox molecules in heavy-metal tolerance, and highlights emerging avenues in omics-driven discovery, genetic enhancement, and microbial strategies.