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Research Publications (Food Safety)

This page tracks research articles published in national and international peer-reviewed journals. Recent articles are available ahead of print and searchable by Journal, Article Title, and Category. Research publications are tracked across six categories: Bacterial Pathogens, Chemical Contaminants, Natural Toxins, Parasites, Produce Safety, and Viruses. Articles produced by USDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) and FDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) are also tracked in Scopus.

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  1. Understanding phloem's role in long-distance transport and accumulation of arsenic (As) in rice: toward low-As-accumulating grain development

    • Planta

    • Abstract Rice is a staple diet for a significant proportion of the global population. As toxicity is a major issue affecting the rice productivity and quality worldwide. Phloem tissues of rice plants play vital roles in As speciation, long-distance transport, and unloading, thereby controlling the As accumulation in rice grains.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  2. Effect of co-toxicity of lead and nanoplastics on the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway in dandelion (Taraxacum asiaticum Dahlst)

    • Planta

    • The increasingly serious pollution of microplastics and heavy metals is likely to affect the efficacy of flavonoids synthesized by dandelion in natural medicine fields.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  3. Molecular insight into arsenic uptake, transport, phytotoxicity, and defense responses in plants: a critical review

    • Planta

    • The metalloid arsenic (As) is a leading pollutant of soil and water. It easily finds its way into the food chain through plants, more precisely crops, a common diet source for humans resulting in serious health risks. Prolonged As exposure causes detrimental effects in plants and is diaphanously observed through numerous physiological, biochemical, and molecular attributes.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  4. Functional analysis of GT61 glycosyltransferases from grass species in xylan substitutions

    • Planta

    • Abstract


      Main conclusion

      Multiple rice GT61 members were demonstrated to be xylan arabinosyltransferases (XATs) mediating 3-O-arabinosylation of xylan and the functions of XATs and xylan 2-O-xylosyltransferases were shown to be conserved in grass species.


      • Chemical contaminants

  5. Comparative analysis of sRNAs, degradome and transcriptomics in sweet sorghum reveals the regulatory roles of miRNAs in Cd accumulation and tolerance

    • Planta

    • Abstract


      Main conclusion

      Key miRNAs including sbi-miR169p/q, sbi-miR171g/j, sbi-miR172a/c/d, sbi-miR172e, sbi-miR319a/b, sbi-miR396a/b, miR408, sbi-miR5384, sbi-miR5565e and nov_23 were identified to function in the regulation of Cd accumulation and tolerance.


      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  6. Enhancement of Zn tolerance and accumulation in plants mediated by the expression of Saccharomyces cerevisiae vacuolar transporter ZRC1

    • Planta

    • Abstract


      Main conclusion

      Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana and Populus alba plants overexpressing the zinc transporter ScZRC1 in shoots exhibit Zn tolerance. Increased Zn concentrations were observed in shoots of P. alba, a species suitable for phytoremediation.


      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  7. Identification and characterization of SaeIF1 from the eukaryotic translation factor SUI1 family in cadmium hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii

    • Planta

    • Abstract


      Main conclusion

      Cadmium-sensitive yeast screening resulted in the isolation of protein translation factor SaeIF1 from the hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii which has both general and special regulatory roles in controlling cadmium accumulation.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  8. WDR5a functions in cadmium-inhibited root meristem growth by regulating nitric oxide accumulation in Arabidopsis

    • Planta

    • Abstract


      Main conclusion

      Cadmium stress induces WDR5a expression to promote NO accumulation to repress root meristem growth via suppressing auxin transport and synthesis in Arabidopsis.


      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  9. Indole-3-butyric acid priming reduced cadmium toxicity in barley root tip via NO generation and enhanced glutathione peroxidase activity

    • Planta

    • Abstract


      Main conclusion

      Activation of GPX and enhanced NO level play a key role in IBA-mediated enhanced Cd tolerance in young barley roots.


      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants