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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. Physiological and DNA methylation analysis provides epigenetic insights into kenaf cadmium tolerance heterosis

    • Plant Science

    • Soil heavy metal pollution is one of the most challenging problems. Kenaf is an important natural fiber crop with strong heterosis and a higher tolerance to heavy metals. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of kenaf heavy metal tolerance, especially the mechanism of genomic DNA methylation regulating heterosis.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  2. Physiology and proteomics reveal Fulvic acid mitigates Cadmium adverse effects on growth and photosynthetic properties of lettuce

    • Plant Science

    • Understanding the molecular mechanisms of plants in response to Cd stress is crucial for improving plants adaptation to Cd stress. Fulvic acid (FA) is an active humic substance that is often used as a 

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  3. Arabidopsis SUMO E3 ligase SIZ1 enhances cadmium tolerance via the glutathione-dependent phytochelatin synthesis pathway

    • Plant Science

    • Sumoylation is a posttranslational modification (PTM) in which SUMO (small ubiquitin-like modifier) is covalently conjugated to protein substrates via a range of enzymes. SUMO E3 ligase SIZ1 is involved in mediating several essential or nonessential element-responsive SUMO conjugations in Arabidopsis. However, whether SIZ1 is involved in the cadmium (Cd) response remains to be identified. In this study, we found that SIZ1 positively regulates plant Cd tolerance.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  4. Azospirillum brasilense Az39 restricts cadmium entrance into wheat plants and mitigates cadmium stress

    • Plant Science

    • Author(s): Analía Vázquez, Myriam Zawoznik, María Patricia Benavides, María Daniela Groppa

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  5. Short-term effects of cadmium on leaf growth and nutrient transport in rice plants

    • Plant Science

    • Author(s): Michiel Huybrechts, Sophie Hendrix, Tina Kyndt, Kristof Demeestere, Dries Vandamme, Ann Cuypers

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  6. Visualization and quantification of Cadmium accumulation, chelation and antioxidation during the process of vacuolar compartmentalization in the hyperaccumulator plant Solanum nigrum L

    • Plant Science

    • Author(s): Yue Teng, An Yu, Yi-Miao Tang, Zi-Yang Jiang, Wen-Jie Guan, Zhi-Shuai Li, Hong-Yan Yu, Lu-Yi Zou

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  7. The tonoplast-localized transporter OsABCC9 is involved in cadmium tolerance and accumulation in rice

    • Plant Science

    • Author(s): Guangzhe Yang, Shan Fu, Jingjing Huang, Longying Li, Yan Long, Qiuxing Wei, Zhigang Wang, Zhiwei Chen, Jixing Xia

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  8. Shoot base responds to root-applied glutathione and functions as a critical region to inhibit cadmium translocation from the roots to shoots in oilseed rape (Brassica napus)

    • Plant Science

    • Author(s): Jun-Song Li, Nobuo Suzui, Yuji Nakai, Yon-Gen Yin, Satomi Ishii, Shu Fujimaki, Naoki Kawachi, Hiroki Rai, Takashi Matsumoto, Kanna Sato-Izawa, Naoko Ohkama-Ohtsu, Shin-ichi Nakamura

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  9. Identification and characterization of cadmium stress-related LncRNAs from Betula platyphylla

    • Plant Science

    • Author(s): Xuejing Wen, Yu Ding, Zilong Tan, Jingxin Wang, Daoyuan Zhang, Yucheng Wang

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  10. MYB4 transcription factor, a member of R2R3-subfamily of MYB domain protein, regulates cadmium tolerance via enhanced protection against oxidative damage and increases expression of PCS1 and MT1C in Arabidopsis

    • Plant Science

    • Author(s): Puja Agarwal, Mehali Mitra, Samrat Banerjee, Sujit Roy

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  11. Boron inhibits cadmium uptake in wheat (Triticum aestivum) by regulating gene expression

    • Plant Science

    • Author(s): Shiyu Qin, Hongen Liu, Zed Rengel, Wei Gao, Zhaojun Nie, Chang Li, Mingyang Hou, Jin Cheng, Peng Zhao

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  12. Differential role of the two ζ-carotene desaturase paralogs in carrot (Daucus carota): ZDS1 is a functional gene essential for plant development and carotenoid synthesis

    • Plant Science

    • Author(s): Carlos Flores-Ortiz, Lilia M. Alvarez, Alejandro Undurraga, Daniela Arias, Felipe Durán, Guillermo Wegener, Claudia Stange

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  13. Investigation of the interaction of DAD1-LIKE LIPASE 3 (DALL3) with Selenium Binding Protein 1 (SBP1) in Arabidopsis thaliana

    • Plant Science

    • Author(s): Irene Dervisi, Chrysanthi Valassakis, Adamantia Agalou, Nikolaos Papandreou, Varvara Podia, Kosmas Haralampidis, Vassiliki A. Iconomidou, Vassili N. Kouvelis, Herman P. Spaink, Andreas Roussis

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  14. Effects of enhancing endogenous and exogenous glutathione in roots on cadmium movement in Arabidopsis thaliana

    • Plant Science

    • Author(s): Shin-ichi Nakamura, Nobuo Suzui, Yong-Gen Yin, Satomi Ishii, Shu Fujimaki, Naoki Kawachi, Hiroki Rai, Takashi Matsumoto, Kanna Izawa-Sato, Naoko Ohkama-Ohtsu

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  15. The wheat SnRK1α family and its contribution to Fusarium toxin tolerance

    • Plant Science

    • Author(s): Alexandre Perochon, Zsolt Váry, Keshav B. Malla, Nigel G. Halford, Matthew J. Paul, Fiona M. Doohan

  16. Maize NAC-domain retained splice variants act as dominant negatives to interfere with the full-length NAC counterparts

    • Plant Science

    • Author(s): Jie Zhang, Liang Li, Liping Huang, Manman Zhang, Ziyan Chen, Qingsong Zheng, Haiyan Zhao, Xi Chen, Mingyi Jiang, Mingpu Tan

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  17. The Heterodera glycines effector Hg16B09 is required for nematode parasitism and suppresses plant defense response

    • Plant Science

    • Author(s): Yanfeng Hu, Jia You, Chunjie Li, Fengjuan Pan, Congli Wang