IRT3 is a Zn-regulated plasma membrane Zn and Fe transporter

An in-depth molecular characterization of Zn-regulated transporters was performed. We found that Arabidopsis IRT3 is a Zn-regulated and plasma membrane-localized Zn/Fe transporter. By overexpressing IRT3, Fe accumulation is increased. These data imply that the expression of ZIP transporters in the hyperaccumulator A. halleri may also be involved in Fe homeostasis under Zn-excess conditions.
Kuo-Chen Yeh

Kuo-Chen Yeh

Distinguished Research Fellow and Director

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Director (2019.1.16-present)
Interim Director (2016.10.1 -2019.1.15)
Director/Coordinator of Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences program of Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP-MBAS), Academia Sinica (2015-2020)
Distinguished Research Fellow  (2024-present)
Research Fellow (2014-2024)
Associate Research Fellow (2009-2013)
Assistant Research Fellow (2001-2009)
PDF Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, USA (1999-2001)
Ph.D. Plant Biology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, USA (1994-1999)