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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (11): 18-28.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2022-0555

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Physiological and Molecular Mechanism of Plants Response to Copper Stress: A Review

LI Jia1,2,3(), DU Ruiying1,2,3, WANG Xu1,2,3, CHEN Guang1,2,3()   

  1. 1 Institute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-products, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640
    2 Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products, Guangzhou 510640
    3 Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou 510640
  • Received:2022-07-07 Revised:2022-10-27 Online:2023-04-15 Published:2023-04-10

Abstract:

Copper (Cu) is an essential metal for human body, animals and plants, and participates in various morphological, physiological and biochemical processes. Copper is a cofactor of many enzymes and plays an important role in photosynthesis, respiration and electron transport chain. It is also a structural component of defense genes. In order to provide more systematic theoretical reference for the future study of copper stress on plants, based on the adverse effects of excessive copper on physiological processes such as plant germination, growth, photosynthesis and anti-oxidation summarized in previous studies, this paper reviews the biological functions of copper, the toxicity of excessive copper to plant growth and development, the role of copper transporters and chaperone proteins, and the tolerance mechanism of plants to copper stress. The future research direction is prospected, which provides a basis for formulating effective strategies to maintain copper homeostasis.

Key words: copper toxicity, copper homeostasis, absorption, transport, tolerance mechanism