This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic pollutant of soils, which inhibits plant growth and yield production, and is frequently accumulated by agriculturally important crops with a significant potential to impair animal and human health. However, in China, up to 20 million hectare has been polluted by this metal. Plants hyperaccumulating Cd are of considerable interest for potential phytoremediation of the contaminated soils. Sedum alfredii has been identified as a Cd hyperaccumulator native to China, and the better understanding of its physiological and molecular mechanisms in hyperaccumulating Cd may contribute to its potential use in phytoremediation. Here, the speciation of metal ions was one of the important aspects in metal hypertolerance of hyperaccumulators. Some ligands (sulfur, oxygen/nitrogen coordinated) was suggested to be involved in the detoxification of metals in the hyperaccumulating plants which exhibited as transport, chelation, compartmentation and cellular restoration. This work is a frontier research on cellular localization and speciation of Cd in the hyperaccumulator S. alfredii by using micro-SXRF and XAS. XAS is an element specific method and, therefore, particularly suited for analyzing the in vivo ligand environment of Cd in plants. Much work has been done by our research group on physiological characterization of uptake, translocation and accumulation of Zn and Cd in S. alfredii, and several experimental evidence has been obtained for the explanation of Zn localization and speciation in the S. alfredii by micro-SXRF and XAS experiments in BSRF, China, and KEK-PF, Japan. Still, it is necessary to further understand the speciation of Cd at cellular levels by using micro-SXRF and XAS, which is not detectable in BSRF or KEK. Thus, we apply for this experiment at SSRL station aiming at explaining the speciation of Cd in S. alfredii and its homeostatic mechanisms of Zn and Cd hyperaccumulation in S. alfredii.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Biotechnology Resource Grants (P41)
Project #
5P41RR001209-30
Application #
7954450
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-BPC-E (40))
Project Start
2009-03-01
Project End
2010-02-28
Budget Start
2009-03-01
Budget End
2010-02-28
Support Year
30
Fiscal Year
2009
Total Cost
$2,067
Indirect Cost
Name
Stanford University
Department
Chemistry
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
009214214
City
Stanford
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
94305
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