ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland)2012
Tungsten Toxicity in Plants.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 62 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Excess molybdenum impairs growth, nitrogen metabolism and nutrient translocation of soybean inFrontiers in plant science · 2026Article
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- Concentration-dependent effects of tungstate on germination, growth, lignification-related enzymes, antioxidants, and reactive oxygen species in broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica L.).Environmental science and pollution research international · 2019Article
- Structural Evidence of Programmed Cell Death Induction by Tungsten in Root Tip Cells ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Molecular Mechanisms of Tungsten Toxicity Differ forFrontiers in plant science · 2019Article
- Nitric Oxide Mediates Molybdenum-Induced Antioxidant Defense in Wheat under Drought Stress.Frontiers in plant science · 2017Article
- Elemental composition of Marrubium astracanicum Jacq. growing in tungsten-contaminated sites.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2016Article
- Tungsten-induced carcinogenesis in human bronchial epithelial cells.Toxicology and applied pharmacology · 2015Article
- "CLASPing" tungsten's effects on microtubules with "PINs".Plant signaling & behavior · 2015Article
- The nitrate reductase inhibitor, tungsten, disrupts actin microfilaments in Zea mays L.Protoplasma · 2014Article
- Tungsten distribution in soil and rice in the vicinity of the world's largest and longest-operating tungsten mine in China.PloS one · 2014Article
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Abstract
Tungsten (W) is a rare heavy metal, widely used in a range of industrial, military and household applications due to its unique physical properties. These activities inevitably have accounted for local W accumulation at high concentrations, raising concerns about its effects for living organisms. In plants, W has primarily been used as an inhibitor of the molybdoenzymes, since it antagonizes molybdenum (Mo) for the Mo-cofactor (MoCo) of these enzymes. However, recent advances indicate that, beyond Mo-enzyme inhibition, W has toxic attributes similar with those of other heavy metals. These include hindering of seedling growth, reduction of root and shoot biomass, ultrastructural malformations of cell components, aberration of cell cycle, disruption of the cytoskeleton and deregulation of gene expression related with programmed cell death (PCD). In this article, the recent available information on W toxicity in plants and plant cells is reviewed, and the knowledge gaps and the most pertinent research directions are outlined.
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