Distribution of cadmium in leaves of Thlaspi caerulescens
Open accessAbstract
Knowledge of the intracellular distribution of Cd in leaves is necessary in order to understand the mechanisms of hyperaccumulation in Thlaspi caerulescens. Ganges and Prayon, two ecotypes accumulating Cd to different levels, were grown in nutrient medium containing varying concentrations (0, 5, 10, 50, and 100 microM) of Cd. Several different approaches were combined in this study to (i) validate the results obtained by a specific method and (ii) establish the link between observations and measurements performed at different scales. In both ecotypes, Cd, localized by autoradiography, was found mainly at the edges of the leaves, but also in points of higher concentration spread over the whole limb surface. This localization was clearly correlated with the necrotic spots observed on Prayon leaves. Scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis (cryo-SEM-EDXMA) and tissue fractionation (apoplasm, cell walls, mesophyll protoplasts, and lower epidermis) showed that Cd had similar patterns of distribution in leaf cells of both ecotypes. Cadmium was found both inside the cells and in the cell walls, mainly in the large epidermal cells but also in small epidermal cells. All the methods used agreed well and the results indicated that metal storage in the plants studied involves more than one compartment and that Cd is stored principally in the less metabolically active parts of leaf cells.
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
Several hyperaccumulator species have accumulated Cd, including A. halleri, B. juncea, Lactuca orientalis, N. caerulescens, Tragopogon collinus, and S. hohenackeriana.
“Several hyperaccumulator species have accumulated Cd, including A. halleri, B. juncea, Lactuca orientalis Boiss., N. caerulescens, Tragopogon collinus DC., and S. hohenackeriana (Cosio et al., 2005; Küpper and Kochian, 2010; Moameri et al., 2017).”
From Plant hyperaccumulators: a state-of-the-art review on mechanism of heavy metal transport and sequestration (2025) · cites this paper as Cosio et al., 2005
The Introduction reports Cd accumulation in A. halleri and B. juncea, and Plant material and culture identifies a Cd-hyperaccumulating T. caerulescens ecotype. The paper does not establish Cd hyperaccumulation for every species in the cited list: it does not name Lactuca orientalis, Tragopogon collinus, S. hohenackeriana, or N. caerulescens, and it does not identify B. juncea as a hyperaccumulator. (LLM, conf=0.88)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredCadmium is accumulated in the edges of leaves, epidermal cells, cell walls, and metabolically less active parts of leaves in Noccaea caerulescens.
“Cadmium is accumulated in the edges of leaves, epidermal cells, cell walls, and metabolically less active parts of leaves in Noccaea caerulescens (Cosio et al., 2005).”
From Plant hyperaccumulators: a state-of-the-art review on mechanism of heavy metal transport and sequestration (2025) · cites this paper as Cosio et al., 2005
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
The self-check needs the paper’s full text.
Cites
Trace Elements in Soils and Plants
Kabata-Pendias, A. (2010) · doi:10.1201/b10158 · Cited by 11,918 · see citing works
Response to cadmium in higher plants
di Toppi, L. S., & Gabbrielli, R. (1999) · Environmental and Experimental Botany · doi:10.1016/s0098-8472(98)00058-6 · Cited by 2,264 · see citing works
Phytoremediation: A Novel Strategy for the Removal of Toxic Metals from the Environment Using Plants
Salt, D. E., Blaylock, M. J., Kumar, N. P. B. A., Dushenkov, S., Ensley, B. D., Chet, I., & Raskin, I. (1995) · Nature Biotechnology · doi:10.1038/nbt0595-468 · Cited by 2,204 · see citing works
Mechanisms of Cadmium Mobility and Accumulation in Indian Mustard
Salt, D. E., Prince, R. C., Pickering, I. J., & Raskin, I. (1995) · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · doi:10.1104/pp.109.4.1427 · Cited by 1,025 · see citing works
Accumulation of Cadmium in Crop Plants and Its Consequences to Human Health
Wagner, G. J. (1993) · Advances in agronomy · doi:10.1016/s0065-2113(08)60593-3 · Cited by 837 · see citing works
Küpper, H., Lombi, E., Zhao, F.-J., & McGrath, S. P. (2000) · Planta · doi:10.1007/s004250000366 · Cited by 685 · see citing works
Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology
(2001) · CRC Press eBooks · doi:10.1201/9780203908426 · Cited by 599 · see citing works
Subcellular Localization of Cadmium and Cadmium-Binding Peptides in Tobacco Leaves
Vögeli‐Lange, R., & Wagner, G. J. (1990) · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · doi:10.1104/pp.92.4.1086 · Cited by 475 · see citing works
Brown, S. L., Chaney, R. L., Angle, J. S., & Baker, A. J. M. (1994) · Journal of Environmental Quality · doi:10.2134/jeq1994.00472425002300060004x · Cited by 448 · see citing works
Cellular Compartmentation of Zinc in Leaves of the Hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens1
Küpper, H., Zhao, F. J., & McGrath, S. P. (1999) · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · doi:10.1104/pp.119.1.305 · Cited by 444 · see citing works
Zhao, F. J., Lombi, E., & McGrath, S. P. (2003) · Plant and Soil · doi:10.1023/a:1022530217289 · Cited by 438 · see citing works
Salt, D. E., Prince, R. C., Baker, A. J. M., Raskin, I., & Pickering, I. J. (1999) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es980825x · Cited by 404 · see citing works
Subcellular Distribution and Chemical Form of Cadmium in Bean Plants
Weigel, H. J., & Jäger, H. J. (1980) · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · doi:10.1104/pp.65.3.480 · Cited by 392 · see citing works
Zhao, F., Hamon, R. E., Lombi, E., McLaughlin, M. J., & McGrath, S. P. (2002) · Journal of Experimental Botany · doi:10.1093/jexbot/53.368.535 · Cited by 385 · see citing works
Cadmium accumulation in populations of Thlaspi caerulescens and Thlaspi goesingense
Lombi, E., Zhao, F. J., Dunham, S. J., & McGrath, S. P. (2000) · New Phytologist · doi:10.1046/j.1469-8137.2000.00560.x · Cited by 384 · see citing works
Grant, C. A., Buckley, W. T., Bailey, L. D., & Selles, F. (1998) · Canadian Journal of Plant Science · doi:10.4141/p96-100 · Cited by 383 · see citing works
Lasat, M. M., Baker, A. J. M., & Kochian, L. V. (1996) · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · doi:10.1104/pp.112.4.1715 · Cited by 381 · see citing works
Zinc and Cadmium Uptake by Hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens Grown in Nutrient Solution
Brown, S. L., Chaney, R. L., Angle, J. S., & Baker, A. J. M. (1995) · Soil Science Society of America Journal · doi:10.2136/sssaj1995.03615995005900010020x · Cited by 380 · see citing works
Assunção, A. G. L., Schat, H., & Aarts, M. G. M. (2003) · New Phytologist · doi:10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00820.x · Cited by 358 · see citing works
The potential of Thlaspi caerulescens for phytoremediation of contaminated soils
Robinson, B. H., Leblanc, M. J., Petit, D., Brooks, R. R., Kirkman, J. H., & Gregg, P. E. H. (1998) · Plant and Soil · doi:10.1023/a:1004328816645 · Cited by 333 · see citing works
Koopmans, A., & ten Have, H. (1989) · Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling · Cited by 331 · see citing works
Zinc hyperaccumulation and cellular distribution in Arabidopsis halleri
Zhao, F. J., Lombi, E., Breedon, T., & McGrath, S. P. (2000) · Plant Cell & Environment · doi:10.1046/j.1365-3040.2000.00569.x · Cited by 329 · see citing works
Lasat, M. M., Baker, A. J. M., & Kochian, L. V. (1998) · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · doi:10.1104/pp.118.3.875 · Cited by 306 · see citing works
Keller, C., Hammer, D. A., Kayser, A., Richner, W., Brodbeck, M., & Sennhauser, M. (2003) · Plant and Soil · doi:10.1023/a:1022590609042 · Cited by 294 · see citing works
SHEN, Z. G., ZHAO, F. J., & McGRATH, S. P. (1997) · Plant, Cell & Environment · doi:10.1046/j.1365-3040.1997.d01-134.x · Cited by 278 · see citing works
Roosens, N. H. C., Verbruggen, N., Meerts, P., Ximénez‐Embún, P., & Smith, J. A. C. (2003) · Plant Cell & Environment · doi:10.1046/j.1365-3040.2003.01084.x · Cited by 278 · see citing works
Heavy metal binding by mycorrhizal fungi
Galli, U., Schüepp, H., & Brunold, C. (1994) · Physiologia Plantarum · doi:10.1111/j.1399-3054.1994.tb05349.x · Cited by 275 · see citing works
Brown, S. L., Chaney, R. L., Angle, J. S., & Baker, A. J. M. (1995) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es00006a022 · Cited by 269 · see citing works
Lombi, E., Zhao, F. J., McGrath, S. P., Young, S. D., & Sacchi, G. A. (2001) · New Phytologist · doi:10.1046/j.1469-8137.2001.00003.x · Cited by 268 · see citing works
Choi, Y.-E., Harada, E., Wada, M., Tsuboi, H., Morita, Y., 智之, 草., & Sano, H. (2001) · Planta · doi:10.1007/s004250000487 · Cited by 266 · see citing works
Electron Microscopy of Plant Cells
(1991) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-318880-9.x5001-7 · Cited by 258 · see citing works
Cosio, C., Martinoia, E., & Keller, C. (2004) · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · doi:10.1104/pp.103.031948 · Cited by 246 · see citing works
Self-citationLohaus, G., Pennewiß, K., Sattelmacher, B., et al. (2001) · Physiologia Plantarum · doi:10.1034/j.1399-3054.2001.1110405.x · Cited by 245 · see citing works
Positive responses to Zn and Cd by roots of the Zn and Cd hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens
Whiting, S. N., Leake, J. R., McGrath, S. P., & Baker, A. J. M. (2000) · New Phytologist · doi:10.1046/j.1469-8137.2000.00570.x · Cited by 236 · see citing works
Vázquez, M. D., Barceló, J. A., Poschenrieder, C., Mádico, J., Hatton, P. V., Baker, A. J. M., & Cope, G. H. (1992) · Journal of Plant Physiology · doi:10.1016/s0176-1617(11)81091-6 · Cited by 227 · see citing works
Carrier, P., Baryla, A., & Havaux, M. (2003) · Planta · doi:10.1007/s00425-002-0947-6 · Cited by 209 · see citing works
Cadmium uptake and subcellular compartmentation in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Paxillus involutus
Blaudez, D., Botton, B., & Chalot, M. (2000) · Microbiology · doi:10.1099/00221287-146-5-1109 · Cited by 199 · see citing works
Lozano-Rodríguez, E., Hernández, L. E., Bonay, P., & Carpena‐Ruiz, R. O. (1997) · HighWire Press Open Archive · Cited by 197 · see citing works
Frey, B., Keller, C., & Zierold, K. (2000) · Plant Cell & Environment · doi:10.1046/j.1365-3040.2000.00590.x · Cited by 193 · see citing works
Transpiration, a prerequisite for long-distance transport of minerals in plants?
Tanner, W., & Beevers, H. (2001) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.161279898 · Cited by 176 · see citing works
Soil Chemistry and Ecosystem Health
(1998) · SSSA special publication series · doi:10.2136/sssaspecpub52 · Cited by 160 · see citing works
Schwartz, C., Morel, J., Saumier, S., Whiting, S. N., & Baker, A. J. M. (1999) · Plant and Soil · doi:10.1023/a:1004519611152 · Cited by 133 · see citing works
Heavy Metal Tolerance of Silene vulgaris
Bringezu, K., Lichtenberger, O., Leopold, I., et al. (1999) · Journal of Plant Physiology · doi:10.1016/s0176-1617(99)80295-8 · Cited by 130 · see citing works
Boominathan, R., & Doran, P. M. (2003) · Journal of Biotechnology · doi:10.1016/s0168-1656(02)00320-6 · Cited by 129 · see citing works
Production of Recombinant Proteins in Tobacco Guttation Fluid
Komarnytsky, S., Borisjuk, N. V., Borisjuk, L., et al. (2000) · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · doi:10.1104/pp.124.3.927 · Cited by 127 · see citing works
An X-ray Microanalytical Study of the Distribution of Cadmium in Roots of Zea mays L.
Khan, D. H., Duckett, J. G., Frankland, B., & Kirkham, J. (1984) · Journal of Plant Physiology · doi:10.1016/s0176-1617(84)80047-4 · Cited by 108 · see citing works
Nassiri, Y., Mansot, J. L., Wéry, J., Ginsburger-Vogel, T., & Amiard, J. (1997) · Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology · doi:10.1007/s002449900236 · Cited by 93 · see citing works
Phytoextraction of Cd and Zn with Thlaspi caerulescens in field trials
Hammer, D. A., & Keller, C. (2003) · Soil Use and Management · doi:10.1111/j.1475-2743.2003.tb00295.x · Cited by 90 · see citing works
Mechanisms of metal resistance in plants: aluminum and heavy metals
Kochian, L. V., Pence, N. S., Letham, D. L. D., Piñeros, M. A., de Magalhães, J. V., Hoekenga, O. A., & Garvin, D. F. (2002) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-94-017-2789-1_8 · Cited by 89 · see citing works
Perronnet, K., Schwartz, C., & Morel, J. (2003) · Plant and Soil · doi:10.1023/a:1022560711597 · Cited by 88 · see citing works
Distribution of cadmium in leaves of cadmium tolerant and sensitive ecotypes of Silene vulgaris
Chardonnens, A. N., Bookum, W. M. T., Kuijper, L. D. J., Verkleij, J. A. C., & Ernst, W. H. O. (1998) · Physiologia Plantarum · doi:10.1034/j.1399-3054.1998.1040110.x · Cited by 85 · see citing works
Frey, B., Zierold, K., & Brunner, I. L. (2000) · Plant Cell & Environment · doi:10.1046/j.1365-3040.2000.00637.x · Cited by 79 · see citing works
Cadmium localization and quantification in the plant Arabidopsis thaliana using micro-PIXE
Ager, F. J., Ynsa, M. D., Domínguez‐Solís, J. R., Gotor, C., Respaldiza, M. Á., & Romero, L. C. (2002) · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms · doi:10.1016/s0168-583x(01)01130-2 · Cited by 61 · see citing works
Hart, J. J., Tomaso, J. M. D., Linscott, D. L., & Kochian, L. V. (1992) · Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology · doi:10.1016/0048-3575(92)90034-w · Cited by 59 · see citing works
Lazof, D. B., Goldsmith, J. G., Rufty, T. W., et al. (1996) · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · doi:10.1104/pp.112.3.1289 · Cited by 58 · see citing works
Distribution of Ni and Zn in the leaves ofThlaspi japonicumgrowing on ultramafic soil
Mizuno, N., Nosaka, S., Mizuno, T., et al. (2003) · Soil Science & Plant Nutrition · doi:10.1080/00380768.2003.10409984 · Cited by 47 · see citing works
Element Distribution in Mycelium of Pisolithus arrhizus Treated with Cadmium Dust
Turnau, K. (1994) · Annals of Botany · doi:10.1006/anbo.1994.1103 · Cited by 41 · see citing works
Allocation Patterns of Zinc and Cadmium in Heavy Metal Tolerant and Sensitive Silene vulgaris
Chardonnens, A. N., Bookum, W. M. T., Vellinga, S., Schat, H., Verkleij, J. A. C., & Ernst, W. H. O. (1999) · Journal of Plant Physiology · doi:10.1016/s0176-1617(99)80096-0 · Cited by 32 · see citing works
Heavy metal binding by mycorrhizal fungi
Galli, U., Schüepp, H., & Brunold, C. (1994) · Physiologia Plantarum · doi:10.1034/j.1399-3054.1994.920224.x · Cited by 27 · see citing works
Soil‐Root Interface: Ecosystem Health and Human Food‐Chain Protection
Chaney, R. L., Brown, S. L., & Angle, J. S. (1998) · SSSA special publication series · doi:10.2136/sssaspecpub52.c10 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Flagged first, then by citations
Research works printed but not linked: 1
- Christie WW. 2003. Lipid analysis, 3rd edn. Bridgwater: Oily Press.
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Heavy metal hyperaccumulating plants: how and why do they do it? And what makes them so interesting
Rascio, N., & Navari-Izzo, F. (2011) · Plant Science · doi:10.1016/j.plantsci.2010.08.016 · Cited by 2,012 · see citing works
Root responses to cadmium in the rhizosphere: a review
Lux, A., Martinka, M., Vaculik, M., & White, P. J. (2011) · Journal of Experimental Botany · doi:10.1093/jxb/erq281 · Cited by 1,100 · see citing works
Cadmium in plants on polluted soils: Effects of soil factors, hyperaccumulation, and amendments
Kirkham, M. B. (2006) · Geoderma · doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2006.08.024 · Cited by 651 · see citing works
Parrotta, L. (2015) · Frontiers in Plant Science · doi:10.3389/fpls.2015.00133 · Cited by 438 · see citing works
Zinc hyperaccumulation in plants: A review
Balafrej, H., Bogusz, D., Triqui, Z.-E. A., Guedira, A., Bendaou, N., Smouni, A., & Fahr, M. (2020) · Plants · doi:10.3390/plants9050562 · Cited by 275 · see citing works
A comparison of the <i>Thlaspi caerulescens</i> and <i>Thlaspi arvense</i> shoot transcriptomes
Hammond, J. P., Bowen, H. C., White, P. J., Mills, V., Pyke, K. A., Baker, A. J. M., Whiting, S. N., May, S. T., & Broadley, M. R. (2006) · New Phytologist · doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01662.x · Cited by 223 · see citing works
Cd speciation and localization in the hyperaccumulator Arabidopsis halleri
Huguet, S., Bert, V., Laboudigue, A., Barthès, V., Isaure, M.-P., Llorens, I., Schat, H., & Sarret, G. (2012) · Environmental and Experimental Botany · doi:10.1016/j.envexpbot.2012.03.011 · Cited by 124 · see citing works
Isaure, M.-P., Huguet, S., Meyer, C.-L., Castillo-Michel, H., Testemale, D., Vantelon, D., Saumitou-Laprade, P., Verbruggen, N., & Sarret, G. (2015) · Journal of Experimental Botany · doi:10.1093/jxb/erv131 · Cited by 96 · see citing works
Reducing heavy metal contamination in soil and water using phytoremediation
Zhakypbek, Y., Kossalbayev, B. D., Belkozhayev, A. M., Murat, T., Tursbekov, S., Abdalimov, E., Pashkovskiy, P., Kreslavski, V., Kuznetsov, V., & Allakhverdiev, S. I. (2024) · Plants · doi:10.3390/plants13111534 · Cited by 86 · see citing works
Low-molecular-weight ligands in plants: role in metal homeostasis and hyperaccumulation
Seregin, I. V., & Kozhevnikova, A. D. (2021) · Photosynthesis Research · doi:10.1007/s11120-020-00768-1 · Cited by 73 · see citing works
Bhat, B. A., Rather, M. A., Bilal, T., Nazir, R., Qadir, R. U., & Mir, R. A. (2025) · Frontiers in Plant Science · doi:10.3389/fpls.2025.1631378 · Cited by 68 · see citing works
“Several hyperaccumulator species have accumulated Cd, including A. halleri , B. Bhat et al. 10.3389/fpls.2025.1631378 juncea, Lactuca orientalis Boiss., N. caerulescens, Tragopogon collinus DC., and S. hohenackeriana (Cosio et al., 2005; Küpper and Kochian, 2010; Moameri et al., 2017).”
InfluentialComparative understanding of metal hyperaccumulation in plants: a mini-review
Peng, J.-S., Guan, Y.-H., Lin, X.-J., Xu, X.-J., Xiao, L., Wang, H.-H., & Meng, S. (2021) · Environmental Geochemistry and Health · doi:10.1007/s10653-020-00533-2 · Cited by 63 · see citing works
Heavy metal phytoremediation by bioenergy plants and associated tolerance mechanisms
P.P., S., & Puthur, J. T. (2021) · Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal · doi:10.1080/15320383.2020.1849017 · Cited by 42 · see citing works
Methods for Visualizing Elemental Distribution in Hyperaccumulator Plants
van der Ent, A., Purwadi, I., Harris, H. H., Kopittke, P. M., Przybyłowicz, W. J., & Mesjasz-Przybyłowicz, J. (2021) · Mineral Resource Reviews · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-58904-2_10 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
- Authors
- Cosio, C.
- Affiliations
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Cosio, C.
- ORCID
- Cosio, C.
- Venue
- Journal of Experimental Botany
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2005-01-10
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 412
- Pages
- 765-775
- ISSN
- 0022-0957 (ISSN-L)
- 1460-2431
- OpenAlex
- W2153945507
- Cited by
- 191
- References
- 60
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 17 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 17
- FWCI
- 11.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Experimental Botany (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- reroDoc Digital Library (submittedVersion)
- DORA WSL (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Analytical Chemistry › Heavy Metals in Plants
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Heavy metals in environment
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
- Keywords
- cadmium, Thlaspi caerulescens, hyperaccumulation, ecotypes, cell wall, epidermal cells, autoradiography, tissue fractionation
- MeSH terms
- Autoradiography, Cadmium, Cell Wall, Genotype, Plant Leaves, Thlaspi
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review