Table 4.

Genes encoding Zinc and Iron regulated transporter Protein (ZIP) and Yellow Stripe-Like proteins (YSL) for Cd transport in plants.

Plant Species	Genes	Expression Sites	Subcellular Location	Function	References
Genes encoding Zinc and Iron regulated transporter Protein (ZIP)
Noccaea caerulescens L.	NcZNT1	roots and shoots	-	-	[106,107]
Arabidopsis thaliana	AtIRT1	Roots	Plasma membrane	Cd uptake	[108,109]
Oryza sativa L.	OsIRT1	Roots	Plasma membrane	Cd uptake	[108,109,110]
	OsIRT2	Roots	Plasma membrane	Cd uptake	[110]
	OsZIP1	Roots	Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and plasma membrane	Cd efflux	[111]
	OsZIP5	Roots	Plasma membrane	Cd uptake	[112]
	OsZIP6	Shoots and roots	-	Cd uptake	[113]
	OsZIP7	parenchyma cells of vascular bundles in roots and nodes	Plasma membrane	Cd translocation	[114]
	OsZIP9	Roots	Plasma membrane	Cd uptake	[112,115]
Nicotiana tabacum var Xanthi	NtZIP4A/B	Leaves and roots	Plasma membrane	Cd translocation	[116,117]
Morus alba	MaZIP4	-	Plasma membrane	-	[118]
Genes encoding Yellow Stripe-Like proteins (YSL)
Miscanthus sacchariflorus	MsYSL1	Stems	Plasma membrane	Cd translocation	[119]
Solanum nigrum	SnYSL3	Vascular tissues and epidermal cells of the roots and stems	Plasma membrane	Cd translocation	[120]
Vaccinium ssp.	VcYSL6	-	Chloroplast	-	[121]
Brassica juncea	BjYSL7	Stems	Plasma membrane	Cd translocation	[122]