“…A total of 14 TdZIPs in clade III were clustered together with OsZIP3 , OsZIP4 , OsZIP5 , OsZIP8 , OsZIP9 , ZmZIP3 , ZmZIP4 , ZmZIP8 , AtZIP1 , AtZIP3 , AtZIP5 , AtZIP7 , and AtZIP12 . The OsZIP3 , OsZIP4 , OsZIP5 , OsZIP8 , AtZIP1 , AtZIP3 , AtZIP7 , and AtZIP12 had been verified to have ability to transport Zn in plants [ 11 , 12 , 20 , 29 , 32 , 33 ], while the ZmZIPs could complement the transport of Zn and Fe in yeast mutants [ 34 ]. Taken together, these data indicate that the TdZIPs closely related to OsZIP , ZmZIP , and AtZIP genes are likely to have the ability to absorb and transport Zn and Mn and respond to Zn deficiency.…”