The deposited data were used in a publication describing a previously unrecognized mechanism in which zinc is translocated between lateral roots, moving from Zn‑sufficient to Zn‑deficient ones, mitigating Zn‑deficiency responses and reducing Zn uptake.
The files are structured according to the figures in the publication https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-07391-z.
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Fig. 2 GUS promoter activity analysis in whole roots grown in homogeneous Zn conditions (either with or without added Zn) and in heterogeneous Zn conditions (half of the medium with added Zn and the other half without Zn).
Fig. 3 Zn concentration measurements obtained using atomic absorbance spectroscopy from plant roots grown in homogeneous Zn conditions (either with or without added Zn) and in heterogeneous Zn conditions (half of the medium with added Zn and the other half without Zn).
Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 micro X‑ray fluorescence data from synchrotron studies, including raw data in ZIP archives, normalized PNG/TIFF representations of the raw data, and additional pixel‑intensity analyses such as leaf Zn levels shown in the inset of Fig. 5.
Fig. 6 Zn concentration measurements obtained using atomic absorbance spectroscopy from plant leaves grown in homogeneous Zn conditions (either with or without added Zn) and in heterogeneous Zn conditions (half of the medium with added Zn and the other half without Zn).
Fig. 7 expression analysis of genes involved in Zn transport, including HMA4, ZIP4B, and NAS.
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