Diversity of ABC transporter genes across the plant kingdom and their potential utility in biotechnology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter gene superfamily is ubiquitous among extant organisms and prominently represented in plants. ABC transporters act to transport compounds across cellular membranes and are involved in a diverse range of biological processes. Thus, the applicability to biotechnology is vast, including cancer resistance in humans, drug resistance among vertebrates, and herbicide and other xenobiotic resistance in plants. In addition, plants appear to harbor the highest diversity of ABC transporter genes compared with any other group of organisms. This study applied transcriptome analysis to survey the kingdom-wide ABC transporter diversity in plants and suggest biotechnology applications of this diversity.

Results

We utilized sequence simila

SUBMITTER: Lane TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4886425 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature