Orthologs of Human-Disease-Associated Genes in Plants Are Involved in Regulating Leaf Senescence.

ABSTRACT: As eukaryotes, plants and animals have many commonalities on the genetic level, although they differ greatly in appearance and physiological habits. The primary goal of current plant research is to improve the crop yield and quality. However, plant research has a wider aim, exploiting the evolutionary conservatism similarities between plants and animals, and applying discoveries in the field of botany to promote zoological research that will ultimately serve human health, although very few studies have addressed this aspect. Here, we analyzed 35 human-disease-related gene orthologs in plants and characterized the genes in depth. Thirty-four homologous genes were found to be present in the herbaceous annual plant Arabidopsis thaliana and the woody perennial plant Populus trichocar

SUBMITTER: Wang HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9965218 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature