Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
J Biol Chem. 2020 Nov 6;295(45):15376-15377. doi: 10.1074/jbc.REV120.015446. Epub 2020 Sep 1.
The deep relationship between plants and humans predates civilization, and our reliance on plants as sources of food, feed, fiber, fuels, and pharmaceuticals continues to increase. Understanding how plants grow and overcome challenges to their survival is critical for using these organisms to meet current and future demands for food and other plant-derived materials. This thematic review series on "plants in the real world" presents a set of eight reviews that highlight advances in understanding plant health, including the role of thiamine (vitamin B), iron, and the plant immune system; how plants use ethylene and ubiquitin systems to control growth and development; and how new gene-editing approaches, the redesign of plant cell walls, and deciphering herbicide resistance evolution can lead to the next generation of crops.
植物与人类之间的深厚关系可以追溯到文明出现之前，我们对植物作为食物、饲料、纤维、燃料和药物来源的依赖也在不断增加。了解植物的生长方式以及它们如何克服生存挑战，对于利用这些生物来满足当前和未来对食物和其他植物衍生材料的需求至关重要。本系列主题评论“现实世界中的植物”共包含八篇评论文章，重点介绍了植物健康方面的进展，包括硫胺素（维生素 B）、铁和植物免疫系统的作用；植物如何利用乙烯和泛素系统来控制生长和发育；以及新的基因编辑方法、植物细胞壁的重新设计和除草剂抗性进化的破译如何引领下一代作物的发展。
