Nam HG
Department of Life Science Pohang University of Science and Technology San 31, Hyoja Dong, Nam Gu, Pohang, Kyungbuk, 790-784, South Korea
Curr Opin Biotechnol. 1997 Apr 1;8(2):200-7. doi: 10.1016/s0958-1669(97)80103-6.
The cloning of genes induced during leaf senescence and the study of their modes of regulation conducted in the past two years have revealed some of the molecular mechanisms underlying leaf senescence. The identification of genetic mutants that control leaf senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana opened up new possibilities for genetically analyzing leaf senescence in a model system. Encouraging experimental data with transgenic plants show that manipulation of leaf senescence may greatly contribute to the improvement of important agronomic traits such as crop yield and the storage life of the harvested tissues.
在过去两年中对叶片衰老过程中诱导的基因进行克隆以及对其调控模式的研究，揭示了叶片衰老背后的一些分子机制。拟南芥中控制叶片衰老的基因突变体的鉴定，为在模型系统中对叶片衰老进行遗传分析开辟了新的可能性。转基因植物的实验数据令人鼓舞，表明对叶片衰老的调控可能对改善重要农艺性状（如作物产量和收获组织的储存寿命）有很大帮助。
