Research on Plants for the Understanding of Diseases of Nuclear and Mitochondrial Origin
Joint Authors
Spampinato, Claudia P.
Gomez-Casati, Diego F.
Source
Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Different model organisms, such as Escherichia coli, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, mouse, cultured human cell lines, among others, were used to study the mechanisms of several human diseases.
Since human genes and proteins have been structurally and functionally conserved in plant organisms, the use of plants, especially Arabidopsis thaliana, as a model system to relate molecular defects to clinical disorders has recently increased.
Here, we briefly review our current knowledge of human diseases of nuclear and mitochondrial origin and summarize the experimental findings of plant homologs implicated in each process.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Spampinato, Claudia P.& Gomez-Casati, Diego F.. 2012. Research on Plants for the Understanding of Diseases of Nuclear and Mitochondrial Origin. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501998
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Spampinato, Claudia P.& Gomez-Casati, Diego F.. Research on Plants for the Understanding of Diseases of Nuclear and Mitochondrial Origin. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501998
American Medical Association (AMA)
Spampinato, Claudia P.& Gomez-Casati, Diego F.. Research on Plants for the Understanding of Diseases of Nuclear and Mitochondrial Origin. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501998
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-501998