Background: As a political, economic, and cultural exchange channel between ancient China and countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa, the Silk Road has promoted political, trade, and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries in Chinese history and also promoted the development of traditional Chinese medicine.
Methods: This article summarizes the introduction of medicinal materials from the Han to Qing Dynasties, spanning approximately 2000 years.
Results: A total of 235 types of medicinal plant materials were imported.
Hyperosmolality-gated calcium-permeable channels (OSCA) are Ca nonselective cation channels that contain the calcium-dependent DUF221 domain, which plays an important role in plant response to stress and growth. However, the OSCA gene has not been fully identified and analyzed in sunflowers. In this study, we comprehensively analyzed the number, structure, collinearity, and phylogeny of the OSCA gene family in the sunflower, six Compositae species ( and ), and six other plants (soybean, , rice, grape, and maize).
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