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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2014

Cloning and characterisation of the gene encoding 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase in Tripterygium wilfordii.

Yu-Jia Liu, Yu-Jun Zhao, Meng Zhang, Ping Su, Xiu-Juan Wang, Xia-Nan Zhang, Wei Gao, Lu-Qi Huang

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yu-Jia LiuSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China. lyjlife@sina.com.
Yu-Jun ZhaoSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China. diana1989119@sina.com.
Meng ZhangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China. zhangmeng8846@163.com.
Ping SuSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China. suping120@163.com.
Xiu-Juan WangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China. wxj0517@sina.com.
Xia-Nan ZhangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China. xnzhang@ccmu.edu.cn.
Wei GaoSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China. weigao@ccmu.edu.cn.
Lu-Qi HuangNational Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China. huangluqi01@126.com.
Capital Medical University · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tripterygium wilfordii is a traditional Chinese medical plant used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and cancer. The main bioactive compounds of the plant are diterpenoids and triterpenoids. 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase (HMGS) catalyses the reaction of acetoacetyl-CoA to 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA, which is the first committed enzyme in the mevalonate (MVA) pathway. The sequence information of HMGS in Tripterygium wilfordii is a basic resource necessary for studying the terpenoids in the plant. In this paper, full-length cDNA encoding HMGS was isolated from Tripterygium wilfordii (abbreviated TwHMGS, GenBank accession number: KM978213). The full length of TwHMGS is 1814 bp, and the gene encodes a protein with 465 amino acids. Sequence comparison revealed that TwHMGS exhibits high similarity to HMGSs of other plants. The tissue expression patterns revealed that the expression level of TwHMGS is highest in the stems and lowest in the roots. Induced expression of TwHMGS can be induced by MeJA, and the expression level is highest 4 h after induction. The functional complement assays in the YML126C knockout yeast demonstrated that TwHMGS participates in yeast terpenoid biosynthesis.

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Genes, PlantAcetatesAmino Acid SequenceBiocatalysisCloning, MolecularCyclopentanesGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenetic Complementation TestHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA SynthaseModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataOxylipinsPhylogenySaccharomyces cerevisiaeSequence AlignmentAcetatesCyclopentanesHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Synthasemethyl jasmonateOxylipins

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PMID25438080
PMCPMC6271793
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