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ArticleScientific reports2016

SmMYC2a and SmMYC2b played similar but irreplaceable roles in regulating the biosynthesis of tanshinones and phenolic acids in Salvia miltiorrhiza.

Yangyun Zhou, Wei Sun, Junfeng Chen, Hexin Tan, Ying Xiao, Qing Li, Qian Ji, Shouhong Gao, Li Chen, Shilin Chen and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 59 papers.

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yangyun ZhouDepartment of Pharmacy, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
Wei SunInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medicinal Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Junfeng ChenDepartment of Pharmacy, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
Hexin TanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Botany, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Ying XiaoDepartment of Pharmacy, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
Qing LiDepartment of Pharmacy, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
Qian JiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Botany, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Shouhong GaoDepartment of Pharmacy, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
Li ChenDepartment of Pharmacy, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
Shilin ChenInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medicinal Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Lei ZhangDepartment of Pharmaceutical Botany, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Wansheng ChenDepartment of Pharmacy, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
Second Military Medical University · CNInstitute of Chinese Materia MedicaChina Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences · CN

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Abstract

Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, which contains tanshinones and phenolic acids as major classes of bioactive components, is one of the most widely used herbs in traditional Chinese medicine. Production of tanshinones and phenolic acids is enhanced by methyl jasmonate (MeJA). Transcription factor MYC2 is the switch of jasmontes signaling in plants. Here, we focused on two novel JA-inducible genes in S. miltiorrhiza, designated as SmMYC2a and SmMYC2b, which were localized in the nucleus. SmMYC2a and SmMYC2b were also discovered to interact with SmJAZ1 and SmJAZ2, implying that the two MYC2s might function as direct targets of JAZ proteins. Ectopic RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated knockdown experiments suggested that SmMYC2a/b affected multiple genes in tanshinone and phenolic acid biosynthetic pathway. Besides, the accumulation of tanshinones and phenolic acids was impaired by the loss of function in SmMYC2a/b. Meanwhile, SmMYC2a could bind with an E-box motif within SmHCT6 and SmCYP98A14 promoters, while SmMYC2b bound with an E-box motif within SmCYP98A14 promoter, through which the regulation of phenolic acid biosynthetic pathway might achieve. Together, these results suggest that SmMYC2a and SmMYC2b are JAZ-interacting transcription factors that positively regulate the biosynthesis of tanshinones and Sal B with similar but irreplaceable effects.

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AbietanesBiosynthetic PathwaysCell NucleusCloning, MolecularGene Expression Regulation, PlantHydroxybenzoatesMedicine, Chinese TraditionalPhylogenyPlant ProteinsSalvia miltiorrhizaTissue DistributionTranscription FactorsAbietanesHydroxybenzoatesphenolic acidPlant ProteinstanshinoneTranscription Factors

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