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ArticleScientific reports2017

Transcriptomic analyses reveal biosynthetic genes related to rosmarinic acid in Dracocephalum tanguticum.

Huie Li, Yaru Fu, Hao Sun, Yanfu Zhang, Xiaozhong Lan

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Huie LiMedicinal Plants Research Centre, Tibet Agricultural and Animal Husbandry College, Nyingchi, 860000, China.
Yaru FuMedicinal Plants Research Centre, Tibet Agricultural and Animal Husbandry College, Nyingchi, 860000, China.
Hao SunInstitute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China.
Yanfu ZhangMedicinal Plants Research Centre, Tibet Agricultural and Animal Husbandry College, Nyingchi, 860000, China.
Xiaozhong LanMedicinal Plants Research Centre, Tibet Agricultural and Animal Husbandry College, Nyingchi, 860000, China. lanxiaozhong@163.com.
Tibet University · CNGuizhou University · CNInstitute of Applied Ecology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dracocephalum tanguticum Maxim, a Lamiaceae species endemic to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and adjacent regions, is an important ornamental, medicinal and aromatic herb. In this study, a comprehensive transcriptome of 18 libraries from six organs namely, roots, stems, leaves, sepals, flowers and seeds of D. tanguticum were generated. More than 100 Gb of sequence data were obtained and assembled de novo into 187,447 transcripts, including 151,463 unigenes, among which the six organs shared 17.7% (26,841). In addition, all unigenes were assigned to 362 pathways, in which 'biosynthesis of secondary metabolites' is the second enriched pathway. Furthermore, rosmarinic acid (RA) is one of the multifunctional phenolic bioactive compounds produced in some Lamiaceae species. The six organs of D. tanguticum were confirmed to produce RA. A total of 22 predicted biosynthetic genes related to RA from the transcriptome were further isolated. Two of these genes were identified as candidates by evaluating the correlation coefficient between the RA contents and the expression of the predicted biosynthetic genes in the six organs. The new sequence information will improve the knowledge of D. tanguticum, as well as provide a reference tool for future studies of biosynthetic genes related to RA in this species.

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Biosynthetic PathwaysCinnamatesDepsidesFlowersGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, PlantLamiaceaeOrgan SpecificityPlant LeavesPlant ProteinsPlant RootsPlant StemsRosmarinic AcidSequence Analysis, RNACinnamatesDepsidesPlant ProteinsRosmarinic Acid

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PMID28250432
PMCPMC5428373
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