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ArticleGigaScience2017

Panax ginseng genome examination for ginsenoside biosynthesis.

Jiang Xu, Yang Chu, Baosheng Liao, Shuiming Xiao, Qinggang Yin, Rui Bai, He Su, Linlin Dong, Xiwen Li, Jun Qian and 23 more

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Article in GigaScience, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 101 papers.

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8.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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101 citing papers in PubMed, 225 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

33 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Jiang XuInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Yang ChuInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Baosheng LiaoInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Shuiming XiaoInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Qinggang YinInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Rui BaiInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
He SuInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Linlin DongInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Xiwen LiInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Jun QianInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Jingjing ZhangInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Yujun ZhangInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Xiaoyan ZhangInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Mingli WuInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Jie ZhangInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Guozheng LiNational Data Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Lei ZhangInstitute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Zhenzhan ChangDepartment of Biophysics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China.
Yuebin ZhangState Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
Zhengwei JiaWaters Corporation Shanghai Science & Technology Co Ltd, Shanghai 201206, China.
Zhixiang LiuInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Daniel AfrehInstitute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology and Ecology, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, China.
Ruth NahuriraInstitute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology and Ecology, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, China.
Lianjuan ZhangInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Ruiyang ChengInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Yingjie ZhuInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Guangwei ZhuInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Wei RaoWaters Corporation Shanghai Science & Technology Co Ltd, Shanghai 201206, China.
Chao ZhouWaters Corporation Shanghai Science & Technology Co Ltd, Shanghai 201206, China.
Lirui QiaoWaters Corporation Shanghai Science & Technology Co Ltd, Shanghai 201206, China.
Zhihai HuangGuangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Yung-Chi ChengDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
Shilin ChenInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNWaters (China) · CNDalian Institute of Chemical Physics · CNInstitute of Crop Sciences · CNGuangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNPeking University · CNYale University · US

Funding

Clinical Study of PHY906, a Novel Chinese Herbal Medicine, as a Modulator of IrinP01CA154295 · NCI · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI CHENG, YUNG-CHI · 2011 to 2016
$6.4M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA154295
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ginseng, which contains ginsenosides as bioactive compounds, has been regarded as an important traditional medicine for several millennia. However, the genetic background of ginseng remains poorly understood, partly because of the plant's large and complex genome composition. We report the entire genome sequence of Panax ginseng using next-generation sequencing. The 3.5-Gb nucleotide sequence contains more than 60% repeats and encodes 42 006 predicted genes. Twenty-two transcriptome datasets and mass spectrometry images of ginseng roots were adopted to precisely quantify the functional genes. Thirty-one genes were identified to be involved in the mevalonic acid pathway. Eight of these genes were annotated as 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductases, which displayed diverse structures and expression characteristics. A total of 225 UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGTs) were identified, and these UGTs accounted for one of the largest gene families of ginseng. Tandem repeats contributed to the duplication and divergence of UGTs. Molecular modeling of UGTs in the 71st, 74th, and 94th families revealed a regiospecific conserved motif located at the N-terminus. Molecular docking predicted that this motif captures ginsenoside precursors. The ginseng genome represents a valuable resource for understanding and improving the breeding, cultivation, and synthesis biology of this key herb.

Indexed as

Genome, PlantGinsenosidesGlycosyltransferasesHydroxymethylglutaryl CoA ReductasesMevalonic AcidMolecular Sequence AnnotationPanaxGinsenosidesGlycosyltransferasesHydroxymethylglutaryl CoA ReductasesMevalonic Acidgenomeginsenosidesmass spectrometry imagingPanax ginseng

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