Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32727352›Full record

ArticleBMC genomics2020

Transcriptome analysis provides insights into the non-methylated lignin synthesis in Paphiopedilum armeniacum seed.

Lin Fang, Xin Xu, Ji Li, Feng Zheng, Mingzhi Li, Jingwei Yan, Yuan Li, Xinhua Zhang, Lin Li, Guohua Ma and 4 more

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in BMC genomics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Action Pathways ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
    Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Map-based cloning of Zmccr3 and its network construction and validation for regulating maize seed germination.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2025
    Article
  8. Article
  9. Article
  10. Article
  11. Article
  12. Isolation ofJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
    Article
  13. Identification ofGenes · 2023
    Article
  14. Article
  15. Article
  16. Article
  17. Article
  18. Review
  19. Article
  20. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Lin FangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China.
Xin XuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China.
Ji LiGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China.
Feng ZhengGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China.
Mingzhi LiIndependent Researcher, Guangzhou, 510555, China.
Jingwei YanCollege of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China.
Yuan LiGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China.
Xinhua ZhangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China.
Lin LiGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China.
Guohua MaGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China.
Aying ZhangCollege of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China.
Fubing LvEnvironmental Horticulture Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
Kunlin WuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China. wkl8@scib.ac.cn.
Songjun ZengGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China. zengsongjun@scib.ac.cn.
South China Botanical Garden · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNNanjing Agricultural University · CNGuangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CN

Funding

Guangdong Key Technology Research and Development Program (2018B020202001, 2017A020208036, 2017B090901050)National Key Research and Development Program of China 2016YFC0503104National Natural Science Foundation of China 31902062Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2018A030313686
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundsPaphiopedilum is an important genus of the orchid family Orchidaceae and has high horticultural value. The wild populations are under threat of extinction because of overcollection and habitat destruction. Mature seeds of most Paphiopedilum species are difficult to germinate, which severely restricts their germplasm conservation and commercial production. The factors inhibiting germination are largely unknown.

resultsIn this study, large amounts of non-methylated lignin accumulated during seed maturation of Paphiopedilum armeniacum (P. armeniacum), which negatively correlates with the germination rate. The transcriptome profiles of P. armeniacum seed at different development stages were compared to explore the molecular clues for non-methylated lignin synthesis. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis showed that a large number of genes associated with phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and phenylalanine metabolism during seed maturation were differentially expressed. Several key genes in the lignin biosynthetic pathway displayed different expression patterns during the lignification process. PAL, 4CL, HCT, and CSE upregulation was associated with C and H lignin accumulation. The expression of CCoAOMT, F5H, and COMT were maintained at a low level or down-regulated to inhibit the conversion to the typical G and S lignin. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR analysis confirmed the altered expression levels of these genes in seeds and vegetative tissues.

conclusionsThis work demonstrated the plasticity of natural lignin polymer assembly in seed and provided a better understanding of the molecular mechanism of seed-specific lignification process.

Indexed as

LigninOrchidaceaeGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, PlantGerminationSeedsTranscriptomeLigninGerminationLigninPaphiopedilum armeniacumTranscriptome analysis

Identifiers

PMID32727352
PMCPMC7391499
OpenAlexW3045860698

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.