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ArticleScientific reports2022

Dynamics of alkannin/shikonin biosynthesis in response to jasmonate and salicylic acid in Lithospermum officinale.

Muhammad Ahmad, Alicia Varela Alonso, Antigoni E Koletti, Nebojša Rodić, Michael Reichelt, Philipp Rödel, Andreana N Assimopoulou, Ovidiu Paun, Stéphane Declerck, Carolin Schneider and 1 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Muhammad Ahmad *Center for Health & Bioresources, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Tulln, Austria.
Alicia Varela Alonso *Institut für Pflanzenkultur GmbH & Co. KG., Schnega, Germany.
Antigoni E KolettiDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry and Center of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation, Natural Products Research Centre of Excellence (NatPro-AUTh), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloníki, Greece.
Nebojša RodićDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry and Center of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation, Natural Products Research Centre of Excellence (NatPro-AUTh), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloníki, Greece.
Michael ReicheltDepartment of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany.
Philipp RödelInstitut für Pflanzenkultur GmbH & Co. KG., Schnega, Germany.
Andreana N AssimopoulouDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry and Center of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation, Natural Products Research Centre of Excellence (NatPro-AUTh), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloníki, Greece.
Ovidiu PaunDepartment of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Stéphane DeclerckEarth and Life Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
Carolin SchneiderInstitut für Pflanzenkultur GmbH & Co. KG., Schnega, Germany.
Eva M MolinCenter for Health & Bioresources, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Tulln, Austria. eva-maria.molin@ait.ac.at.
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · GRUCLouvain · BEUniversity of Vienna · ATAustrian Institute of Technology · ATMax Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alkannin/shikonin and their derivatives are specialised metabolites of high pharmaceutical and ecological importance exclusively produced in the periderm of members of the plant family Boraginaceae. Previous studies have shown that their biosynthesis is induced in response to methyl jasmonate but not salicylic acid, two phytohormones that play important roles in plant defence. However, mechanistic understanding of induction and non-induction remains largely unknown. In the present study, we generated the first comprehensive transcriptomic dataset and metabolite profiles of Lithospermum officinale plants treated with methyl jasmonate and salicylic acid to shed light on the underlying mechanisms. Our results highlight the diverse biological processes activated by both phytohormones and reveal the important regulatory role of the mevalonate pathway in alkannin/shikonin biosynthesis in L. officinale. Furthermore, by modelling a coexpression network, we uncovered structural and novel regulatory candidate genes connected to alkannin/shikonin biosynthesis. Besides providing new mechanistic insights into alkannin/shikonin biosynthesis, the generated methyl jasmonate and salicylic acid elicited expression profiles together with the coexpression networks serve as important functional genomic resources for the scientific community aiming at deepening the understanding of alkannin/shikonin biosynthesis.

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LithospermumNaphthoquinonesAcetatesCyclopentanesMevalonic AcidOxylipinsPharmaceutical PreparationsPlant Growth RegulatorsSalicylic AcidAcetatesalkanninCyclopentanesjasmonic acidmethyl jasmonateMevalonic AcidNaphthoquinonesOxylipinsPharmaceutical PreparationsPlant Growth RegulatorsSalicylic Acidshikonin

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PMID36224205
PMCPMC9554848
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