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ArticleThe Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology2025

Comparative genomic analysis of Artemisia argyi reveals asymmetric expansion of terpene synthases and conservation of artemisinin biosynthesis.

Xinlian Chen, Baosheng Liao, Duan Wu, Chunyu Li, Zhengping Li, Zhihai Huang, Lixin Duan, Qi Shen

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Xinlian Chen *School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Baosheng Liao *The Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Duan Wu *School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Chunyu LiSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Zhengping LiSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Zhihai HuangThe Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Lixin DuanSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Qi ShenSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2599-9079

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2025 Open Project of Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Resource from Lingnan, Ministry of Education LZZ-2025-205National Natural Science Foundation of China U22A20446Specific Fund of "Young Talents Program" from Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine SZ2024QN02
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Abstract

Artemisia argyi, a perennial herb of the Asteraceae family, possesses significant therapeutic and economic value. We present a 7.88 Gb chromosome-level haplotype-resolved genome assembly, revealing its unique evolutionary trajectory. The karyotype (2n = 34) of A. argyi is that of an autotetraploid, which underwent gametic chromosome fusion prior to species-specific whole-genome duplication (WGD-3). The genome exhibits pronounced multivalent chromosome pairing and frequent recombination among homologous groups. Asymmetrical evolution following WGD-3 is a hallmark feature, evidenced by imbalanced allelic gene loss and widespread neofunctionalization. The terpene synthase (TPS) gene family exemplifies this pattern, having expanded through four duplication events in A. argyi. Recent tandem duplications and allelic functional differentiation have generated substantial gene functional diversity. Notably, we identified a tandem-duplicated six-copy ADS homolog (AarADS)-a key TPS gene in the artemisinin biosynthetic pathway of Artemisia annua (AanADS)-localized exclusively to a single chromosome in A. argyi. Unlike AanADS, which converts farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP) to amorpha-4,11-diene, AarADS catalyzes FPP to α-bisabolol. Evolutionary analysis suggested that AanADS acquired its specialized function via a derived mutation in the A. annua lineage. This study elucidates the genomic evolution underpinning A. argyi's distinctive medicinal properties.

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Alkyl and Aryl TransferasesArtemisiaArtemisininsArtemisia annuaChromosomes, PlantEvolution, MolecularGene DuplicationGenome, PlantGenomicsPhylogenyPlant ProteinsAlkyl and Aryl TransferasesartemisininArtemisininsPlant Proteinsterpene synthaseArtemisia argyiartemisinin biosynthesisasymmetrical evolutionhaplotype genome

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