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ArticleNature communications2025

Analysis genome of Pseudotaxus chienii reveals insights into the origin and evolution of taxane biosynthesis.

Mingshuang Wang, Ruoyun Ma, Zijin Fang, Lingxiao Zhang, Yibo Zhang, Mengyin Zheng, Enhui Bai, Wanting Lin, Yanyan Pei, Yue Zang and 8 more

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Mingshuang WangCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Ruoyun MaCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Zijin FangCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Lingxiao ZhangCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yibo ZhangCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Mengyin ZhengCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Enhui BaiCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Wanting LinCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yanyan PeiCollege of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yue ZangCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Huijie MaCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Shangguo FengCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Xiaori ZhanCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Chunna YuCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Shuling WangCollege of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Huizhong WangCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Chenliang YuNational Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Forest Food Resources, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. yuchenliang@zafu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2403-4665
Chenjia ShenCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. shencj@hznu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8575-0593

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32270382
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a sister genus to Taxus, Pseudotaxus holds significant importance for studying the origin and evolution of the taxane biosynthesis pathway. However, the reference genome of Pseudotaxus chienii is yet unavailable. Here, we report a chromosome-level genome assembly of P. chienii (15.6 Gb). We show that P. chienii only possesses a partial taxane pathway, which terminates before taxane 2α-O-benzoyl transferase (TBT), a crucial enzyme responsible for the production of 10-deacetylbaccatin III. With the emergence of the Taxus genus, the limitation posed by the lacking of functional TBT is overcome, allowing for the extension of the existing taxane biosynthesis pathway into a complete Taxol biosynthesis. The protein structure of metal ion catalysis sites in taxadiene synthase (TS) is conserved across the Pseudotaxus and Taxus genera, providing potential sites for enhancing TS activity through enzyme engineering. This comparative genomic analysis contributes to our understanding of the origin and evolution of taxane biosynthesis within the Taxaceae family.

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Bridged-Ring CompoundsEvolution, MolecularGenome, PlantTaxoidsTaxusBiosynthetic PathwaysIsomerasesPaclitaxelPhylogenyPlant Proteins10-deacetylbaccatine IIIBridged-Ring CompoundsIsomerasesPaclitaxelPlant Proteinstaxa-4(5),11(12)-diene synthasetaxaneTaxoids

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