Transcriptome and comparative chloroplast genome analysis of Taxus yunnanensis individuals with high and low paclitaxel yield

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Paclitaxel is a potent anti-cancer drug that is mainly produced through semi-synthesis, which still requires plant materials as precursors. The content of paclitaxel and 10-deacetyl baccatin III (10-DAB) in Taxus yunnanensis has been found to differ from that of other Taxus species, but there is little research on the mechanism underlying the variation in paclitaxel content in T. yunnanensis of different provenances. In this experiment, the contents of taxoids and precursors in twigs between a high paclitaxel-yielding individual (TG) and a low paclitaxel-yielding individual (TD) of T. yunnanensis were compared, and comparative analyses of transcriptomes as well as chloroplast genomes were performed. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) detection showed that 10-DAB and baccatin III contents in TG were 18 and 47 times those in TD, respectively. Transcriptomic analysis results indicated that genes encoding key enzymes in the paclitaxel biosynthesis pathway, such as taxane 10-β-hydroxylase (T10βH), 10-deacetylbaccatin III 10-O-acetyltransferase (DBAT), and debenzoyl paclitaxel N-benzoyl transferase (DBTNBT), exhibited higher expression levels in TG. Additionally, qRT-PCR showed that the relative expression level of T10βH and DBAT in TG were 29 and 13 times those in TD, respectively. In addition, six putative transcription factors were identified that may be involved in paclitaxel biosynthesis from transcriptome data. Comparative analysis of plastid genomes showed that the TD chloroplast contained a duplicate of rps12, leading to a longer plastid genome length in TD relative to TG. Fifteen mutation hotspot regions were identified between the two plastid genomes that can serve as candidate DNA barcodes for identifying high-paclitaxel-yield individuals. This experiment provides insight into the difference in paclitaxel accumulation among different provenances of T. yunnanensis individuals.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

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Heliyon - 10(2024), 5 vom: 15. März, Seite e27223

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Dong [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Jiansheng [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Xiaolong [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Zhonghua [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Geng, Yunfen [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jinfeng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yi [VerfasserIn]

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Chloroplast genome
Gene expression
High paclitaxel yield
Journal Article
QRT-PCR
Taxus yunnanensis
Transcriptome analysis

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Date Revised 09.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27223

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NLM36945314X