In plant, evocation of secondary metabolism is associated with complex biochemical and molecular events that are regulated by developmental and environmental factors. In order to get more information about Taxol biosy...
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In plant, evocation of secondary metabolism is associated with complex biochemical and molecular events that are regulated by developmental and environmental factors. In order to get more information about Taxol biosynthesis, comparison of mRNA populations from Taxus chinensis cells during Taxol-synthesis phase and those during non-Taxol-synthesis phase were performed by mRNA differential display. The results suggested that genes specifically expressed in the Taxol-synthesis phase might be involved in Taxol biosynthesis.
【目的】杜仲橡胶是一种多萜类物质,而甲羟戊酸(MVA)途径是合成萜类物质的重要途径之一。分析杜仲MVA途径相关基因表达的差异,预测杜仲橡胶合成的主要上游途径。【方法】在杜仲幼果和叶片转录组测序的基础上,根据基因功能注释和表达分析,确定MVA途径的系列基因,并对其进行表达差异分析。【结果】杜仲橡胶合成的MVA途径共涉及23条Unigene,分别为3条EuACOT、3条EuHMGS、8条EuHMGR、2条EuMK、1条EuPMK和6条EuMDP基因。根据转录组RPKM(Reads Per Kilo bases per Million reads)数据对基因表达差异进行分析,结果表明杜仲MVA途径中的EuACOT8、EuACOT10、EuHMGS4、EuHMGS5、EuHMGS6、EuHMGR18、EuMK3、EuMK4、EuMDP7、EuMDP8、EuMDP9、EuMDP10、EuMDP11基因在幼果和叶片中的表达量具有显著差异,其中仅EuMDP9在叶片中的表达量大于幼果,而其余基因在幼果的表达量大于叶片;EuHMGR15和EuHMGR17只在幼果中特异表达。【结论】MVA途径绝大部分基因在果实中大量表达,这与果实中杜仲橡胶含量远超过叶片的现象相吻合,推测杜仲果实MVA途径为杜仲橡胶合成的主要途径。
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