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- Title
Genome-enabled discovery of anthraquinone biosynthesis in Senna tora.
- Authors
Kang, Sang-Ho; Pandey, Ramesh Prasad; Lee, Chang-Muk; Sim, Joon-Soo; Jeong, Jin-Tae; Choi, Beom-Soon; Jung, Myunghee; Ginzburg, Daniel; Zhao, Kangmei; Won, So Youn; Oh, Tae-Jin; Yu, Yeisoo; Kim, Nam-Hoon; Lee, Ok Ran; Lee, Tae-Ho; Bashyal, Puspalata; Kim, Tae-Su; Lee, Woo-Haeng; Hawkins, Charles; Kim, Chang-Kug
- Abstract
Senna tora is a widely used medicinal plant. Its health benefits have been attributed to the large quantity of anthraquinones, but how they are made in plants remains a mystery. To identify the genes responsible for plant anthraquinone biosynthesis, we reveal the genome sequence of S. tora at the chromosome level with 526 Mb (96%) assembled into 13 chromosomes. Comparison among related plant species shows that a chalcone synthase-like (CHS-L) gene family has lineage-specifically and rapidly expanded in S. tora. Combining genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, and biochemistry, we identify a CHS-L gene contributing to the biosynthesis of anthraquinones. The S. tora reference genome will accelerate the discovery of biologically active anthraquinone biosynthesis pathways in medicinal plants. Anthraquinones are aromatic polyketides and have been used for treating various diseases, but the biosynthetic pathway is unclear. Here, the authors assemble the genome of an anthraquinone-producing medicinal plant Senna tora and show the evidences that CHS-like genes may be involved in anthraquinone biosynthesis.
- Subjects
BIOSYNTHESIS; PLANT genes; ANTHRAQUINONES; PLANT species; MEDICINAL plants; GENE families
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2020, Vol 11, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-020-19681-1