Nature Communications (Apr 2022)
Deletion and tandem duplications of biosynthetic genes drive the diversity of triterpenoids in Aralia elata
- Yu Wang,
- He Zhang,
- Hyok Chol Ri,
- Zeyu An,
- Xin Wang,
- Jia-Nan Zhou,
- Dongran Zheng,
- Hao Wu,
- Pengchao Wang,
- Jianfei Yang,
- Ding-Kun Liu,
- Diyang Zhang,
- Wen-Chieh Tsai,
- Zheyong Xue,
- Zhichao Xu,
- Peng Zhang,
- Zhong-Jian Liu,
- Hailong Shen,
- Yuhua Li
Affiliations
- Yu Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University
- He Zhang
- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University
- Hyok Chol Ri
- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University
- Zeyu An
- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University
- Xin Wang
- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University
- Jia-Nan Zhou
- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University
- Dongran Zheng
- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University
- Hao Wu
- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University
- Pengchao Wang
- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University
- Jianfei Yang
- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University
- Ding-Kun Liu
- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
- Diyang Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
- Wen-Chieh Tsai
- Orchid Research and Development Center, National Cheng Kung University
- Zheyong Xue
- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University
- Zhichao Xu
- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University
- Peng Zhang
- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University
- Zhong-Jian Liu
- Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
- Hailong Shen
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University
- Yuhua Li
- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29908-y
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 16
Abstract
Unlike Panax species, which can produce dammarane-type saponins, Aralia elata can only synthesize oleananetype saponins. Here, the authors reveal that the loss of the dammaranediol synthase-encoding gene and tandem duplication of triterpene biosynthetic genes drive structural divergences of saponins between the two genera.
