Communications Biology (Nov 2022)

A draft genome of the medicinal plant Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) provides insights into the colchicine biosynthetic pathway

  • Jing Wang,
  • Jingjing Xie,
  • Haixia Chen,
  • Xia Qiu,
  • Hai Cui,
  • Yijiang Liu,
  • Sunil Kumar Sahu,
  • Dongming Fang,
  • Tengyan Li,
  • Mei Wang,
  • Yewen Chen,
  • Huan Liu,
  • Jianyong Zhang,
  • Binbin Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04229-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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A draft genome assembly of Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino, a traditional Chinese medicine plant, identified genes responsible for plant colchicine biosynthesis.