Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Chromosome-level genome assembly of Ophiorrhiza pumila reveals the evolution of camptothecin biosynthesis

  • Amit Rai,
  • Hideki Hirakawa,
  • Ryo Nakabayashi,
  • Shinji Kikuchi,
  • Koki Hayashi,
  • Megha Rai,
  • Hiroshi Tsugawa,
  • Taiki Nakaya,
  • Tetsuya Mori,
  • Hideki Nagasaki,
  • Runa Fukushi,
  • Yoko Kusuya,
  • Hiroki Takahashi,
  • Hiroshi Uchiyama,
  • Atsushi Toyoda,
  • Shoko Hikosaka,
  • Eiji Goto,
  • Kazuki Saito,
  • Mami Yamazaki

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20508-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 19

Abstract

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Ophiorrhiza pumila is a medicinal plant that can produce the anti-cancer monoterpene indole alkaloid (MIA) camptothecin. Here, the authors report its genome assembly and propose a working model for MIA evolution and biosynthesis through comparative genomics, synteny, and metabolic gene cluster analyses.