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Biosynthesis of the active compounds of Isatis indigotica based on transcriptome sequencing and metabolites profiling.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Isatis indigotica is a widely used herb for the clinical treatment of colds, fever, and influenza in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Various structural classes of compounds have been identified as effective ingredients. However, little is known at genetics level about these active metabolites. In the present study, we performed de novo transcriptome sequencing for the first time to produce a comprehensive dataset of I. indigotica.

Results

A database of 36,367 unigenes (average length?=?1,115.67 bases) was generated by performing transcriptome sequencing. Based on the gene annotation of the transcriptome, 104 unigenes were identified covering most of the catalytic steps in the general biosynthetic pathways of indole, terpenoid, and phenylpropanoid. Subsequently, the organ-specific expression patterns of the genes involved in these pathways, and their responses to methyl jasmonate (MeJA) induction, were investigated. Metabolites profile of effective phenylpropanoid showed accumulation pattern of secondary metabolites were mostly correlated with the transcription of their biosynthetic genes. According to the analysis of UDP-dependent glycosyltransferases (UGT) family, several flavonoids were indicated to exist in I. indigotica and further identified by metabolic profile using UPLC/Q-TOF. Moreover, applying transcriptome co-expression analysis, nine new, putative UGTs were suggested as flavonol glycosyltransferases and lignan glycosyltransferases.

Conclusions

This database provides a pool of candidate genes involved in biosynthesis of effective metabolites in I. indigotica. Furthermore, the comprehensive analysis and characterization of the significant pathways are expected to give a better insight regarding the diversity of chemical composition, synthetic characteristics, and the regulatory mechanism which operate in this medical herb.

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3890716 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Biosynthesis of the active compounds of Isatis indigotica based on transcriptome sequencing and metabolites profiling.

Chen Junfeng J   Dong Xin X   Li Qing Q   Zhou Xun X   Gao Shouhong S   Chen Ruibing R   Sun Lianna L   Zhang Lei L   Chen Wansheng W  

BMC genomics 20131205


<h4>Background</h4>Isatis indigotica is a widely used herb for the clinical treatment of colds, fever, and influenza in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Various structural classes of compounds have been identified as effective ingredients. However, little is known at genetics level about these active metabolites. In the present study, we performed de novo transcriptome sequencing for the first time to produce a comprehensive dataset of I. indigotica.<h4>Results</h4>A database of 36,367 unigen  ...[more]

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