Comparative Transcriptomics for Genes Related to Berberine and Berbamine Biosynthesis in Berberidaceae

Autor: Neha Samir Roy, Nam-Il Park, Nam-Soo Kim, Yeri Park, Bo-Yun Kim, Young-Dong Kim, Ju-Kyung Yu, Yong-In Kim, Taeyoung Um, Soonok Kim, Ik-Young Choi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Plants, Vol 11, Iss 20, p 2676 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2223-7747
DOI: 10.3390/plants11202676
Popis: Berberine and berbamine are bioactive compounds of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) present in Berberis species. The contents of berbamine are 20 times higher than berberine in leaf tissues in three closely related species: Berberis koreana, B. thunbergii and B. amurensis. This is the first report on the quantification of berberine compared to the berbamine in the Berberis species. Comparative transcriptome analyses were carried out with mRNAs from the leaf tissues of the three-species. The comparison of the transcriptomes of B. thunbergii and B. amurensis to those of B. koreana, B. thunbergii showed a consistently higher number of differentially expressed genes than B. amurensis in KEGG and DEG analyses. All genes encoding enzymes involved in berberine synthesis were identified and their expressions were variable among the three species. There was a single copy of CYP80A/berbamunine synthase in B. koreana. Methyltransferases and cytochrome P450 mono-oxidases (CYPs) are key enzymes for BIA biosynthesis. The current report contains the copy numbers and other genomic characteristics of the methyltransferases and CYPs in Berberis species. Thus, the contents of the current research are valuable for molecular characterization for the medicinal utilization of the Berberis species.
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