De novo transcriptome sequencing of Rhododendron molle and identification of genes involved in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites

• Published in: BMC plant biology Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 414
• Main Authors: Zhou, Guo-Lin, Zhu, Ping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 04.09.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Amino acids; analgesic effect; Analgesics; Analysis; Antioxidants; Antioxidants (Nutrients); Bioinformatics; Biosynthesis; China; Diterpenes; diterpenoids; DNA binding proteins; Drug development; Enzymes; Flavonoids; Flavonoids - biosynthesis; Flavonoids - genetics; Flowers; Flowers & plants; Gene expression; Gene Expression Profiling; gene expression regulation; Genes; Genes, Plant; Genetic resources; Genomes; genomics; Herbal medicine; Hypotension; Identification; Isoflavones; Lignans; Lignans - biosynthesis; Medicinal plants; Metabolism; Metabolites; Phylogenetics; Plant metabolites; Plant Roots; Proteins; rheumatoid arthritis; Rhododendron; Rhododendron - genetics; Rhododendron - metabolism; Rhododendron molle Transcriptome De novo assembly secondary metabolites biosynthesis; Secondary Metabolism; Secondary metabolites; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Simple sequence repeats; Transcription factors; Transcriptome; unigenes; China; Rhododendron molle Transcriptome De novo assembly secondary metabolites biosynthesis

Rhododendron molle (Ericaceae) is a traditional Chinese medicinal plant, its flower and root have been widely used to treat rheumatism and relieve pain for thousands of years in China. Chemical studies have revealed that R. molle contains abundant secondary metabolites such as terpenoinds, flavonoid...