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Nabi N, Singh S, Saffeullah P. An updated review on distribution, biosynthesis and pharmacological effects of artemisinin: A wonder drug. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2023; 214:113798. [PMID: 37517615 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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Plant-based drugs have been used for centuries for treating different ailments. Malaria, one of the prevalent threats in many parts of the world, is treated mainly by artemisinin-based drugs derived from plants of genus Artemisia. However, the distribution of artemisinin is restricted to a few species of the genus; besides, its yield depends on ontogeny and the plant's geographical location. Here, we review the studies focusing on biosynthesis and distributional pattern of artemisinin production in species of the genus Artemisia. We also discussed various agronomic and in vitro methods and molecular approaches to increase the yield of artemisinin. We have summarized different mechanisms of artemisinin involved in its anti-malarial, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and anti-viral activities (like against Covid-19). Overall the current review provides a synopsis of a global view of the distribution of artemisinin, its biosynthesis, and pharmacological potential in treating various diseases like malaria, cancer, and coronavirus, which may provoke future research efforts in drug development. Nevertheless, long-term trials and molecular approaches, like CRISPR-Cas, are required for in-depth research.
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- Neelofer Nabi
- Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190006, India
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- Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190006, India
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- Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India.
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Qamar F, Khan S, Ashrafi K, Iqrar S, Quadri SN, Saifi M, Abdin M. Germline transformation of Artemisia annuaL. plant via in planta transformation technology “Floral dip”. BIOTECHNOLOGY REPORTS 2022; 36:e00761. [PMID: 36159743 PMCID: PMC9489500 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2022.e00761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We for the first time proposed the in planta transformation technique in the Asteraceae plant family member Artemisia annua L. Numerous numbered, partially open, immature bud stage inflorescence is suitable for A. annua L. transformation. The infiltration media containing 1/2MS, Tween-20 (0.075%), and Acetosyringone (50mM) is found to be best for high efficiency transformation. Acetosyringone was more prevalent than Benzyl amino purine (BAP) for high efficiency transformation in A. annua L. Without including any labour intensive and time-consuming processes, we discovered a transformation efficiency of 26.9%, which is higher than previously reported studies. Transgene integration was further validated by quantitative Real time PCR using a low copy number hmgr as an endogenous reference gene.
The therapeutic efficacy of Artemisia annua L. is governed by artemisinin (ART), prevalently produced by A. annua extraction. Due to the modest amount of ART (0.01-1 %dw) in this plant, commercialization of ACTs is difficult. In this study, the floral-dip based transformation protocol for A. annua was developed to enhance expression of artemisinin biosynthesis genes and ART content. For dipping, the effective infiltration media components were optimized, and to obtain high transformation (26.9%) partially open bud stage capitulum of floral development was used. Hygromycin phospho-transferase (hptII) selection marker was used to validate the transformed T1 progenies. The copy numbers of the transgene (hptII) in T1 progenies were determined using a sensitive, high-throughput SYBR Green based quantitative RT-PCR. The results of the hptII transgene were compared with those of the low copy number, internal standard (hmgr). Using optimised PCR conditions, one, two and three transgene copies in T1 transformants were achieved.
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Sabzehzari M, Naghavi MR. Phyto-miRNAs-based regulation of metabolites biosynthesis in medicinal plants. Gene 2019; 682:13-24. [PMID: 30267812 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2018.09.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Revised: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Medicinal plants, are known to produce a wide range of plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) applied as insecticides, drugs, dyes and toxins in agriculture, medicine, industry and bio-warfare plus bio-terrorism, respectively. However, production of PSMs is usually in small quantities, so we need to find novel ways to increase both quantity and quality of them. Fortunately, biotechnology suggests several options through which secondary metabolism in plants can be engineered in innovative ways to: 1) over-produce the useful metabolites, 2) down-produce the toxic metabolites, 3) produce the new metabolites. Among the ways, RNA interference (RNAi) technology which involves gene-specific regulation by small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs) have been recently emerged as a promising tool for plant biotechnologist, not only to decipher the function of plant genes, but also for development of the plants with improved and novel traits through manipulation of both desirable and undesirable genes. Among sncRNAs, miRNAs have been recorded various regulatory roles in plants such as development, signal transduction, response to environmental stresses, metabolism. Certainly, the use of miRNAs in metabolic engineering requires identification of miRNAs involved in metabolites biosynthesis, understanding of the biosynthetic pathways, as well as the identification of key points of the pathways in which the miRNAs have their own effect. Thus, we firstly consider these three issues on metabolic engineering of medicinal plants. Our review shows, application of miRNAs can open a novel perspective to metabolic engineering of medicinal plants.
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- M Sabzehzari
- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Iran.
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Muangphrom P, Seki H, Fukushima EO, Muranaka T. Artemisinin-based antimalarial research: application of biotechnology to the production of artemisinin, its mode of action, and the mechanism of resistance of Plasmodium parasites. J Nat Med 2016; 70:318-34. [PMID: 27250562 PMCID: PMC4935751 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-016-1008-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Malaria is a worldwide disease caused by Plasmodium parasites. A sesquiterpene endoperoxide artemisinin isolated from Artemisia annua was discovered and has been accepted for its use in artemisinin-based combinatorial therapies, as the most effective current antimalarial treatment. However, the quantity of this compound produced from the A. annua plant is very low, and the availability of artemisinin is insufficient to treat all infected patients. In addition, the emergence of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium has been reported recently. Several techniques have been applied to enhance artemisinin availability, and studies related to its mode of action and the mechanism of resistance of malaria-causing parasites are ongoing. In this review, we summarize the application of modern technologies to improve the production of artemisinin, including our ongoing research on artemisinin biosynthetic genes in other Artemisia species. The current understanding of the mode of action of artemisinin as well as the mechanism of resistance against this compound in Plasmodium parasites is also presented. Finally, the current situation of malaria infection and the future direction of antimalarial drug development are discussed.
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- Paskorn Muangphrom
- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Continuing Professional Development Center, Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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Jiang W, Fu X, Pan Q, Tang Y, Shen Q, Lv Z, Yan T, Shi P, Li L, Zhang L, Wang G, Sun X, Tang K. Overexpression of AaWRKY1 Leads to an Enhanced Content of Artemisinin in Artemisia annua. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 2016:7314971. [PMID: 27064403 PMCID: PMC4809039 DOI: 10.1155/2016/7314971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Artemisinin is an effective component of drugs against malaria. The regulation of artemisinin biosynthesis is at the forefront of artemisinin research. Previous studies showed that AaWRKY1 can regulate the expression of ADS, which is the first key enzyme in artemisinin biosynthetic pathway. In this study, AaWRKY1 was cloned, and it activated ADSpro and CYPpro in tobacco using dual-LUC assay. To further study the function of AaWRKY1, pCAMBIA2300-AaWRKY1 construct under 35S promoter was generated. Transgenic plants containing AaWRKY1 were obtained, and four independent lines with high expression of AaWRKY1 were analyzed. The expression of ADS and CYP, the key enzymes in artemisinin biosynthetic pathway, was dramatically increased in AaWRKY1-overexpressing A. annua plants. Furthermore, the artemisinin yield increased significantly in AaWRKY1-overexpressing A. annua plants. These results showed that AaWRKY1 increased the content of artemisinin by regulating the expression of both ADS and CYP. It provides a new insight into the mechanism of regulation on artemisinin biosynthesis via transcription factors in the future.
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- Weimin Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (South) Ministry of Agriculture, Plant Biotechnology Research Center, Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (South) Ministry of Agriculture, Plant Biotechnology Research Center, Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (South) Ministry of Agriculture, Plant Biotechnology Research Center, Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (South) Ministry of Agriculture, Plant Biotechnology Research Center, Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (South) Ministry of Agriculture, Plant Biotechnology Research Center, Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (South) Ministry of Agriculture, Plant Biotechnology Research Center, Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (South) Ministry of Agriculture, Plant Biotechnology Research Center, Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (South) Ministry of Agriculture, Plant Biotechnology Research Center, Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (South) Ministry of Agriculture, Plant Biotechnology Research Center, Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (South) Ministry of Agriculture, Plant Biotechnology Research Center, Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (South) Ministry of Agriculture, Plant Biotechnology Research Center, Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (South) Ministry of Agriculture, Plant Biotechnology Research Center, Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (South) Ministry of Agriculture, Plant Biotechnology Research Center, Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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Pulice G, Pelaz S, Matías-Hernández L. Molecular Farming in Artemisia annua, a Promising Approach to Improve Anti-malarial Drug Production. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:329. [PMID: 27047510 PMCID: PMC4796020 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 03/03/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Malaria is a parasite infection affecting millions of people worldwide. Even though progress has been made in prevention and treatment of the disease; an estimated 214 million cases of malaria occurred in 2015, resulting in 438,000 estimated deaths; most of them occurring in Africa among children under the age of five. This article aims to review the epidemiology, future risk factors and current treatments of malaria, with particular focus on the promising potential of molecular farming that uses metabolic engineering in plants as an effective anti-malarial solution. Malaria represents an example of how a health problem may, on one hand, influence the proper development of a country, due to its burden of the disease. On the other hand, it constitutes an opportunity for lucrative business of diverse stakeholders. In contrast, plant biofarming is proposed here as a sustainable, promising, alternative for the production, not only of natural herbal repellents for malaria prevention but also for the production of sustainable anti-malarial drugs, like artemisinin (AN), used for primary parasite infection treatments. AN, a sesquiterpene lactone, is a natural anti-malarial compound that can be found in Artemisia annua. However, the low concentration of AN in the plant makes this molecule relatively expensive and difficult to produce in order to meet the current worldwide demand of Artemisinin Combination Therapies (ACTs), especially for economically disadvantaged people in developing countries. The biosynthetic pathway of AN, a process that takes place only in glandular secretory trichomes of A. annua, is relatively well elucidated. Significant efforts have been made using plant genetic engineering to increase production of this compound. These include diverse genetic manipulation approaches, such as studies on diverse transcription factors which have been shown to regulate the AN genetic pathway and other biological processes. Results look promising; however, further efforts should be addressed toward optimization of the most cost-effective biofarming approaches for synthesis and production of medicines against the malaria parasite.
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- Giuseppe Pulice
- Sequentia Biotech, Parc Científic de BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain
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- Plant Development and Signal Transduction Department, Centre for Research in Agricultural GenomicsBarcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis AvançatsBarcelona, Spain
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- Sequentia Biotech, Parc Científic de BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain
- Plant Development and Signal Transduction Department, Centre for Research in Agricultural GenomicsBarcelona, Spain
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Singh ND, Kumar S, Daniell H. Expression of β-glucosidase increases trichome density and artemisinin content in transgenic Artemisia annua plants. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2016; 14:1034-45. [PMID: 26360801 PMCID: PMC4767539 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2015] [Revised: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Artemisinin is highly effective against multidrug-resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum, the aetiological agent of the most severe form of malaria. However, a low level of accumulation of artemisinin in Artemisia annua is a major limitation for its production and delivery to malaria endemic areas of the world. While several strategies to enhance artemisinin have been extensively explored, enhancing storage capacity in trichome has not yet been considered. Therefore, trichome density was increased with the expression of β-glucosidase (bgl1) gene in A. annua through Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Transgene (bgl1) integration and transcript were confirmed by molecular analysis. Trichome density increased up to 20% in leaves and 66% in flowers of BGL1 transgenic plants than Artemisia control plants. High-performance liquid chromatography, time of flight mass spectrometer data showed that artemisinin content increased up to 1.4% in leaf and 2.56% in flowers (per g DW), similar to the highest yields achieved so far through metabolic engineering. Artemisinin was enhanced up to five-fold in BGL1 transgenic flowers. This study opens the possibility of increasing artemisinin content by manipulating trichomes' density, which is a major reservoir of artemisinin. Combining biosynthetic pathway engineering with enhancing trichome density may further increase artemisinin yield in A. annua. Because oral feeding of Artemisia plant cells reduced parasitemia more efficiently than the purified drug, reduced drug resistance and cost of prohibitively expensive purification process, enhanced expression should play a key role in making this valuable drug affordable to treat malaria in a large global population that disproportionally impacts low-socioeconomic areas and underprivileged children.
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- Corresponding Author, Henry Daniell, Ph. D., Professor and Director of Translational Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, , Tel : 215-746-2563, Fax: 215-898-3695
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Thiruvengadam M, Rekha K, Chung IM. Induction of hairy roots by Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated transformation of spine gourd ( Momordica dioica Roxb. ex. willd) for the assessment of phenolic compounds and biological activities. SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE 2016; 198:132-141. [PMID: 32287883 PMCID: PMC7116902 DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2015.11.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Revised: 10/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/20/2015] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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An efficient protocol for hairy root induction of spine gourd (Momordica dioica) was established using Agrobacterium rhizogenes (KCTC 2703). This study evaluates the phenolic compound production, antioxidant and antimicrobial (antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral) activities of transgenic hairy root cultures in M. dioica . Hairy roots were induced from leaves, petiole, and internodal explants. Molecular analysis of PCR and gene sequencing using specific primers of rolC and aux1 revealed T-DNA integration in the hairy root clones and RT-PCR analysis confirmed the expression of hairy root inducible genes (rolC and aux1). The greatest biomass accumulation of hairy roots on MS liquid medium supplemented with 3% sucrose was observed at 22 days. Ultra-HPLC was used to compare the individual phenolic compound contents of transgenic and non-transgenic roots. Moreover, transgenic hairy roots efficiently produced several phenolic compounds, such as flavonols, hydroxycinnamic acid and hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives. The total phenolic, flavonoid contents and biological (antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral) activities were higher in hairy roots compared to non-transformed roots. These results demonstrate the greater potentiality of M. dioica hairy root cultures for the production of valuable phenolic compounds and for studies of their biological activity.
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- Muthu Thiruvengadam
- Department of Applied Bioscience, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental and Herbal Science, Tamil University, Thanjavur 613005, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Applied Bioscience, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea
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Sivanandhan G, Kapil Dev G, Theboral J, Selvaraj N, Ganapathi A, Manickavasagam M. Sonication, Vacuum Infiltration and Thiol Compounds Enhance the Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation Frequency of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0124693. [PMID: 25927703 PMCID: PMC4416026 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Accepted: 03/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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In the present study, we have established a stable transformation protocol via Agrobacterium tumafacines for the pharmaceutically important Withania somnifera. Six day-old nodal explants were used for 3 day co-cultivation with Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain LBA4404 harbouring the vector pCAMIBA2301. Among the different injury treatments, sonication, vacuum infiltration and their combination treatments tested, a vacuum infiltration for 10 min followed by sonication for 10 sec with A. tumefaciens led to a higher transient GUS expression (84% explants expressing GUS at regenerating sites). In order to improve gene integration, thiol compounds were added to co-cultivation medium. A combined treatment of L-Cys at 100 mg/l, STS at 125 mg/l, DTT at 75 mg/l resulted in a higher GUS expression (90%) in the nodal explants. After 3 days of co-cultivation, the explants were subjected to three selection cycles with increasing concentrations of kanamycin [100 to 115 mg/l]. The integration and expression of gusA gene in T0 and T1 transgenic plants were confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and Southern blott analysis. These transformed plants (T0 and T1) were fertile and morphologically normal. From the present investigation, we have achieved a higher transformation efficiency of (10%). Withanolides (withanolide A, withanolide B, withanone and withaferin A) contents of transformed plants (T0 and T1) were marginally higher than control plants.
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- Ganeshan Sivanandhan
- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, School of Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
- Molecular Genetics and Genomics Laboratory, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305 764, South Korea
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- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, School of Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, School of Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory, Department of Botany, Periyar E.V.R College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli 620 023, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, School of Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, School of Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
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Saxena B, Subramaniyan M, Malhotra K, Bhavesh NS, Potlakayala SD, Kumar S. Metabolic engineering of chloroplasts for artemisinic acid biosynthesis and impact on plant growth. J Biosci 2014; 39:33-41. [PMID: 24499788 DOI: 10.1007/s12038-013-9402-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Chloroplasts offer high-level transgene expression and transgene containment due to maternal inheritance, and are ideal hosts for biopharmaceutical biosynthesis via multigene engineering. To exploit these advantages, we have expressed 12 enzymes in chloroplasts for the biosynthesis of artemisinic acid (precursor of artemisinin, antimalarial drug) in an alternative plant system. Integration of transgenes into the tobacco chloroplast genome via homologous recombination was confirmed by molecular analysis, and biosynthesis of artemisinic acid in plant leaf tissues was detected with the help of 13C NMR and ESI-mass spectrometry. The excess metabolic flux of isopentenyl pyrophosphate generated by an engineered mevalonate pathway was diverted for the biosynthesis of artemisinic acid. However, expression of megatransgenes impacted the growth of the transplastomic plantlets. By combining two exogenous pathways, artemisinic acid was produced in transplastomic plants, which can be improved further using better metabolic engineering strategies for commercially viable yield of desirable isoprenoid products.
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- Bhawna Saxena
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110 067, India
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Farhi M, Kozin M, Duchin S, Vainstein A. Metabolic engineering of plants for artemisinin synthesis. Biotechnol Genet Eng Rev 2013; 29:135-48. [PMID: 24568277 DOI: 10.1080/02648725.2013.821283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Artemisinin, a natural compound from Artemisia annua, is highly effective in treating drug-resistant malaria. Because chemical synthesis of this natural terpenoid is not economically feasible, its only source remains as the native plant which produces only small quantities of it, resulting in a supply that is far short of demand. Extensive efforts have been invested in metabolic engineering for the biosynthesis of artemisinin precursors in microbes. However, the production of artemisinin itself has only been achieved in plants. Since, A. annua possesses only poorly developed genetic resources for traditional breeders, molecular breeding is the best alternative. In this review, we describe the efforts taken to enhance artemisinin production in A. annua via transgenesis and advocate metabolic engineering of the complete functional artemisinin metabolic pathway in heterologous plants. In both cases, we emphasize the need to apply state-of-the-art synthetic biology approaches to ensure successful biosynthesis of the drug.
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- Moran Farhi
- a The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Rehovot , 76100 , Israel
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Alejos-Gonzalez F, Perkins K, Winston MI, Xie DY. Efficient Somatic Embryogenesis and Organogenesis of Self-Pollination <i>Artemisia annua</i> Progeny and Artemisinin Formation in Regenerated Plants. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2013.411274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Wang Y, Yang K, Jing F, Li M, Deng T, Huang R, Wang B, Wang G, Sun X, Tang KX. Cloning and characterization of trichome-specific promoter of cpr71av1 gene involved in artemisinin biosynthesis in Artemisia annua L. Mol Biol 2011. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893311040145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Liu B, Wang H, Du Z, Li G, Ye H. Metabolic engineering of artemisinin biosynthesis in Artemisia annua L. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2011; 30:689-94. [PMID: 21184232 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-010-0967-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2010] [Revised: 11/18/2010] [Accepted: 11/30/2010] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Artemisinin, a sesquiterpene lactone isolated from the Chinese medicinal plant Artemisia annua L., is an effective antimalarial agent, especially for multi-drug resistant and cerebral malaria. To date, A. annua is still the only commercial source of artemisinin. The low concentration of artemisinin in A. annua, ranging from 0.01 to 0.8% of the plant dry weight, makes artemisinin relatively expensive and difficult to meet the demand of over 100 million courses of artemisinin-based combinational therapies per year. Since the chemical synthesis of artemisinin is not commercially feasible at present, another promising approach to reduce the price of artemisinin-based antimalarial drugs is metabolic engineering of the plant to obtain a higher content of artemisinin in transgenic plants. In the past decade, we have established an Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system of A. annua, and have successfully transferred a number of genes related to artemisinin biosynthesis into the plant. The various aspects of these efforts are discussed in this review.
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- Benye Liu
- Key Laboratory of Photosynthesis and Environmental Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanxincun 20, Haidian District, Beijing, 100093, China
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Kolewe ME, Gaurav V, Roberts SC. Pharmaceutically Active Natural Product Synthesis and Supply via Plant Cell Culture Technology. Mol Pharm 2008; 5:243-56. [DOI: 10.1021/mp7001494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Martin E. Kolewe
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 686 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, Massachusetts 10003
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 686 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, Massachusetts 10003
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 686 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, Massachusetts 10003
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Liu C, Zhao Y, Wang Y. Artemisinin: current state and perspectives for biotechnological production of an antimalarial drug. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2006; 72:11-20. [PMID: 16773335 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0452-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2006] [Revised: 03/30/2006] [Accepted: 03/30/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Artemisinin isolated from the aerial parts of Artemisia annua L. is a promising and potent antimalarial drug which has a remarkable activity against chloroquine-resistant and chloroquine-sensitive strains of Plasmodium falciparum, and is useful in treatment of cerebral malaria. Because the low content (0.01-1 %) of artemisinin in A. annua is a limitation to the commercial production of the drug, many research groups have been focusing their researches on enhancing the production of artemisinin in tissue culture or in the whole plant of A. annua. This review mainly focuses on the progresses made in the production of artemisinin from A. annua by biotechnological strategies including in vitro tissue culture, metabolic regulation of artemisinin biosynthesis, genetic engineering, and bioreactor technology.
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- Chunzhao Liu
- National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080, People's Republic of China.
- Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080, People's Republic of China
- Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080, People's Republic of China.
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Manipulation of Natural Product Accumulation in Plants Through Genetic Engineering. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1300/j044v09n02_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Inzé D. Cloning and molecular analysis of two new sesquiterpene cyclases from Artemisia annua L. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2000; 158:163-171. [PMID: 10996256 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-9452(00)00322-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Artemisia annua L. is the only source of artemisinin, a new promising antimalarial drug (Qinghaosu Antimalarial Coordinating Research Group, Chin. Med. J. 92 (1979) 811). Our efforts are focused on the overproduction of this valuable medicine by genetic engineered A. annua plants. Therefore, we decided to isolate the gene(s) encoding sesquiterpene cyclase(s) in A. annua as a first step in improving artemisinin yield. Four partial genomic clones, gASC21, gASC22, gASC23 and gASC24, were isolated through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with degenerated primers based on homologous boxes present in sesquiterpene cyclases from divergent sources. Intron-exon organisation of those partial genomic clones was analysed and it was shown that A. annua contains a gene family for sesquiterpene cyclases. Based on gASC21, gASC22, gASC23 and gASC24 sequences, the full-length cDNA clones cASC34 and cASC125 were subsequently isolated by rapid amplification of cDNA ends PCR. The derived amino acid sequences of both full-length clones show high homology with sesquiterpene cyclases from plants. Reverse transcription-PCR analysis revealed transient and tissue specific expression patterns for cASC34 and cASC125, in contrast to the constitutively expressed 8-epicedrol synthase, a previously reported sesquiterpene cyclase from A. annua. Both cASC34 and cASC125 could only be detected in flowering plants when artemisinin concentration is at highest.
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Chen D, Ye H, Li G. Expression of a chimeric farnesyl diphosphate synthase gene in Artemisia annua L. transgenic plants via Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2000; 155:179-185. [PMID: 10814821 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-9452(00)00217-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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An Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation system was developed for Artemisia annua L. Using this system a cDNA encoding farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FDS placed under a CaMV 35S promoter) was transferred into A. annua via A. tumefaciens strain LB4404. Leaf or leaf discs were used as explants to be infected with A. tumefaciens and an optimal concentration of 20 mg/l kanamycin was applied to select kanamycin resistant shoots. Forty-five lines of resistance kanamycin shoots transformed with FDS were established. Analysis of PCR showed that at least 20 shoots transformed with the FDS gene were PCR positive. Southern blot analysis suggested the foreign FDS gene had been integrated into the A. annua genome, and Northern blot analysis revealed that the foreign FDS gene expressed at the transcriptional level in five shoot lines (F-1, F-4, F-61, F-62 and F-73 shoot lines). Analysis of artemisinin demonstrated that about 8 approximately 10 mg/g DW of artemisinin were then detected in transgenic plants regenerated from five shoot lines, this is about 2-3 times higher than that in the control.
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- D Chen
- Department of Cell and Genetic Engineering, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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Vergauwe A, Van Geldre E, Inzé D, Van Montagu M, Van den Eeckhout E. The use of amoxicillin and ticarcillin in combination with a β-lactamase inhibitor as decontaminating agents in the Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of Artemisia annua L. J Biotechnol 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1656(96)01631-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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