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Wang S, Zhao X, Li C, Dong J, Ma J, Long Y, Xing Z. DNA methylation regulates the secondary metabolism of saponins to improve the adaptability of Eleutherococcus senticosus during drought stress. BMC Genomics 2024; 25:330. [PMID: 38565995 PMCID: PMC10986080 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-10237-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Plant growth and development can be significantly impacted by drought stress. Plants will adjust the synthesis and accumulation of secondary metabolites to improve survival in times of water constraint. Simultaneously, drought stress can lead to modifications in the DNA methylation status of plants, and these modifications can directly impact gene expression and product synthesis by changing the DNA methylation status of functional genes involved in secondary metabolite synthesis. However, further research is needed to fully understand the extent to which DNA methylation modifies the content of secondary metabolites to mediate plants' responses to drought stress, as well as the underlying mechanisms involved. Our study found that in Eleutherococcus senticosus (E. senticosus), moderate water deprivation significantly decreased DNA methylation levels throughout the genome and at the promoters of EsFPS, EsSS, and EsSE. Transcription factors like EsMYB-r1, previously inhibited by DNA methylation, can re-bind to the EsFPS promotor region following DNA demethylation. This process promotes gene expression and, ultimately, saponin synthesis and accumulation. The increased saponin levels in E. senticosus acted as antioxidants, enhancing the plant's adaptability to drought stress.
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- Shuo Wang
- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China.
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Jiao MY, Zhang J, Cheng WW, Song X, Long YH, Xing ZB. Identification of the AP2/ERF transcription factor family of Eleutherococcus senticosus and its expression correlation with drought stress. 3 Biotech 2023; 13:259. [PMID: 37405267 PMCID: PMC10314890 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-023-03678-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
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In this study, through analysis of the genome of Eleutherococcus senticosus (ES). 228 AP2/ERF genes were identified and classified into 5 groups AP2 (47 genes), ERF (108 genes), RAV (6 genes), DREB (64 genes), and soloist (3 genes). According to the AP2/ERF classification of Arabidopsis thaliana, the ES AP2/ERF proteins were subdivided into 15 groups. The gene structure and motifs of each group of AP2/ERF in ES were highly similar, which confirmed the conservation of AP2/ERF genes. The ES AP2/ERF genes were unevenly distributed on chromosomes, and a total of four pairs of tandem repeats, and 84 co-linear gene pairs were found, so the AP2/ERF genes expanded in a fragment replication manner, and dominated by pure selection during evolution. By analyzing the transcriptome data of ES under different drought stress conditions, 87 AP2/ERF genes with differential expression were obtained, of which 10 genes with highly significant differences were further analyzed and screened for qRT-PCR validation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the AP2/ERF gene of Eleutherococcus senticosus, and the bioinformatics analysis and experimental validation provided valuable information about them, which is of great significance for further research on the molecular mechanisms of ES in response to drought stress.
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- Meng-Ying Jiao
- College of Life Science, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063210 Hebei China
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- College of Life Science, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063210 Hebei China
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- College of Life Science, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063210 Hebei China
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- College of Life Science, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063210 Hebei China
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- College of Life Science, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063210 Hebei China
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- College of Life Science, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063210 Hebei China
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Wang S, Dong J, Zhao XL, Song X, Long YH, Xing ZB. Genome-wide identification of MBD gene family members in Eleutherococcus senticosus with their expression motifs under drought stress and DNA demethylation. BMC Genomics 2023; 24:84. [PMID: 36814191 PMCID: PMC9948437 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09191-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Methyl-binding domain (MBD) is a class of methyl-CpG-binding domain proteins that affects the regulation of gene expression through epigenetic modifications. MBD genes are not only inseparable from DNA methylation but have also been identified and validated in various plants. Although MBD is involved in a group of physiological processes and stress regulation in these plants, MBD genes in Eleutherococcus senticosus remain largely unknown. RESULTS Twenty EsMBD genes were identified in E. senticosus. Among the 24 chromosomes of E. senticosus, EsMBD genes were unevenly distributed on 12 chromosomes, and only one tandem repeat gene existed. Collinearity analysis showed that the fragment duplication was the main motif for EsMBD gene expansion. As the species of Araliaceae evolved, MBD genes also evolved and gradually exhibited different functional differentiation. Furthermore, cis-acting element analysis showed that there were numerous cis-acting elements in the EsMBD promoter region, among which light response elements and anaerobic induction elements were dominant. The expression motif analysis revealed that 60% of the EsMBDs were up-regulated in the 30% water content group. CONCLUSIONS By comparing the transcriptome data of different saponin contents of E. senticosus and integrating them with the outcomes of molecular docking analysis, we hypothesized that EsMBD2 and EsMBD5 jointly affect the secondary metabolic processes of E. senticosus saponins by binding to methylated CpG under conditions of drought stress. The results of this study laid the foundation for subsequent research on the E. senticosus and MBD genes.
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- Shuo Wang
- grid.440734.00000 0001 0707 0296College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- grid.440734.00000 0001 0707 0296College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- grid.440734.00000 0001 0707 0296College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- grid.440734.00000 0001 0707 0296College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China.
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Guo HY, Zhang J, Lin LM, Song X, Zhang DD, Cui MH, Long CW, Long YH, Xing ZB. Metabolome and transcriptome analysis of eleutheroside B biosynthesis pathway in Eleutherococcus senticosus. Heliyon 2022; 8:e09665. [PMID: 35706960 PMCID: PMC9190005 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Eleutheroside B (syringin) is a medicinal active ingredient extracted from Eleutherococcus senticosus (Ruper. et Maxim.) Maxim with high clinical application value. However, its synthesis pathway remains unknown. Here, we analyzed the eleutheroside B biosynthesis pathway in E. senticosus. Consequently, metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses identified 461 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and 425 metabolites. Further, we identified 7 DEGs and 67 metabolites involved in the eleutheroside B biosynthetic pathway in the eleutheroside B high and low plants. The correlation between the gene and metabolites was explored using the pearson correlation coefficient (PCC) analysis. Caffeoyl-CoA O-methyltransferase, caffeic acid-O-methyltransferase, β-amyrin synthase (β-AS) genes, NAC5, and HB5 transcription factors were identified as candidate genes and transcription factors related to the eleutheroside B synthesis. Eleutheroside B content was the highest at the young stage of the leaves both in the high and low eleutheroside B plants. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction revealed that phenylalanine ammonia-lyase1, cinnamate 4-hydroxylase, β-AS, and leucoanthocyanidin reductase gene had higher expression levels at the young stage of the leaves in the low eleutheroside B plants but lower expression levels in the high eleutheroside B plants. In the present study, we complemented the eleutheroside B biosynthetic pathway by analyzing the expression levels of relevant genes and metabolite accumulation patterns.
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- Hong-Yu Guo
- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
- Corresponding author.
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- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
- Corresponding author.
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Song J, Huang J, Li ZD, Long YH, Xing ZB. [Analysis of transicriptomes and exploring flavonoid biosynthetic pathway genes in Lithocarpus polystachyus]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2017; 42:675-679. [PMID: 28959836 DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20170103.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The sweet taste and health effect of Lithocarpus polystachyus are mainly related flavonoid. To obtain Lithocarpus transcriptome database and flavonoid biosynthesis-related genes, the RNA-Seq techology (Illumina HiSeq 4000) was used to sequence its transcriptome. Six Gb database was assembled after assembly steps, and 41 043 of L. polystachyus unigenes were obtained. With blasting them with 7 data banks, all unigenes were involved in 51 GO-terms and 237 metabolic pathways. And furthermore 28 genes of the flavonoid biosynthesis-related were found. After using the MicroSatallite, 18 161 SSR were obtained, the single-nucleotide-repeated was the richest at 7 346. These data represent abundant messages about transcripts and provide valuable genome data sources in molecular biology of L. polystachyus.
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- Ju Song
- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063000, China
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- College of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Baise University, Baise 533000, China
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- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063000, China
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- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063000, China
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- College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063000, China
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Long YH, Li FF, Yang G, Xing ZB. [Expression profiles analysis of two member of squaleneepoxidase gene family from Eleutherococcus senticosus]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2015; 40:59-62. [PMID: 25993788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In order to find the characteristics of two members of gene family of squaleneexpoxidase (SE) , a quantitative real time PCR method was developed to analyze the expression of Eleutherococcus senticosus SE1 and SE2 gene from different growth periods and in different organs. The result indicated that all the expression of SE2 more than SE1 in the whole growth period and organs of E. senticosus. And in the whole growth period, expression of SE1 showed a low-high-low characteristic. Both expression of SE2 and growth period showed the same trend. The lowest content of the expression was in the roots. SE1 expression have been improved more than SE2 when treated with MeJA. The expression of E. senticosus SE1 and saponins content had significantly positive correlation (P < 0.05) and the correlation coefficients was 0. 858, while the correlation was not significant for SE2. That indicated that SE1 played a key enzyme gene in the biosynthesis of triterpenoidsaponins
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Liu Y, Xing ZB, Wang SQ, Chen S, Liu YK, Li YH, Li YF, Wang YQ, Lu Y, Hu WN, Zhang JH. MDM2-MOF-H4K16ac axis contributes to tumorigenesis induced by Notch. FEBS J 2014; 281:3315-24. [PMID: 24898892 DOI: 10.1111/febs.12863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2014] [Revised: 05/29/2014] [Accepted: 05/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Yan Liu
- College of Life Sciences; Hebei United University; Tangshan China
- Central Laboratory; Cancer Institute; Tangshan People's Hospital; China
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- College of Life Sciences; Hebei United University; Tangshan China
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- Department of Nephrology; Kailuan General Hospital; Tangshan Hebei China
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- School of Life Sciences; Tongji University; Shanghai China
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- Central Laboratory; Cancer Institute; Tangshan People's Hospital; China
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- Central Laboratory; Cancer Institute; Tangshan People's Hospital; China
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- Central Laboratory; Cancer Institute; Tangshan People's Hospital; China
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- College of Life Sciences; Hebei United University; Tangshan China
- Central Laboratory; Cancer Institute; Tangshan People's Hospital; China
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- First Hospital of Shi-Jia Zhuang City; China
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- Central Laboratory; Cancer Institute; Tangshan People's Hospital; China
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- Central Laboratory; Cancer Institute; Tangshan People's Hospital; China
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Xing ZB, Cao L, Zhou M, Xiu LS. [Analysis on codon usage of chloroplast genome of Eleutherococcus senticosus]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2013; 38:661-665. [PMID: 23724670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the codon usage of chloroplast genome and the influencing factor in Eleutherococcus senticosus. METHOD Codon of 52 genes, which were selected from the chloroplast genome sequence of E. senticosus, was multivariate statistical and correspondence analyzed using CodonW and SPSS software. RESULT GC content at the three position of codons by turns was 46.46%, 38.26%, 29.88%, whereas GC1 and GC2 had a significant correlation coefficient (P < 0.01). The correlation coefficient with GC12, and GC3 was 0.205 and was not significant correlated. There were 30 codons which relative synonymous codon usage was greater than 1 and 29 codons end with A and T. In the corresponding analysis, the first axis shows 10.35% variation. And there was significant correlation coefficient between ENC and GC3. The correlation coefficients with GC3 and ENC were -0.288 and 0.353, respectively. We defined 16 codons from 16 amino acids as the major preference codons in chloroplast genome of E. senticosus. CONCLUSION The third positions for all codon are preferred to ending with A and T. The codon usage bias is formed under effect of mutation and selection, as well as other factors. But the selection will have a far greater impact than others.
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- Zhao-Bin Xing
- College of Life Science, Hebei United University, Tangshan 063000, China.
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Xing ZB, Wu P, Long YH, He S, Liang NS. [Analyze on the expression differences of key genes in saponins biosynthesize in Eleutherococcus senticosus and its callus]. Zhong Yao Cai 2012; 35:1210-1213. [PMID: 23320349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the expression differences of SS, SE and bAS in leaf, petiole and callus from leaf and petiole of Eleutherococcus senticosus. METHODS Calluses were induced from explants of E. senticosus leaf and petiole. The expression amount of SS, SE and bAS gene was detected by real time PCR. RESULTS The expression amount of SS, SE and bAS genes in callus from leaf were 89.3%, 73.8% and 83.4% of that in leaf, respectively. The expression amount of SS, SE and bAS genes in callus from petiole were 80.2%, 87.7% and 70.9% of that in petiole, respectively. CONCLUSION The expression amount of SS, SE and bAS gene in callus from E. senticosus are significantly lower than that in plant.
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- Zhao-Bin Xing
- College of Life Science, Hebei United University, Tangshan 063000, China.
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Xing ZB. [The contribution of Zhang Zhongjing to iatrogenic diseases] (Chi). Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi 2001; 21:153-6. [PMID: 11623215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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