Strategies for Enhancing Alkaloids Yield in Catharanthus roseus Via Metabolic Engineering Approaches

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kexuan Tang ◽  
Qifang Pan
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Engineering ◽  
Catharanthus Roseus

scholarly journals Terpenoid indole alkaloid biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus: effects and prospects of environmental factors in metabolic engineering

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (11) ◽  
pp. 2085-2103
Author(s):  
Yongliang Liu ◽  
Barunava Patra ◽  
Sanjay Kumar Singh ◽  
Priyanka Paul ◽  
Yan Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Metabolic Engineering ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Catharanthus Roseus ◽  
Abiotic Factors ◽  
Indole Alkaloids ◽  
Indole Alkaloid ◽  
Terpenoid Indole Alkaloids ◽  
Madagascar Periwinkle ◽  
Specialized Metabolites

Abstract Plants synthesize a vast array of specialized metabolites that primarily contribute to their defense and survival under adverse conditions. Many of the specialized metabolites have therapeutic values as drugs. Biosynthesis of specialized metabolites is affected by environmental factors including light, temperature, drought, salinity, and nutrients, as well as pathogens and insects. These environmental factors trigger a myriad of changes in gene expression at the transcriptional and posttranscriptional levels. The dynamic changes in gene expression are mediated by several regulatory proteins that perceive and transduce the signals, leading to up- or down-regulation of the metabolic pathways. Exploring the environmental effects and related signal cascades is a strategy in metabolic engineering to produce valuable specialized metabolites. However, mechanistic studies on environmental factors affecting specialized metabolism are limited. The medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle) is an important source of bioactive terpenoid indole alkaloids (TIAs), including the anticancer therapeutics vinblastine and vincristine. The emerging picture shows that various environmental factors significantly alter TIA accumulation by affecting the expression of regulatory and enzyme-encoding genes in the pathway. Compared to our understanding of the TIA pathway in response to the phytohormone jasmonate, the impacts of environmental factors on TIA biosynthesis are insufficiently studied and discussed. This review thus focuses on these aspects and discusses possible strategies for metabolic engineering of TIA biosynthesis. Purpose of work Catharanthus roseus is a rich source of bioactive terpenoid indole alkaloids (TIAs). The objective of this work is to present a comprehensive account of the influence of various biotic and abiotic factors on TIA biosynthesis and to discuss possible strategies to enhance TIA production through metabolic engineering.

Breeding medicinal plant, periwinkle [Catharanthus roseus(L) G. Don]: a review

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 283-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. N. Kulkarni ◽  
K. Baskaran ◽  
Tripta Jhang
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Molecular Markers ◽  
Metabolic Engineering ◽  
Genetic Engineering ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Catharanthus Roseus ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Cell And Tissue Culture ◽  
Anti Cancer

AbstractPeriwinkle [Catharanthus roseus(L) G. Don] has become one of the very extensively investigated medicinal plants after the discovery of two powerful anti-cancer alkaloids, vinblastine and vincristine, in its leaves more than 50 years ago. These alkaloidal drugs are still in clinical use. Also, periwinkle is still the only source of these alkaloids and their precursors, catharanthine and vindoline. Low concentrations of these alkaloids in the plant and, therefore, high costs of their extraction have led to tremendous efforts towards understanding their biosynthesis and exploration of alternate ways of their production such as, chemical synthesis, cell, tissue and hairy root cultures, and metabolic engineering of heterologous organisms. Literature on this plant is quite voluminous, with an average of about 80 publications per year during last three decades (1985–2015). Nearly 60% of these publications are on physiology, biochemistry, cell and tissue culture, phytochemistry, metabolic and genetic engineering aspects. In spite of these efforts, an economically viable alternative to field-grown periwinkle plants as a source of these alkaloids has not yet been found. Biosynthesis ofC. roseusalkaloids is a complex process involving many genes, enzymes, regulators, inter- and intra-cellular transporters, cell types, organelles and tissues and its current understanding is still considered to be incomplete to produceC. roseusalkaloids through metabolic engineering/synthetic biology. Till such time, breeding periwinkle varieties with higher concentrations of anti-cancer alkaloids for cultivation can be an alternate approach to meet the demand for these alkaloids and reduce their costs. While literature on cell and tissue culture, phytochemistry, metabolic and genetic engineering aspects of periwinkle has been reviewed periodically, crop production and plant breeding aspects have received little attention. In this paper, an attempt has been made to bring together published information on genetics and breeding of periwinkle as a medicinal plant. Some probable constraints which may have hindered taking up periwinkle breeding are identified. Initially, quite a few attempts have been made at genetic improvement of periwinkle through induced polyploidy, and subsequently through induced mutagenesis. Mutations, both natural and induced, provide a valuable resource for use in breeding and in functional and reverse genomics research. It is only during last 6–7 years, genetic diversity has been assessed using molecular markers and very recently molecular markers have been identified for marker-assisted selection for alkaloid yield.

Metabolic engineering of the indole pathway in Catharanthus roseus hairy roots and increased accumulation of tryptamine and serpentine

2004 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 268-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik H. Hughes ◽  
Seung-Beom Hong ◽  
Susan I. Gibson ◽  
Jacqueline V. Shanks ◽  
Ka-Yiu San
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Engineering ◽  
Hairy Roots ◽  
Catharanthus Roseus
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