Enhancement of artemisinin content and relative expression of genes of artemisinin biosynthesis in Artemisia annua by exogenous MeJA treatment

2014 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 435-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lien Xiang ◽  
Shunqin Zhu ◽  
Tengfei Zhao ◽  
Man Zhang ◽  
Wanhong Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artemisia Annua ◽  
Relative Expression ◽  
Expression Of Genes ◽  
Meja Treatment ◽  
Artemisinin Biosynthesis ◽  
Artemisinin Content

Abscisic acid (ABA) treatment increases artemisinin content in Artemisia annua by enhancing the expression of genes in artemisinin biosynthetic pathway

Biologia ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuyuan Jing ◽  
Ling Zhang ◽  
Meiya Li ◽  
Yueli Tang ◽  
Yuliang Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Abscisic Acid ◽  
Cell Suspension ◽  
Biosynthetic Pathway ◽  
Gene Expression Analysis ◽  
Artemisia Annua ◽  
Cell Suspension Cultures ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Suspension Cultures ◽  
Expression Of Genes ◽  
Artemisinin Content

AbstractArtemisinin, a sesquiterpene lactone endoperoxide derived from Artemisia annua L., is the most effective antimalarial drug. In an effort to increase the artemisinin production, abscisic acid (ABA) with different concentrations (1, 10 and 100 µM) was tested by treating A. annua plants. As a result, the artemisinin content in ABA-treated plants was significantly increased. Especially, artemisinin content in plants treated by 10 µM ABA was 65% higher than that in the control plants, up to an average of 1.84% dry weight. Gene expression analysis showed that in both the ABA-treated plants and cell suspension cultures, HMGR, FPS, CYP71AV1 and CPR, the important genes in the artemisinin biosynthetic pathway, were significantly induced. While only a slight increase of ADS expression was observed in ABA-treated plants, no expression of ADS was detected in cell suspension cultures. This study suggests that there is probably a crosstalk between the ABA signaling pathway and artemisinin biosynthetic pathway and that CYP71AV1, which was induced most significantly, may play a key regulatory role in the artemisinin biosynthetic pathway.

scholarly journals AaCycTL Regulates Cuticle and Trichome Development in Arabidopsis and Artemisia annua L.

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boran Dong ◽  
Xingxing Wang ◽  
Rui Jiang ◽  
Shiyuan Fang ◽  
Jinxing Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artemisia Annua ◽  
Glandular Trichome ◽  
Biosynthesis Pathway ◽  
Trichome Density ◽  
Trichome Development ◽  
Pathway Gene ◽  
Chinese Traditional Herb ◽  
Artemisinin Biosynthesis ◽  
Artemisinin Content ◽  
Important Drug

Artemisinin is an important drug for resistance against malaria. Artemisinin is derived from the glandular trichome of leaves, stems, or buds of the Chinese traditional herb Artemisia annua. Increasing the trichome density may enhance the artemisinin content of A. annua. It has been proven that cyclins are involved in the development of trichomes in tomato, Arabidopsis, and tobacco, but it is unclear whether the cyclins in A. annua influence trichome development. In this study, we showed that AaCycTL may regulate trichome development and affect the content of artemisinin. We cloned AaCycTL and found that it has the same expression files as the artemisinin biosynthesis pathway gene. We overexpressed AaCycTL in Arabidopsis, and the results indicated that AaCycTL changed the wax coverage on the surface of Arabidopsis leaves. The trichome density decreased as well. Using yeast two-hybrid and BiFC assays, we show that AaCycTL can interact with AaTAR1. Moreover, we overexpressed AaCycTL in A. annua and found that the expression of AaCycTL was increased to 82–195%. Changes in wax coverage on the surface of transgenic A. annua leaves or stems were found as well. We identified the expression of the artemisinin biosynthesis pathway genes ADS, CYP71AV1, and ALDH1 has decreased to 88–98%, 76–97%, and 82–97% in the AaCycTL-overexpressing A. annua lines, respectively. Furthermore, we found reduced the content of artemisinin. In agreement, overexpression of AaCycTL in A. annua or Arabidopsis may alter waxy loading, change the initiation of trichomes and downregulate trichome density. Altogether, AaCycTL mediates trichome development in A. annua and thus may serve to regulate trichome density and be used for artemisinin biosynthesis.

scholarly journals Relative expression of genes of terpene metabolism in different tissues of Artemisia annua L

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Olofsson ◽  
Alexander Engström ◽  
Anneli Lundgren ◽  
Peter E Brodelius
Keyword(s):  
Artemisia Annua ◽  
Relative Expression ◽  
Artemisia Annua L ◽  
Expression Of Genes ◽  
Different Tissues

scholarly journals In vitro alteration of artemisinin biosynthesis in Artemisia annua L during treatment with methyl jasmonate

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-37
Author(s):  
Pravej Alam ◽  
Thamer H. Albalawi
Keyword(s):  
Methyl Jasmonate ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Artemisia Annua ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Artemisia Annua L ◽  
Biomass Plant ◽  
Vitro Effect ◽  
Artemisinin Biosynthesis ◽  
Artemisinin Content

Purpose: To investigate the in vitro effect of methyl jasmonate (MeJA) on artemisinin biosynthesis in Artemisia annua.Method: The effect of two concentrations of MeJA i.e. 2 μm (T2) and 5 μm (T5) on biomass, plant height and artemisinin content of Artemisia annua L. was investigated in vitro in MS medium.Results: Plant height (6.5 ± 1.8 cm), biomass (0.18 ± 0.02 g/plant) and artemisinin content (0.035 ± 0.002 % dry weight) were higher in T5 and T2 treatment groups than in non-treated control plants (C). Artemisinin content, biomass and plant height were positively correlated after 2 - 8 days of treatment, but remained unchanged on the 12th day of treatment.Conclusion: The observed effects of exogenous MeJA on the biosynthesis of artemisinin and other secondary metabolites may lead to elucidation of promising targets for further studies on metabolic engineering of Artemisia annua L. Keywords: Artemisia annua L. Methyl jasmonate, HPLC, Artemisinin

The molecular cloning of dihydroartemisinic aldehyde reductase and its implication in artemisinin biosynthesis in Artemisia annua

Planta Medica ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 77 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
O Kayser ◽  
A Ryden ◽  
H Bouwmeester ◽  
C Ruyter Spira ◽  
H Osada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Cloning ◽  
Artemisia Annua ◽  
Aldehyde Reductase ◽  
Artemisinin Biosynthesis

Agrobacteium Transformation of Tobacco with a Genetic Module of Antimalarial Agent Artemisinin Biosynthesis

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 34-45
Author(s):  
T.Yu. Mitiuchkina ◽  
A.S. Pushin ◽  
A.K. Tzareva ◽  
A.M. Vainstein ◽  
S.V. Dolgov
Keyword(s):  
Target Genes ◽  
Artemisia Annua ◽  
Biosynthesis Pathway ◽  
Expression Systems ◽  
Heterologous Host ◽  
Russian Science ◽  
Tobacco Plants ◽  
Genetic Module ◽  
Heterologous Expression Systems ◽  
Artemisinin Biosynthesis

Artemisinin-based medicines are the most effective treatment for malaria. To date, the wormwood plants (Artemisia annua L.) are the main source of artemisinin. Due to the limited nature of this source, considerable efforts are directed towards the development of methods for artemisinin production via heterologous expression systems. We used in this study agrobacterial transformation to transfer the genetic module of the artemisinin biosynthesis pathway into plants and then analyzed its transcription in a heterologous host. Tobacco plants were transformed with the artemisinin biosynthesis genes encoding amorpha-4,11-diene synthase, artemisin-aldehyde All(13) reductase, amorpha-4,11-diene monooxygenase, cytochrome P450 reductase from A. annua and yeast 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase cloned in the pArtemC vector; farnesyl diphosphate synthase and aldehyde dehydrogenase were used to transform the plants as parts of vector p2356. As a result of transformation with the pArtemC and p2356 vectors, in twos transgenic lines with all target genes were obtained. Five genes of artemisinin biosynthesis and two genes of biosynthesis of its precursors were successfully transferred into the genome of transgenic tobacco lines as a result of the co-transformation with abovementioned vectors. Thus, the entire artemisinin biosynthesis pathway was first reconstructed in heterologous plants: the transcription of the artemisinin biosynthesis genes in the tobacco plants was shown via RT-PCR. The obtained results will be used in further research on expression systems for the production of artemisinin and other non-protein substances in heterologous host plants. artemisinin, malaria, metabolic engineering, tobacco, transgenic plants This work was supported by a Grant from the Russian Science Foundation no. 19-14-00190.

scholarly journals Enhancing artemisinin content in and delivery from Artemisia annua: a review of alternative, classical, and transgenic approaches

Planta ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 254 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaiser Iqbal Wani ◽  
Sadaf Choudhary ◽  
Andleeb Zehra ◽  
M. Naeem ◽  
Pamela Weathers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artemisia Annua ◽  
Artemisinin Content
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