High-Quality Genome of the Medicinal Plant Strobilanthes cusia Provides Insights Into the Biosynthesis of Indole Alkaloids

High-Quality Genome of the Medicinal Plant Strobilanthes cusia Provides Insights Into the Biosynthesis of Indole Alkaloids

Strobilanthes cusia (Nees) Kuntze is an important plant used to process the traditional Chinese herbal medicines “Qingdai” and “Nanbanlangen”. The key active ingredients are indole alkaloids (IAs) that exert antibacterial, antiviral, and antitumor pharmacological activities and serve as natural dyes...

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Main Authors: Yongle Hu, Dongna Ma, Shuju Ning, Qi Ye, Xuanxuan Zhao, Qiansu Ding, Pingping Liang, Guoqian Cai, Xiaomao Ma, Xia Qin, Daozhi Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Strobilanthes cusia
medicinal plant
whole-genome sequencing
lineage-specific genes
basic helix-loop-helix
indole alkaloid biosynthesis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.742420/full

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