Transcriptomic Response of Chinese Yew (Taxus chinensis) to Cold Stress [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017 Taxus chinensis is a rare and endangered shrub, highly sensitive to temperature changes and widely known for its potential in cancer treatment. How gene expression of T. chinensis responds to low temperature is still unknown. To investigate cold response
Huaqun Yin, Yu Xianghua, Delong Meng
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Transcriptome Assembly and Systematic Identification of Novel Cytochrome P450s in Taxus chinensis [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017 Taxus spp. is a highly valuable medicinal plant with multiple pharmacological effects on various cancers. Cytochrome P450s (CYP450s) play important roles in the biosynthesis of active compounds in Taxus spp., such as the famous diterpenoid, Taxol ...
Meng Zhang +2 more
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Investigation of bioactivities of Taxus chinensis, Taxus cuspidata, and Taxus × media by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry [PDF]
Open Life Sciences, 2021 Taxus species have attracted much attention for their potency in cancer treatment. However, investigating the bioactivities of Taxus species is a complex task, due to their diversity, slow growth, and endangered state. The most important Taxus species in
, Zhonghua Tang, Xiaorui Guo
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Regulatory microRNAs and phasiRNAs of paclitaxel biosynthesis in Taxus chinensis [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant SciencePaclitaxel (trade name Taxol) is a rare diterpenoid with anticancer activity isolated from Taxus. At present, paclitaxel is mainly produced by the semi-synthetic method using extract of Taxus tissues as raw materials. The studies of regulatory mechanisms
Fang-Fang Fu, Liang-Jiao Xue
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Response of rhizosphere bacterial community of Taxus chinensis var. mairei to temperature changes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 BACKGROUND:Temperature is a key factor influencing the growth and distribution of Taxus chinensis var. mairei, which is of high medicinal value. However, there is little information about the changes in rhizosphere bacterial community of Taxus chinensis ...
Xianghua Yu, Xinxing Liu, Xueduan Liu
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TcMYB29a, an ABA-Responsive R2R3-MYB Transcriptional Factor, Upregulates Taxol Biosynthesis in Taxus chinensis [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Paclitaxel (Taxol), a highly modified diterpene agent mainly obtained from Taxus species, is the most widely used anticancer drug. Abscisic acid (ABA) is a well-known stress hormone that plays important roles in the secondary metabolism of plants, and it
Xiaoying Cao +4 more
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Endophytic fungus Pseudodidymocyrtis lobariellae KL27 promotes taxol biosynthesis and accumulation in Taxus chinensis [PDF]
BMC Plant Biology, 2022 Background Taxol from Taxus species is a precious drug used for the treatment of cancer and can effectively inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells. However, the growth of Taxus plants is very slow and the content of taxol is quite low.
Xiaoying Cao +7 more
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Effects of seasonal temperature regimes on embryo growth and endogenous hormones of Taxus chinensis var. mairei seeds [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Seed dormancy is a mechanism that prevents seeds from germinating at times of the year when conditions are unfavorable, that is, when the chance of seed survival is low.
Man Zhou +5 more
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Salicylic Acid-Responsive Factor TcWRKY33 Positively Regulates Taxol Biosynthesis in Taxus chinensis in Direct and Indirect Ways [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Taxol is a rare secondary metabolite that accumulates considerably in Taxus species under salicylic acid (SA) and methyl jasmonate treatment. However, the molecular mechanism of its accumulation remains unclear.
Ying Chen +26 more
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TcMYB73, a salicylic acid-responsive R2R3-MYB transcription factor, positively regulates paclitaxel biosynthesis in Taxus chinensis in direct and indirect ways [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground Paclitaxel (Taxol) is an invaluable secondary metabolite extracted from Taxus species, wildly utilized in cancer therapeutics. Salicylic acid (SA), an important phytohormone, substantially elevates paclitaxel accumulation in Taxus cell ...
Yifei Ren +5 more
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