The near-complete genome assembly of Reynoutria multiflora reveals the genetic basis of stilbenes and anthraquinones biosynthesis  

作　　者：Qiang He Yuqing Miao Xinyuan Zheng Yaru Wang Yitao Wang Zheng Jia Hongyu Zhang Yu Wang Yao Xiao Cailian Du Wei Li Longsheng Xing Huilong Du 

机构地区：[1]School of Life Sciences,Institute of Life Sciences and Green Development,Hebei University,Baoding 071000,China

出　　处：《Journal of Systematics and Evolution》2024年第6期1085-1102,共18页植物分类学报（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant 32100500);Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province(grant C2021201048);the Interdisciplinary Research Program of Natural Science of Hebei University(513201422004).

摘　　要：Reynoutria multiflora is a widely used medicinal plant in China.Its medicinal compounds are mainly stilbenes and anthraquinones which possess important pharmacological activities in anti-aging,anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidation,but their biosynthetic pathways are still largely unresolved.Here,we reported a near-complete genome assembly of R.multiflora consisting of 1.39 Gb with a contig N50 of 122.91 Mb and only one gap left.Genome evolution analysis revealed that two recent bursts of long terminal repeats(LTRs)contributed significantly to the increased genome size of R.multiflora,and numerous large chromosome rearrangements were observed between R.multiflora and Fagopyrum tataricum genomes.Comparative genomics analysis revealed that a recent whole-genome duplication specific to Polygonaceae led to a significant expansion of gene families associated with disease tolerance and the biosynthesis of stilbenes and anthraquinones in R.multiflora.Combining transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses,we elucidated the molecular mechanisms underlying the dynamic changes in content of medicinal ingredients in R.multiflora roots across different growth years.Additionally,we identified several putative key genes responsible for anthraquinone and stilbene biosynthesis.We identified a stilbene synthase gene PM0G05131 highly expressed in roost,which may exhibit an important role in the accumulation of stilbenes in R.multiflora.These genomic data will expedite the discovery of anthraquinone and stilbenes biosynthesis pathways in medicinal plants.

关 键 词：comparative genomics genome assembly Reynoutria multiflora stilbene and anthraquinone biosynthesis 

分 类 号：Q94[生物学—植物学]