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Aloe vera medicinal pathway transcriptome
De novo root and leaf transcriptomes highlight saponin and anthraquinone metabolism genes.
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Which plant was sequenced?
Aloe vera.
Source: De novo sequencing, assembly and characterisation of Aloe vera transcriptome and analysis of expression profiles of genes related to saponin and anthraquinone metabolism · DOI · quote verified
Which tissues?
Root and leaf.
Source: De novo sequencing, assembly and characterisation of Aloe vera transcriptome and analysis of expression profiles of genes related to saponin and anthraquinone metabolism · DOI · quote verified
Assembly strategy?
De novo transcriptome assembly.
Source: De novo sequencing, assembly and characterisation of Aloe vera transcriptome and analysis of expression profiles of genes related to saponin and anthraquinone metabolism · DOI · quote verified
Metabolite focus?
Saponin and anthraquinone pathways.
Source: De novo sequencing, assembly and characterisation of Aloe vera transcriptome and analysis of expression profiles of genes related to saponin and anthraquinone metabolism · DOI · quote verified
Why medicinal interest?
Secondary metabolites with therapeutic attributes.
Source: De novo sequencing, assembly and characterisation of Aloe vera transcriptome and analysis of expression profiles of genes related to saponin and anthraquinone metabolism · DOI · quote verified
What does annotation add?
Functional assignments for CDS.
Source: De novo sequencing, assembly and characterisation of Aloe vera transcriptome and analysis of expression profiles of genes related to saponin and anthraquinone metabolism · DOI · quote verified
Expression contrast?
Root versus leaf pathway genes.
Source: De novo sequencing, assembly and characterisation of Aloe vera transcriptome and analysis of expression profiles of genes related to saponin and anthraquinone metabolism · DOI · quote verified
Are secondary metabolites major by mass?
They are a minor dry-weight fraction.
Source: De novo sequencing, assembly and characterisation of Aloe vera transcriptome and analysis of expression profiles of genes related to saponin and anthraquinone metabolism · DOI · quote verified
Study type?
Plant functional genomics of metabolism.
Source: De novo sequencing, assembly and characterisation of Aloe vera transcriptome and analysis of expression profiles of genes related to saponin and anthraquinone metabolism · DOI · quote verified
Student takeaway?
Transcriptomes map specialized metabolism genes.
Source: De novo sequencing, assembly and characterisation of Aloe vera transcriptome and analysis of expression profiles of genes related to saponin and anthraquinone metabolism · DOI · quote verified