DNA barcoding and comparative RNA-Seq analysis provide new insights into leaf formation using a novel resource of high-yielding Epimedium koreanum.

ABSTRACT: Epimedium koreanum Nakai, a well-known traditional Chinese medicinal herb, has been widely used to treat osteoporosis and sexual dysfunction for thousands of years. However, due to the decreasing population of East Asian natural resources, yearly output of Epimedium crude herb has been in low supply year by year. In this study, an unusual variety of E. koreanum was discovered in Dunhua, Jilin Province, the northernmost area where this variety was found containing 6 individuals, with three branches that had 27 leaflets, which is much more than the typical leaflet number of 9. Firstly, the novel E. koreanum varety was identified using DNA barcodes. Then, 1171 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were discovered through parallel RNA-seq analysis between the newly discove

SUBMITTER: Yang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10760978 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature