Project description:Chinese orchid is a symbol of elegance and purity in China. Among the Chinese orchids, the leaf color variation of Cymbidium sinense (C. sinense) is the most abundant. The variation of leaf color makes the C. sinense more diversified and more valuable, however, its formation mechanism still needs more extensive exploration. Using TMT and LC-MS/MS analysis, the proteome and phos-phoproteome of C. sinense leaf variegation mutant were studied.
Project description:Limonium Sinense (Girard) Kuntze (L. sinense) has been widely used for the treatment of anaemia, bleeding, cancer, and other disorders in Chinese folk medicine. The aim of this study is to predict the therapeutic effects of L. sinense and investigate the potential mechanisms using integrated network pharmacology methods and in vitro cellular experiments. A total of 15 active ingredients of L. sinense and their corresponding 389 targets were obtained. KEGG enrichment analysis revealed that the biological effects of L. sinense were primarily associated with Pathways in cancer. DisGeNET enrichment analysis highlighted the potential role of L. sinense in the treatment of breast cancer. Cellular experiments demonstrated that the L. sinense ethanol extract (LSE) exhibited a significant growth inhibitory effect on multiple breast cancer cell lines in both 2D and 3D cultures. This study predicts the biological activities of L. sinense and demonstrates the inhibitory effect of LSE on breast cancer cells, highlighting the potential application of L. sinense in cancer treatment.
Project description:To explore the mechanisms governing the leaf color variations in Chinese orchids, we analyzed gene expression differences between a wild-type and an albino-type cultivar of Cymbidium longibracteatum
