Project description:Artemisia argyi Lev. et Vant., a common ancient compositae species, is widely utilized in traditional Chinese medicine. The underlying mechanism of terpenoid biosynthesis in leaf has been suggested to play an important role in this medicine. However, the transcriptome of A. argyi has not been established. Here, we performed RNA sequencing in leaf, root and stem tissues to identify all possibly transcribed genes. We assembled a total of 99,807 unigenes by analyzing the expression profiling that were generated from the three tissues. Of them, 67,446 unigenes (67.58%) were annotated from public databases including GO, KEGG, COG. We further performed differential gene expression analysis between leaf with stem and root tissue. Our findings revealed that a total of 7,725 unigenes were specified transcribed in leaf. In particular, we determined multiple genes, which encode significant enzymes including HMGR, MVD, DXS, DXR, HDS and HDR, and transcription factors related to terpenoid synthesis. This study established a valuable resource of transcriptome and identified many transcribed genes related to terpenoid biosynthesis, providing the genomic basis for further studies on the molecular mechanism of the medicine for this species.
Project description:Integrated Identification of bHLH Transcription Factor Family and Targeted Terpenoids Analysis Reveals Candidate AarbHLH Genes Involved in Terpenoid Biosynthesis in Artemisia argyi
| PRJNA785536 | ENA
Project description:Full-Length Transcriptome Sequencing and Temporal Transcriptome Expression Analyses: Novel insights into terpenoid biosynthesis in Artemisia argyi
Project description:De novo assembly and analysis of Artemisia argyi transcriptome and identification of genes involved in terpenoid biosynthesis
| PRJNA397671 | ENA
Project description:Integrative analysis of metabolite and transcriptome reveals biosynthetic pathway and candidate genes for Eupatilin and Jaceosidin biosynthesis in Artemisia argyi
Project description:Background: Artemisia argyi is a traditional medicinal herb with established anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties. Its aqueous extract (AEAA), enriched in water-soluble bioactive constituents, exhibits favorable safety and bioavailability; however, its potential protective effects against acute lung injury (ALI) and its associations with systemic immunometabolic regulation remain incompletely understood. Methods: An LPS-induced ALI mouse model was established following 28 days of AEAA pretreatment. Lung histopathology, pulmonary edema, and inflammatory cytokines were evaluated. Integrated multi-omics analyses—including gut microbiota profiling, untargeted metabolomics of colonic contents and serum, and lung transcriptomics—were performed to characterize treatment-associated microbial, metabolic, and transcriptional alterations.Results: Lung transcriptomic profiling suggested attenuation of LPS-associated transcriptional signatures related to NF-κB, MAPK, Toll-like receptor, and PI3K–AKT signaling pathways. Cross-omics integration further revealed coordinated associations among microbial shifts, metabolic remodeling, and pulmonary inflammatory gene expression.Conclusion: These findings suggest that aqueous Artemisia argyi extract is associated with mitigation of LPS-induced acute lung injury, accompanied by coordinated alterations in gut microbiota composition, host metabolic profiles, and pulmonary inflammatory gene expression. Although causal relationships were not established, this integrated multi-omics analysis provides a systems-level, hypothesis-generating framework supporting the potential of AEAA as a multi-target botanical candidate for ALI.