WRKY transcription factor OpWRKY1 acts as a negative regulator of camptothecin biosynthesis in Ophiorrhiza pumila hairy roots

M Xu, C Wu, L Zhao, Y Wang, C Wang, W Zhou… - Plant Cell, Tissue and …, 2020 - Springer
Camptothecin (CPT) has unique anti-tumor activities, and its analogs such as irinotecan and
topotecan are clinically used as anti-cancer drugs. Recently, CPT biosynthesis pathway is …

Identification of WRKY transcription factors involved in regulating the biosynthesis of the anti-cancer drug camptothecin in Ophiorrhiza pumila

C Wang, X Hao, Y Wang, I Maoz, W Zhou… - Horticulture …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Camptothecin is a chemotherapeutic drug widely used to treat various cancers. Ophiorrhiza
pumila is an ideal plant model for the study of camptothecin production, with various …

Transcription Factor OpWRKY3 Is Involved in the Development and Biosynthesis of Camptothecin and Its Precursors in Ophiorrhiza pumila Hairy Roots

C Wang, C Wu, Y Wang, C Xie, M Shi, S Nile… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The plant Ophiorrhiza pumila produces camptothecin (CPT), a kind of terpene indole
alkaloid (TIAs) that has been widely used in treatment of cancer. Tryptophan-arginine-lysine …

The transcription factor OpWRKY2 positively regulates the biosynthesis of the anticancer drug camptothecin in Ophiorrhiza pumila

X Hao, C Xie, Q Ruan, X Zhang, C Wu… - Horticulture …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The limited bioavailability of plant-derived natural products with anticancer activity poses
major challenges to the pharmaceutical industry. An example of this is camptothecin, a …

Comprehensive analysis of OpHD-ZIP transcription factors related to the regulation of camptothecin biosynthesis in Ophiorrhiza pumila

J Wang, Y Li, Y Yang, C Xiao, Q Ruan, P Li… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ophiorrhiza pumila, as a folk herb belonging to the Rubiaceae family, has become a
potential source of camptothecin (CPT), which is a monoterpenoid indole alkaloid with good …

Genome-wide identification and comparative analysis of the teosinte branched 1/cycloidea/proliferating cell factors 1/2 transcription factors related to anti-cancer drug …

C Wang, X Hao, Y Wang, M Shi, ZG Zhou… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Ophiorrhiza pumila (O. pumila; Op) is a medicinal herbaceous plant, which can accumulate
camptothecin (CPT). CPT and its derivatives are widely used as chemotherapeutic drugs for …

An MYB transcription factor regulating specialized metabolisms in Ophiorrhiza pumila

ER Rohani, M Chiba, M Kawaharada, T Asano… - Plant …, 2016 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Camptothecin is a plant-derived alkaloid and important precursor of clinically used anti-
tumor drugs, but little is known about regulatory mechanism of camptothecin production in …

Function of AP2/ERF Transcription Factors Involved in the Regulation of Specialized Metabolism in Ophiorrhiza pumila Revealed by Transcriptomics and …

N Udomsom, A Rai, H Suzuki, J Okuyama… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The hairy roots (HR) of Ophiorrhiza pumila produce camptothecin (CPT), a monoterpenoid
indole alkaloid used as a precursor in the synthesis of chemotherapeutic drugs. O. pumila …

Targeted metabolic engineering of committed steps improves anti-cancer drug camptothecin production in Ophiorrhiza pumila hairy roots

M Shi, H Gong, L Cui, Q Wang, C Wang, Y Wang… - Industrial crops and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Camptothecin (CPT) is a natural compound with remarkable antitumor activities due to its
special mechanism of inhibiting DNA topoisomerase I. Ophiorrhiza pumila was found to …

Identification and expression analysis of WRKY transcription factors in medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus

Z Yang, X Wang, J Xue, L Meng, R Li - Sheng wu Gong Cheng xue …, 2013 - europepmc.org
WRKY transcription factors, one of the largest families of transcriptional regulators in plants,
involve in multiple life activities including plant growth and development as well as stress …