IMPLAD_EST007_4054
Sequencing of the Panax ginseng transcriptome
A one-quarter plate run produced more than 210,000 high-quality reads. De novo assembly generated about 30,000 unigenes. Using bioinformatic tools, the unigenes were annotated. Some putative genes responsible for ginsenoside biosynthesis were discovered.
Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer is one of the most famous Chinese medicinal plants. In this study, we produced more than 210,000 high-quality reads from a cDNA library constructed from the ginseng roots, using the Roche 454-GS FLX Titanium platform. We will focus on uncovering genes responsible for the secondary metabolite biosynthesis and the transcriptional regulation, and development of the genetic markers.