Transcriptome analysis reveals that jasmonic acid biosynthesis and signaling is associated with the biosynthesis of asperosaponin VI in Dipsacus asperoides

In present study, Transcriptome analysis revealed unique differentially expressed genes (DEGs). including transcription factors (TFs), during root development in D. asperoides. In addition, α-linolenic acid metabolism, jasmonic acid (JA) biosynthesis, JA signal transduction, sesquiterpenoid and triterpenoid biosynthesis, and terpenoid backbone biosynthesis were prominently enriched. The roots of one-leaf stage (L1), two-leaf stage (L2), and plants that had been growing for 7 months (M7)