RT Journal Article T1 Exploring the interplay between metabolic pathways and taxane production in elicited Taxus baccata cell suspensions A1 Pérez Matas, Edgar A1 García Pérez, Pascual A1 Miras Moreno, Begoña A1 Lucini, Luigi A1 Bonfill, Mercedes A1 Palazon, Javier A1 Hidalgo Martínez, Diego K1 2417.19 Fisiología Vegetal AB Taxus cell cultures are a reliable biotechnological source of the anticancer drug paclitaxel. However, the interplay between taxane production and other metabolic pathways during elicitation remains poorly understood. In this study, we combined untargeted metabolomics and elicited Taxus baccata cell cultures to investigate variations in taxane-associated metabolism under the influence of 1 µM coronatine (COR) and 150 µM salicylic acid (SA). Our results demonstrated pleiotropic effects induced by both COR and SA elicitors, leading to differential changes in cell growth, taxane content, and secondary metabolism. Metabolite annotation revealed significant effects on N-containing compounds, phenylpropanoids, and terpenoids. Multivariate analysis showed that the metabolomic profiles of control and COR-treated samples are closer to each other than to SA-elicited samples at different time points (8, 16, and 24 days). The highest level of paclitaxel content was detected on day 8 under SA elicitation, exhibiting a negative correlation with the biomarkers kauralexin A2 and taxusin. Our study provides valuable insights into the intricate metabolic changes associated with paclitaxel production, aiding its potential optimization through untargeted metabolomics and an evaluation of COR/SA elicitor effects. PB Plants SN 22237747 YR 2023 FD 2023-07-19 LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/5180 UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/5180 LA eng NO Plants, 12(14): 2696 (2023) NO Agencia Estatal de Investigación | Ref. PID2020-113438RB-I00 DS Investigo RD 14-ene-2025