Thuja plicata

Common Names: western red cedar, western redcedar

Ethnobotanical Studies

Studies

Effects of Arborvitae (Thuja plicata) Essential Oil on Cervical Cancer Cells: Insights into Molecular Mechanisms.

Summary

Study tested effects of AEO on cervical cancer cell lines, HeLa and SiHa. Found AEO's cytotoxic properties and gene expression modulation. Important for potential cancer treatment.

CancerPhytochemistry
Piña-Cruz R et al (2024).
Anticancer Agents Med Chem.
DOI:
10.2174/0118715206308864240823095507
PubMed:
39229997

Genomic selection in western redcedar: from proof of concept to operational application.

Gamal El-Dien O et al (2024).
New Phytol.
DOI:
10.1111/nph.20022
PubMed:
39107899

The potential of non-native tree species to provide major ecosystem services in Austrian forests.

Konic J et al (2024).
Front Plant Sci.
DOI:
10.3389/fpls.2024.1402601
PubMed:
39011308

Chemical Compositions and Enantiomeric Distributions of Foliar Essential Oils of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murray bis) Parl, Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don, and Tsuga heterophylla Sarg.

Ankney E et al (2024).
Plants (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/plants13101325
PubMed:
38794396

Histological, chemical and gene expression differences between western redcedar seedlings resistant and susceptible to cedar leaf blight.

Genetics
Aldana JA et al (2024).
Front Plant Sci.
DOI:
10.3389/fpls.2024.1309762
PubMed:
38379949

Hinokitiol protects gastric injury from ethanol exposure via its iron sequestration capacity.

Summary

Hinokitiol from Chamaecyparis obtusa and Thuja plicata protects against ethanol-induced gastric injury by reducing hemorrhagic lesions and inflammation. It does this by regulating cellular iron levels, suggesting it could be used to prevent or improve gastric injury.

Gastroenterology
Zhao M et al (2024).
Eur J Pharmacol.
DOI:
10.1016/j.ejphar.2024.176340
PubMed:
38244759

First report of Truncatella angustata causing leaf blight on Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don in Canada.

Noshad D, van der Merwe L and Yanchuk A (2023).
Plant Dis.
DOI:
10.1094/PDIS-03-23-0471-PDN
PubMed:
38035779

Comparing DNA isolation methods for forest trees: quality, plastic footprint, and time-efficiency.

Summary

The study investigates the genetics of conifer species PM, TH, and TP to understand their population structure and adaptability. The research highlights the challenges of increasing sample sizes, species diversity, nucleic acid isolation, sequencing cost, and plastic waste generation in genetic and genomic studies.

Genetics
Guillardín L and MacKay JJ (2023).
Plant Methods.
DOI:
10.1186/s13007-023-01086-y
PubMed:
37858169

Gymnosperms of Idaho: Chemical Compositions and Enantiomeric Distributions of Essential Oils of Abies lasiocarpa, Picea engelmannii, Pinus contorta, Pseudotsuga menziesii, and Thuja plicata.

Swor K et al (2023).
Molecules.
DOI:
10.3390/molecules28062477
PubMed:
36985451

Genetic architecture of terpene chemistry and growth traits and the impact of inbreeding on these traits in western redcedar (Thuja plicata).

Phytochemistry
Shalev TJ et al (2023).
Evol Appl.
DOI:
10.1111/eva.13526
PubMed:
36969136

Soil microbial legacies influence plant survival and growth in mine reclamation.

McMahen K et al (2022).
Ecol Evol.
DOI:
10.1002/ece3.9473
PubMed:
36381393

Draft Genome Resource for Forest Pathogen Coniferiporia weirii - A Facultative Pathogen of Thuja plicata and Callitropsis nootkatensis.

Genetics
McMurtrey S et al (2023).
Plant Dis.
DOI:
10.1094/PDIS-04-22-0917-A
PubMed:
36265147

Genomic evidence of an ancient inland temperate rainforest in the Pacific Northwest of North America.

Genetics
Ruffley M et al (2022).
Mol Ecol.
DOI:
10.1111/mec.16431
PubMed:
35322900

EPR Spectroscopy as a Tool to Characterize the Maturity Degree of Humic Acids.

Debska B et al (2021).
Materials (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/ma14123410
PubMed:
34202975

Species Diversification of the Coniferous Pathogenic Fungal Genus Coniferiporia (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota) in Association with Its Biogeography and Host Plants.

Wang XW et al (2022).
Phytopathology.
DOI:
10.1094/PHYTO-05-21-0181-R
PubMed:
34170760

C(3) plant carbon isotope discrimination does not respond to CO(2) concentration on decadal to centennial timescales.

Meta-Analysis
Stein RA, Sheldon ND and Smith SY (2021).
New Phytol.
DOI:
10.1111/nph.17030
PubMed:
33098664

Identification of Three Monofunctional Diterpene Synthases with Specific Enzyme Activities Expressed during Heartwood Formation in Western Redcedar (Thuja plicata) Trees.

CardiologyPhytochemistry
Tasnim S, Gries R and Mattsson J (2020).
Plants (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/plants9081018
PubMed:
32806789

Culture-based identification to examine spatiotemporal patterns of fungal communities colonizing wood in ground contact.

Torres-Andrade P et al (2019).
Mycologia.
DOI:
10.1080/00275514.2019.1631050
PubMed:
31348726

The Effect of Microbial Endophyte Consortia on Pseudotsuga menziesii and Thuja plicata Survival, Growth, and Physiology Across Edaphic Gradients.

Aghai MM et al (2019).
Front Microbiol.
DOI:
10.3389/fmicb.2019.01353
PubMed:
31275276

Physiological and Molecular Characterization of Biosurfactant Producing Endophytic Fungi Xylaria regalis from the Cones of Thuja plicata as a Potent Plant Growth Promoter with Its Potential Application.

Adnan M et al (2018).
Biomed Res Int.
DOI:
10.1155/2018/7362148
PubMed:
29862287

Bioinspired Breathable Architecture for Water Harvesting.

von Spreckelsen RM et al (2015).
Sci Rep.
DOI:
10.1038/srep16798
PubMed:
26577768

The antimicrobial properties of cedar leaf (Thuja plicata) oil; a safe and efficient decontamination agent for buildings.

Antimicrobial
Hudson J, Kuo M and Vimalanathan S (2011).
Int J Environ Res Public Health.
DOI:
10.3390/ijerph8124477
PubMed:
22408584

Thuja plicata exclusion in ectomycorrhiza-dominated forests: testing the role of inoculum potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.

Weber A et al (2005).
Oecologia.
PubMed:
15583941

Branch and foliage morphological plasticity in old-growth Thuja plicata.

Edelstein ZR and Ford ED (2003).
Tree Physiol.
PubMed:
12777238

Thujaplicins from Thuja plicata as iron transport agents for Salmonella typhimurium.

Akers HA, Abrego VA and Garland E (1980).
J Bacteriol.
PubMed:
6986355

The time and duration of meiosis.

Review
Bennett MD et al (1977).
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci.
PubMed:
16285