High-throughput sequencing of small RNAs in Persea americana

ABSTRACT: Small RNAs (21-24 nt) are pivotal regulators of gene expression that guide both transcriptional and post-transcriptional silencing mechanisms in diverse eukaryotes, including most if not all plants. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) and short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are the two major types, both of which have a demonstrated and important role in plant development, stress responses and pathogen resistance. In this work, we used a deep sequencing approach (Sequencing-By-Synthesis, or SBS) to develop sequence resources of small RNAs from Persea americana tissues (including leaves, flowers and fruit). The high depth of the resulting datasets enabled us to examine in detail critical small RNA features as size distribution, tissue-specific regulation and sequence conservation between different organs in this

ORGANISM(S): Persea americana

SUBMITTER: Emanuele De Paoli 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-28981 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress