Transcriptome analysis of the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The brown planthopper (BPH) Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) is one of the most serious insect pests of rice in Asia. However, little is known about the mechanisms responsible for the development, wing dimorphism and sex difference in this species. Genomic information for BPH is currently unavailable, and, therefore, transcriptome and expression profiling data for this species are needed as an important resource to better understand the biological mechanisms of BPH.

Methodology/principal findings

In this study, we performed de novo transcriptome assembly and gene expression analysis using short-read sequencing technology (Illumina) combined with a tag-based digital gene expression (DGE) system. The transcriptome analysis assembles the gene information for different devel

SUBMITTER: Xue J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2997790 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature