Transcriptome analysis of Cymbidium sinense and its application to the identification of genes associated with floral development.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cymbidium sinense belongs to the Orchidaceae, which is one of the most abundant angiosperm families. C. sinense, a high-grade traditional potted flower, is most prevalent in China and some Southeast Asian countries. The control of flowering time is a major bottleneck in the industrialized development of C. sinense. Little is known about the mechanisms responsible for floral development in this orchid. Moreover, genome references for entire transcriptome sequences do not currently exist for C. sinense. Thus, transcriptome and expression profiling data for this species are needed as an important resource to identify genes and to better understand the biological mechanisms of floral development in C. sinense.

Results

In this study, de novo transcriptome assembly and

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3639151 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature