Comparative transcriptome analysis of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) in response to exogenous abscisic acid.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Abscisic acid (ABA) can regulate the expressions of many stress-responsive genes in plants. However, in defense responses to pathogens, mounting evidence suggests that ABA plays variable roles. Little information exists about genome-wide gene expression in ABA responses in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), a model fruit crop plant.

Results

Global transcriptome profiles of tomato leaf responses to exogenous ABA were generated using Illumina RNA-sequencing. More than 173 million base pair reads were mapped onto the tomato reference genome and the expression pattern differences between treated and control leaves were assessed. In total, 50,616 transcripts were generated. Among them, 42,583 were functionally annotated in the NCBI non-redundant database and 47,877 in t

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4046761 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature