Characterization of the kidney transcriptome of the South American olive mouse Abrothrix olivacea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The olive mouse Abrothrix olivacea is a cricetid rodent of the subfamily Sigmodontinae that inhabits a wide range of contrasting environments in southern South America, from aridlands to temperate rainforests. Along its distribution, it presents different geographic forms that make the olive mouse a good focal case for the study of geographical variation in response to environmental variation. We chose to characterize the kidney transcriptome because this organ has been shown to be associated with multiple physiological processes, including water reabsorption.

Results

Transcriptomes of thirteen kidneys from individuals from Argentina and Chile were sequenced using Illumina technology in order to obtain a kidney reference transcriptome. After combining the reads pr

SUBMITTER: Giorello FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4189146 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature