De novo assembly and characterization of the transcriptome of seagrass Zostera marina using Illumina paired-end sequencing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The seagrass Zostera marina is a monocotyledonous angiosperm belonging to a polyphyletic group of plants that can live submerged in marine habitats. Zostera marina L. is one of the most common seagrasses and is considered a cornerstone of marine plant molecular ecology research and comparative studies. However, the mechanisms underlying its adaptation to the marine environment still remain poorly understood due to limited transcriptomic and genomic data.

Principal findings

Here we explored the transcriptome of Z. marina leaves under different environmental conditions using Illumina paired-end sequencing. Approximately 55 million sequencing reads were obtained, representing 58,457 transcripts that correspond to 24,216 unigenes. A total of 14,389 (59.41%) unigenes w

SUBMITTER: Kong F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4244107 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature