Transcriptome analysis of carbohydrate metabolism during bulblet formation and development in Lilium davidii var. unicolor.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The formation and development of bulblets are crucial to the Lilium genus since these processes are closely related to carbohydrate metabolism, especially to starch and sucrose metabolism. However, little is known about the transcriptional regulation of both processes. To gain insight into carbohydrate-related genes involved in bulblet formation and development, we conducted comparative transcriptome profiling of Lilium davidii var. unicolor bulblets at 0 d, 15 d (bulblets emerged) and 35 d (bulblets formed a basic shape with three or four scales) after scale propagation.

Results

Analysis of the transcriptome revealed that a total of 52,901 unigenes with an average sequence size of 630 bp were generated. Based on Clusters of Orthologous Groups (COG) analysis, 8% o

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4302423 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature