RNA-seq analysis reveals genetic response and tolerance mechanisms to ozone exposure in soybean.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oxidative stress caused by ground level ozone is a contributor to yield loss in a number of important crop plants. Soybean (Glycine max) is considered to be ozone sensitive, and current research into its response to oxidative stress is limited. To better understand the genetic response in soybean to oxidative stress, an RNA-seq analysis of two soybean cultivars was performed comparing an ozone intolerant cultivar (Mandarin-Ottawa) and an ozone resistant cultivar (Fiskeby III) following exposure to ozone.

Results

Analysis of the transcriptome data revealed cultivar-specific expression level differences of genes previously implicated in oxidative stress responses, indicating unique cultivar-specific responses. Both Fiskeby III and Mandarin (Ottawa) exhibit an increa

SUBMITTER: Whaley A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4456062 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature