Comparative transcriptomics analysis reveals difference of key gene expression between banana and plantain in response to cold stress.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Banana and plantain (Musa spp.) comprise an important part of diets for millions of people around the globe. Low temperature is one of the key environmental stresses which greatly affects the global banana production. To understand the molecular mechanism of the cold-tolerance in plantain we used RNA-Seq based comparative transcriptomics analyses for both cold-sensitive banana and cold-tolerant plantain subjected to the cold stress for 0, 3 and 6 h.

Results

The cold-response genes at early stage are identified and grouped in both species by GO analysis. The results show that 10 and 68 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) are identified for 3 and 6 h of cold stress respectively in plantain, while 40 and 238 DEGs are identified respectively in banana. GO classifica

SUBMITTER: Yang QS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4461995 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature