Deep sequencing of the Mexican avocado transcriptome, an ancient angiosperm with a high content of fatty acids.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Avocado (Persea americana) is an economically important tropical fruit considered to be a good source of fatty acids. Despite its importance, the molecular and cellular characterization of biochemical and developmental processes in avocado is limited due to the lack of transcriptome and genomic information.

Results

The transcriptomes of seeds, roots, stems, leaves, aerial buds and flowers were determined using different sequencing platforms. Additionally, the transcriptomes of three different stages of fruit ripening (pre-climacteric, climacteric and post-climacteric) were also analyzed. The analysis of the RNAseqatlas presented here reveals strong differences in gene expression patterns between different organs, especially between root and flower, but also reveal

SUBMITTER: Ibarra-Laclette E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4533766 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature