Genome-wide expression analysis offers new insights into the origin and evolution of Physcomitrella patens stress response.

ABSTRACT: Changes in the environment, such as those caused by climate change, can exert stress on plant growth, diversity and ultimately global food security. Thus, focused efforts to fully understand plant response to stress are urgently needed in order to develop strategies to cope with the effects of climate change. Because Physcomitrella patens holds a key evolutionary position bridging the gap between green algae and higher plants, and because it exhibits a well-developed stress tolerance, it is an excellent model for such exploration. Here, we have used Physcomitrella patens to study genome-wide responses to abiotic stress through transcriptomic analysis by a high-throughput sequencing platform. We report a comprehensive analysis of transcriptome dynamics, defining profiles of elicited gene re

SUBMITTER: Khraiwesh B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4663497 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature