Transcriptome sequencing and annotation of the halophytic microalga Dunaliella salina.

ABSTRACT: The unicellular green alga Dunaliella salina is well adapted to salt stress and contains compounds (including β-carotene and vitamins) with potential commercial value. A large transcriptome database of D. salina during the adjustment, exponential and stationary growth phases was generated using a high throughput sequencing platform. We characterized the metabolic processes in D. salina with a focus on valuable metabolites, with the aim of manipulating D. salina to achieve greater economic value in large-scale production through a bioengineering strategy. Gene expression profiles under salt stress verified using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) implied that salt can regulate the expression of key genes. This study generated a substantial fraction of D. salina transcriptional se

SUBMITTER: Hong L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5633768 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct.

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature