Sequencing and De Novo Assembly of the Toxicodendron radicans (Poison Ivy) Transcriptome.

ABSTRACT: Contact with poison ivy plants is widely dreaded because they produce a natural product called urushiol that is responsible for allergenic contact delayed-dermatitis symptoms lasting for weeks. For this reason, the catchphrase most associated with poison ivy is "leaves of three, let it be", which serves the purpose of both identification and an appeal for avoidance. Ironically, despite this notoriety, there is a dearth of specific knowledge about nearly all other aspects of poison ivy physiology and ecology. As a means of gaining a more molecular-oriented understanding of poison ivy physiology and ecology, Next Generation DNA sequencing technology was used to develop poison ivy root and leaf RNA-seq transcriptome resources. De novo assembled transcriptomes were analyzed to generate a core

SUBMITTER: Weisberg AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5704230 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature