Long noncoding RNAs that respond to Fusarium oxysporum infection in 'Cavendish' banana (Musa acuminata).

ABSTRACT: Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a class of genes that influence a variety of biological functions through acting as signal, decoy, guide, and scaffold molecules. In banana (Musa spp.), an important economic fruit crop, particularly in Southeast Asia, the wilt disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), especially strain Foc TR4, is disastrous. In banana, how the biogenesis of these lncRNAs is regulated in response to pathogen infection is still largely unknown. In this study, strand-specific paired-end RNA sequencing of banana samples was performed on susceptible and resistant cultivars inoculated with Foc, with three biological replicates and at two different times after infection. Overall, 5,294 lncRNAs were predicted with high confidence through strict filtration, inclu

SUBMITTER: Li W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5717134 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature