De novo sequencing, assembly and characterisation of Aloe vera transcriptome and analysis of expression profiles of genes related to saponin and anthraquinone metabolism.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aloe vera is a perennial, succulent, drought-resistant plant that exhibits many pharmacological characteristics such as wound healing ability against skin burns, anti-ulcer, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-viral, anti-hypercholesterolemic, anti-hyperglycemic, anti-asthmatic and much more. Despite great medicinal worth, little genomic information is available on Aloe vera. This study is an initiative to explore the full-scale functional genomics of Aloe vera by generating whole transcriptome sequence database, using Illumina HiSeq technology and its progressive annotation specifically with respect to the metabolic specificity of the plant.

Results

Transcriptome sequencing of root and leaf tissue of Aloe vera was performed using Illumina paired-end sequencing te

SUBMITTER: Choudhri P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5984767 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature