Genome-wide identification of oil biosynthesis-related long non-coding RNAs in allopolyploid Brassica napus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are transcripts longer than 200 bp that do not encode proteins but nonetheless have been shown to play important roles in various biological processes in plants. Brassica napus is an important seed oil crop worldwide and the target of many genetic improvement activities. To understand better the function of lncRNAs in regulating plant metabolic activities, we carried out a genome-wide lncRNA identification of lncRNAs in Brassica napus with a focus on lncRNAs involved in lipid metabolism. Twenty ribosomal RNA depleted strand specific RNA-seq (ssRNA-seq) datasets were generatred using RNAs isolated from B. napus seeds at four developmental stages. For comparison we also included 30 publically available RNA-seq datasets generated from poly(A) e

SUBMITTER: Shen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6186049 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature