Transcriptomic analysis of differentially expressed genes in the oviduct of Rhacophorus omeimontis provides insights into foam nest construction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The production of foam nests is one of the strategies that has evolved to allow some anuran species to protect their eggs and larvae. Despite considerable knowledge of the biochemical components of and construction behavior leading to anuran foam nests, little is known about the molecular basis of foam nest construction. Rhacophorus omeimontis presents an arboreal foam-nesting strategy during the breeding season. To better understand the molecular mechanism of foam nest production, transcriptome sequencing was performed using the oviduct of female R. omeimontis during the period when foam nest production began and the period when foam nest production was finished.

Results

The transcriptomes of six oviduct samples of R. omeimontis were obtained using Illumina seque

SUBMITTER: Zhang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6615284 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature