Time-course RNA-seq analysis provides an improved understanding of gene regulation during the formation of nodule-like structures in rice.

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Using a time-course RNA-seq analysis we identified transcriptomic changes during formation of nodule-like structures (NLS) in rice and compared rice RNA-seq dataset with a nodule transcriptome dataset in Medicago truncatula. Plant hormones can induce the formation of nodule-like structures (NLS) in plant roots even in the absence of bacteria. These structures can be induced in roots of both legumes and non-legumes. Moreover, nitrogen-fixing bacteria can recognize and colonize these root structures. Therefore, identifying the genetic switches controlling the NLS organogenesis program in crops, especially cereals, can have important agricultural implications. Our recent study evaluated the transcriptomic response occurring in rice roots during NLS formation, 7 days post-t

SUBMITTER: Thomas J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7695038 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature