Genome-wide identification and characterization of long non-coding RNAs related to grain yield in foxtail millet [Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been reported to play critical roles in diverse growth and development processes in plants. However, the systematic identification and characterization of lncRNAs in foxtail millet is nearly blank.

Results

In this study, we performed high-throughput sequencing of young spikelets from four foxtail millet varieties in different yield levels at booting stage. As a result, a total of 12,378 novel lncRNAs were identified, and 70 were commonly significantly differentially expressed in comparisons between high-yield varieties and conventional varieties, suggesting that they involved in yield formation and regulation in foxtail millet. Functional analysis revealed that among the 70 significantly differentially expressed lncRNAs, 67 could

SUBMITTER: Zhao Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7709324 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature