Cherry Blossom Forecast Based on Transcriptome of Floral Organs Approaching Blooming in the Flowering Cherry (Cerasus × yedoensis) Cultivar 'Somei-Yoshino'.

ABSTRACT: To gain insights into the genetic mechanisms underlying blooming and petal movement in flowering cherry (Cerasus × yedoensis), we performed time-course RNA-seq analysis of the floral buds and open-flowers of the most popular flowering cherry cultivar, 'Somei-Yoshino.' Independent biological duplicate samples of floral buds and open-flowers were collected from 'Somei-Yoshino' trees grown at three different locations in Japan. RNA-seq reads obtained from floral bud and open-flower samples collected in the current study (in 2019) and in a previous study (in 2017) were aligned against the genome sequence of 'Somei-Yoshino' to quantify gene transcript levels. Clustering analysis of RNA-seq reads revealed dynamic changes in the transcriptome, with genes in seven modules predominant

SUBMITTER: Shirasawa K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8825344 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature