Genome wide identification of lncRNAs and circRNAs having regulatory role in fruit shelf life in health crop cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.).

ABSTRACT: Cucumber is an extremely perishable vegetable; however, under room conditions, the fruits become unfit for consumption 2-3 days after harvesting. One natural variant, DC-48 with an extended shelf-life was identified, fruits of which can be stored up to 10-15 days under room temperature. The genes involved in this economically important trait are regulated by non-coding RNAs. The study aims to identify the long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and circular RNAs (circRNAs) by taking two contrasting genotypes, DC-48 and DC-83, at two different fruit developmental stages. The upper epidermis of the fruits was collected at 5 days and 10 days after pollination (DAP) for high throughput RNA sequencing. The differential expression analysis was performed to identify differentially expressed (DE) lncRNAs a

SUBMITTER: Dey SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9383263 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature