Genome-wide identification of alternate bearing-associated microRNAs (miRNAs) in olive (Olea europaea L.).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alternate bearing is a widespread phenomenon among crop plants, defined as the tendency of certain fruit trees to produce a high-yield crop one year ("on-year"), followed by a low-yield or even no crop the following year ("off-year"). Several factors may affect the balance between such developmental phase-transition processes. Among them are the microRNA (miRNA), being gene-expression regulators that have been found to be involved as key determinants in several physiological processes.

Results

Six olive (Olea europaea L. cv. Ayvalik variety) small RNA libraries were constructed from fruits (ripe and unripe) and leaves ("on year" and "off year" leaves in July and in November, respectively) and sequenced by high-throughput Illumina sequencing. The RNA was retrotrans

SUBMITTER: Yanik H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3564680 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature