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Comparative transcript profiling explores differentially expressed genes associated with sexual phenotype in kiwifruit.

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Background

Kiwifruit is a perennial, deciduous and functionally dioecious plant. However, very little is known about the whole-genome molecular mechanisms contributing to distinct sexual phenotypes. To gain a global view of genes differentially expressed between male and female flowers, we analyzed genome-wide gene expression profiles in the flowers of male and female plants using high-throughput RNA sequencing.

Results

A total of 53.5 million reads were generated. Based on the alignments of unigenes to kiwifruit genome predicted genes, a total of 39,040 unique genes with a mean length of 970 bp were identified. There were 2,503 UniGenes differentially expressed between female and male flowers, with 1,793 up-regulated and 710 down-regulated in the female flowers. Moreover, the gene expression pattern of 17 out of 19 unigenes differentially expressed between male and female flowers revealed by RNA-Seq was confirmed by real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR).

Conclusions

Here, we obtained a large number of EST sequences from female and male flowers of kiwifruit. This comparative transcriptome analysis provides an invaluable resource for gene expression, genomics, and functional genomic studies in A. chinensis and its related species. This study also represents a first step toward the investigation of genes involved in kiwifruit sex determination.

SUBMITTER: Tang P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5495465 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Comparative transcript profiling explores differentially expressed genes associated with sexual phenotype in kiwifruit.

Tang Ping P Zhang Qiong Q Yao Xiaohong X

PloS one 20170703 7

<h4>Background</h4>Kiwifruit is a perennial, deciduous and functionally dioecious plant. However, very little is known about the whole-genome molecular mechanisms contributing to distinct sexual phenotypes. To gain a global view of genes differentially expressed between male and female flowers, we analyzed genome-wide gene expression profiles in the flowers of male and female plants using high-throughput RNA sequencing.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 53.5 million reads were generated. Based on the al ...[more]

PMID: 28672040

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