Project description:Ammopiptanthus mongolicus is an ecologically important desert plant. To understand the role of miRNA genes in draught and cold stress adaptation, RNA-seq of small RNA in Ammopiptanthus mongolicus was performed.
Project description:Ammopiptanthus mongolicus is an ecologically important desert plant. miRNA are endogenous 20-22 nt small RNAs that play important roles in regulating gene expression in plants. To identify to the target genes of miRNA in Ammopiptanthus mongolicus, degradome sequencing was performed and a batch of transcripts were found to be targeted by miRNA. The result is helpful in understanding the roles on miRNA in plant development and environmental stress response.