RNA-seq for gene identification and transcript profiling in relation to root growth of bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) under salinity stress

BMC Genomics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Hu, Longxing ^a   Li, Huiying ^a   Chen, Liang ^a   Lou, Yanhong ^a   Amombo, Erick ^a   Fu, Jinmin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Cell wall loosening; Cynodon dactylon; Root growth; Salt stress; Transcriptome

Indexed keywords

HYDROLASE; PEROXIDASE; PROTEIN MYB; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BHLH; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR WRKY; TRANSCRIPTOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; XYLOGLUCAN ENDOTRANSGLUCOSYLASE;

ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYNODON DACTYLON; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTYPE; GROWTH REGULATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PLANT GENE; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; QUALITY CONTROL; RNA SEQUENCE; ROOT GROWTH; SALT STRESS; SALT TOLERANCE; BIOLOGY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYNODON; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); CYNODON DACTYLON;

CELL WALL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CYNODON; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE ANNOTATION; PLANT ROOTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SALT-TOLERANCE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84938597346     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1799-3     Document Type: Article

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