Transcriptomic analysis of Litchi chinensis pericarp during maturation with a focus on chlorophyll degradation and flavonoid biosynthesis

BMC Genomics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-18

  Lai, Biao ^a   Hu, Bing ^a   Qin, Yong Hua ^a   Zhao, Jie Tang ^a   Wang, Hui Cong ^a   Hu, Gui Bing ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll degradation; DGE (digital gene expression); Flavonoid biosynthesis; Litchi; RNA Seq; Transcriptome

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; CHLOROPHYLL; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FLAVONOID; PROTEIN MYB; PROTEIN SGR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; FRUIT COLOR; FRUIT DEVELOPMENT; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LYCHEE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING; NONHUMAN; PERICARP; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PIGMENTATION; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT PARAMETERS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; UPREGULATION; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

LITCHI CHINENSIS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

CHLOROPHYLL; FLAVONOIDS; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; LITCHI; PIGMENTATION; PROTEOLYSIS;

EID: 84979851587     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1433-4     Document Type: Article

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