Transcriptome Reveals the Dynamic Response Mechanism of Pearl Millet Roots under Drought Stress
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Plant Material Culture and Treatment
2.2. RNA Extraction and cDNA Library Construction
2.3. Identification and Functional Analysis of Differentially Expressed Genes
3. Results
3.1. Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes
3.2. KEGG Enrichment Analysis of DEGs
3.3. Analysis of ABA Hormone Transduction and Zeatin Signal Transduction Related Genes
3.4. GO Enrichment Analysis of the DEGs
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ji, Y.; Lu, X.; Zhang, H.; Luo, D.; Zhang, A.; Sun, M.; Wu, Q.; Wang, X.; Huang, L. Transcriptome Reveals the Dynamic Response Mechanism of Pearl Millet Roots under Drought Stress. Genes 2021, 12, 1988. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12121988
Ji Y, Lu X, Zhang H, Luo D, Zhang A, Sun M, Wu Q, Wang X, Huang L. Transcriptome Reveals the Dynamic Response Mechanism of Pearl Millet Roots under Drought Stress. Genes. 2021; 12(12):1988. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12121988
Chicago/Turabian StyleJi, Yang, Xiaowen Lu, Huan Zhang, Dan Luo, Ailing Zhang, Min Sun, Qing Wu, Xiaoshan Wang, and Linkai Huang. 2021. "Transcriptome Reveals the Dynamic Response Mechanism of Pearl Millet Roots under Drought Stress" Genes 12, no. 12: 1988. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12121988