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Fully sequencing the cassava full-length cDNA library reveals unannotated transcript structures and alternative splicing events in regions with a high density of single nucleotide variations, insertions–deletions, and heterozygous sequences
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Cassava (Manihot esculenta) transcriptome analysis in response to infection by the fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides using an oligonucleotide-DNA microarray
Cassava anthracnose disease (CAD), caused by the fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f. sp. Manihotis, is a serious disease of cassava (Manihot esculenta) worldwide. In this study, we established a cassava olig...
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Genome-wide analysis reveals phytohormone action during cassava storage root initiation
Development of storage roots is a process associated with a phase change from cell division and elongation to radial growth and accumulation of massive amounts of reserve substances such as starch. Knowledge o...
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RIKEN Cassava Initiative: Establishment of a Cassava Functional Genomics Platform
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important tropical root crop that provides food security and income generation for many farmers. Cassava ranks as the third most important source of calories in the tropic...
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Toward genome-wide metaboloty** and elucidation of metabolic system: metabolic profiling of large-scale bioresources
An improvement in plant production is increasingly important for a sustainable human society. For this purpose, understanding the mechanism of plant production, that is, the plant metabolic system, is an immed...
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Open AccessLarge-scale collection and annotation of full-length enriched cDNAs from a model halophyte, Thellungiella halophila
Thellungiella halophila (also known as Thellungiella salsuginea) is a model halophyte with a small plant size, short life cycle, and small genome. It easily undergoes genetic transformation by the floral dip** ...
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Open AccessTriMEDB: A database to integrate transcribed markers and facilitate genetic studies of the tribe Triticeae
The recent rapid accumulation of sequence resources of various crop species ensures an improvement in the genetics approach, including quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis as well as the holistic population ...
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Open AccessSequencing analysis of 20,000 full-length cDNA clones from cassava reveals lineage specific expansions in gene families related to stress response
Cassava, an allotetraploid known for its remarkable tolerance to abiotic stresses is an important source of energy for humans and animals and a raw material for many industrial processes. A full-length cDNA li...
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Open AccessA flexible representation of omic knowledge for thorough analysis of microarray data
In order to understand microarray data reasonably in the context of other existing biological knowledge, it is necessary to conduct a thorough examination of the data utilizing every aspect of available omic k...
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Monitoring the expression profiles of genes induced by hyperosmotic, high salinity, and oxidative stress and abscisic acid treatment in Arabidopsis cell culture using a full-length cDNA microarray
Transcriptional regulation in response to hyperosmotic, high-salinity and oxidative stress, and abscisic acid (ABA) treatment in Arabidopsis suspension-cultured cell line T87 was investigated with a cDNA microarr...
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Transcriptome analysis in abiotic stress conditions in higher plants
Drought, high salinity, and low temperature are major environmental factors that limit plant productivity. Plants respond and adapt to these stresses in order to survive. Recent molecular and genetic studies h...