Expressed Sequence Tags Analysis and Design of Simple Sequence Repeats Markers from a Full-Length cDNA Library in Perilla frutescens (L.)

Perilla frutescens is valuable as a medicinal plant as well as a natural medicine and functional food. However, comparative genomics analyses of P. frutescens are limited due to a lack of gene annotations and characterization. A full-length cDNA library from P. frutescens leaves was constructed to i...

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Main Authors: Eun Soo Seong, Ji Hye Yoo, Jae Hoo Choi, Chang Heum Kim, Mi Ran Jeon, Byeong Ju Kang, Jae Geun Lee, Seon Kang Choi, Bimal Kumar Ghimire, Chang Yeon Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Genomics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/679548
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Summary:Perilla frutescens is valuable as a medicinal plant as well as a natural medicine and functional food. However, comparative genomics analyses of P. frutescens are limited due to a lack of gene annotations and characterization. A full-length cDNA library from P. frutescens leaves was constructed to identify functional gene clusters and probable EST-SSR markers via analysis of 1,056 expressed sequence tags. Unigene assembly was performed using basic local alignment search tool (BLAST) homology searches and annotated Gene Ontology (GO). A total of 18 simple sequence repeats (SSRs) were designed as primer pairs. This study is the first to report comparative genomics and EST-SSR markers from P. frutescens will help gene discovery and provide an important source for functional genomics and molecular genetic research in this interesting medicinal plant.
ISSN:2314-436X
2314-4378