Degradome sequencing of Ammopiptanthus nanus: leaf
Ammopiptanthus nanus is an ecologically important desert plant. miRNAs are endogenous 20-22 nt small RNAs that play important roles in regulating gene expression in plants. To identify to the target genes of miRNA in Ammopiptanthus nanus, degradome sequencing was performed and a batch of transcripts were found to be targeted by miRNA. The result is helpful in understanding the roles on miRNA in plant development and environmental stress response. A degradome sequencing library was constructed using RNA from leaves of Ammopiptanthus nanus seedlings. The library was sequenced using Illumina Hiseq 2500 platform.