Reference transcriptome
Specimens of Mytilus coruscus were collected from Qingbang island, Dongji, Zhoushan in Zhejiang province, China. Mussel were approximately 6 months old with an average weight of 30 gand an average body length of 11.5 cm. The whole organism of copper treated samples were flash-frozen in liquid nitrogen and then stored at -80oC prior to RNA extraction. Total RNAs were extracted by using the TRIZOL Kit (Invitorgen, Carlsbad, CA, USA) following manufacturerĄŚs instructions.