GSM2626904: T2_MCP_rep2; Malus domestica; RNA-Seq
RNA extraction was performed, for each of the three biological replicates with the Spectrum Plant total RNA kit (Sigma-Aldrich Co., St. Luis, MO, USA). RNA was quantified using a NanoDrop ND-8000 spectrophotometer (Thermo Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA), while its purity and integrity were assessed with a 2100 Bioanalyzer (Agilent, Santa Clara, CA, USA). For each replicate/sample, 3 mg of RNA was used for the construction of a non-directional Illumina RNA-seq library, using TruSeq RNA sample preparation kits, v2 (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA). Libraries were quantified using quantitative PCR and quality control was performed with the DNA 1000 series II chip bioanalyzer (Agilent, Santa Clara, CA, USA). Sequencing of libraries was performed with an Illumina HiSeq 1000 Sequencer using TruSeq SBS v3-HS kit (100 cycles) and TruSeq SR Cluster v3-cBot-HS kits (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA) generating 100-bp reads.