PRJNA214153
Cucumis sativus Transcriptome or Gene expression
To identify genes and gene networks that are involved in the multicellular trichome development in cucumber (Cucumis sativus), we performed two sets of genome-wide expression analyses using Digital Gene Expression (DGE) technology. One set was to compare the transcriptome profiles of the pericarps (epidermis plus spines) of 1.6-1.8cm cucumber fruits between WT and the tbh mutant, and the other set was to compare the spine-specific expression profiles before (fruit length about 0.5cm) and after (fruit length around 1.6cm) fruit base expansion.