Tea Tree transcriptome

Brassinosteroids (BRs) are a type of sterol plant hormone. Previous studies have shown that brassinosteroids play an important role in a series of biochemical reactions, such as promoting cell growth, increasing biomass, and improving stress resistance. In order to investigate the regulation and molecular mechanism of BRs on the growth and development of tea plants (Camellia sinensis L.), the changes in the cell structure and gene expression levels of tea leaves treated by exogenous brassinosteroids were analyzed using electron microscopy and high-throughput Illumina RNA-Seq technology. The results of qRT-PCR were consistent with the results of transcriptomic analysis. The present work was helpful for further understanding the effects of BRs on the growth and development of tea leaves and laid the foundation for the in-depth analysis of the signal transduction pathways of BRs in tea leaves.