Gene expression analysis of mulberry (Morus atropurpurea) response to cadmium stress

Mulberry (Morus atropurpurea) is an important economic woody tree with rapid growth rate and large biomass, which had great potential for heavy metals remediation. To further understand the mechanisms involved in cadmium accumulation and detoxification in mulberry, we carried out a transcriptomic study to get insights into the molecular mechanisms of the mulberry response to cadmium stress using RNA-seq analysis with BGISEQ-500. Overall design: mRNA profiles of CMulberry fruit stressed with different concentrations of CdCl2 (5, 10, 20mM).