RNA-seq time course analysis of potato WT and BRC1b-RNAi axillary buds in response to short-day conditions

Purpose: observe the difference between potato (Solanum tuberosum ssp. andigena) WT and BRC1b RNAi axillary buds in response to the transition from long-day to short-day conditions. The time course includes four time points: Long days, after 2 days in short days, 1 week in short days and 2 weeks in short days. Methods: stem were flash-frozen in N2(l) one hour after dawn and the axillary buds were dissected in the cold room. The four axillary buds bellow the third visible node counting from the apex (those most likely to produce tubers in RNAi line) were collected. RNA was extracted with FavorPrep™ Plant Total RNA Mini Kit from FAVORGEN. DNA was degraded in the column with RNase-free DNase I (Roche). Three biological replicates were used and each replicate is a pool of axillary buds from 4 plants. Overall design: mRNA profiles of WT and BRC1b RNAi axillary buds in Long Days (LS), 2days in Short Days (SD), 1 week in SD, 2 weeks in SD.