Prediction of Auxin-Ethylene Crosstalk Mediators Using Meta-Analysis of Hormone-Induced Transcriptome Data in Arabidopsis

Plant hormones auxin and ethylene are the key regulators of plant growth and development, and their crosstalk is essential for numerous processes. Large-scale identification of new molecular targets in this crosstalk and their characterization is a tempting idea. To address this issue, we combined our own and publicly available Arabidopsis thaliana transcriptome data on auxin and ethylene treatments in a meta-analysis. Overall design: mRNA profiles of 3-dag mock and 1h IAA treated Arabidopsis roots were generated by RNA sequencing, in triplicate, with two runs (technical replicates) for each biological replicate, using Illumina HiSeq2000 technology