Cucumis sativus Transcriptome or Gene expression. Cucumis sativus

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.为鉴定参与黄瓜（Cucumis sativus）多细胞表皮毛发育的基因及基因调控网络，本研究采用数字基因表达谱（Digital Gene Expression, DGE）技术开展了两组全基因组表达分析。其中一组比较了1.6~1.8cm长的黄瓜果实果皮（表皮连带果刺）在野生型（Wild Type, WT）与tbh突变体间的转录组表达谱；另一组则比较了果实基部膨大前（果长约0.5cm）与膨大后（果长约1.6cm）的果刺特异性表达谱。