Table 1.
Statistics of small RNA sequences from CK and TR libraries of eggplant.
Figure 1.
Size distribution of eggplant small RNAs in CK and TR libraries.
Figure 2.
First nucleotide bias of CK library.
Table 2.
List of putative novel miRNAs in eggplant.
Figure 3.
COG function classification of predicted target genes.
Figure 4.
Distribution of miRNA counts over different tag abundance categories from CK and TR library.
Figure 5.
Differential expression of Verticillium wilt-responsive miRNAs.
MiRNAs with significantly changed (P<0.05 and |log2Ratio|>1) expression are highlighted in boldface.
Figure 6.
Expression profiles of selected miRNAs in response to Verticillium dahliae infection.
The number below the band indicates the relative expression level of each gene. Raw values were normalized against loading control U6. The expression level of plant at “0 h” was considered as background level and set to 1.
Figure 7.
Expression profiles of selected target genes.
TIR1, the target of miR393; TC4976 and FS072237, targets of miR395; PHO2, target of miR399; FS082687 and TC14175, targets of m0001; TC5469 and TC9181, targets of m0002. The number below the band indicates the relative expression level of each gene. The raw values were normalized against loading control EF-1α. The expression level of plant at “0 h” was considered as background level and set to 1.
Figure 8.
Effects of NPA, SA and IAA on eggplant response to Verticillium dahliae infection.
Eggplant seedlings with five main leaves were pretreated with different concentrations of NPA, SA, or IAA for 24 h and then infected with Verticillium dahliae for 7 days. Representative leaves were subsequently photographed (A) and the disease index was calculated (B).