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Leveraging CyVerse Resources for De Novo Comparative Transcriptomics of Underserved Non-model Organisms
Published on: May 9, 2017
Dataset of de novo transcriptome assembly of Rhizome in Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb
Devit Purwoko1, Imam Civi Cartealy2, Siti Zulaeha1
1Research Center for Genetic Engineering, Research Organization for Life Sciences and Environment, National Research and Innovation Agency. Sukarno's science and technology area Cibinong Bogor West Java 16911, Indonesia.
Abstract:
Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb. is an Indonesian traditional medicinal plant of the Zingiberaceae family. C. aeruginosa is known to have anticancer activity, especially in the rhizomes. Despite many studies on the phytochemical content of this plant with antioxidant and anticancer activity, transcriptomic studies are still limited in terms of genetic information. We ran transcriptome of Curcuma aeruginosa using a paired-end Illumina NextSeq 550 with PE150 mode and generating 12.8 GB of raw data. Raw reads have been filed with NCBI under project number PRJNA918644. This dataset allowed us to identify genes associated with biosynthetic pathways of anticancer drugs. Transcriptome data can also be used to develop new EST-SSR and SNP markers for use in plant breeding programs.

