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Published on: September 11, 2016
Metatranscriptomes of two biological soil crust types from the Mojave desert in response to wetting
Thuy M Nguyen1, Nuttapon Pombubpa2, Marcel Huntemann3
1Department of Biology and Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Research, University, University of Mississippi, Mississippi, USA.
Abstract:
We present eight metatranscriptomic datasets of light algal and cyanolichen biological soil crusts from the Mojave Desert in response to wetting. These data will help us understand gene expression patterns in desert biocrust microbial communities after they have been reactivated by the addition of water.
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Transcription
Transcription is the process of synthesizing RNA from a DNA sequence by RNA polymerase. It is the first step in producing a protein from a gene sequence. Additionally, many other proteins and regulatory sequences are involved in the proper synthesis of messenger RNA (mRNA). Regulation of transcription is responsible for the differentiation of all the different types of cells and often for the proper cellular response to environmental signals.
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