American Sweetgum - Abiotic Stress Gene Expression

This project aims to elucidate the molecular response of hardwood tree seedlings to varying abiotic stresses. Stress experiments include ozone exposure, mechanical damage (wounding), heat, drought, and cold. A number of different adult tissue types were also profiled.

Expression profiles were determined by mapping reads to the set of assembled transcripts. Reads were mapped with Bowtie2 and counted using HTSeq. Values were normalized using RPKM (Reads Per Kilobase Million) for gene expression profiles.