RESEARCH ARTICLE De novo transcriptomic analysis of leaf and fruit tissue of Cornus officinalis using Illumina platform Dian-Yun Hou1,2☯*, Lin-Chun Shi3☯, Meng-Meng Yang1,2, Jiong Li4, Shuang Zhou1,2, Hong-Xiao Zhang1,2, Hua-Wei Xu1,2 1 Agricultural College, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan Province, China, 2 The Luoyang Engineering Research Center of Breeding and Utilization of Dao-di Herbs, Luoyang, Henan Province, China, 3 Institute of Medicinal Plant Development (IMPLAD), Chinese Academy of Medical a1111111111 Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, 4 Chinese Medicinal Materials Production a1111111111 Technology Service Center, Department of Agriculture of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, a1111111111 China a1111111111 a1111111111 ☯ These authors contributed equally to this work. *
[email protected] Abstract OPEN ACCESS Cornus officinalis is one of the most widely used medicinal plants in China and other East Citation: Hou D-Y, Shi L-C, Yang M-M, Li J, Zhou S, Zhang H-X, et al. (2018) De novo transcriptomic Asian countries to cure diseases such as liver, kidney, cardiovascular diseases and frequent analysis of leaf and fruit tissue of Cornus officinalis urination for thousands of years. It is a Level 3 protected species, and is one of the 42 using Illumina platform. PLoS ONE 13(2): national key protected wild species of animals and plants in China. However, the genetics e0192610. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0192610 and molecular biology of C. officinalis are poorly understood, which has hindered research on the molecular mechanism of its metabolism and utilization. Hence, enriching its genomic Editor: Maoteng Li, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, CHINA data and information is very important.