Data Integration in Poplar: 'Omics Layers and Integration Strategies

Deborah Weighill; Timothy J Tschaplinski; Gerald A Tuskan; Daniel Jacobson

doi:10.3389/fgene.2019.00874

Data Integration in Poplar: 'Omics Layers and Integration Strategies

Front Genet. 2019 Sep 25:10:874. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00874. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Deborah Weighill^{1

2}, Timothy J Tschaplinski^{1

2}, Gerald A Tuskan², Daniel Jacobson^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ The Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, United States.
² Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States.

Abstract

Populus trichocarpa is an important biofuel feedstock that has been the target of extensive research and is emerging as a model organism for plants, especially woody perennials. This research has generated several large 'omics datasets. However, only few studies in Populus have attempted to integrate various data types. This review will summarize various 'omics data layers, focusing on their application in Populus species. Subsequently, network and signal processing techniques for the integration and analysis of these data types will be discussed, with particular reference to examples in Populus.

Keywords: Populus; data integration; multi-omic data; networks; signal processing; wavelet transform.

Publication types

Review