Transcriptome Profiling

Transcriptome Profiling: Progress and Prospects assists readers in assessing and interpreting a large number of genes, up to and including an entire genome. It provides key insights into the latest tools and techniques used in transcriptomics and its relevant topics which can reveal a global snapshot of the complete RNA component of a cell at a given time. This snapshot, in turn, enables the distinction between different cell types, different disease states, and different time points during development.

Transcriptome analysis has been a key area of biological inquiry for decades. The next-generation sequencing technologies have revolutionized transcriptomics by providing opportunities for multidimensional examinations of cellular transcriptomes in which high-throughput expression data are obtained at a single-base resolution. Transcriptome analysis has evolved from the detection of single RNA molecules to large-scale gene expression profiling and genome annotation initiatives.

Written by a team of global experts, key topics in Transcriptome Profiling include transcriptome characterization, expression analysis of transcripts, transcriptome and gene regulation, transcriptome profiling and human health, medicinal plants transcriptomics, transcriptomics and genetic engineering, transcriptomics in agriculture, and phylotranscriptomics.

*4 stars* "This multi-author, edited volume takes a largely experimental approach to describing recent progress in transcriptome profiling, looking at both recent applications and future prospects. More than 80 authors contributed to this volume… and individual chapters take a research-oriented approach to the presentation of information. Several of the chapters could serve as a "how to"introduction to conducting transcriptome-based research in a given subject area,… a valuable objective and it is a credit to all involved in the book that this goal has been largely achieved…. [A] useful reference and practical guide to conducting transcriptome research. This book is a valuable addition to the field of transcriptomics and one that the target audience will find immensely useful.” —©Doody’s Review Service, 2023, Mark F. Sanders, PhD (UC Davis College of Biological Sciences)