Comparison of the expression patterns of lncRNAs and cis or trans target protein-coding genes.

<p>Fold changes of gene expression detected by RNA-Seq were plotted against the data of qRT-PCR. The reference line indicates the linear relationship between the results of RNA-Seq and qRT-PCR. Triangles represent lncRNAs and circles represent protein-coding genes. (B) Relative expression levels of lncRNAs (MSTRG.12377.1, MSTRG.26470.1, MSTRG.28882.1, NONDRET001628.2, MSTRG.2629.2, MSTRG.30168.2, MSTRG.2788.1 and NONDRET001625.2) and their targets genes. (C) Dynamic changes of selected lncRNAs and <i>tp53</i> mRNA during cold acclimation and subsequent recovery process. Data are presented as means ± SD of three independent replicates. ACTB was used as the reference gene. *: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01, ***: p < 0.001.