For Illumina sequencing, cDNA libraries (with three biological replicates) were constructed using the
NEBNext Ultra RNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina (New England Biolabs, Beverly, MA, USA) following the manufacturer’s protocol. The libraries were sequenced on an Illumina
NovaSeq platform, and paired-end reads were generated.
For PacBio sequencing, cDNA from the same RNA samples used for Illumina sequencing was synthesised using the
SMARTer PCR cDNA Synthesis Kit. After PCR amplification, products were sequenced on the PacBio Sequel platform.
For ONT sequencing, cDNA-PCR libraries were built using the
Ligation Sequencing Kit (SQK-LSK109) and sequenced on the Nanopore
PromethION platform. Direct-cDNA libraries were built using the
Direct cDNA Sequencing Kit (SQK-DCS108) and sequenced on the Nanopore
GridION X5 platform.
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