show Abstracthide AbstractTo explore the regulation mechanism of GhWRKY16 in fiber development, we performed a transcriptome deep sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis on 9 DPA fibers from wild type and GhWRKY16-RNAi seeds. We identified 2,186 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), consisting of 1,088 upregulated genes and 1,098 downregulated genes Gene ontology (GO) cluster analysis showed that the DEGs regulated by GhWRKY16 are classified in diverse molecular functions, cellular components and biological processes. Overall design: 9DPA fiber mRNA profiles of wild type and GhWRKY16 RNAi cotton