Project description:Leaf samples were used. We exposed young seedlings to NaCl and drought. Expression study in 24hrs salt and drought condition. Salt-sensitive and salt-tolerant strains of rice exposed to NaCl or control conditions. Drought-sensitive and drought-tolerant strains of rice exposed to drought or control conditions.
Project description:Phoenix dactylifera seedlings were exposed to heat, drought and combined heat & drought conditions in growth chambers. Leaf samples were collected for total RNA isolation (RNAseq, Illumina HiSeq 1000), and water soluble metabolites. The RNAseq of four biological replicates (two individuals per replicate) were compared against the control condition. Transcriptomics data suggests the combine heat and drought resembled heat response, whereas drought resembled more to control. The hallmarks of heat stress were visible in the transcriptomics data, such as protein misfolding, response to hydrogen peroxide and cell wall modification, as well as ABA signaling in the case of drought. Since the plants were exposed to the stress for several days before harvesting, the early signs of heat stress such as calcium and NO signaling were not detected anymore. In addition, data suggest a significant enrichment of circadian rhythm motifs in the differentially expressed genes in heat and combined heat and drought stresses, suggesting new stress avoidance strategies.
Project description:Rice is highly sensitive to drought, and the effect of drought may vary with the different genotypes and development stages. Genome-wide gene expression profiling was used as the initial point to dissect molecular genetic mechanism of this complex trait and provide valuable information for the improvement of drought tolerance in rice. Affymetrix rice genome array containing 48,564 japonica and 1,260 indica sequences was used to analyze the gene expression pattern of rice exposed to drought stress. The transcriptome from leaf, root, and young panicle at three developmental stages was comparatively analyzed combined with bioinformatics exploring drought stress related cis-elements.
Project description:A tandem mass tag (TMT)-based comparative peptidomics analysis of rice seedlings under salt stress was conducted. Rice seedlings were exposed to 50 and 150 mM NaCl for 24 and 72 h, respectively, and the root and shoot tissues of different treatment groups were collected separately for the peptidomic analysis.
Project description:In this study, genome-wide transcriptome profiling was used to understand molecular genetic mechanism of drought tolerance in rice. Illumina High-Seq 2000 platform was used for sequencing RNA from leaf tissue of rice plants exposed to controlled drought stress and well-watered conditions. The differentially expressed genes were used to identify biological process and cis-regulatory elements enriched under drought stress compared to well-watered conditions.
Project description:For identification of genes up-regulated in abiotic stress (drought, high salinity, low temperature and ABA) treated rice, total RNA (100 μg) was prepared from root tissues of 14-d-old rice seedlings (Oryza sativa cv Nakdong) grown under normal growth conditions. For the high salinity and ABA treatments, the 14-d-old seedlings were transferred to a nutrient solution containing 400 mM NaCl or 100 μM ABA for 2 h in the greenhouse under continuous light of approximately 1000 μmol m-2 s -1. For drought treatment, 14-d-old seedlings were air-dried for 2 h also under continuous light of approximately 1000 μmol m-2 s -1. For low temperature treatments, 14-d-old seedlings were exposed at 4°C in a cold chamber for 6 h under continuous light of 150 μmol m-2 s -1.
Project description:To understand the molecular mechanism of drought stress resistance mediated by OsABA8ox3 gene, we checked the genome-wide expression profile changes in the OsABA8ox3 RNAi and WT seedlings using the Affymetrix GeneChip under the normal condition and drought stress. A total of 1436 genes showed greater than 2-fold higher expression levels in both WT and RNAi-9 seedlings after drought stress, and most of them had higher up-regulated folds in RNAi-9 seedlings than that of WT.
Project description:To explore the usefulness of Brachypodium distachyon for drought studies, a reproducible in soil drought assay was developed. Spontaneous soil drying led to a 45% reduction in leaf size, and this most mostly due to a decrease in cell expansion, whereas cell division remained largely unaffected by drought. To investigate the molecular basis of the observed leaf growth reduction, Brachypodium leaf 3 was dissected in three zones, namely the proliferation, expansion and mature zone, and subjected to transcriptome analysis using a Affymetrix whole-genome tiling array. This approach allowed us to highlight that transcriptome profiles of different developmental leaf zones respond differently to drought. Several genes and biological processes involved in drought tolerance were identified. Mainly, we observed an increased energy availability in the proliferation zone along with an upregulation of sterol synthesis that may influence membrane fluidity.
Project description:The effect and responses to drought stress have been analyzed in Quercus ilex seedlings by using a non-targeted metabolomic approach, implementing previous studies pub-lished in which other -omics platforms, transcriptomics, and proteomics, have been em-ployed. This work is aimed at characterizing the Q. ilex leaf metabolome, determining possible mechanisms and molecular markers of drought tolerance, and identifying puta-tive bioactive compounds. Six-month-old seedling leaves, subjected to drought stress im-posed by water withholding under high temperature and irradiance conditions, were col-lected when leaf fluorescence decreased by 20 % (day 17) and 45 % (day 24) relative to ir-rigated seedlings. A total of 3934 compounds were resolved, with 616 being variable, and 342 identified, belonging to five chemical families. Out of the identified compounds 33 were variable, mostly corresponding to amino acids, carboxylic acids, benzenoids, flavo-noids and isoprenoids. Epigallocatechin, ellagic acid, pulegone, indole-3-acrylic acid and dihydrozeatin-O-glucoside were up-accumulated under drought conditions at both sam-pling times. An integrated multi-omics analysis of phenolic compounds and related en-zymes was performed, revealing that some enzymes involved in the flavonoid pathways (chalcone synthase, anthocyanidin synthase and anthocyanidin reductase) were up-accumulated at day 24 in non-irrigated seedlings. Some putative markers of drought tol-erance to drought in Q. ilex are proposed for assisting breeding programs based on the se-lection of elite genotypes.
Project description:In order to increase our understanding on the epigenetic regulation in response to abiotic stresses in plants, sRNA regulation in sugarcane plants submitted to drought stress was analyzed. Deep sequencing analysis was carried out to identify the sRNA regulated in leaves and roots of sugarcane cultivars with different drought sensitivities. An enrichment of 22-nt sRNA species was observed in leaf libraries. The pool of sRNA selected allowed the analysis of different sRNA classes (miRNA and siRNA). Twenty eight and 36 families of conserved miRNA were identified in leaf and root libraries, respectively. Dynamic regulation of miRNA was observed and the expression profile of eight miRNA was verified in leaf samples by stem-loop qRT-PCR assay. Altered miRNA regulation was correlated with changes in mRNA levels of specific targets. 22-nt miRNA triggered siRNA-candidates production by cleavage of their targets in response to drought stress. Some genes of sRNA biogenesis were down-regulated in tolerant genotypes and up-regulated in sensitive in response to drought stress. Our analysis contributes to increase the knowledge on the roles of sRNA in epigenetic-regulatory pathways in sugarcane submitted to drought stress. Screenning of sRNA transcriptome of sugarcane plants under drougth stress