Project description:Jiashi melon and 86-1 melon were inoculated with Alternaria alternata, and the difference of gene expression was analyzed after 0, 6, 12, 18 and 24 days storage.
Project description:Purpose: the goals of this study are to compare fruit of two clitivars oriental melon transcriptome profiling (RNA-seq) at different stages to explore carotenoid potentail carotenoid accumulation mechanism Methods:The transcriptome sequence of two cultivars oriental melon fruits at different stages were generated by deep sequencing with three repeats using Illumina. The sequence reads that passed filters were mapped to melon genome (http://cucurbitgenomics.org/organism/18) using HISAT2 software. The differently expressed genes were identify by |log2(FoldChange)| > 0 & padj <= 0.05, and qRT–PCR validation was performed using SYBR Green assays Result:Using an optimized data analysis workflow, we mapped about 40 million sequence reads per sample to the melon genome. The differentially expressed genes were functionally classified by GO and KEGG enrichment. We focused on carotenoid metabolism related gene and validated using qRT-PCR. The results showed RNA-seq and qRT-PCR were highly correlated. Conclusion: Our study provided transcriptome sequence of oriental melon fruits at different stages in two cultivars. The optimized data analysis workflows reported here should provide comparative framework of expression profiles. Our transcriptome characterization contribute to analyze gene functions and metabolic process of oriental melon.
Project description:Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) represent a family of small endogenous, non-coding RNAs that play critical regulatory roles in plant growth, development, and environmental stress responses. Although Hami melon is an attractive model for valuable biological traits analysis, the role of miRNA action in the fruit development and ripening remains largely unknown. Here, we performed small RNA sequencing to investigate the Hami melon miRNA profiles at four fruit developmental stages Results: Small RNA sequencing yielded raw reads in eight libraries. miRNAs expression profiles were variable at different fruit developmental stages. The expression levels of five known miRNAs were validated by quantitative real-time PCR. Among the identified miRNAs, several miRNAs showed developmentally regulated and differentially expressed pattern during fruit development. Conclusions: Our results present a first comprehensive set of identification and characterization of Hami melon fruit miRNAs and their potential targets, which provide valuable basis for further research on the critical role of miRNAs in melon fruit development.
Project description:Analysis of gene expression level. The hypothesis tested in the present study that CmNAC-NOR positively regulated melon fruit development and ripening.
Project description:Investigation gene expression level changes in four different melon fruits at four different developmental satges Transcriptomic analysis of developing melon fruits from two climacteric (cvs. Védrantais and Dulce) and two non-climacteric (cv. Piel de sapo and accession PI 161375) at 15, 25, 35 Days After Pollination (DAP) and Harvest stage
Project description:BSA expression profiling for tuber flesh color. Extreme individuals segregating for tuber flesh color are selected and RNA is pooled together. Gene expression is profiled using microarray technology. Genes displaying differential expression between the constrasting bulks are considered as candidate genes responsible for the targeted trait and further analyzed using the individual genotypes.
Project description:Plastid pigment metabolism is an important group of biological processes in senescent leaves. In addition, the pigments provide variegated color and serve as precursors for important flavor compounds. However, the molecular mechanisms of their metabolism and color regulation in postharvest tobacco leaves during the yellowing stage remain elusive. In this study, proteomic analyses involved in carotenoid and chlorophyll metabolism and color regulation were performed.
Project description:Viruses are among the most destructive and difficult to control plant pathogens. Melon (Cucumismelo L.) has become the model species for the agriculturally important Cucurbitaceae family. Approaches that take advantage of recently developed genomic tools in melon are being extremely useful for understanding viral pathogenesis and can contribute to the identification of target genes to breed new resistant cultivars. In this work, we have used a recently described melon microarray for transcriptome profiling of two melon cultivars infected with two strains of Melon necrotic spot virus (MNSV) that only differ on their 3´-untranslated regions. Tissues of melon plants from cultivars Out of 7566 and 7074 genes deregulated by MNSV-Mα5 and MNSV-Mα5/3’264, 1851 and 1356, respectively, were strain-specific. Likewise, MNSV-Mα5/3’264 specifically deregulated 2925 and 1618 genes in Planters Jumbo and Tendral, respectively. Thus, significantly affected GO categories were clearly different for the different virus/host combinations. Grouping genes according to their patterns of expression allowed the identification of two groups specifically deregulated by MNSV-Mα5/3’264 with respect to MNSV-Mα5 in Tendral, and one group antagonistically regulated in Planters Jumbo vs. Tendral after MNSV-Mα5/3’264 infection. Genes in these three groups belong to a diversity of functional classes, and no obvious regulatory commonalities were identified. When data on MNSV-Mα5/Tendral infections were compared to equivalent data on cucumber mosaic virus or watermelon mosaic virus infections, cytokinin-O-glucosyltransferase2 was identified as the only gene deregulated by the three viruses, with infections dynamics correlating with the amplitude of transcriptome remodeling. Both common and strain-specific changes, as well as common but also cultivar-specific changes, have been identified by profiling transcriptomes of plants from two melon cultivars infected with two MNSV strains. No obvious regulatory features shared among deregulated genes have been identified, pointing toward regulation through differential functional implications. Viruses are among the most destructive and difficult to control plant pathogens. Melon (Cucumismelo L.) has become the model species for the agriculturally important Cucurbitaceae family. Approaches that take advantage of recently developed genomic tools in melon are being extremely useful for understanding viral pathogenesis and can contribute to the identification of target genes to breed new resistant cultivars. In this work, we have used a recently described melon microarray for transcriptome profiling of two melon cultivars infected with two strains of Melon necrotic spot virus (MNSV) that only differ on their 3´-untranslated regions. Tissues of melon plants from cultivars Out of 7566 and 7074 genes deregulated by MNSV-Mα5 and MNSV-Mα5/3’264, 1851 and 1356, respectively, were strain-specific. Likewise, MNSV-Mα5/3’264 specifically deregulated 2925 and 1618 genes in Planters Jumbo and Tendral, respectively. Thus, significantly affected GO categories were clearly different for the different virus/host combinations. Grouping genes according to their patterns of expression allowed the identification of two groups specifically deregulated by MNSV-Mα5/3’264 with respect to MNSV-Mα5 in Tendral, and one group antagonistically regulated in Planters Jumbo vs. Tendral after MNSV-Mα5/3’264 infection. Genes in these three groups belong to a diversity of functional classes, and no obvious regulatory commonalities were identified. When data on MNSV-Mα5/Tendral infections were compared to equivalent data on cucumber mosaic virus or watermelon mosaic virus infections, cytokinin-O-glucosyltransferase2 was identified as the only gene deregulated by the three viruses, with infections dynamics correlating with the amplitude of transcriptome remodeling. Both common and strain-specific changes, as well as common but also cultivar-specific changes, have been identified by profiling transcriptomes of plants from two melon cultivars infected with two MNSV strains. No obvious regulatory features shared among deregulated genes have been identified, pointing toward regulation through differential functional implications.