Down-regulation of gene expression is a conserved and distinctive feature required for early development of nematode-induced Giant Cells in tomato
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ABSTRACT: Root-knot nematodes (RKN; Meloidogyne spp.) are sedentary parasites that affect a high variety of plants with a negative impact in the production of crops such as tomato. The infective RKN induces in the roots 4-7 highly specialized feeding cells (giant cells, GCs) developed into a hypertrophy cellular tissue or visible root swelling called “gall”. During GCs differentiation drastic alterations in genes expression occurs. However, information on genome-wide transcriptional profiles specifically in GCs is still lacking. With the aim to identify potential targets specifically regulated in GCs, we performed a temporal and spatial differential transcription profiling of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), during the course of Meloidogyne javanica infection hybridizing TOM1 microarrays with hand-dissected galls at 1, 3, 7 and 14 days post-infection (dpi) and GCs exclusively isolated by LASER CAPTURE MICRODISSECTION (LCM) at 3 and 7 dpi. A GCs and galls comparison, at the same stage of development, reveals clear differences between their transcriptional patterns. For this purpose, a fast and efficient method to isolate LCM GCs from cryopreserved galls in the earliest differentiation state described to date: 48-72-hour post-infection (3 dpi), allowing good RNA preservation, was developed.
ORGANISM(S): Solanum lycopersicum
PROVIDER: GSE30048 | GEO | 2012/06/15
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA144071
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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