Project description:Transcriptome analysis was performed on the rhizome tissues of Atractylodes macrocephala under different treatments. The four treatments were: sterile water irrigation alone, FS root irrigation, FS and AM201 root irrigation, and FS combined with methyltobuzin (TM) root irrigation. And the differential genes between AM201 and FO groups were identified and compared, which helps to reveal the resistance mechanism of AM201 to Atractylodes macrocephala root rot disease
Project description:Atractylenolide II (AT-II), the major bioactive compound of Atractylodes macrocephala exhibits anticancer activity against many types of tumors, but the roles and the potential mechanisms in endometrial cancer remain unclear. To explore a novel therapeutic target of AT-II for the clinical therapy of endometrial cancer, the high-throughput sequence was performed.
Project description:Ulcerative colitis (UC), a subtype of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is characterized by chronic and relapsing mucosal inflammation initiating in the rectum and extending upward through part or the entire colon in a continuous fashion. Currently, 5-aminosalicylic acid agents, corticosteroids, immunomodulators, and surgery are the main treatments for UC, which are limited in clinical practice due to common nonadherence, serious adverse effects and heavy financial burden. Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz. (Baizhu) has been used for improving gastrointestinal function and treating digestive disorders for thousands of years, and is currently one of the most frequently used traditional Chinese medicines for the treatment of UC. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect and underlying mechanism of polysaccharide from Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz. (PAMK) on UC based on a mouse model of dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis. To investigate the mechanism of therapeutic effect of PAMK on colitis, we performed the microarray analysis of colonic tissues in Control, DSS and DSS+PAMK groups. The results indicated that the beneficial effect of PAMK on DSS-induced colitis may rely on the regulation of the immune response.
Project description:Permafrost soil in high latitude tundra is one of the largest terrestrial carbon (C) stocks and is highly sensitive to climate warming. Understanding microbial responses to warming induced environmental changes is critical to evaluating their influence on soil biogeochemical cycles. In this study, a functional gene array (i.e. GeoChip 4.2) was used to analyze the functional capacities of soil microbial communities collected from a naturally degrading permafrost region in Central Alaska. Varied thaw history was reported to be the main driver of soil and plant differences across a gradient of minimally, moderately and extensively thawed sites. Compared with the minimally thawed site, the number of detected functional gene probes across the 15-65 cm depth profile at the moderately and extensively thawed sites decreased by 25 % and 5 %, while the community functional gene beta-diversity increased by 34% and 45%, respectively, revealing decreased functional gene richness but increased community heterogeneity along the thaw progression. Particularly, the moderately thawed site contained microbial communities with the highest abundances of many genes involved in prokaryotic C degradation, ammonification, and nitrification processes, but lower abundances of fungal C decomposition and anaerobic-related genes. Significant correlations were observed between functional gene abundance and vascular plant primary productivity, suggesting that plant growth and species composition could be co-evolving traits together with microbial community composition. Altogether, this study reveals the complex responses of microbial functional potentials to thaw related soil and plant changes, and provides information on potential microbially mediated biogeochemical cycles in tundra ecosystems.
2019-06-03 | GSE97107 | GEO
Project description:soil fungal community diversity
| PRJNA560320 | ENA
Project description:soil fungal community diversity
| PRJNA688803 | ENA
Project description:Soil fungal community diversity