Project description:Rhizoremediation, the biotechnology of the utilization of rhizospheric microorganisms associated with plant roots for the elimination of soil contaminants, is based on the ability of microorganisms to metabolize nutrients from plant root exudates, in order to survive the stressful conditions of the rhizosphere, and thereby, to co-metabolize or even mineralize toxic environmental contaminants. Novosphingobium sp. HR1a is a bacterial strain able to degrade a wide variety of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). We have demonstrated that this bacterium is able to grow in vegetated microcosms and to eliminate phenanthrene in the presence of clover faster than in non-vegetated systems, establishing a positive interaction with clover. We have studied the molecular basis of this interaction by phenomic, metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses, demonstrating that the positive interaction between clover and Novosphingobium sp. HR1a is a result of the bacterial utilization of different carbon and nitrogen sources (such as sugars, amino acids and organic acids) released during seedling development, and the capacity of exudates to induce the PAH degradation pathway. These results are pointing out to Novosphingobium sp. HR1a as a promising strain for the bioremediation of PAH-contaminated soils.
Project description:Many of the microorganisms that are normally present in the soil, actually inhabit the rhizosphere and interact with plants. Those plant–microorganisms interactions may be beneficial or harmful. Among the first are the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). These soil fungi have been reported to improve plant resistance/tolerance to pests and diseases. On the other hand, soilborne pathogens represent a threat to agriculture generating important yield losses, depending upon the pathogen and the crop. One example is the “Sudden Death Syndrome” (SDS), a severe disease in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr) caused by a complex of at least four species of Fusarium sp., among which Fusarium virguliforme and F. tuccumaniae are the most prevalent in Argentina. This study provides, under strict in vitro culture conditions, a global analysis of transcript modifications in mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal soybean root associated with F. virguliforme inoculation. Microarray results showed qualitative and quantitative changes in the expression of defense-related genes in mycorrhizal soybean, suggesting that AMF are good candidates for sustainable plant protection against F. virguliforme.
Project description:A spectrum dataset with 329 tree leaf samples and a blank control file from Yunnan Province, Southwest China. Collection and extraction was completed in Yang Jie Group
Project description:Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) is an endemic and chronic osteochondropathy with unknown etiology. The disease mostly occurs in children between the ages of 3 and 13 in a diagonal belt-like area ranging from Northeast to Southwest China. We carried out this microarray analysis to investigate the differences in gene expression levels between KBD patients and healthy controls. Total RNA was isolated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs).
Project description:We found that a novel gene BC094916 mRNA significantly decreased in plasma cells. Because of plasmablast-like, mus musculus myeloma SP 2/0 cell line was selected to test the effect of BC094916 overexpression on plasmablast/plasma cells. BC094916 cDNA (General Biosystems, Anhui, China) was cloned into lentiviral vector LV122 or LV201 (Fugene Corp., Guangzhou, China) to generate BC094916 and BC094916-EGFP fusion protein, respectively. BC094916-expressing LV122 was then transfected into SP 2/0 cells, and stable transfectants were identified by drug selection (Puromycin, Sigma, 10 μg/ml). BC094916 overexpression suppressed SP 2/0 cell proliferation by inducing cell apoptosis. Importantly, BC094916 overexpression effectively suppressed tumor progression in the SP 2/0 xenograft mouse model. In addition, we found that BC094916 is a suppressive transcriptional factor. To verify its target genes, we determined mRNA profiles in BC094916-overexpressed and vector-transduced SP 2/0 cells by RNA-seq. RNA-seq was done with an Illumina HiSeq 2500 instrument at GENEWIZ, Suzhou, China.