Project description:To identify novel microRNAs that are associated with drought tolerance in two different cowpea genotypes, we generated small RNA sequences from adult cowpea plants under control and dought stress treatments. Over 79 million raw reads were generated and numerous novel microRNAs are identified, including some associated with drought tolerance.
Project description:To identify novel microRNAs that are associated with drought tolerance in two different cowpea genotypes, we generated small RNA sequences from adult cowpea plants under control and dought stress treatments. Over 79 million raw reads were generated and numerous novel microRNAs are identified, including some associated with drought tolerance. Sequencing of small RNAs in two cowpea genotypes under control and drought stress conditions.
Project description:Sugarcane plantlets from a variety with high inputs of N obtained from BNF (genotype SP70-1143, CTC, Brazil) free of microorganisms were obtained by sterile meristem culture and micropropagation according to the method of Hendre et al. (1983). In vitro-grown SP70-1143 rooted sugarcane plantlets were inoculated as described by James et al. (1994) with 0.1 ml of 106–107 bacterial suspension. Controls were inoculated with medium only. Endophytic diazotrophic bacteria used were Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus (PAL5 strain) or a mixture of Herbaspirillum seropedicae (HRC54 strain) and H. rubrisubalbicans (HCC103 strain). All plants were maintained at 30°C with an irradiance of 60 µmol photons m–2 s–1 for 12 h d–1. One day after the inoculation, plant tissues were examined for bacterial colonization by the Most Probable Number (MPN) estimation, according to the methods of Reis et al. (1994) and plantlets were collected and immediately frozen in liquid nitrogen. Five plantlets were polled for each treatment. Extraction of total RNA was performed separately on each sample pool. Keywords: comparison of associations with different endophytic bacterias
Project description:In this study we have looked at the transcriptome profile of both incompatible and compatible cowpea-RKN interaction for two different time points using the Affymetrix soybean GeneChip. This is the first study of this kind in cowpea-RKN interaction. This study provides a broad insight into the Rk-mediated resistance in cowpea and creates an excellent dataset of potential candidate genes involved in both nematode resistance and parasitism, which can be further tested for their role in this biological process using functional genomics approaches. our results have shown that the root-knot nematode resistant pathway is still partially suppressed at 9 days post inoculation in resistant cowpea root. There is indication that subtle variation of ROS concentration, induction of toxins and other defense related genes play a role in this unique resistance mechanism. Further functional analysis of these differentially expressed genes will help us to understand this intriguing plant-nematode interaction in a more precise manner.
Project description:Viruses are important plant pathogens that threaten diverse crops worldwide. Diseases caused by Cowpea severe mosaic virus (CPSMV) have drawn attention because of the serious damages they cause to economically important crops including cowpea. This work was undertaken to quantify and identify the responsive proteins of a susceptible cowpea genotype infected with CPSMV, in comparison with mock-inoculated controls, using label-free quantitative proteomics and databanks, aiming at providing insights on the molecular basis of this compatible interaction. Cowpea leaves were mock-inoculated or inoculated with CPSMV and 2 and 6 days later proteins were extracted and analyzed. More than 3000 proteins were identified and 75 and 55 of them differentially accumulated in response to CPSMV, at 2 and 6 DAI, respectively. At 2 DAI, 76% of the proteins were down-represented and 24% upaccumulated. However, at 6 DAI, 100% of the identified proteins were up-accumulated. Thus CPSMV transiently suppresses the synthesis of proteins involved particularly in the redox homeostasis, protein synthesis, defense, stress, RNA/DNA metabolism, signaling, and other functions, allowing viral invasion and spread in cowpea tissues. It is expected that identification of differentially accumulated proteins and their interactions advance our understanding on how a susceptible cowpea genotype responds to CPSMV infection.
Project description:Plant-derived secondary metabolites found in animal feed sources are beneficial for nutrition and health. Cowpea is a protein and phenolic-rich forage used as feed resource in animal system. The objective of this study was to understand the effect of cowpea secondary metabolites on gene expression in cows blood in vitro. Whole blood collected from Holstein Friesian cows (n=5) were treated with 10 ug/ml of cowpea leaf phenolic extract and untreated samples served as control. Total RNA was isolated and pooled together for microarray analysis. The Agilent one color bovine (v2) 4x44KÂ array was used and preliminary gene expression profiles generated using Cy3 labeled cDNA from CPE-stimulated and untreated samples. Gene expression analysis revealed a total of 3170 differentially expressed genes- 1716 up regulated and 1454 down regulated genes respectively. Pathway analysis identified CPE treatment association with innate immune response pathways including Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling pathway, the Wnt signaling pathway, inflammation response pathway, and increased expression of the transcription factor NFKB1 were observed. Treatment with CPE decreased the expression of proinflammatory cytokines IL1A, IL1B and IL21. Quantitative real time PCR was performed to validate some gene members of the Toll-like receptor, inflammation response and Wnt signaling pathways. In vitro treatment with CPE impacted global gene expression profile in cow blood and results obtained in this study shows the potential immuno-modulatory properties of cowpea feed phenolic in cows. The global gene expression of the effect of cowpea phenolic extract (CPE) was measured in bovine peripheral blood.The experiment involved two groups; cowpea phenolic extract (CPE) treated samples vs untreated control group. Pooled RNA samples from each group was hybridized on Agilent one color bovine (v2) 4x44KÂ microarray slides. Two slides were prepared each with 4 array compartment.
Project description:Tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) varies in characteristics even in early stages and is mainly classified into three subtypes, which are superficial, exophytic and endophytic types, based on a macroscopic appearance of tumor growth.Of these subtypes, endophytic tumor has a poorer prognosis because of its invasive feature and higher frequency to have metastasis. To understand a molecular mechanism of endophytic subtype and identify biomarkers, we performed comprehensive microarray analysis for mRNAs from clinical biopsy sampleswhich were classified into subtypes and found overexpression of parvin-beta (PARVB) gene significantly related to endophytic type. PARVB is known to play a critical role in actin reorganization and focal adhesions. Knocking down PARVB expression in vitrocaused apparent decreases in cell migration and wound healing, implying that PARVB has a crucial role in cellular motility. Moreover, metastasis-free survival was significantly lowered in patients with higher PARVB expression. Therefore overexpression of PARVB is a candidate biomarker for endophytic tumor and metastasis and may be clinically applicable for decision making of an adjuvant therapy in TSCC. Twenty seven OCT embedded tissues were used to extract total RNA. Then RNAs were amplified, biotinylated, fragmented and hybridized on GeneChip Human Genome U133 plus 2.0 arrays.