Project description:Mutation of the lignin biosynthetic gene REF8, which encodes p-coumaroylshikimate 3'-hydroxylase, causes widespread changes in gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana. Disruption of the genes encoding MED5a and MED5b, subunits of the transcriptional coregulatory complex Mediator, rescue the stunted growth of ref8-1 mutants. By comparing gene expression profiles of wild type, ref8-1, med5a/5b, and med5a/5b ref8-1 mutants, we found that the majority of gene expression changes in ref8-1 mutants depend directly or indirectly on MED5a/5b
Project description:The expresion of dominant negative version of Arabidopsis TFIIS (TFIISmut) in plants lacking funtional TFIIS leads to severe growth defects. The genome-wide analysis of transcriptomic changes upon TFIISmut expression was performed by RNA-seq to better understand the biological importance of TFIIS. 10DAS seedlings of transgenic lines carring inducible GFP-TFIIS or GFP-TFIISmut transgenes were studied by RNA-seq following plants exposure to 24h b-estradiol or EtOH (mock) induction.
Project description:This study investigates extent and functional significance of alternative splicing in Arabidopsis thaliana defense against the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato (Pst). We have provided a detailed characterization of the Arabidopsis thaliana transcriptional response to Pseudomonas syringae infection in both susceptible and resistant hosts. We carried out two independent inoculation experiments (biological replicates) for each treatment. Col-0 is susceptible to virulent Pst DC3000 but has a functional RPS4 resistance gene effective against DC3000 expressing AvrRps4
Project description:To explore mechanisms involved in the plant-microbe interactions, we proceeded with genome-wide transcriptome analysis of Arabidopsis roots incubated with E. coli Bl21 for 24 hours. Control plants did not receive E. coli.