Project description:Transcriptional profiling of seeds of Medicago truncatula during maturation. To identify genes that are regulated during seed maturation in the model legume Medicago truncatula, plants at flowering stage were grown at variable light and temperature conditions under greenhouse environment (period March-June). Seeds were then collected at different stages of development. Using the Medicago NimbleGen chip, a transcriptomic analysis was performed to follow the differential expression of genes during seed maturation.
Project description:Molecular Elasticity and Adjustment of Drought Recovery Dynamics of 14N- and 15N-fertilized Legume Medicago truncatula. Climate change in conjunction with population growth necessitates a systems biology approach to characterize plant drought response and a more thorough understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms. During drought stress and recovery, the metabolome and proteome regulate and are regulated through diverse mechanisms including synthesis and degradation. In order to study this complex regulation network, a front-end multilevel analysis is presented for the first time, investigating protein turnover, regulatory classes of proteins and metabolites as well as post translational ubiquitination of a target set of proteins during a severe stress and recovery scenario in the model legume Medicago truncatula. Evidence for enhanced translational proteome regulation was observed during drought recovery and functional clusters of differentially dynamic phases during the course of recovery were defined. The data give novel insights into molecular elasticity that enable recovery of drought stressed plants. Additionally, these results offer putative targets and metabolic pathways for future plant-bioengineering towards enhanced drought stress tolerance.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of seeds of Medicago truncatula during maturation. To identify genes that are regulated during seed maturation in the model legume Medicago truncatula, plants at flowering stage were grown at variable light and temperature conditions under greenhouse environment (period March-June). Seeds were then collected at different stages of development. Using the Medicago NimbleGen chip, a transcriptomic analysis was performed to follow the differential expression of genes during seed maturation.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of seeds of Medicago truncatula during maturation. To identify genes that are regulated during seed maturation in the model legume Medicago truncatula, plants at flowering stage were grown at controlled temperature of 21-19°C, 16h light. Seeds were then collected at different stages of development. Using the Medicago NimbleGen chip, a transcriptomic analysis was performed to follow the differential expression of genes during seed maturation.
Project description:To investigate the molecular mechanism of nonhost resistance of M. truncatula against soybean rust, we performed integrated tanscriptome and metabolome analyses using samples derived from M. truncatula leaves inoculated with soybean rust. To identify host signaling pathways triggered by soybean rust infection, we carried out microarray analysis to monitor the expression profiles associated with nonhost resistance including pre-invasive (12 hai) and apoplastic defense (24 hai) using Affymetrix GeneChip® Medicago Genome Array (Affymetrix).
Project description:ABI3 is a B3-domain transcription factor that acts as a master regulator of seed maturation. To identify genes that are regulated by this transcription factor in the model legume Medicago truncatula, Medicago hairy roots were generated using Agrobacterium rhizogenes transformed with the genomic sequence of the ABI3 gene of Medicago. Using the Medicago NimbleGen chip, a transciptomic analysis was performed to identify differentially expressed genes compared to the GUS expressed control.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of seeds of Medicago truncatula during maturation. To identify genes that are regulated during seed maturation in the model legume Medicago truncatula, plants at flowering stage were grown at controlled temperature of 14/11°C, 16h light/dark. Seeds were then collected at different stages of development. Using the Medicago NimbleGen chip, a transcriptomic analysis was performed to follow the differential expression of genes during seed maturation.
Project description:Plant pathogenic bacteria disseminate and survive through transmission to and by seeds of hosts and non-hosts plants. To investigate the interaction between xanthomonads and developing seeds of Medicago truncatula, plants at the flower bud stage were spray inoculated until runoff with xanthomonads suspensions. Using the Medicago NimbleGen chip, a transcriptomic analysis was performed on seeds to characterize the molecular dialogue between Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris in an incompatible situation with M. truncatula seeds and Xanthomonas alfalfae pv. alfalfae in a compatible situation at two developmental time points (16 and 32 days atfter pollination (DAP).
Project description:Plant species posses a special set of genes functional only in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. So, the model plant Medicago truncatula (Jemalong 5) was used for transcriptome comparative analysis while infected with compatible rhizobia Sinorhizobium meliloti (strain 10) and with or without arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis (SYM5). Whole shoot and whole root were used for RNA isolation and processed via one of the European certified Affymetrix core labs (http://core.img.cas.cz).
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of seeds of Medicago truncatula during maturation. To identify genes that are regulated during seed maturation in the model legume Medicago truncatula, plants at flowering stage were grown at controlled temperature of 26/24°C 16 h light/dark. Seeds were then collected at different stages of development. Using the Medicago NimbleGen chip, a transcriptomic analysis was performed to follow the differential expression of genes during seed maturation.