Project description:Study of microbial community composition of the epiphytic associated bacteria of macroalgal samples from the Central West Coast of India
Project description:Temperature is an important factor that affects the growth and reproduction of mangrove plants. Laguncularia racemosa (L.) C.F. Gaertn is a controversial species in China, in terms of being a pioneer species for mangrove restoration and a putative invasive species occupying the natural habitats. One of its advantages is the strong resistance to low temperature, which makes L. racemose more adaptive to extreme climate change than local mangrove species. However, little is known about the regulatory mechanisms underlying the cold-stress tolerance in L. racemose, which restricted our understanding on its biological features and invasion potential. In this study, In the current study, we investigated the physiological and molecular mechanisms involved in chilling-stress adaptation in L. racemose. Freezing temperature caused damage to cell membrane system and reduced photosynthesis efficiency in L. racemose. To combat the adverse impacts, plasma membrane biosynthesis and antioxidant processes were substantially enhanced. Furthermore, we showed that there was a difference between the responses to freeze-thaw injury in L. racemose from different locations. It may provide new clues to the different genetic background between varieties of L. racemose. These novel findings could provide biochemical and genetic basis for the cultivation and restoration of L. racemose.
Project description:Transcriptomic profiling (RNA-Seq) of the posterior salivary glands of Sepia officinalis L. 1758 (Mollusca: Coleoidea), wild type, collected from the Portuguese West coast (2020).
Project description:Gene expression changes in human populations exposed to chronic low level radiation have important implications. There are few areas around the world where human population is exposed to elevated levels of natural background radiation. The high level natural radiation areas (HLNRAs) of Kerala coast in south west India is unique for its wide variation in the background radiation dose (<1.0mGy to 45mGy/year). The areas with a background radiation dose of ≤ 1.5mGy/year are considered as normal level natural radiation areas (NLNRA), whereas areas with > 1.5mGy/year are considered as HLNRA. We used microarray analysis to find out global changes in gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of individuals belonging to different HLNRA groups as compared to individuals from normal level natural radiation areas (NLNRA).
