Project description:In this study, two small RNA libraries were sequenced, and a total reads of 9,705,761 and 9,005,563 were generated from developing seeds and growing leaves, respectively. Further analysis identified 125 known miRNAs in seeds and 127 known miRNAs in leaves. 54 novel miRNAs were identified and they were not reported in other plants.
Project description:In this study, two small RNA libraries were sequenced, and a total reads of 9,705,761 and 9,005,563 were generated from developing seeds and growing leaves, respectively. Further analysis identified 125 known miRNAs in seeds and 127 known miRNAs in leaves. 54 novel miRNAs were identified and they were not reported in other plants. Identification of known and novel miRNAs essential to maize seed development
Project description:Microarray analysis of Pinus pinaster plantlets (stem) downregulated for the PpMYB8 transcription factor. Transgenic 11PP17 vs control plants
Project description:Microarray analysis of Pinus pinaster plantlets (stem) downregulated for the PpMYB8 transcription factor. Transgenic 11PP16 vs control plants
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Arabidopsis transgenic plants overexpresing PpDof5, a transcription factor of Pinus pinaster. Plants were grown with nitrate or ammonium as unique source of nitrogen
Project description:To better undersand the effects of drought stress on wheat developing seeds, the transcription profile of early developing wheat seeds under control and drought stress conditions were comparatively analyzed by using the Affymetrix wheat geneChip. Drought stress is a major yield-limiting factor for wheat. Wheat yields are particularly sensitive to drought stress during reproductive development. Early seed development stage is an important determinant of seed size, one of the yield components. We specifically examined the impact of drought stress imposed during postzygotic early seed development in wheat. We imposed a short-term drought stress on plants with day-old seeds and observed that even a short-duration drought stress significantly reduced the size of developing seeds as well as mature seeds. Drought stress delayed the developmental transition from syncytial to cellularized stage of endosperm. Coincident with reduced seed size and delayed endosperm development, a subset of genes associated with cytoskeleton organization was misregulated in developing seeds under drought-stressed. Several genes linked to hormone pathways were also differentially regulated in response to drought stress in early seeds. Notably, drought stress strongly repressed the expression of wheat storage protein genes such as gliadins, glutenins and avenins as early as 3 days after pollination. Our results provide new insights on how some of the early seed developmental events are impacted by water stress, and the underlying molecular pathways that can possibly impact both grain size and quality in wheat.
Project description:Autophagy or ‘self-eating’ is a conserved and essential route for recycling intracellular constituents in eukaryotes. For plants, autophagy supports robust crop performance by regulating traits such as nitrogen-use efficiency, carbon allocation, reproduction, grain fill, and protection against various environmental stresses. To define the autophagic mechanisms underlining nutrient partitioning, which are used to sustain plant fitness during rapid growth of sink tissues, we applied a comprehensive multi-omic approach using maize (Zea mays) mutants lacking the core autophagy component ATG12. A sink tissue of particular interest are seeds, which require massive investments of fixed carbon for development. The transcriptome, proteome, metabolome, and ionome of developing seeds from atg12 mutants at 8 and 18 days after pollination (DAP) were analyzed. Developing atg12 seeds exhibited pronounce transcriptional reprogramming at 8 DAP, which may contribute to the observed hyperaccumulation of proteins, metabolites, and ions at 18 DAP. Collectively, this multi-omic approach should provide new perspectives into the adaptive role(s) of autophagy in coordinating nutrient allocation.
Project description:A transcriptome analysis of developing abi5 and wild type (R108) seeds from Medicago truncatula was performed to decipher the role of ABI54 in the regulation of late seed maturation and seed longevity.