Project description:Bacillus subtilis vegetative cells switch to sporulation upon nutrient limitation. To investigate the proteome changeover during sporulation, a time-lapse proteomic analysis was performed in a cell population that was induced to sporulate synchronously. Here, we are the first to comprehensively investigate the changeover of sporulation regulatory proteins, coat proteins and other proteins involved in sporulation and spore biogenesis. Protein co-expression analysis revealed four co-expressed modules. Modules brown and green are upregulated during sporulation and are annotated as associated with sporulation. Module blue, which is negatively correlated with modules brown and green, comprised ribosomal and metabolic proteins, and module yellow is co-expressed with module blue and modules brown & green. Notably, several proteins not belonging to any of the known transcription regulons were identified as co-expressed with modules brown and green. We speculate that they may also play roles during sporulation. Finally, amounts of some coat proteins, for example morphogenetic coat proteins, decreased late in sporulation. While we speculate on their possible role in guiding or helping assembly of other coat proteins, after which they can be disposed of, such a hypothesis remains to be experimentally addressed.
Project description:Light plays a key role in plant growth, development and response to adversity. Plants perceive different wavelengths of light in the environment through various photoreceptors and regulate plant growth and development through light signaling. However, there are fewer studies on the effects of different light qualities on the growth and development of tree species at high altitude. In the study, the effects of blue and green light treatments on the growth and development of Populus cuttings were investigated. Blue light treatment significantly increased the high growth of Populus, while green light treatment showed the opposite trend. Consequently, blue light treatment demonstrated growth promotion by increasing the growth hormone content of Populus. This implies that Populus may benefit from blue light therapy in terms of growth and development, which may be helpful for further research into the introduction and cultivation of poplar species in high altitude regions.
Project description:The study investigated protein dynamics throughout fruit developmental and ripening process of blue-colored bilberry. The proteomic approach was applied to study at four different ripening stages, S2-small green fruit, S3- large green fruit, S4- purple ripening fruit, S5- ripe, blue fruit of bilberry. Regulatory network of plant hormones and physiological processes occurring during bilberry fruit ripening was revealed for the first time. The white-colored mutant bilberry, at the ripe stage, was also investigated differences compared to wild, blue-colored berries.
Project description:We utilized the eyeless sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis, to quantify gene expression differences between different colors of light (red, green, blue) and in constant darkness through comparisons of 96 transcriptomes
Project description:Light is one of the main environmental cues that affects the physiology and behavior of many organisms. The effect of light on genome-wide transcriptional regulation has been well-studied in green algae and plants, but not in red algae. Cyanidioschyzon merolae is used as a model red algae, and is suitable for studies on transcriptomics because of its compact genome with a relatively small number of genes. In addition, complete genome sequences of the nucleus, mitochondrion, and chloroplast of this organism have been determined. Together, these attributes make C. merolae an ideal model organism to study the response to light stimuli at the transcriptional and the systems biology levels. Previous studies have shown that light significantly affects cell signaling in this organism, but there are no reports on its blue light- and red light-mediated transcriptional responses. We investigated the direct effects of blue and red light at the transcriptional level using RNA-seq. Blue and red light were found to regulate 35% of the total genes in C. merolae. Blue light affected the transcription of genes involved protein synthesis while red light specifically regulated the transcription of genes involved in photosynthesis and DNA repair. Blue or red light regulated genes involved in carbon metabolism and pigment biosynthesis. Overall, our data showed that red and blue light regulate the majority of the cellular, cell division, and repair processes in C. merolae.