Project description:Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) is an excellent fast-growing timber species occurring in southern China and has significant value in the forestry industry. In order to enhance the phosphorus utilization efficiency in Chinese fir, four clones named X6, S3, S39 and FK were used, and low phosphorus (LP) stress experiments were performed to analyze the response of different clones to phosphorus deficiency. According to the results on seedling height, maximum root length, leaf blade aspect ratio, root ratio, malondialdehyde content, acid phosphates activity, proline content, soluble protein level, and chlorophyll a and b levels of the tested clones, compared to the control groups (CK), the phosphorus high efficiency clone X6 was screen out for transcriptome sequencing experiments. De novo RNA-seq was then used to sequence the root transcriptomes of X6 under LP stress and CK, and we then compared the gene expression differences under the two conditions. A total of 3416 SDEGs were obtained by comparing the LP and CK groups, among which 1742 were up-regulated and 1682 were down-regulated. All SDEGs obtained from the LP and CK treated samples were subjected to KEGG annotation and classification. Through classification statistical analysis using WEGO software, 607 SDEGs obtained KEGG pathway annotations, which were related to 206 metabolic pathways. In Chinese fir subjected to LP stress, 53 SDEGs related with phosphorus metabolism, and phosphate uptake and transport were obtained from our transcriptome data. Based on the phosphorus metabolism pathway obtained by KEGG classification, combined with previously report on gene annotation related with phosphorus metabolism, the enzymes encoded by SDEG related with phosphorus metabolism and their expression pattern were mapped onto phosphorus metabolism pathway.
Project description:The presence of genetic groups of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae in soil is shaped by its adaptability to specific soil and habitat types, and by soil insect populations. Although the entomopathogenic life style of this fungus is well studied, its saprophytic life style has received little consideration. While a set of functionally related genes can be commonly expressed for the adaptability of this fungus to different environments (insect cuticle, insect blood and root exudates), a different subset of genes is also expected for each environment. In order to increase the knowledge of the potential use of M. anisopliae as a rhizosphere competent organism, in this study we evaluated the genetic expression of this fungus while growing on plant root exudates in laboratory conditions during a time course. One fungal strain: Metarhizium anisopliae ARSEF 2575; Five time conditions: 0h, 1h, 4h, 8h, 12h; Five-condition experiment: Time0h vs. Time1h, Time1h vs. Time4h, Time4h vs. Time8h, Time8h vs. Time12h and Time12h vs. Time0h. Two Biological replicates: independently grown and harvested. Three replicates per array. Dye-swap was performed on replicate 2.
Project description:Purpose: The recent publication of the fungal mutualist R. irregularis genome facilitated transcriptomic studies. We here adress the gene regulation of R. irregularis in response to root exudates from rice wild-type and osnope1 (no perception candidate - mutant unable to host arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi) Methods: Spores of R. irregularis were treated with root exudates and collected at 1 hour, 24 hours and 7 days after addition. To monitor fungal gene regulation, control conditions were also prepared at T0, 1h, 24h and 7d. mRNA were sequenced by HiSeq Illumina. Reads were mapped on the Rhizophagus irregularis genome assembly (Gloin1 - Tisserant et al., PNAS, 2013) using CLCworkbench suite. Results: -At 1h, a set of 92 fungal genes were found up-regulated in response to wt root exudates (92), not to osnope1 root exudates, many of them being involved in cell signaling. -At 24h and 7d, numerous genes putatively involved in primary metabolism were up-regulated in response to wt root exudates, not in response to osnope1 root exudates -Several vital genes involved in cell development are repressed in response to osnope1 RE compared to wt RE. Conclusions: these results argue for a high metabolic activity induced by wt root exudates, not by osnope1 root exudates.
Project description:We investigated root associated fungi in young Norway spruce (Picea abies) cuttings rooted from slow- and fast-growing trees showing variable growth rate in long-term field experiments and compared their roots’ gene expression patterns five and 18 months after adventitious root initiation. Gene expression patterns of adventitious roots could not be systematically linked with the growth phenotype at the initiation of root formation, and thus fundamental differences in the receptiveness of fungal symbionts could not be assumed.
2023-11-02 | GSE246281 | GEO
Project description:Study on soil microorganisms in wild Minjiang lily habitat in Wenchuan
Project description:First Douglas fir proteomes by nLC-MS/MS from 12 different organs : root, stem, xylem, needle, bud, female and male flowers, immature and mature seed, immature and mature somatic embryos and callus.
Project description:To screen the genes related to nitrogen use efficiency, a Chinese fir clone named X6 was subjected to low nitrogen (LN) stress and was used along with control (CK) plants for de novo RNA sequencing of root transcriptomes. The differences in the expression of genes under both conditions were determined. A total of 4,300 significant differentially expressed genes (SDEGs) were obtained by comparing the transcriptomes of the plants in the LN and CK groups. Among these genes, 2,970 were upregulated, and 1,330 were downregulated. All the SDEGs obtained from the LN and CK samples were subjected to KEGG annotation and classification. Using classification and statistical analysis with WEGO software, KEGG pathway annotations were obtained for 980 SDEGs, which were related to 222 metabolic pathways, and the pathway for nitrogen metabolism was determined. Twenty-four unigenes related to nitrogen metabolism in the Chinese fir were screened. They were found to encode seven enzymes: nitrate reductase (NADH, NR1), ferredoxin-nitrite reductase (NIR1), glutamine synthetase (GS), glutamate synthase (ferredoxin; Fd-GOGAT), glutamate synthase (NADPH/NADH, NADH-GOGAT), glutamate dehydrogenase (NADP+, GDH1), and glutamate dehydrogenase (NAD(P)+,GDH2), as well as two transporters, namely, ammonium transporter (AMT) and nitrate transporter (NRT). Under nitrogen-deficient conditions, AMT, NRT, NR1, and GS were significantly upregulated, whereas NIR1, NADH-GOGAT, and GDH2 were significantly downregulated; the other genes showed no significant changes. This is the first report on the global transcriptome response of the Chinese fir to nitrogen deficiency. Our results might help illustrate the preference of the Chinese fir for NH4+ rather than for NO3−. Our data provide insights into the coordinated system of nitrogen metabolism in this valuable tree species.