Project description:Transcriptomic profiling of T. chinensis and T. ramosissima shows responses due to water deficit that are common between the two species and differences that shows their invasiveness originating from southern and northern united states. Several drought related genes that were up-regulated common in both species and transcription factors unique to T.chinensis and T. ramosissima were also found. Gene Ontology classification shows similar functional categories in both the species. Differences in two species due to water deficit were also illustrated in networks constructed from genes enriched in biological processes and molecular functions.
Project description:This project focused on the identification of membrane proteins involved in salinity tolerance in the halophyte Salicornia bigelovii. Salicornia bigelovii plants were treated with 0, 50, 200, and 600 mM NaCl for 6 weeks. Membrane preparations for each treatment were obtained in triplicates and were separated into 12 fractions per sample through a continuous sucrose gradient. Based on protein relative abundances per fraction, organellar membrane proteomes were generated. Protein abundances were also compared across treatments.
