Project description:Wheat cultivars ‘TAM 111’ and ‘TAM 112’ have been dominantly grown in the Southern U.S. Great Plains for many years due to their excellent, yet variable, drought tolerance. To identify the molecular basis and genetic control of drought tolerance in these two landmark cultivars, RNA-seq analysis was conducted to compare gene expression difference in flag leaves under fully irrigated (wet) and water deficient (dry) conditions. Of the 122,017 gene sequences assembled, 2,254 genes showed significantly altered expression patterns under dry and wet conditions in the two cultivars. TAM 111 had 593 and 1,532 dry-wet differentially expressed genes (DEGs), and TAM 112 had 777 and 1,670 at heading and grain-filling stages, respectively. The two cultivars have 1,214 (53.9%) dry-wet DEGs in common, which agreed with their excellent adaption to drought, but 438 and 602 dry-wet DEGs were respectively shown only in TAM 111 and TAM 112 suggested that each may have a specific mechanism to cope with drought. Annotation of all 2,254 genes with dry-wet expression difference found 1,855 have functions related to biosynthesis, stress responses, defense responses, transcription factors and cellular components related to ion or protein transportation and signal transduction. Comparing hierarchical structure of biological processes, molecule functions and cellular components revealed the significant regulation differences between TAM 111 and TAM 112, particularly for genes of phosphorylation and adenyl ribonucleotide binding, and proteins located in nucleus and plasma membrane. Comparing gene expressions involved in responses to stresses of water deprivation, heat and oxidative, ABA-induced signal pathway and transcription regulation found TAM 112 have more specific dry-wet DEGs than TAM 111 with most of them up-regulated, indicating that TAM 112 is more active than TAM 111 in response to drought. In addition, 399 dry-wet DEGs with unknown functions included 258 genes encoding predicted uncharacterized proteins and 141 unannotated genes with no similar sequences identified in the databases. These may represent novel genes related to drought response in TAM 111 or TAM 112. This research thus revealed different drought-tolerance mechanisms in TAM 111 and TAM 112 and identified useful drought tolerance genes for wheat adaption.
Project description:Bicyclus anynana butterflies were reared at 17°C and 27°C to produce the dry and wet season forms. RNA was extracted using TRIzol from the heads of 12 individual animals ~0-3 hours after eclosing; 3 dry season females, 3 wet season females, 3 dry season males, and 3 wet season males. A TruSeq RNA Sample Preparation Kit v2 was used to make 12 double stranded cDNA libraries from polyadenylated RNA. We size selected for DNA at ~280-340 bp. Libraries were sequenced using a HiSeq 2500, paired end 100-cycle sequence run.
Project description:To understand allopoyploid speciation into hydrologically fluctuating niches, we observed gene expressions of two parental species and their allotetraploid species under wet and dry conditions Gene expression of leafs from control, dry and wet conditions over three Caramine species: C. amara, C. hirsuta and C. flexuosa
Project description:To understand allopoyploid speciation into hydrologically fluctuating niches, we observed gene expressions of two parental species and their allotetraploid species under wet and dry conditions
Project description:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in the elderly. There are two types of AMD: dry AMD and wet AMD. While laser-induced choroidal neovascularization has been used extensively in the studies of wet AMD by presenting the main features of human wet AMD, there was no established mouse model which fully recapitulates the cardinal features of human dry AMD. In this regard, lack of appropriate mouse model for dry AMD hampered the translational research on the pathogenesis and development of therapeutic agents. We recently suggested that 5XFAD mice could be a mouse model of dry AMD with regard to the amyloid beta (Aβ) related pathology. In this study, using transmission electron microscope, we analyzed ultrastructure of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) of 5XFAD mice. Of importance, aged 5XFAD mice had ultrastructural changes of RPE and Bruch’s membrane compatible with cardinal features of dry AMD, including loss of apical microvilli and basal infolding of RPE, increased thickness of Bruch’s membrane, basal laminar and linear deposits, and accumulation of lipofuscin granules and undigested photoreceptor outer segment-laiden phagosomes. Using a threshold of 1.2 fold difference, we found “564” differentially expressed genes of which “190” were up-regulated and “374” were down-regulated in the RPE complex of aged 5XFAD mice. These altered genes were implicated in the pathogenesis of AMD including inflammation and immune response-related genes and retinol metabolism-related genes. Taken together, we suggest that aged 5XFAD mice can be used for dry AMD mouse model.
Project description:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in the elderly. There are two types of AMD: dry AMD and wet AMD. While laser-induced choroidal neovascularization has been used extensively in the studies of wet AMD by presenting the main features of human wet AMD, there was no established mouse model which fully recapitulates the cardinal features of human dry AMD. In this regard, lack of appropriate mouse model for dry AMD hampered the translational research on the pathogenesis and development of therapeutic agents. We recently suggested that 5XFAD mice could be a mouse model of dry AMD with regard to the amyloid beta (Aβ) related pathology. In this study, using transmission electron microscope, we analyzed ultrastructure of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) of 5XFAD mice. Of importance, aged 5XFAD mice had ultrastructural changes of RPE and Bruchâs membrane compatible with cardinal features of dry AMD, including loss of apical microvilli and basal infolding of RPE, increased thickness of Bruchâs membrane, basal laminar and linear deposits, and accumulation of lipofuscin granules and undigested photoreceptor outer segment-laiden phagosomes. Using a threshold of 1.2 fold difference, we found â564â differentially expressed genes of which â190â were up-regulated and â374â were down-regulated in the RPE complex of aged 5XFAD mice. These altered genes were implicated in the pathogenesis of AMD including inflammation and immune response-related genes and retinol metabolism-related genes. Taken together, we suggest that aged 5XFAD mice can be used for dry AMD mouse model. All 5XFAD mice used were heterozygotes with respect to the transgene, and non-transgenic wild-type littermate (WT) mice served as controls.
Project description:The Wenshenyang recipe (WSYR) has the effect of treating infertility, but the mechanisms underlying this activity have not been fully elucidated. In this study, network pharmacology and RNA sequencing were combined, with database-based “dry” experiments and transcriptome analysis-based “wet” experiments used conjointly to analyse the mechanism of WSYR in the treatment of infertility. In the dry analysis, 43 active compounds in WSYR and 44 therapeutic targets were obtained through a database search, 15 infertility pathways were significantly enriched, and key targets, such as ESR1, TP53, AKT1, IL-6, and IL-10 were identified. In the wet experimental analysis, HK-2 cells were treated with the three herbs of WSYR. Using the transcriptome sequencing platform, the expression level changes in 412 genes from 15 infertility pathways were observed, and 92 DEGs were finally obtained. Additionally, key targets, such as ESR2, STAT1, STAT3, and IL6, were identified. RT-qPCR experiments further verified that WSYR played an anti-inflammatory role by upregulating IL-4 and IL-10. By building the molecular docking model of ESR1, ESR2 and screening compounds, it was further found that xanthogalenol in Drynaria fortunei (Kunze) J.Sm. (Gusuibu), arachidonate in Cistanche deserticola Y.C.Ma (Roucongrong), and anhydroicaritin in Epimedium brevicornu Maxim. (Yinyanghuo) have good affinity for estrogen receptors. These findings provide evidence that WSYR exerts an estrogen-regulating role. By integrating the results of dry and wet experiments, it was found that the WSYR treats infertility by regulating hormone levels and inflammatory responses.
2022-08-31 | GSE202626 | GEO
Project description:Soil Microbiome in Response to Dry-Wet Alternation
Project description:To identify the concurrent effects of multiple environmental factors on gene expression under natural climatic fluctuations in rice, we examined global gene expression patterns in two fields typical of the main modes of rice cultivation, over two seasons, each comprising 15 time-points in three different genotypes Two time-series of 15 time-points, one for each season (dry and wet) over two different fields