Project description:The overall aim with this study is to gain a deeper understanding of patient perceptions regarding empowerment in relation to a health platform.
Project description:Plants from temperate regions can be primed by exposure to low, non-freezing temperatures resulting in improved freezing tolerance. Whereas the molecular and metabolic basis of cold priming has been investigated in detail, hardly anything is known about memory of a previous cold event under warm conditions and a following low temperature triggering event. We show that three days of cold priming at 4°C, a seven-day lag phase at 20°C and a triggering treatment of 4°C improved the freezing tolerance of Arabidopsis Col-0 and other accessions compared to plants that were not primed before. Transcripts, metabolites and lipids as possible molecular determinants of this increase in freezing tolerance were investigated in Arabidopsis accessions Col-0 and N14 after priming, memory phase and triggering by Illumina-based RNA-Seq, GC-MS metabolite profiling and UPLC FT-MS-based lipidomics. Comparing primed and triggered with only triggered samples 93 and 128 unique differentially expressed genes could be identified in Col-0 and N14, together with three and six significantly changed lipids and one metabolite in N14. Possible functions of these candidates will be discussed. This work identified for the first time molecular and metabolic changes accompanying cold stress memory and triggering by a second cold stress.
Project description:Microarray assays can facilitate elucidation of cellular processes and gene network functions in the processes of plant growth and development. To gain further insight into the potential molecular role of the LCBK1 gene in the freezing tolerance of plant, we performed Affymetrix whole-genome microarray analysis (http://www.affymetrix.com/) on WT and lcbk1-2 plants to compare their genome-wide expression profiles under 22 °C or 4 °C treatment. The differently expressed genes revealed by transcriptional profiling indicate that LCBK1 may participate in the maintenance of plant ROS homeostasis and acts as a novel positive regulator of CBF-independent pathway to control the freezing tolerance of Arabidopsis.
Project description:The crown is the critical region for survival of winter wheat exposed to low temperature stresses. When wheat is exposed to non-freezing low temperatures, they can increase their freezing tolerance (cold acclimation, ACC). Changes within the apoplast are thought to be crucial for acquisition of freezing tolerance. However, how individual tissues within the ccrown, namely the shoot apical meristem (SAM, responsible for new shoot growth) and vascular transition zone (VTZ, located at the base of the crown)enhance tolerance to freezing has not yet been characterized. In the present study, we conducted shotgun proteomic analysis of the apoplast fluid to investigate ACC-induced proteins in the SAM and VTZ.
Project description:Cell water permeability and cell wall properties are critical to survival of plant cells during freezing, however the underlying molecular mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we report that a specifically cold-induced nuclear protein, Tolerant to Chilling and Freezing 1 (TCF1), interacts with histones H3 and H4, and associates with chromatin containing a target gene, BLUE-COPPER-BINDING PROTEIN (BCB), encoding a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein that regulates lignin biosynthesis. Loss of TCF1 function leads to reduced BCB transcription through affecting H3K4me2 and H3K27me3 levels within the BCB gene, resulting in reduced lignin content and enhanced freezing tolerance. Furthermore, plants with knocked-down BCB expression (amiRNA-BCB) under cold acclimation had reduced lignin accumulation, and increased freezing tolerance. The pal1pal2 double mutant (lignin content reduced by 30% compared with WT) also showed the freezing tolerant phenotype, and TCF1 and BCB act upstream of PALs to regulate lignin content. In addition, TCF1 acts independently of the CBF (C-repeat binding factor) pathway. Our findings delineate a novel molecular pathway linking the TCF1-mediated cold-specific transcriptional program to lignin biosynthesis, thus achieving cell wall remodeling with increased water permeability and consequent freezing tolerance.
Project description:To gain a deeper understanding of the Connexin (Cx)-43-dependent molecular regulation of neural stem behavior, we used scRNAseq approach on endothelial cells (ECs) and neural stem and progenitor cells (NSPCs) from knock out mice.
Project description:Purpose: To gain a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms that enable de novo AR primordia emergence upon waterlogging, the RNA sequencing-based transcriptomic responses of two contrasting cucumber genotypes, Zaoer-N (waterlogging tolerant) and Pepino (waterlogging sensitive), which differed in their abilities to form AR were compared. Conclusion: This research broadens our understanding of the mechanism underlying waterlogging-triggered ARs emergence, and provides valuable information for the breeding of cucumber with enhanced waterlogging tolerance.
Project description:Cell water permeability and cell wall properties are critical to survival of plant cells during freezing, however the underlying molecular mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we report that a specifically cold-induced nuclear protein, Tolerant to Chilling and Freezing 1 (TCF1), interacts with histones H3 and H4, and associates with chromatin containing a target gene, BLUE-COPPER-BINDING PROTEIN (BCB), encoding a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein that regulates lignin biosynthesis. Loss of TCF1 function leads to reduced BCB transcription through affecting H3K4me2 and H3K27me3 levels within the BCB gene, resulting in reduced lignin content and enhanced freezing tolerance. Furthermore, plants with knocked-down BCB expression (amiRNA-BCB) under cold acclimation had reduced lignin accumulation, and increased freezing tolerance. The pal1pal2 double mutant (lignin content reduced by 30% compared with WT) also showed the freezing tolerant phenotype, and TCF1 and BCB act upstream of PALs to regulate lignin content. In addition, TCF1 acts independently of the CBF (C-repeat binding factor) pathway. Our findings delineate a novel molecular pathway linking the TCF1-mediated cold-specific transcriptional program to lignin biosynthesis, thus achieving cell wall remodeling with increased water permeability and consequent freezing tolerance. Total RNA of three week old Arabidopsis seedlings was extracted using the TRIZOL Reagent according to the manufacturer's instructions. Gene-expression profiling was performed for each pooling RNA sample separately on the GeneChip at CapitalBio Corporation (Beijing, China).
Project description:In osteosarcoma patients, the development of metastases, often to the lungs, is the most frequent cause of death. To improve this situation, a deeper understanding of the molecular mechanisms governing osteosarcoma development and dissemination and the identification of novel drug targets for an improved treatment are needed. Towards this aim, we characterized osteosarcoma tissue samples compared to primary osteoblast cells using Affymetrix HG U133A microarrays. mRNA from 5 frozen conventional osteosarcoma and 4 osteosarcoma lung metastases tumor samples and mRNA from fresh primary osteoblast cells were extracted and hybridized to HG U133A microarrays.