Project description:In order to find the miRNAs, target genes and signaling pathways related to the dwarf phenotype induced by NlCSP1, 35S-NlCSP1 and 35S-GFP control were infiltrated into Nicotiana benthamiana. We analyzed the differentially expressed miRNAs in the infiltrated leaves (NlCSP1_Z/GFP_Z) and the upper uninfiltrated leaves (NlCSP1_O/GFP_O) of N. benthamiana. A total of 106 and 97 differentially expressed miRNAs were identified in NlCSP1_Z/GFP_Z and NlCSP1_O/GFP_O, respectively. KEGG annotation revealed a large number of differentially expressed miRNAs involved in plant hormone signal transduction, indicating that NlCSP1 changed the hormone signal pathway in N. benthamiana.
Project description:Nicotiana benthamiana is a widely used organism for expression of foreign proteins. To increase protein abundance, overexpression promoters have been developed. However, several proteins cause negative effects on plant growth and development when they are overexpressed. Therefore, overexpression promoters cannot be widely used to generate transgenic plants that produce foreign proteins. In this study, we tried to find stress-inducible promoters which specifically express downstream genes when plants were exposed to stress conditions. By RNA-sequencing analysis of heat- and wound-treated plants, we found that NbHSP20 promoters can be used as a heat-inducible promoters to express foreign proteins in N. benthamiana.
Project description:In order to find the differentially expressed RNAs and signaling pathways related to the dwarf phenotype induced by NlCSP11, 35S-NlCSP11, 35S-XopQ and 35S-GFP control were infiltrated into Nicotiana benthamiana. We analyzed the differentially expressed RNAs in the infiltrated leaves (NlCSP11_Z/XopQ_Z) and the upper uninfiltrated leaves (NlCSP11_U/XopQ_U) of N. benthamiana. KEGG annotation revealed a large number of differentially expressed RNAs involved in plant-pathogen interactions, indicating that NlCSP11 resulted in a more strong systemic resistance in N. benthamiana.
