Project description:The aim of this study is to identify genes differentially expressed during the transition between dormancy and activity in axillary shoot apical meristems. We have chosen to study this by comparing mRNA populations from the axillary buds of the auxin over-responding, apically dominant axr3-1 mutant of Arabidopsis,with those from the axillary buds of the auxin resistant axr1-12 bushy mutant. Preliminary investigation using cDNA AFLP has been successful in identifying differentially expressed transcripts in the buds of these two genotypes, thus demonstrating the importance of this study, however this is a time consuming procedure. Axillary buds from axr3-1 are seen to arrest at an early stage when the buds are approximately 2mm long and harvested at this point. Buds of a similar size were harvested from axr1-12 plants and the RNA extracted using Qiagen columns.These two mRNA samples will represent the dormant and active buds to be comparedin this experiment. The plants from which these buds were harvested were grown in adjacent p40 trays in a plant growth room. Between two and three buds were harvested from each plant.
Project description:The aim of this study is to identify genes differentially expressed during the transition between dormancy and activity in axillary shoot apical meristems. We have chosen to study this by comparing mRNA populations from the axillary buds of the auxin over-responding, apically dominant axr3-1 mutant of Arabidopsis,with those from the axillary buds of the auxin resistant axr1-12 bushy mutant. Preliminary investigation using cDNA AFLP has been successful in identifying differentially expressed transcripts in the buds of these two genotypes, thus demonstrating the importance of this study, however this is a time consuming procedure. Axillary buds from axr3-1 are seen to arrest at an early stage when the buds are approximately 2mm long and harvested at this point. Buds of a similar size were harvested from axr1-12 plants and the RNA extracted using Qiagen columns.These two mRNA samples will represent the dormant and active buds to be comparedin this experiment. The plants from which these buds were harvested were grown in adjacent p40 trays in a plant growth room. Between two and three buds were harvested from each plant. Experimenter name: Sally Ward; Experimenter phone: 01904 328683; Experimenter fax: 01904 328682; Experimenter institute: University of York; Experimenter address: Dept of Biology (Area 11),; University of York,; Heslington,; York; Experimenter zip/postal_code: YO10 5DD; Experimenter country: UK Experiment Overall Design: 2 samples were used in this experiment
Project description:The aim of this study is to identify genes differentially expressed during the transition between dormancy and activity in axillary shoot apical meristems. We have chosen to study this by comparing mRNA populations from the axillary buds of the auxin over-responding, apically dominant axr3-1 mutant of Arabidopsis,with those from the axillary buds of the auxin resistant axr1-12 bushy mutant. Preliminary investigation using cDNA AFLP has been successful in identifying differentially expressed transcripts in the buds of these two genotypes, thus demonstrating the importance of this study, however this is a time consuming procedure. Axillary buds from axr3-1 are seen to arrest at an early stage when the buds are approximately 2mm long and harvested at this point. Buds of a similar size were harvested from axr1-12 plants and the RNA extracted using Qiagen columns.These two mRNA samples will represent the dormant and active buds to be comparedin this experiment. The plants from which these buds were harvested were grown in adjacent p40 trays in a plant growth room. Between two and three buds were harvested from each plant. Experimenter name: Sally Ward Experimenter phone: 01904 328683 Experimenter fax: 01904 328682 Experimenter institute: University of York Experimenter address: Dept of Biology (Area 11), University of York, Heslington, York Experimenter zip/postal_code: YO10 5DD Experimenter country: UK Keywords: genetic_modification_design
Project description:The Arabidopsis thaliana transcription factor LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES (LOB) is expressed in the boundary between the shoot apical meristem and initiating lateral organs. To identify genes regulated by LOB activity, we used an inducible 35S:LOB-GR line. This analysis identified genes that are differentially expressed in response to ectopic LOB activity.
Project description:The shoot apical meristem is responsible of seasonal length increase in plants. In woody plants transition from primary to secondary growth is also produced during seasonal apical growth. These processes are controlled by different families of transcription factors. Using a previously constructed Pinus canariensis transcriptome, we designed a genomic microarray to measure the levels of transcription during apical growth. The identification of differentially expressed genes was performed by mean of a time-course analysis.
Project description:We clarify the role of the DNA methylation by using microarrays in the shoot apical meristem (SAM) of Populus × euramericana clones dormant or active and submitted to contrasted environments. This work aimed at characterizing: (i) the range of genetic and environmental variations of global DNA methylation and its correlation with biomass production, (ii) mitotically-conserved DMRs in winter-dormant SAM and (iii) common DMRs with their corresponding genes network and their biological role in phenotypic plasticity and stress memory toward natural environment conditions.
Project description:Shoot branching of flowering plants exhibits phenotypic plasticity and variability. This plasticity is determined by the activity of axillary meristems, which in turn is influenced by endogenous and exogenous cues such as nutrients and light. In many species, not all buds on the main shoot develop into branches despite favorable growing conditions. In petunia, basal buds (buds 1-3) typically do not grow out to form branches, while more apical buds (buds 6 and 7) are competent to grow. The genetic regulation of buds was explored using transcriptome analyses of petunia axillary buds at different positions on the main stem. To suppress or promote bud outgrowth, we grew the plants in media with differing phosphate (P) levels. Using RNA-seq, we found many (>5000) differentially expressed genes between bud 6 or 7, and bud 2. In addition, more genes were differentially expressed when we transferred the plants from low P to high P medium, compared with shifting from high P to low P medium. Buds 6 and 7 had increased transcript abundance of cytokinin and auxin-related genes, whereas the basal non-growing buds (bud 2 and to a lesser extent bud 3) had higher expression of strigolactone, abscisic acid, and dormancy-related genes, suggesting the outgrowth of these basal buds was actively suppressed. Consistent with this, the expression of ABA associated genes decreased significantly in apical buds after stimulating growth by switching the medium from low P to high P. Furthermore, comparisons between our data and transcriptome data from other species suggest that the suppression of outgrowth of bud 2 was correlated with a limited supply of carbon to these axillary buds. Candidate genes that might repress bud outgrowth were identified by co-expression analysis.
Project description:We used LM-RNAseq to compare the molecular fingerprints of cells enriched for subdomains within Selaginella, Equisetum, Arabidopsis and maize shoot apices. Three apical domains were isolated from the Selaginella and Equisetum SAMs: the AC domain, comprising the lone AC; the core domain, comprising the cells below the AC and above the initiating leaf primordium; and the initiating leaf primordium. LM-RNAseq analyses of these shoot apical subdomains generated hundreds of significantly DEGs for each cell type relative to whole-plant transcriptomes based on an FDR ⤠0.05. These data were analyzed for the presence of homologous developmental genetic programs across these three species, and for the identification of unique developmental programs operating within each species.