Project description:Comparison of full-genome transcriptome profiles of four stages along the cell wall expansion continuum of the elongating inflorescence primary stem of Arabiopdis thaliana; plants ranging in height from 10-15cm.
Project description:Proper cell wall regulation is essential for growth and development in plants. Here we report that the constitutive expression of MYB87 chimera repressor causes the suppressed longitudinal organ elongation in almost all organs. Aberrant transversal growth is also observed in multiple organs which coincide with transversally expanded or swollen cells. Microarray analysis revealed the transcript levels of various primary cell wall related enes are up- or down-regulated, and those of secondary wall related genes are down- regulated in the chimera repressor plants. These findings ontribute to the further understanding of complex cell wall regulations and their roles in plant growth and development.
Project description:rs08-04_wat1-ralstonia - mutant comparison - identification of the role of the plant cell wall in the interactions between plants and pathogenic agents - wt versus mutant comparison in the leaf and the root Keywords: wt vs mutant comparison
Project description:Proper cell wall regulation is essential for growth and development in plants. Here we report that the constitutive expression of MYB87 chimera repressor causes the suppressed longitudinal organ elongation in almost all organs. Aberrant transversal growth is also observed in multiple organs which coincide with transversally expanded or swollen cells. Microarray analysis revealed the transcript levels of various primary cell wall related enes are up- or down-regulated, and those of secondary wall related genes are down- regulated in the chimera repressor plants. These findings ontribute to the further understanding of complex cell wall regulations and their roles in plant growth and development. Transcriptomes of 35S:MYB87-SRDX and wild-type Arabidopsis seedling were compared.
Project description:rs08-04_wat1-ralstonia - ralstonia infection - identification of the role of the plant cell wall in the interactions between plants and pathogenic agents - Comparison between the mutant and the wt at different time after infection with ralstonia bacteria Keywords: treated vs untreated comparison
Project description:RNA from the aerial parts of 15-day-old eceriferum cer6-2 mutant and control plants were used in microarray experiments to screen for differentially expressed genes. Among those which were down regulated in the mutant, several were known to be involved in various plant defense mechanisms. The most remarkable difference was measured for the transcripts encoding the pathogenesis-related protein1 (PR-1), which is a marker of the systemic acquired resistance (SAR) pathway, with a 100-fold decrease in the cer6-2 mutant. Further Q-PCR experiments showed that the PR-1 transcript levels were low in two other eceriferum mutants, representing 1/200th and 1/25th of the normal values in the aerial part of 15-day-old cer2 and cer1-1 mutants, respectively. Interestingly, PR-1 mRNA levels were closed to the normal values in the cer3-1 and cer6-2R mutant, the latter being a plant where the synthesis of the very-long chain fatty acids, which is deficient in the cer6-2 plants, is partially restored. Altogether, these results strongly suggested that the amount of PR1-mRNA was not directly correlated to the amount of epicuticular wax on the leaves, but was rather correlated to the presence or absence of some particular lipid-constituents in the epicuticular wax layer. Related publication: Garbay B, Tautu MT, Costaglioli P. Low level of pathogenesis-related protein 1 mRNA expression in 15-day-old Arabidopsis cer6-2 and cer2 eceriferum mutants. Plant Science 2007 Volume 172, Issue 2, Pages 299-305 Keywords: Effect of eceriferum mutation
Project description:Purpose: In this study we investigated the role of JASMONATE RESISTANT 1 (JAR1) and JAR1 mediated JA-Ile formation in drought stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. Methods: Global transcriptional changes in a newly generated over-expression line (JAR1-OE; 35S::JAR1-1-YFP)), a T-DNA insertion line in the JAR1 locus (jar1-11;SALK_034543), and wild-type Col-0 were investigated by RNA-seq analyses of rosette leaves from 32 day-old plant that were either well-watered (control) or not watered after day 18 (drought). Plants were grown on soil under long-day conditions Results: Under control conditions, using a stringent cut-off (DESeq, adjusted to FDR < 0.01 and LogFC ≥ 1), we found only four differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between jar1-11 and Col-0, all of them downregulated. By contrast, we found 339 DEGs between JAR1-OE and Col-0, of which 134 were downregulated and 205 were upregulated. A comparison of the RNA-seq data from Col-0 between control and drought conditions revealed 3401 DEGs, of which 2023 were down- and 1378 upregulated. By comparison, jar1-11 plants, which were most heavily affected by drought stress, showed a much higher number (6139 in total; 2616 up- and 3523 down-regulated) of DEGs, while the more drought-tolerant JAR1-OE line displayed a lower number (2025 in total; 971 up- and 1054 down-regulated) of DEGs. 2411 DEGs were found between Col-0 and jar1-11 under drought among which 966 genes showed a higher and 1445 genes a lower expression level in jar1-11. On the other hand, out of 998 DEGs found between Col-0 and JAR1-OE under drought, 737 genes showed a higher and 261 genes a lower expression level in JAR1-OE. Moreover, we found 391 DEGs counter-regulated between jar1-11 and JAR1-OE. Conclusion:RNA-seq analysis and additional experiments of plants under control and drought stress conditions provided insight into the molecular reprogramming caused by the alteration in JA-Ile content.
Project description:RNA from the aerial parts of 15-day-old eceriferum cer6-2 mutant and control plants were used in microarray experiments to screen for differentially expressed genes. Among those which were down regulated in the mutant, several were known to be involved in various plant defense mechanisms. The most remarkable difference was measured for the transcripts encoding the pathogenesis-related protein1 (PR-1), which is a marker of the systemic acquired resistance (SAR) pathway, with a 100-fold decrease in the cer6-2 mutant. Further Q-PCR experiments showed that the PR-1 transcript levels were low in two other eceriferum mutants, representing 1/200th and 1/25th of the normal values in the aerial part of 15-day-old cer2 and cer1-1 mutants, respectively. Interestingly, PR-1 mRNA levels were closed to the normal values in the cer3-1 and cer6-2R mutant, the latter being a plant where the synthesis of the very-long chain fatty acids, which is deficient in the cer6-2 plants, is partially restored. Altogether, these results strongly suggested that the amount of PR1-mRNA was not directly correlated to the amount of epicuticular wax on the leaves, but was rather correlated to the presence or absence of some particular lipid-constituents in the epicuticular wax layer. Related publication:; Garbay B, Tautu MT, Costaglioli P. Low level of pathogenesis-related protein 1 mRNA expression in 15-day-old Arabidopsis cer6-2 and cer2 eceriferum mutants. Plant Science 2007; Volume 172, Issue 2, Pages 299-305 Experiment Overall Design: Total RNA was purified from the aerial parts of 2-week-old plants (20 plants were pooled for each genotype). Arabidopsis plants were grown under long-day conditions (16 h light:8 h dark) at 22°C and 80% relative humidity. The control plants and the cer mutant were cultivated in the same phytotron, and the Petri dishes were placed randomly on the same shelf. This was done to avoid any difference in plant growth conditions between the mutants and the control plants. The microarrays used were Agilent Arabidopsis2. GSM87735 represents the direct experiment (cer6-2 Cy3, Ler-0 Cy5), and GSM88340 represents the dye-swap (Ler-0 Cy3, cer6-2 Cy5)
Project description:au10-13_cellwall - cell wall mutants - What is the impact of the loss of function of monolignol exporters? How does the plant cope with these transporters? Is there any compensation mechanism induced? What is the impact on lignin and cell wall biosynthesis? Does expression of a hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA hydratase/lyase in Arabidopsis stems generate a stress and affect genes involoved in cell wall biosynthesis? - Determine differentially expressed genes in stems of Arabidopsis plants lacking 2 monolignol exporter proteins. mRNA from stems of wild-type and transgenic 7-week-old plants grown in the same conditions were extracted and used for transcriptomic analysis. Three independant cultures were conducted for biological replicates. Determine differentially expressed genes in stems of Arabidopsis plants that express a hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA hydratase/lyase. mRNA from stems of wild-type and transgenic seven-week-old plants grown in the same conditions were extracted and used for transcriptomic analysis. Three independant cultures were conducted for biological replicates.
Project description:Microarray analysis of wild type plants and plants with reduced (ago1-27 and se-1) or increased miR156 levels (se-1 p35S:MIR156). Shoot apices were dissected from 20-day-old, short-day grown plants.