Project description:mRNA expression profiling of the embryo, endosperm (micropylar, peripheral, chalazal), and seed coat (outer, inner, chalazal, chalazal proliferating tissue) of the developing Brassica napus seed. Tissues were isolated using laser microdissection (LMD) from Brassica napus seeds at the globular, heart, and mature green stages of seed development.
Project description:High temperature stress results in yield loss and alterations to seed composition during seed filling in oilseed rape (Brassica napus). However, the mechanism underlying this heat response is poorly understood. In this study, we employed a microarray analysis with silique walls and seeds from the developing siliques (20 days after flowering) of Brassica napus that had undergone heat stress.
Project description:Understanding the regulation of lipid metabolism is vital for genetic engineering of Brassica napus (B. napus) to increase oil yield or modify oil composition. We report the application of Illumina Hiseq 2000 for transcriptome profiling of seeds of B. napus at different developmental stages, which may uncover the dynamic changes in lipid metabolism and reveal key genes involved in lipid biosynthesis and degradation. Total RNA from developing seeds at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks after pollination (WAP) were isolated and sequenced separately. The gene expression levels of all samples were quantified and normalized by the DESeq normalization. We found that the biosynthesis of fatty acids is a dominant cellular process from 2 to 6 WAP, while the degradation mainly happens after 6 WAP. Two genes, encoding for acetyl-CoA carboxylase and acyl-ACP desaturase, might be critical for fatty acid biosynthesis in oil rape seeds. This study provides insight into the mechanism underlying lipid metabolism and reveals candidate genes that are worthy of further investigation for their values in genetic engineering of B. napus. Whole Transcriptome profiling of developing Brassica napus seeds at 2, 4, 6, 8 WAP by RNA sequencing using Illumina HiSeq 2000.
Project description:High temperature stress results in yield loss and alterations to seed composition during seed filling in oilseed rape (Brassica napus). However, the mechanism underlying this heat response is poorly understood. In this study, we employed a microarray analysis with silique walls and seeds from the developing siliques (20 days after flowering) of Brassica napus that had undergone heat stress. Two-condition experiment, control vs heat stress, 2 time points
Project description:Time course of gene expression profiles during seed development and maturation in Brassica napus were studied using Combimatrix Brassica microarray.
Project description:The goal of this study was to determine how proteasome inhibition alters the transcriptome in Brassica napus roots. Specifically, we wished to see if proteasome inhibition resulted in transcriptome signatures of oxidative stress, protein catabolism, or nitrogen assimilation
Project description:Time course of gene expression profiles during seed development and maturation in Brassica napus were studied using Combimatrix Brassica microarray. The time course expression of 90K Brassica napus EST contigs were measured at 8 developing seed stages of 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 DAF (days after flowering) using single color microarray
