Project description:Subsequently to primary growth, most dicotyledonous plants undergo secondary growth leading to an increased diameter of growth axes. During secondary growth initiation in shoots, a cylindrical meristem, the vascular cambium, is established by the initiation of meristematic activity in interfascicular regions, a process that ultimately leads to the formation of a continuous cylinder of vascular tissue along the shoot axis. In Arabidopsis this happens in a reduced area at the very base of the stem. In this study, a transcriptional comparison between the base and the first internode has been performed in order to asses the physiological state of both sample types and search for potential key regulators of the process. Total RNA was extracted from the base and the first internode from stems of 15cm tall Arabidopsis plants (ecotype Col-0). After RNA amplification, Cy3 or Cy5 targets were produced. Three independent biological replicates were used for each type of sample. Three hybridizations were performed, representing the three independent biological replicates, being one of them a dye swap.
Project description:Subsequently to primary growth, most dicotyledonous plants undergo secondary growth leading to an increased diameter of growth axes. During secondary growth initiation in shoots, a cylindrical meristem, the vascular cambium, is established by the initiation of meristematic activity in interfascicular regions, a process that ultimately leads to the formation of a continuous cylinder of vascular tissue along the shoot axis. In Arabidopsis this happens in a reduced area at the very base of the stem. In this study, a transcriptional comparison between the base and the first internode has been performed in order to asses the physiological state of both sample types and search for potential key regulators of the process.
Project description:We report the application of laser capture microdissection (LCM) for high resolution transcriptome profiling of the second internode of the Arabidopsis thaliana inflorescence stem. In this series, we used LCM to determine and compare the transcriptome profiles of the phloem cap, the pith, and the remaining vascular bundle area.
Project description:The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of autotetraploidy on gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana by comparing diploid versus tetraploid transcriptomes. In particular, this included the comparison of the transcriptome of different tetraploid A. thaliana ecotypes (Col-0 vs. Ler-0). The study was extended to address further aspects. One was the comparison of the transcriptomes in subsequent generations. This intended to obtain information on the genome wide stability of autotetraploid gene expression. Another line of work compared the transcriptomes of different diploid vs. tetraploid tissues. This aimed to investigate whether particular gene groups are specifically affected during the development of A. thaliana autotetraploids. Samples 1-8: Arabidopsis thaliana Col-0 tetraploid transcriptome. Transcriptional profiling and comparison of diploid vs. tetraploid Col-0 seedlings. The experiment was carried out with pedigree of independently generated and assessed tetraploid Col-0 lines. Samples 9-12: Arabidopsis thaliana Ler-0 tetraploid transcriptome. Transcriptional profiling and comparison of diploid vs. tetraploid Ler-0 seedlings. The experiment was carried out with pedigree of independently generated and assessed tetraploid Ler-0 lines. Samples 13-24: Arabidopsis thaliana Col-0 tetraploid transcriptome. Transcriptional profiling and comparison of diploid vs. tetraploid Col-0 leaves (6th - 8th). The experiment was carried out with pedigree of independently generated and assessed tetraploid Col-0 lines. Samples 25-32: Arabidopsis thaliana Ler-0 tetraploid transcriptome. Transcriptional profiling and comparison of diploid vs. tetraploid Ler-0 leaves (6th - 8th). The experiment was carried out with pedigree of independently generated and assessed tetraploid Ler-0 lines. Samples 33-36: Arabidopsis thaliana Ler-0 tetraploid transcriptome. Transcriptional profiling and comparison of tetraploid vs. tetraploid Ler-0 seedlings from the second (F2) and third (F3) generation after induction, respectively. The experiment was carried out with pedigree of independently generated and assessed tetraploid Ler-0 lines. Samples 37-40: Arabidopsis thaliana Col-0 tetraploid transcriptome. Transcriptional profiling and comparison of tetraploid vs. tetraploid Col-0 seedlings from the second (F2) and third (F3) generation after induction, respectively. The experiment was carried out with pedigree of independently generated and assessed tetraploid Col-0 lines. Samples 41-44: Arabidopsis thaliana Col-0/Ler-0 diploid transcriptome. Transcriptional profiling and comparison of diploid Col-0 vs. diploid Ler-0 seedlings. The experiment was carried out with pedigree of esrablished lines. Samples 45-48: Arabidopsis thaliana Col-0/Ler-0 tetraploid transcriptome. Transcriptional profiling and comparison of tetraploid Col-0 vs tetraploid Ler-0 seedlings. The experiment was carried out with pedigree of independently generated and assessed tetraploid Col-0 and Ler-0 lines.
Project description:Stem samples of wildtype Columbia plants and the wox4-1 mutant (Gabi_462G01) were analyzed in order to draw a connection between general transcriptomic changes during interfascicular formation in the wildtype and WOX4-dependent gene regulation during this process. We used microarrays to identify factors downstream of WOX4 in the formation of the interfascicular cambium. Transcriptional profiling, comparing wildtype Columbia and wox4-1 plants. RNA was extracted from 3 biological replicates per plant line and sample type (stem base, first internode), each consisting of a pool of 13-17 stem samples.
Project description:We report the Fluorescence Activated Nucleus Sorting (FANS)-based RNA sequencing for high resolution transcriptome profiling of the second internode of the Arabidopsis thaliana inflorescence stem. We compared GFP-positive nuclei and GFP negative nuclei from promoter reporter lines expressing Histone 4-GFP (NST3pro:H4-GFP, SMXL5pro:H4-GFP, APLpro:H4-GFP), and compared GFP positive nuclei from seven lines expressing Histone 4-GFP under the control of different tissue-specific promoters (NST3pro:H4-GFP, VND7pro:H4-GFP, PXYpro:H4-GFP, SMXL5pro:H4-GFP, APLpro:H4-GFP, SCRpro:H4-GFP, LTP1pro:H4-GFP).