Project description:The Poaceae family, also known as the grasses, includes agronomically important cereal crops such as rice, maize, sorghum, and wheat. Previous comparative studies have shown that much of the gene content is shared among the grasses; however, functional conservation of orthologous genes has yet to be explored. To gain an understanding of the genome-wide patterns of evolution of gene expression across reproductive tissues, we employed a sequence-based approach to compare analogous transcriptomes in species representing three Poaceae subgroups including the Pooideae (Brachypodium distachyon), the Panicoideae (sorghum), and the Ehrhartoideae (rice). Our transcriptome analyses reveal that only a fraction of orthologous genes exhibit conserved expression patterns. A high proportion of conserved orthologs include genes that are upregulated in physiologically similar tissues such as leaves, anther, pistil, and embryo, while orthologs that are highly expressed in seeds show the most diverged expression patterns. This experiment is related to E-MTAB-4401 (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress/experiments/E-MTAB-4401/) and E-MTAB-4402 (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress/experiments/E-MTAB-4402/)
Project description:The Poaceae family, also known as the grasses, includes agronomically important cereal crops such as rice, maize, sorghum, and wheat. Previous comparative studies have shown that much of the gene content is shared among the grasses; however, functional conservation of orthologous genes has yet to be explored. To gain an understanding of the genome-wide patterns of evolution of gene expression across reproductive tissues, we employed a sequence-based approach to compare analogous transcriptomes in species representing three Poaceae subgroups including the Pooideae (Brachypodium distachyon), the Panicoideae (sorghum), and the Ehrhartoideae (rice). Our transcriptome analyses reveal that only a fraction of orthologous genes exhibit conserved expression patterns. A high proportion of conserved orthologs include genes that are upregulated in physiologically similar tissues such as leaves, anther, pistil, and embryo, while orthologs that are highly expressed in seeds show the most diverged expression patterns. This experiment is related to E-MTAB-4400 (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress/experiments/E-MTAB-4400/) and E-MTAB-4402 (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress/experiments/E-MTAB-4402/)
Project description:To reveal the underlying molecular mechanism of jasmonate inhibits gibberellins signaling in rice, we performed transcriptional profiling of wild type nipponbare and mutant coi1-13 plants on a global scale using the Affymetrix GeneChip Rice Genome Array
Project description:To reveal the underlying molecular mechanism of jasmonate inhibits gibberellins signaling in rice, we performed transcriptional profiling of wild type nipponbare and mutant coi1-13 plants on a global scale using the Affymetrix GeneChip Rice Genome Array Rice young uppermost internodes were harvested and three biological repeats were performed on Nippombare (wild-type) and coi1-13 (mutant), respectively.
Project description:Towards understanding gene expression variation among related rice lineages on a genome-wide scale, we sought to assess global gene expression in the heading-stage panicle using a whole genome oligonucleotide microarray designed to represent 36,926 annotated indica genes. Using a loop-design, we interrogated gene expression patterns in six related rice lineages, including O. sativa (two Asian cultivars indica and japonica), O. nivara (Asian annual wild rice), O. rufipogon (Asian perennial wild rice) and O. glaberrima (African cultivated rice). Series_sample_order: Sample 1-12 Slide A; Sample 13-24 Slide B
Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of 21 nt non-coding small RNAs (sRNAs) produced from endogenously expressed MIR genes. MiRNAs are mostly involved in development and disease resistance. To know the involvement of miRNAs during domestication of rice, sRNA sequencing of two wild species (O. nivara and O. rufipogon), one landrace (O. sativa chomala) and one cultivated species of rice (O. sativa indica Pusa Basmati-1) was carried out. Analysis of sRNA datasets revealed a surprisingly higher abundance of 22nt sRNAs originating from a loci on Chromosome 2 in wild rice species. This locus codes for a 22 nt miRNA named as miR397. Studies in Arabidopsis and O. sativa japonica nipponbare have shown that miR397 targets a group of proteins called laccases, which are involved in secondary metabolite (lignin) production. The expression of these targets also differs across the species shown through RNA-Seq analysis. Although a functional significance of this interaction between the miRNA and laccase has not been understood. In the current study we attempt to explain the functional relevance of the miRNA in domestication of rice.
Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of 21 nt non-coding small RNAs (sRNAs) produced from endogenously expressed MIR genes. MiRNAs are mostly involved in development and disease resistance. To know the involvement of miRNAs during domestication of rice, sRNA sequencing of two wild species (O. nivara and O. rufipogon), one landrace (O. sativa chomala) and one cultivated species of rice (O. sativa indica Pusa Basmati-1) was carried out. Analysis of sRNA datasets revealed a surprisingly higher abundance of 22nt sRNAs originating from a loci on Chromosome 2 in wild rice species. This locus codes for a 22 nt miRNA named as miR397. Studies in Arabidopsis and O. sativa japonica nipponbare have shown that miR397 targets a group of proteins called laccases, which are involved in secondary metabolite (lignin) production. The expression of these targets also differs across the species shown through RNA-Seq analysis. Although a functional significance of this interaction between the miRNA and laccase has not been understood. In the current study we attempt to explain the functional relevance of the miRNA in domestication of rice.
Project description:Analysis of the transcriptome of mouse models of prostate cancer to assemble a mouse prostate cancer interactome. To assemble the mouse prostate cancer interactome, we collected 13 distinct mice or genetically-engineered mouse models (GEMMs), which together represent the full spectrum of prostate cancer phenotypes including: normal epithelium (i.e., wild-type), low-grade PIN (i.e., Nkx3.1 and APT), high-grade PIN and adenocarcinoma (i.e., APT-P; APC; Myc; NP; Erg-P; and NP53), castration-resistant prostate cancer (i.e., NP-AI), and metastatic prostate cancer (i.e., NPB; NPK; and TRAMP). To further enhance the heterogeneity afforded by this diversity of mouse models, we pharmacologically perturbed each GEMM using 13 different drugs (or appropriate vehicle). The resulting mouse prostate tissue/tumor dataset encompassed 384 expression profiles Total RNA obtained from prostate tumors/tissues of 13 mouse models of prostate cancer treated with 13 different drugs for 5 consecutive days. Prostate tumors/tissues were harvested and processed for RNA isolation and transcriptome analysis.