Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE15337: Gene expression profiling soybean stem tissue early response to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum 1 GSE15338: Gene expression profiling soybean stem tissue early response to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum 3 GSE15339: Gene expression profiling soybean stem tissue early response to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum 4 GSE15340: Gene expression profiling soybean stem tissue early response to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum 2 Refer to individual Series
Project description:Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a broad-host range necrotrophic pathogen which is the causative agent of Sclerotinia stem rot (SSR), and a major disease of soybean (Glycine max). A time course transcriptomic analysis was performed in both compatible and incompatible soybean lines to identify pathogenicity and developmental factors utilized by S. sclerotiorum to achieve pathogenic success.
Project description:Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, a necrotrophic fungal pathogen with a broad host range, causes a devastating disease on soybean called Sclerotinia stem rot (SSR), can lead to losses as high as 50-60%. Resistance mechanisms against SSR are poorly understood. We used high throughput RNAseq approach to decipher the molecular mechanisms governing resistance to S. sclerotiorum in soybean. Transcripts of recombinant inbred lines (RILs) of soybean; susceptible (S) and resistant (R) were analyzed in a time course experiment. This study might provide an important step towards understanding resistance responses of soybean to S. sclerotiorum and identified novel mechanisms and targets.
Project description:Oilseed rape (Brassica napus, B. napus) is one of the most important oil crops globally, contributing significantly to the world's supply of vegetable oil. However, its production is severely threatened by Sclerotinia stem rot, a disease caused by the broad-host-range fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary (S. sclerotiorum). We have investigated the gene expression of J9712 and W40-OE2 during different time periods of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum infection through RNA-Seq analysis.
Project description:Background: Pollen, the male partner in the reproduction of flowering plants, comprises either two or three cells at maturity. The current knowledge of the pollen transcriptome is limited to the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, which has tri-cellular pollen grains at maturity. Comparative studies on pollen of other genera, particularly crop plants, are needed to understand the pollen gene networks that are subject to functional and evolutionary conservation. In this study, we used the Affymetrix Soybean GeneChip® to perform transcriptional profiling on mature bi-cellular soybean pollen. Results: Compared to the sporophyte transcriptome, the soybean pollen transcriptome revealed a restricted and unique repertoire of genes, with a significantly greater proportion of specifically expressed genes than is found in the sporophyte tissue. Comparative analysis shows that, among the 37,500 soybean unique transcripts addressed in this study, 10,299 genes (27.46%) are expressed in pollen. Of the pollen-expressed genes, about 9,489 (92.13%) are also expressed in sporophytic tissues, and 810 (7.87%) are selectively expressed in pollen. Overall, the soybean pollen transcriptome shows an enrichment of transcription factors (mostly zinc finger family proteins), cell cycle-related transcripts, signal recognition receptors, ethylene responsive factors, chromatin remodeling factors, and members of the ubiquitin proteasome proteolytic pathway. Moreover, we identify several new pollen-specific candidate genes that might play a significant role in pollen biology. Conclusion: This is the first report of a soybean pollen transcriptional profile. These data extend our current knowledge regarding regulatory pathways that govern the gene regulation and development of pollen. We also demonstrate that pollen is a rich store of regulatory proteins that are essential and sufficient for de novo gene expression. A comparison between transcription factors up-regulated in soybean and those upregulated in Arabidopsis revealed some divergence in the numbers and kinds of regulatory proteins expressed in both species.