Project description:rs10-01_rrm - quadruple rrm experience - What is the role of the RRM protein family in plants? Plants were grown on soil in controlled environment under LD (16 h light/8 h dark) and the rosette leaves (8-leaf stage seedlings) were collected for RNA preparation. Keywords: normal vs transgenic comparison 2 dye-swap - CATMA arrays
Project description:rs10-01_rrm - quadruple rrm experience - What is the role of the RRM protein family in plants? Plants were grown on soil in controlled environment under LD (16 h light/8 h dark) and the rosette leaves (8-leaf stage seedlings) were collected for RNA preparation. Keywords: normal vs transgenic comparison
Project description:rs09-03_zf1 - zf1 experiment - Transcriptome analysis of mutants for novel AGO-hook type proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana - Plants were grown on soil in controlled environment under LD (16 h light/8 h dark) and the rosette leaves (8-leaf stage seedlings) were collected for RNA preparation Keywords: normal vs transgenic comparison 4 dye-swap - CATMA arrays
Project description:rs09-03_zf1 - zf1 experiment - Transcriptome analysis of mutants for novel AGO-hook type proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana - Plants were grown on soil in controlled environment under LD (16 h light/8 h dark) and the rosette leaves (8-leaf stage seedlings) were collected for RNA preparation Keywords: normal vs transgenic comparison
Project description:During microRNA (miRNA)-guided gene silencing, Argonaute (Ago) proteins interact with a member of the TNRC6/GW protein family. Here we used a short GW protein-derived peptide fused to GST and demonstrate that it binds to Ago proteins with high affinity. This allows for the simultaneous isolation of all Ago protein complexes expressed in diverse species to identify associated proteins, small RNAs or target mRNAs. We refer to our method as Ago protein Affinity Purification by Peptides (Ago-APP). Comparison of small RNA lengths in total RNA and APP-enriched RNA samples
Project description:During cell cycle progression, the activity of the CycE-Cdk2 complex gates S-phase entry. CycE-Cdk2 is inhibited by CDK inhibitors (CKIs) of the Cip/Kip family, which include the human p21Cip1 and Drosophila Dacapo proteins. Both the CycE and Cip/Kip proteins are under elaborate control via protein degradation, mediated by the Cullin-Ring-Ligase (CRL) family of ubiquitin ligase complexes. The CRL complex SCFFbxw7/Ago targets phosphorylated CycE while p21Cip1 and Dap are targeted by the CRL4Cdt2 complex, binding to the PIP degron. The role of CRL-mediated degradation of CycE and Cip/Kip proteins during CNS development is not well understood. Here, we analyse the role of ago (Fbxw7) mediated CycE degradation and of Dap/p21Cip1 degradation during Drosophila CNS development. We find that ago mutants display over-proliferation, accompanied by elevated CycE expression levels. In contrast, expression of PIP degron mutant Dap/p21Cip1 transgenes inhibit proliferation. However, surprisingly, this is also accompanied by elevated CycE levels. Hence, ago mutation and PIP degron Cip/Kip transgenic expression trigger opposite effects on proliferation, but similar effects on CycE levels.
Project description:During microRNA (miRNA)-guided gene silencing, Argonaute (Ago) proteins interact with a member of the TNRC6/GW protein family. Here we used a short GW protein-derived peptide fused to GST and demonstrate that it binds to Ago proteins with high affinity. This allows for the simultaneous isolation of all Ago protein complexes expressed in diverse species to identify associated proteins, small RNAs or target mRNAs. We refer to our method as Ago protein Affinity Purification by Peptides (Ago-APP).
Project description:Maintenance and regulation of the shoot apical meristem size and boundaries are essential for plant growth and leaf organogenesis. Canonically, CLAVATA 1, CLAVATA 3 and WUSCHEL control shoot apical meristem (SAM) size and SAM maintenance. Recently it has been shown that ERECTA (ER) family genes also control SAM size at its boundaries. The ERECTA family of receptor like protein kinases are bound by EPIDERMAL PATTERNING FACTOR LIKE (EPFL) protein ligands. Loss of the ER receptor genes or a subset of the EPFL ligands lead to an enlarged meristem. Loss of both CLAVATA genes and ER family genes synergize to produce even larger meristems with a loss of leaf production. In this experiment we perform deep sequencing to measure the transcriptome wide molecular changes in the clv3 epfl1 epfl2 epfl4 epfl6 quintuple mutant under mock, 3h ectopic EPLF6 ligand, 10 minute pretreatment with cycloheximide (CHX) and combined 10 minute CHX pretreatment followed by a 3h EPFL6 treatment. Treatment of the quintuple mutant with EPFL6 leads to a modest but targeted downregulation of MEI2 C-TERMINAL RRM ONLY LIKE 1(MCT1) RNA binding family proteins. CHX treatment was used to inhibit the translation of new proteins. By blocking new protein production, only direct signaling targets of EPFL6 would be seen. The severe toxic effects of CHX leads to a complete rearrangement of the transcriptome. However, EPFL6 still alters some CHX targets, mostly through downregulation.
Project description:Methionine sulfoxide reductase (Msr) is an important antioxidant enzyme. The mammalian Msr family has four members: MsrA, MsrB1, MsrB2, and MsrB3. We generated a mouse strain with deletion of all four Msr proteins. Deletion was confirmed by Western blotting. The quadruple knockout mouse is viable, and growth, development, and fertility appear normal. However, they are unexpectedly resistanct to oxidative stresses. We therefore determined the RNA expression profile in liver and heart of wild-type and quadruple knockout mice.