Project description:To extend our previous knowledge from our gene expression studies on Flower pedicel Abscission zone using Affymetrix microarray chip we have employed whole transcriptome analysis by NGS as a discovery platform to identify and add the transcripts to pre-existing database. We designed the Customized AZ Microarray chip with the transcripts obtained from NGS (includes novel transcripts), pre existing Agilent probes, and some additional transcripts from previous databases. The flower pedicel AZ tissue and non abscission(NAZ) pedicel tissues was sampled at six time points (0, 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 h), following flower removal, and analyzed for their gene expression profiles using the customized AZ microarray.
Project description:In tomato, the mutants that lack the abscission zone (AZ) within pedicels are called a ‘jointless’ and are agronomically significant in that they increase the tomato fruit yield for industrial processing. We have employed DNA microarray expression analysis to identify genes with the potential to play a role in development of the pedicel abscission zone of tomato, and identified several classes of differentially regulated genes between pedicels of the AZ-forming line (wild-type) and pedicels of the non AZ-forming lines (jointless mutant and MC-suppressed transformant).
Project description:In tomato, the mutants that lack the abscission zone (AZ) within pedicels are called a ‘jointless’ and are agronomically significant in that they increase the tomato fruit yield for industrial processing. We have employed DNA microarray expression analysis to identify genes with the potential to play a role in development of the pedicel abscission zone of tomato, and identified several classes of differentially regulated genes between pedicels of the AZ-forming line (wild-type) and pedicels of the non AZ-forming lines (jointless mutant and MC-suppressed transformant). Tomato flower pedicels were harvested at anthesis stage from the AZ-forming line (wild-type) and the non AZ-forming lines (jointless mutant and MC-suppressed transformant), and subjected to DNA microarray analyses. Experiments were performed twice with independently prepared samples.
Project description:Transcriptome Analysis using customized AZ microarray on Flower pedicel Abscission and non abscission zones in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum c.v New Yorker) Plants.
Project description:Versatile roles of REVOLUTA (REV), a Class III homeodomain-leucine zipper (HD-ZIP III) transcription factor, have been mainly depicted in Arabidopsis and Populus. In this study, we investigated the functions of its tomato homolog, namely SlREV. Over-expression of a microRNA166-resistant version of SlREV (35S::REVRis) not only resulted in vegetative abnormities such as curly leaves and fasciated stems, but also caused dramatic reproductive alterations including continuous production of flowers at pedicel abscission zone (AZ) and ectopic fruit formation on receptacles. Microscopic analysis showed that meristem-like structures continuously emerged out from the exodermises of pedicel AZs and ectopic carpels formed between the first and the second whorl of floral buds in 35S::REVRis plants. Therefore, we performed Illumina’s digital gene expression (DGE) system, a tag-based transcriptome sequencing methodTranscriptional data to dicover differential expressed genes in early buds (1-2 mm floral buds at stage 6-8) of overexpression line SlREVRis-1. The result suggests that SlREV may regulate genes related to meristem maintenance and cell differentiation in the development of flower pedicel abscission zone, and modulate genes in homodomain and MADS-box families and hormone pathways during fruit formation. These results reveal important roles of SlREV in tomato.
Project description:Versatile roles of REVOLUTA (REV), a Class III homeodomain-leucine zipper (HD-ZIP III) transcription factor, have been mainly depicted in Arabidopsis and Populus. In this study, we investigated the functions of its tomato homolog, namely SlREV. Over-expression of a microRNA166-resistant version of SlREV (35S::REVRis) not only resulted in vegetative abnormities such as curly leaves and fasciated stems, but also caused dramatic reproductive alterations including continuous production of flowers at pedicel abscission zone (AZ) and ectopic fruit formation on receptacles. Microscopic analysis showed that meristem-like structures continuously emerged out from the exodermises of pedicel AZs and ectopic carpels formed between the first and the second whorl of floral buds in 35S::REVRis plants. Therefore, we performed Illumina’s digital gene expression (DGE) system, a tag-based transcriptome sequencing methodTranscriptional data to dicover differential expressed genes in early buds (1-2 mm floral buds at stage 6-8) of overexpression line SlREVRis-1. The result suggests that SlREV may regulate genes related to meristem maintenance and cell differentiation in the development of flower pedicel abscission zone, and modulate genes in homodomain and MADS-box families and hormone pathways during fruit formation. These results reveal important roles of SlREV in tomato. 1-2 mm floral buds at stage 6-8 were sampled from three individual plants of 35S::REVRis-1 and corresponding WT control. Three aliquots of RNA from transgenic or WT plants were pooled. Then, the digital expression profile were generated by Illumina Cluster Station and Illumina HiSeq™ 2000 System (BGI Inc.).
Project description:Transcriptome analysis using customized AZ microarray on tomato Flower Abscission zone of transgeneic line TAPG::antisense TPRPgene