Project description:The expression of stress-related genes induced by feeding of chestnut moth larvae (Conistra vaccinii L.) was studied with Vitreoscilla hemoglobin-expressing (VHb) and non-transgenic hybrid aspen lines (Populus tremula x P. tremuloides). Besides the herbivore-injured leaves (L1), cDNA microarray analyses were conducted using uninjured leaves of hybrid aspen lines positioned above (A) and below (B) the herbivory exposed leaves.
Project description:Gene expression response of Populus cell cultures subjected to methyl jasmonate feeding was analyzed using the Affymetrix poplar genome microarrays. Experiment Overall Design: Populus tremuloides suspension cells were treated with methyl jasmonate (MJ) in DMSO or with DMSO alone (C). Cells were harvested after 48 hours. Two biological replicates were obtained for each condition.
Project description:Aim of the project: Genome wide gene expression profiles across the cambial zone are analyzed in 35um resolution from wild type hybrid aspen (Populus tremula x tremuloides) and two independent LMX5::AtIPT7 over expressor transgenic Populus tree lines.
Project description:In this study we report on transgenic hybrid aspen (Populus tremula x P. tremuloides) lines that showed potential to increase biomass production both in the greenhouse and after five years of growth in the field. The transgenic lines carried an overexpression construct for Populus tremula x tremuloides vesicle-associated membrane protein (VAMP)-associated protein PttVAP27-17 (Potri.019G116400) that was selected from a gene-mining program for novel regulators of wood formation. A proteomic analysis was performed to characterize the overall effect of the overexpression of PttVAP27-17 on plant metabolic pathways. 20 mg of xylem sample for the selected wild type (WT) and three transgenic lines (lines 1,2 and 3) was collected in the following manner from two-months-old, greenhouse grown trees: The frozen bottom-part of the stem (10-17 cm portion from the base of the stem) was peeled, and the surface of the secondary xylem consisting of living vessels and fibers (into the depth of approximately one mm from the surface) was scraped. The xylem scrapings were ground to fine powder in liquid nitrogen and stored at -80oC. The analyses included 3-5 biological replicates for each of the transgenic lines, and seven replicates for the wild type.
Project description:Thermospermine-induced transcriptomic changes were explored in Populus tremula x P. tremuloides. Transgenic hybrid aspen plants expressing 35S::POPACAULIS5 were compared to wild-type hybrid aspen under the influence of PGRs and depleted from PGRs.
