Project description:To detect salt-tolerance-related miRNAs, comparative analysis of miRNA expression profiles was performed between the salt-tolerant and -sensitive cotton cultivars in control and salt-stressed conditions (treated with 300 mM NaCl for 24 h) using microRNA microarray
Project description:Sprobolus virginicus is a halophytic C4 grass found in worldwide from tropical to warm temperate regions. A Japanese genotype showed a salinity tolerance up to 1,500 mM NaCl, a three-fold higher concentration than seawater salinity. To identify key genes involved in the regulation of salt tolerance in S. virginicus, random cDNA libraries were constructed from salt-treated leaves, and were introduced into Arabidopsis for salt tolerant plant screening. Eight independent transgenic lines were found to be more salt tolerant than wild type from the screen of 3011 lines on the medium containing 175 mM NaCl. Among the selected lines, two contained cDNAs encoding glycine-rich RNA-binding proteins (GRPs). To identify transcriptomic change in the GRP-transgenic line, we performed microarray analysis of the transgenic line and WTunder salt stress.
Project description:Salt stress causes the quality change and significant yield loss of tomato. However, the resources of salt-resistant tomato were still deficient and the mechanisms of tomato resistance to salt stress were still unclear. In this study, the proteomic profiles of two salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive tomato cultivars were investigated to deciphered the salt-resistance mechanism of tomato and provide novel resources for tomato breeding. We found that there is an over-abundant proteins relevant to Nitrate and amino acids metabolisms in the Salt-tolerant cultivars. The significant increase in expression of proteins involved in Brassinolides and GABA biosynthesis were verified in salt-tolerant cultivars, strengthening the salt resistance of tomato. Meanwhile, salt-tolerant cultivars with higher abundance and activity of antioxidant-related proteins have more advantages in dealing with reactive oxygen species caused by salt stress. And the salt-tolerant cultivars had higher photosynthetic activity based on overexpression of proteins functioned in chloroplast, guaranteeing the sufficient nutrient for plant growth under salt stress. Furthermore, three key proteins were identified as important salt-resistant resources for breeding salt-tolerant cultivars, including Sterol side chain reductase, gamma aminobutyrate transaminase and Starch synthase. Our results provided series valuable strategies for salt-tolerant cultivars which can be used in future
Project description:The N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification is the most common internal post-transcriptional modification, with important regulatory effects on RNA export, splicing, stability,and translation. However, the effects of m6A modifications on the resistance of sweet sorghum to salt stress remain unclear. In this study, we mapped the m6A modifications in two sorghum inbred lines (salt-tolerant M-81E and salt-sensitive Roma) that differ regarding salt tolerance. Dynamic changes to m6A modifications in sweet sorghum were identified in response to salt stress. Our data suggest that the differences in the m6A modifications between salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive sweet sorghum might contribute to the diversity in salt tolerance.
Project description:To detect salt-tolerance-related miRNAs, comparative analysis of miRNA expression profiles was performed between the salt-tolerant and -sensitive cotton cultivars in control and salt-stressed conditions (treated with 300 mM NaCl for 24 h) using microRNA microarray Total RNA was extracted from (1) the seedling of salt-tolerant cotton cultivar in normal growth conditions, (2) the seedling of salt-tolerant cotton cultivar in salt-stressed growth conditions, (3) the seedling of salt-sensitive cotton cultivar in normal growth conditions, and (4) the seedling of salt-sensitive cotton cultivar in salt-stressed growth conditions. Then, the low-molecular-weight RNA (LMW-RNA) was isolated using the PEG solution precipitation method and used to hybridization.
Project description:Leaves and roots were used to identify the differentially abundant protein species between salt-stress and control conditions in beta vulgaris. The experimental material was a salt-tolerant beet strain 'o68'.Salt treatment was carried out by gradual salt feeding. Samples were collected at 24h after the concentration reached 300mM.
Project description:Salt stress has become one of the main abiotic stress factors restricting agricultural production worldwide. Sweet sorghum is an important salt and drought tolerant feed and energy crop. Its salt tolerance mechanism has not been widely studied. With the development of transcriptome sequencing technology, it is possible to study the molecular mechanism of sweet sorghum salt tolerance. The purpose of this study was to further reveal the potential salt-tolerant molecular mechanisms of sweet sorghum through high-throughput sequencing analysis of the transcriptome. Finally, through high-throughput sequencing, we read approximately 54.4G of raw base and 53.7G of clean base in total, and used FastQC to assign a quality score (Q) to each base in the read using a similar phred algorithm, Analysis shows that the data is highly credible. We conclude that RNA-based transcriptome characterization will accelerate the study of genetics and molecular biology of sweet sorghum salt tolerance mechanisms and provide a framework for this.