Project description:We systematically identified long noncoding natural antisense transcripts (lncNATs), defined as lncRNAs transcribed from the opposite DNA strand of coding or noncoding genes. We identified in total 37,238 sense-antisense transcript pairs and found 70% mRNAs are associated with antisense transcripts in Arabidopsis. To investigate the role of NATs in response to white light treatment, we designed an Agilent custom array, ATH NAT array, and analyzed WT seedlings grown in the dark (0h) and seedlings undergoing de-etiolation in continuous white light for 1h and 6h. To obtain information on organ-specific transcriptome profiles, we further dissected seedlings into cotyledons, hypocotyls and roots. We examined the abundance of NATs in etiolated seedlings and seedlings undergoing de-etiolation in continuous white light for 1/6h. Seedlings were further dissected into cotyledons, hypocotyls and roots. RNAs from 3 biological replicates of each of the 3 organs were separately hybridized to ATH NAT arrays to profile light-regulated NAT pairs.
Project description:We systematically identified long noncoding natural antisense transcripts (lncNATs), defined as lncRNAs transcribed from the opposite DNA strand of coding or noncoding genes. We identified in total 37,238 sense-antisense transcript pairs and found 70% mRNAs are associated with antisense transcripts in Arabidopsis. To investigate the role of NATs in response to white light treatment, we designed an Agilent custom array, ATH NAT array, and analyzed WT seedlings grown in the dark (0h) and seedlings undergoing de-etiolation in continuous white light for 1h and 6h. To obtain information on organ-specific transcriptome profiles, we further dissected seedlings into cotyledons, hypocotyls and roots.
Project description:Arabidopsis fc2-1 mutants fail to properly de-etiolate after a prolonged period in the dark. Our goal was to monitor whole genome expression during the first 2 hours of de-etiolation to determine the cuase of this growth arrest. In comparison with other mutants that also affect de-etiolation, we identified a subset of genes specifically regulated by FC2 function during de-etiolation.
Project description:We systematically identified long noncoding natural antisense transcripts (lncNATs), defined as lncRNAs transcribed from the opposite DNA strand of coding or noncoding genes. We identified in total 37,238 sense-antisense transcript pairs and found 70% mRNAs are associated with antisense transcripts in Arabidopsis. To detect the expression levels of these NAT pairs, we designed an Agilent custom array, ATH NAT array, and analyzed RNA samples from Arabidopsis inflorescences, leaves and roots, with 3 biological replicates each. Expression levels of cis-NAT pairs were investigated in WT inflorescences, leaves and roots with 3 biological replicates.
Project description:Arabidopsis fc2-1 mutants fail to properly de-etiolate after a prolonged period in the dark. Our goal was to monitor whole genome expression during the first 2 hours of de-etiolation to determine the cuase of this growth arrest. In comparison with other mutants that also affect de-etiolation, we identified a subset of genes specifically regulated by FC2 function during de-etiolation. Seedlings were grown in the dark for 4 days and then exposed to white light for 30 or 120 minutes to initiate de-etiolation and photomorphogenesis
Project description:We systematically identified long noncoding natural antisense transcripts (lncNATs), defined as lncRNAs transcribed from the opposite DNA strand of coding or noncoding genes. We identified in total 37,238 sense-antisense transcript pairs and found 70% mRNAs are associated with antisense transcripts in Arabidopsis. To detect the expression levels of these NAT pairs, we designed an Agilent custom array, ATH NAT array, and analyzed RNA samples from Arabidopsis inflorescences, leaves and roots, with 3 biological replicates each.
Project description:Shade avoidance syndrome (SAS) is a strategy of major adaptive significance that includes the elongation of vegetative structures and leaf hyponasty. Major transcriptional rearrangements underlie for the reallocation of resources to elongate vegetative structures and redefine the plant architecture under shade to compete for photosynthesis light. BBX28 is a transcription factor involved in seedling de-etiolation and flowering in Arabidopsis thaliana, but its function in the SAS is completely unknown. Here we studied the function of BBX28 in the regulation of gene expression under simulated shade conditions.