Project description:In rice (Oryza sativa L.), chilling-induced male sterility increased when plants experienced low water temperature (Tw, 18 M-BM-0C for 14 days) before panicle initiation. The number of mature pollen grains after chilling at the booting stage (12 M-BM-0C for 5 days) was only approximately 45% of total pollen grains in low-Tw plants, whereas it was approximately 71% in normal-Tw plants (Tw not controlled; approximately 23 M-BM-0C under air temperature of 26 M-BM-0C/21 M-BM-0C, day/night). Microarray and quantitative PCR analyses showed that many stress-responsive genes (including OsFKBP65 and genes encoding a large heat shock protein OsHSP90.1, heat shock factors, and many small heat shock proteins) were strongly up-regulated by chilling in normal-Tw spikelets, but were not or rather down-regulated by chilling in low Tw spikelets. OsAPX2 and genes encoding some other antioxidative enzymes were also significantly down-regulated by low Tw in the chilled spikelets. In low-Tw plants, lipid peroxidation products (malondialdehyde equivalents) were significantly increased in the spikelets after chilling, and ascorbate peroxidase activity in the chilled spikelets was significantly lower than that in normal-Tw plants. Our data suggest that an OsFKBP65-related chilling response, which protects proteins from oxidative damage, is indispensable for chilling tolerance but is lost in low-Tw spikelets. Four conditions used: low Tw and chilled, low Tw and not chilled, normal Tw and chilled, normal Tw and not chilled, before panicle initiation and at the booting stage, respectively. Biological replicates: 4 for each treatment.
Project description:In rice (Oryza sativa L.), chilling-induced male sterility increased when plants experienced low water temperature (Tw, 18 °C for 14 days) before panicle initiation. The number of mature pollen grains after chilling at the booting stage (12 °C for 5 days) was only approximately 45% of total pollen grains in low-Tw plants, whereas it was approximately 71% in normal-Tw plants (Tw not controlled; approximately 23 °C under air temperature of 26 °C/21 °C, day/night). Microarray and quantitative PCR analyses showed that many stress-responsive genes (including OsFKBP65 and genes encoding a large heat shock protein OsHSP90.1, heat-stress transcription factors, and many small heat shock proteins) were strongly up-regulated by chilling in normal-Tw spikelets, but were not or rather down-regulated by chilling in low Tw spikelets. OsAPX2 and genes encoding some other antioxidative enzymes were also significantly down-regulated by low Tw in the chilled spikelets. In low-Tw plants, lipid peroxidation products (malondialdehyde equivalents) were significantly increased in the spikelets after chilling, and ascorbate peroxidase activity in the chilled spikelets was significantly lower than that in normal-Tw plants. Our data suggest that an OsFKBP65-related chilling response, which protects proteins from oxidative damage, is indispensable for chilling tolerance but is lost in low-Tw spikelets.
Project description:Rice is highly sensitive to drought, and the effect of drought may vary with the different genotypes and development stages. Genome-wide gene expression profiling was used as the initial point to dissect molecular genetic mechanism of this complex trait and provide valuable information for the improvement of drought tolerance in rice. Affymetrix rice genome array containing 48,564 japonica and 1,260 indica sequences was used to analyze the gene expression pattern of rice exposed to drought stress. The transcriptome from leaf, root, and young panicle at three developmental stages was comparatively analyzed combined with bioinformatics exploring drought stress related cis-elements. In this study, the gene expression patterns across six tissues including leaves and roots at tillering stage and panicle elongation stage, leaves and young panicle at booting stage ( TL: leaves at tillering stage; TR: roots at tillering stage; PL: leaves at panicle elongation stage; PR: roots at panicle elongation stage; BP: young panicle at booting stage; BL: leaves at booting stage) were characterized by using the Affymetrix rice microarray platform based on a drought tolerant rice line derived from IR64.
Project description:Expression Data of Rice Crown and Growing Point Tissue Under Salt Stress imposed during the Panicle Initiation Stage Keywords: genotypes and growth conditions (control and salt stressed)
Project description:The genome-wide transcriptome analyses using microarray probes containing genes and repeat sequences have been performed to examine response to the low-temperature in rice. We have particularly focused on the rice anther at the booting stage, since the low-temperature at this stage resulted in pollen abortion. The results demonstrated that the low-temperature stress caused genome-wide changes of transcriptional activities not only in genes, but also in repeat sequences of the rice anther. The degrees of the temperature responsive changes varied among the rice strains.
Project description:The booting stage of rice shows the most sensitivity to cold stress, and low-temperature stress causes irreversible pollen sterility. We performed transcriptome analysis using RNA-seq to investigate the response of rice anthers to low-temperature stress. In this RNA-seq analysis, to validate the results of transcriptome analysis of anthers from 13 rice lines using microarrays, four cultivars were selected for analysis from the 13 tested for microarrays.
Project description:N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification is essential for plant growth and development. However, the spatiotemporal dynamics of m6A methylation in rice organ differentiation and development remain largely unknown. We profiled transcriptome-wide m6A landscapes from panicle at booting stage (PB) and flowering stage (PF), and flag leaf at flowering stage (LF), the global m6A level significantly differed among three tissues, which was closely associated with the expression of writer and eraser genes. The methylated gene ratio was higher in flag leaf than in panicle. Compared with common methylated genes, tissue-specific methylated genes showed both lower m6A modification and expression level, and the preference of m6A deposition in CDS region. The m6A profiles varied more between different organs than the same organ at different stages. Negative correlation between m6A level and gene expression was observed in PF vs. PB, but not in PF vs. LF, indicting the complicated regulation of m6A on gene expression. The distinct expression pattern of m6A reader genes imply they may affect gene stability through binding. Overall, our findings demonstrate the crucial roles of m6A in panicle development and photosynthesis feature of the flag leaf, and provide new insights into molecular mechanism of organ differentiation and development in rice.
Project description:Expression Data of Rice Crown and Growing Point Tissue Under Salt Stress imposed during the Panicle Initiation Stage Experiment Overall Design: Rice Genotypes a sensitive japonica, m103, tolerant japonica agami, sensitive indica ir29 and tolerant indica ir63731 were used for expression anlaysis using the tissue from crown and growing point under control and salt stressed conditions at the sensitive early reproductive stage (panicel initiation).
Project description:As a species mostly planted in tropical and subtropical regions, rice is sensitive to chilling temperature, especially at reproductive stage. However, the effect of low temperature on seed development has not been well characterized. The transcriptome of two rice cultivars Zhonghua11 and Hanfeng were analyzed to characterize the gene regulatory networks of rice seed during low temperature treatment.
Project description:Transcriptome analysis using a microarray equipped with probes for genes and repetitive sequences has been performed to examine the expression change in rice anther. We performed transcriptome analysis in 13 rice lines with different cold tolerances at the booting stage because the low temperature at this stage resulted in pollen sterility. From our study, it was found that genome-wide expression is negatively correlated with the degree of cold tolerance.