Project description:This experiment describes gene expression during early Arabidopsis flower development. We used a 35S:AP1-GR ap1 cal line to induce synchronized flower development by specifically activating the AP1-GR fusion protein in ap1 cal inflorescence-like meristems through dexamethasone treatment. Tissue samples were collected immediately after the treatment, as well as at one-day intervals for the following five days. The expression profiles of the individual samples were then analyzed by gene expression profiling using whole-genome microarrays (Operon). Keywords: time course
Project description:The Arabidopsis thaliana Myb transcription factor, FE, acts as a key regulator of phase transition. In order to identify potential target genes of FE protein, we performed microarray experiments. Using fe-1 and transgenic plants overexpressing GR-tagged FE (35S::FE-GR), we compared transcriptional profiling of WT (L.er) vs fe-1 and Dex-treated 35S::FE-GR vs Mock-treated 35S::FE-GR. Transcriptional profiling of A. thaliana comparing WT (L.er) with the fe-1 mutant
Project description:Plant inflorescence-to-floral phase transition is an important developmental stage, in which floral cell identities and many traits of reproductive organs are determined. Two MADS-domain transcription factors, APETALA1 (AP1) and CAULIFLOWER (CAL), have been known as master regulators controlling the early stage of the phase transition in Arabidopsis. In plants with loss-of-function alleles of ap1 and cal double mutations, flower development is heavily delayed at the flower initiation stage and accumulate a large number of inflorescence-like meristem cells compared to wild-type plants, resulting in a cauliflower-like phenotype. To facilitate investigation on molecular mechanisms during inflorescence-to-floral phase transition, an inducible system of synchronized floral development has been developed, in which ap1,cal inflorescence-like meristem cells express a fusion protein of AP1 and the hormone-binding domain of the rat glucocorticoid receptor (GR) driven by 35S constitutive promoter. When inflorescences of 35S:AP1-GR ap1,cal plants are treated by steroid hormone dexamethasone as the activator to allow the AP1-GR fusion protein translocate into nucleus, inflorescence-to-floral phase transition is triggered and plants start to produce hundreds of relatively synchronized floral buds. To explore molecular basis at early stage of flower development in Arabidopsis, we used the inducible system of synchronized floral development (35S:AP1-GR ap1,cal) to profile transcriptome change of meristem cells during inflorescence-to-floral phase transition by strand-specific RNA-sequencing.
Project description:To identify the genes regulated by Arabidopsis ERF19. 35S::ERF19 transgenic Arabidopsis was created, them we employ whole genome microarray expression profiling as a discovery platform to identify genes with the potential to regulae by ERF19. The RNA was isopated from the whole flower of control and 35S::ERF19 transgenic Arabidopsis.
Project description:To obtain information on which genes are regulated by an Arabidopsis transcription factor Dof3.2, we treated Arabidopsis transgenic 35S::Dof3.2-GR seedlings with dexamethasone (DEX), then performed DNA microarray analyses. T3 homozygous Dof3.2-GR transgenic line was used.
Project description:The Arabidopsis thaliana transcription factor LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES (LOB) is expressed in the boundary between the shoot apical meristem and initiating lateral organs. To identify genes regulated by LOB activity, we used an inducible 35S:LOB-GR line. This analysis identified genes that are differentially expressed in response to ectopic LOB activity.
Project description:The Arabidopsis thaliana transcription factor LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES (LOB) is expressed in the boundary between the shoot apical meristem and initiating lateral organs. To identify genes regulated by LOB activity, we used an inducible 35S:LOB-GR line. This analysis identified genes that are differentially expressed in response to ectopic LOB activity. 35S:LOB-GR and Col wild-type seedlings were treated with dexamethasone (DEX) or mock-treated. Three biological replicates were conducted for each treatment.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Arabidopsis wild-type (Col0) control flower buds or seedlings with corresponding mutant flower buds or seedlings is performed using Aligent's Whole Arabidopsis Gene Expression Microarray (G2519F, V4, 4x44K).
