Project description:Isoprene is a well-studied volatile hemiterpene that protects plants from abiotic stress through mechanisms that are not fully understood. The antioxidant and membrane stabilizing potential of isoprene are the two most commonly invoked mechanisms. However, isoprene also affects phenylpropanoid metabolism, suggesting an additional role as a signaling molecule. In this study, microarray based gene expression profiling reveals widespread transcriptional reprogramming of Arabidopsis thaliana plants fumigated for 24 hrs with a physiologically relevant concentration of isoprene. Functional enrichment analysis of fumigated plants revealed enhanced heat- and light-stress-responsive processes in response to isoprene. Isoprene induced a network enriched in ERF and WRKY transcription factors, which may play a role in stress tolerance. The isoprene-induced upregulation of phenylpropanoid biosynthetic genes was specifically confirmed using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. These results support a role for isoprene as a signaling molecule, in addition to its possible roles as an antioxidant and membrane thermoprotectant.
Project description:Isoprene is a well-studied volatile hemiterpene that protects plants from abiotic stress through mechanisms that are not fully understood. The antioxidant and membrane stabilizing potential of isoprene are the two most commonly invoked mechanisms. However, isoprene also affects phenylpropanoid metabolism, suggesting an additional role as a signaling molecule. In this study, microarray based gene expression profiling reveals widespread transcriptional reprogramming of Arabidopsis thaliana plants fumigated for 24 hrs with a physiologically relevant concentration of isoprene. Functional enrichment analysis of fumigated plants revealed enhanced heat- and light-stress-responsive processes in response to isoprene. Isoprene induced a network enriched in ERF and WRKY transcription factors, which may play a role in stress tolerance. The isoprene-induced upregulation of phenylpropanoid biosynthetic genes was specifically confirmed using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. These results support a role for isoprene as a signaling molecule, in addition to its possible roles as an antioxidant and membrane thermoprotectant. Plants were held at 23 °C for 24 hours and then held at 40 °C for 24 hours, either in the presence or absence of 20 PPM isoprene during the entire 48 hours. Leaf samples were taken at the end of both 24 hour treatment periods. Each of the 4 resulting conditions was replicated 3 times.
Project description:Genetically engineering Arabidopsis thaliana to express Isoprene Synthase (ISPS) leads to changes in expression of genes assoiated with many growth regulator signaling pathways and signaling networks involved in abiotic and biotic stress responses.
Project description:Kinetic model of extended MEP pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana for isoprene.
This model was used for determining total optimization potential (TOP) of isoprene production in Arabidopsis thaliana using Spacescanner (https://github.com/atiselsts/spacescanner). This model was used to make designs D, E and F. An optimization task in COPASI can be perfomed using this model by accesing COPASI/Tasks/Optimization. Parameters which will be changed during the optimization and the optimization constraints can be selected.
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Total optimization potential (TOP) approach based constrained design of isoprene and cis-abienol production in A. thaliana,
Authors: Katrina D. Neiburga, Reinis Muiznieks, Darta M. Zake, Agris Pentjuss, Vitalijs Komasilovs, Johann Rohwer, Alain Tissier, Egils Stalidzans
Project description:Arabidopsis thaliana is a well-established model system for the analysis of the basic physiological and metabolic pathways of plants. The presented model is a new semi-quantitative mathematical model of the metabolism of Arabidopsis thaliana. The Petri net formalism was used to express the complex reaction system in a mathematically unique manner. To verify the model for correctness and consistency concepts of network decomposition and network reduction such as transition invariants, common transition pairs, and invariant transition pairs were applied. Based on recent knowledge from literature, including the Calvin cycle, glycolysis and citric acid cycle, glyoxylate cycle, urea cycle, sucrose synthesis, and the starch metabolism, the core metabolism of Arabidopsis thaliana was formulated. Each reaction (transition) is experimentally proven. The complete Petri net model consists of 134 metabolites, represented by places, and 243 reactions, represented by transitions. Places and transitions are connected via 572 edges.
Project description:Kinetic model of extended MEP pathway in wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana.
This model was used for the Parameter Estimation task in COPASI. Reactions for isoprene and cis-abienol synthesis are included but made inactive by setting their k=0. A new Parameter Estimation task can be performed by accesing COPASI/Tasks/Parameter Estimation. Notes about the parameters used in the model can be found in SupplModPar.
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Total optimization potential (TOP) approach based constrained design of isoprene and cis-abienol production in A. thaliana,
Authors: Katrina D. Neiburga, Reinis Muiznieks, Darta M. Zake, Agris Pentjuss, Vitalijs Komasilovs, Johann Rohwer, Alain Tissier, Egils Stalidzans
Project description:Kinetic model of extended MEP pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana for cis-abienol production.
This model was used for determining total optimization potential (TOP) of cis-abienol production in Arabidopsis thaliana using Spacescanner (https://github.com/atiselsts/spacescanner). This model was used to make designs A, B and C. An optimization task in COPASI can be perfomed using this model by accesing COPASI/Tasks/Optimization. Parameters which will be changed during the optimization and the optimization constraints can be selected.
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Total optimization potential (TOP) approach based constrained design of isoprene and cis-abienol production in A. thaliana,
Authors: Katrina D. Neiburga, Reinis Muiznieks, Darta M. Zake, Agris Pentjuss, Vitalijs Komasilovs, Johann Rohwer, Alain Tissier, Egils Stalidzans
Project description:The goal of this project is to compare the primary metabolite profile in different tissue types of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Specifically, plants were grown hydroponically under the long-day (16hr light/day) condition at 21C. Tissue samples, including leaves, inflorescences, and roots were harvest 4 1/2 weeks post sowing. Untargeted primary metabolites profiling was carried out using GCTOF.
Project description:This study aims to identify genes which help to understand similar underlying mechanism in the response to shade and wounding in Arabidopsis thaliana plants.