Project description:Investigation of genome-wide gene expression in sepals, petals, stamens, staminodia and carpels in pre-anthesis Aquilegia flowers. One goal was to identify transcriptional signatures associated with petaloidy by comparing gene expression in petals and petaloid sepals. Other goals were to study the evolutionary origin and ecological function of staminodia by comparing a) expression patterns in stamens, staminodia and carpels, b) identifying transcriptional regulators expressed in staminodia and c) using gene set enrichment analysis to identify biological processes operating in staminodia.
Project description:Purpose: The objective of this study is to reveal the potential effects of CuO nanoparicles (NPs) on Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough (D. vulgaris) via genome-wide RNA sequencing Methods: RNA was harvested from D. vulgaris cultures in the presence and absence of CuO NPs (0, 1, 50, 250 mg CuO NPs/L) 8 h after cultivation.