Project description:Hydrogen cyanamide (HC) is an agrochemical compound frequently used to break bud dormancy in grapevine grown under mild winter conditions all over the world. The present study was carried out to get a better understanding of the molecular mechanism associated with HC to release bud dormancy in grapevine using RNA-seq based transcriptomic and tandem mass tag (TMT) based proteomic analysis.
Project description:Microarray analysis revealed specific alterations in gene expression in dormancy breaking buds induced by pruning (P), hydrogen cyanamide (HC), pruning plus hydrogen cyanamide (PHC) after 24 h of treatment. PHC treatment altered the expression of the largest number of genes and rapid accumulation of a sublethal level of reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species subsequently induces cell wall loosening and expansion for bud sprouting
Project description:Perennial plants, like fruit trees grown in temperate regions, are characterized by bud dormancy, a rest state that protects the bud from cold during winter. At the same time, these plants have developed a requirement for winter chill for correct flowering. However, winters are becoming increasingly warm in temperate regions, resulting in dramatic effects on the flowering output and therefore crop yield. A compound that successfully compensates for missing winter chill is hydrogen cyanamide, which has been used to synchronize and advance flowering time in a range of commercially important fruit crops. Hydrogen cyanamide also represents a unique tool for researchers to study controlled endodormancy release. Here, we treated dormant sweet cherry flower buds with hydrogen cyanamide, sampling flower buds at different time points after treatment. RNAseq revealed more than 6,000 hydrogen cyanamide-responsive genes. In accordance with these results, hydrogen cyanamide treatment increased the levels of jasmonoyl-isoleucine (JA-Ile) and the cytokinins trans-zeatin riboside (tZR), dihydrozeatin (DZ) and dihydrozeatin riboside (DZR). Furthermore, hydrogen cyanamide affected the expression of antioxidant- and cell wall loosening-associated transcripts. These results suggest a complex mechanism of action for hydrogen cyanamide-induced endodormancy release, including key roles for JA-Ile, zeatin-type cytokinins and hydrogen cyanide.
Project description:A grape-bud-oriented genomic platform was produced for a large-scale comparative analysis of bud responses to two stimuli of grape-bud dormancy release, hydrogen cyanamide (HC) and heat shock (HS). The results suggested considerable similarity in bud response to the stimuli, both in the repertoire of responding genes and in the temporary nature of the transcriptome reprogramming. Nevertheless, the bud response to HC was slower, more condensed and stronger, as reflected by a higher number of regulated genes and a higher intensity of regulation compared to the response to HS.
Project description:Grapes are a valuable fruit and an important economic crop in the world, where wine production is a major industry. In grapevine, the environmental regulation of bud dormancy varies among its diverse genotypes. Certain grapevine genotypes become dormant in response to decreasing photoperiod and others require low temperature or both environmental cues to induce dormancy. This study used a proteomic approach to gain an understanding of the underlying molecular events involved in bud dormancy commitment.
