Project description:We describe an application of deep sequencing and de novo assembly of short RNA reads to investigate small interfering (si)RNAs mediated immunity in leaf samples from eight tree taxa naturally occurring in Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire, UK. BLAST search for homologues of contigs in the GenBank identified siRNA populations against a number of RNA viruses and a Ty1-copia retrotransposons in these tree species.
Project description:We describe an application of deep sequencing and de novo assembly of short RNA reads to investigate small interfering (si)RNAs mediated immunity in leaf samples from eight tree taxa naturally occurring in Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire, UK. BLAST search for homologues of contigs in the GenBank identified siRNA populations against a number of RNA viruses and a Ty1-copia retrotransposons in these tree species. Small RNA sequencing and de novo assembly
Project description:Genome-Wide Analysis of MYB Gene Family in medicinal tea tree Melaleuca alternifolia (Maiden & Betche) Cheel and Identification of Members Regulating Terpene Biosynthesis
Project description:Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) is an important non-alcoholic commercial beverage crop. Tea tree is a perennial plant, and winter dormancy is its part of biological adaptation to environmental changes. We recently discovered a novel tea tree cultivar that can generate tender shoots in winter, but the regulatory mechanism of this ever-growing tender shoot development in winter is not clear. In this study, we conducted a proteomic analysis for identification of key genes and proteins differentially expressed between the winter and spring tender shoots, to explore the putative regulatory mechanisms and physiological basis of its ever-growing character during winter.
Project description:Gallic acid (also known as 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid, GA), a naturally occurring phenolic acid, is a major constituent of tea and red wine. It has been demonstrated that GA possess anti-cancer activities. We found the epigenetic effect of GA in tobacco-associated human cancer cell lines. In this dataset, we include the expression array data from human lung cancer H1299 cell line with or without the treatment of 5azaC or GA. These data were used to obtain genes upregulated in both 5azaC- orGA-treated H1299 cells.
