Project description:LEAFY COTYLEDON1 (LEC1), an atypical subunit of the NF-Y CCAAT binding transcription factor, is a central regulator that controls many aspects of seed development including the maturation phase during which seeds accumulate storage macromolecules and embryos acquire the ability to withstand desiccation. To define the gene network and developmental processes controlled by LEC1, genes regulated directly by and downstream of LEC1 were identified. In this part of the study, we identified the genes bound by LEC1 by overexpressing a FLAG-tagged inducible form of LEC1 in Arabidopsis seedlings and inducing LEC1 activity for a short (4 hours) or long (8 days) period of time, to identify the genes bound EARLY and LATE, respectively.
Project description:LEAFY COTYLEDON1 (LEC1), an atypical subunit of the NF-Y CCAAT binding transcription factor, is a central regulator that controls many aspects of seed development including the maturation phase during which seeds accumulate storage macromolecules and embryos acquire the ability to withstand desiccation. To define the gene network and developmental processes controlled by LEC1, genes regulated directly by and downstream of LEC1 were identified. In this part of the study, we identified the genes regulated by LEC1 by overexpressing an inducible form of LEC1 in Arabidopsis seedlings and identifying the mRNAs induced EARLY (1h) after induction of LEC1 activity.
Project description:We report on the identification of nitric-oxide regulated H3K9/14ac sites in Arabidopsis. For this purpose liquid grown Arabidopsis seedlings were treated with the natural NO-donor S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO), GSNO in combination with the NO-scavenger cPTIO, GSH (control) or TSA (positive control). Material was crosslinked and harvested 3h and 16h after onset of the treatments. Then, quantitative analysis of the H3K9/14ac patterns across these treatment was performed using DiffBind. By comparison of the GSNO and GSNO/cPTIO treatment, NO-regulated H3K9/14ac sites were identified. These sites were then annotated to the nearest TSS. GO enrichment analysis revealed that NO affects H3K9/14ac at many stress-responsive and photosynthetic genes.
