Project description:Tanshinones and phenolic acids are crucial bioactive compounds biosynthesized in Salvia miltiorrhiza. Methyl jasmonate (MeJA) is an effective elicitor to enhance the production of phenolic acids and tanshinones simultaneously, while yeast extract (YE) is used as a biotic elicitor that only induce tanshinones accumulation. However, little was known about the different molecular mechanism. To identify the downstream and regulatory genes involved in tanshinone and phenolic acid biosynthesis, we conducted comparative transcriptome profiling of S. miltiorrhiza hairy roots treated with either MeJA or YE.Total 55588 unigenes were assembled from about 1.72 billion clean reads, of which 42458 unigenes (76.4%) were successfully annotated. The expression patterns of 19 selected genes in the significantly upregulated unigenes were verified by quantitative real-time PCR. The candidate downstream genes and other cytochrome P450s involved in the late steps of tanshinone and phenolic acid biosynthesis pathways were screened from the RNA-seq dataset based on co-expression pattern analysis with specific biosynthetic genes. Additionally, 375 transcription factors were identified to exhibit a significant up-regulated expression pattern in response to induction. This study can provide us a valuable gene resource for elucidating the molecular mechanism of tanshinones and phenolic acids biosynthesis in hairy roots of S.miltiorrhiza.
Project description:In hairy roots of the model legume Medicago truncatula the saponin production can be elicited by methyl jasmonate treatment. To identify genes potentially involved in saponin biosynthesis or its regulation we carried out transcript profiling by RNA-Seq of M. truncatula hairy roots treated with 100 μM of methyl jasmonate (dissolved in ethanol) for two or 24 hours. As control, M. truncatula hairy roots treated with an equivalent amount of ethanol were profiled.
Project description:RNA-Seq analysis on Medicago truncatula hairy roots, either control lines or lines silenced for the Makbishi1 (MKB1) gene, grown in either mock conditions or elicited with the plant stress hormone methyl jasmonate for 4 hours
Project description:Illumina HiSeq technology was used to generate mRNA profiles from Populus tremula x alba INRA 717-1B4 roots treated with Methyl jasmonate. Samples were harvested after two weeks either from untreated control roots or from Methyl jasmonate treated roots. Paired-end (2X100bp) reads were generated and aligned to the Populus trichocarpa (http://www.phytozome.net/poplar.php) using CLC Genomics Workbench 6.
Project description:Illumina HiSeq technology was used to generate mRNA profiles from Populus tremula x alba INRA 717-1B4 roots treated with Methyl jasmonate. Samples were harvested after two weeks either from untreated control roots or from Methyl jasmonate treated roots. Paired-end (2X100bp) reads were generated and aligned to the Populus trichocarpa (http://www.phytozome.net/poplar.php) using CLC Genomics Workbench 6. mRNA profiles from Populus tremula x alba INRA 717-1B4 roots treated with Methyl jasmonate as well as from control roots were generated by paired-end (2X100bp) Illumina HiSeq sequencing. Four samples were sequenced per lane, two biological replicates per treatment.
