Project description:Fusarium graminearum can infect maize stalk causing Gibberella stalk rot. We want to know the whole genome wide gene profiling when infecting maize stalk.
Project description:Analysis of whole genome bisulfite data for 3 maize inbred lines (B73, PH207, and W22) with data aligned to the corresponding genome for determination of methylation level (CG, CHG, and CHH) across 100bp windows of the maize genome.
Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that play essential roles in plant growth and development. We conducted a genome-wide survey of maize miRNA genes, characterizing their structure, expression, and evolution. Computational approaches based on homology and secondary structure modeling identified 150 high-confidence genes within 26 miRNA families. For 25 families, expression was verified by deep-sequencing of small RNA libraries that were prepared from an assortment of maize tissues. PCR-RACE amplification of 68 miRNA transcript precursors, representing 18 families conserved across several plant species, showed that splice variation and the use of alternative transcriptional start and stop sites is common within this class of genes. Comparison of sequence variation data from diverse maize inbred lines versus teosinte accessions suggest that the mature miRNAs are under strong purifying selection while the flanking sequences evolve equivalently to other genes. Since maize is derived from an ancient tetraploid, the effect of whole-genome duplication on miRNA evolution was examined. We found that, like protein-coding genes, duplicated miRNA genes underwent extensive gene-loss, with ~35% of duplicate homeologous miRNA genes retained. This number is higher than that observed with protein-coding genes. A search for putative miRNA targets indicated a bias towards genes in regulatory and metabolic pathways. As maize is one of the principal models for plant growth and development, this study will serve as a foundation for future research into the functional roles of miRNA genes.
Project description:To identify novel miRNA and NAT-siRNAs that are associated with abiotic stresses in maize, we generated small RNA sequences from maize seedlings that grew under control and under dought, salt, and cold stress treatments.
Project description:To evaluate the miRNA characteristic in fresh maize, we used small RNA-seq to get microRNAome of fresh maize.In this study, we identified 236 miRNAs sequences, of which 19 miRNAs are aboundantly expressed in fresh maize (normalized reads> 1000 ).
Project description:Investigation of whole genome gene expression level changes in maize plants (standard maize line B73) in controlled conditions under continuous light. Tissues of the leaf elongation zone were sampled from plants well watered every 12 hours before and after lights on.
Project description:We tested four gene enrichment and complexity reduction target preparation methods for scoring SFPs on the Affymetrix GeneChip 18k Maize Genome Array (Maize GeneChip). Methylation filtration (MF), Cot filtration (CF), mRNA-derived cRNA, and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) methods were applied to three diverse maize inbred lines (B73, Mo17, and CML69) with three replications per line (36 Maize GeneChips). Due to large amounts of repetitive, mobile DNA, the maize genome requires a target preparation method that offers both a high level of gene enrichment and accurate scoring of SFPs. The objectives of this research are (i) to determine which target preparation method (CF, MF, mRNA, or AFLP) optimally enriches for gene sequences complementary to probe sequences on the Affymetrix GeneChip Maize Genome Array and (ii) to estimate SFP detection power for each target method. The AFLP technology is covered by patents, and patent applications owned by Keygene N.V. AFLP is a registered trademark of Keygene N.V. GeneChip. This work was supported in part by U.S. National Science Foundation grant DBI-0321467 and USDA-ARS. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the USDA. ****[PLEXdb(http://www.plexdb.org) has submitted this series at GEO on behalf of the original contributor, Michael Gore. The equivalent experiment is ZM10 at PLEXdb.]