Project description:A comparative transcriptomic study of the impact of salt toxicity on rice plant (Oryza sativa L.; cv 'I Kong Pao') after short term (48 hours) exposure to NaCl (200 mM) or Na2SO4 (100 mM). Twenty five days old rice seedlings were exposed to 0, 200 mM NaCl or 100 mM Na2SO4 for 48 hours in hydroponic culture. Comparison between control and salt-stressed plants were done at the shoot and the root levels. The essays were replicated twice on two independent plant cultures.
Project description:Soil salinity is a major production constrain for agricultural crops, especially in Oryza sativa (rice). Analyzing physiological effect and molecular mechanism under salt stress is key for developing stress-tolerant plants. Roots system has a major role in coping with the osmotic change impacted by salinity and few salt-stress-related transcriptome studies in rice have been previously reported. However, transcriptome data sets using rice roots grown in soil condition are more relevant for further applications, but have not yet been available. The present work analyzed rice root and shoot physiological characteristics in response to salt stress using 250 mM NaCl for different timepoints. Subsequently, we identified that 5 day treatment is critical timepoint for stress response in the specific experimental design. We then generated RNA-Seq-based transcriptome data set with rice roots treated with 250 mM NaCl for 5 days along with untreated controls in soil condition using rice japonica cultivar Chilbo. We identified 447 upregulated genes under salt stress with more than fourfold changes (p value < 0.05, FDR < 0.05) and used qRT-PCR for six genes to confirm their salt-dependent induction patterns. GO-enrichment analysis indicated that carbohydrate and amino-acid metabolic process are significantly affected by the salt stress. MapMan overview analysis indicated that secondary metabolite-related genes are induced under salt stress. Metabolites profiling analysis confirmed that phenolics and flavonoids accumulate in root under salt stress. We further constructed a functional network consisting of regulatory genes based on predicted protein–protein interactions, suggesting useful regulatory molecular network for future applications.
Project description:To gain more insight into cellular responses to mercury, we have undertaken a large-scale analysis of the rice transcriptome during mercury stress.More transcripts were responsive to mercury during short (pooled from 1- and 3-h treatments) , as compared to long (24 h) exposures. After short exposures, these induced genes can be divided into different functional categories, mainly on the basis of cell wall formation, chemical detoxification, secondary metabolism, signal transduction and abiotic stress response. Molecular mechanisms for the mercury toxicity in rice roots.
Project description:Iron (Fe) is an essential element to plants, but can be harmful if accumulated to toxic concentrations. Fe toxicity can be a major nutritional disorder in rice (Oryza sativa) when cultivated under waterlogged conditions, as a result of excessive Fe solubilization of in the soil. However, little is known about the basis of Fe toxicity and tolerance at both physiological and molecular level. Here we aim at understand the genotypic differences in two rice cultivars with contrasting phenotypes under Fe toxicity.
Project description:transcriptomic study of the impact of iron toxicity on rice plant (Oryza sativa L.; cv ‘I Kong Pao’ ) after short term (3 days) or long term (3 weeks) exposure to ferrous iron (125 ppm). Twenty five days old rice seedlings were exposed to 0 or 125 mg/L ferrous iron for 3 days and 3 weeks in hydroponic culture. Comparison between control and iron stressed plants were done at the shoot and the root levels. The assays were replicated twice on two independent plant cultures.
Project description:To gain more insight into cellular responses to mercury, we have undertaken a large-scale analysis of the rice transcriptome during mercury stress.More transcripts were responsive to mercury during short (pooled from 1- and 3-h treatments) , as compared to long (24 h) exposures. After short exposures, these induced genes can be divided into different functional categories, mainly on the basis of cell wall formation, chemical detoxification, secondary metabolism, signal transduction and abiotic stress response. Molecular mechanisms for the mercury toxicity in rice roots. Two-condition experiment, short exposures and long exposures. Comparison of mock control and rice seedlings treated with 25mM Hg during short (pooled from 1- and 3-h treatments), as compared to long (24 h) exposures.; Biological replicates: 3 control replicates (short and long exposures), 3 Hg-treated replicates (short and long exposures).
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Deinococcus radiodurans comparing control untreated wild type cells with wild type cells treated with 0.3M NaCl or 2M NaCl
Project description:transcriptomic study of the impact of iron toxicity on rice plant (Oryza sativa L.; cv M-bM-^@M-^XI Kong PaoM-bM-^@M-^Y ) after short term (3 days) or long term (3 weeks) exposure to ferrous iron (125 ppm). Twenty five days old rice seedlings were exposed to 0 or 125 mg/L ferrous iron for 3 days and 3 weeks in hydroponic culture. Comparison between control and iron stressed plants were done at the shoot and the root levels. The assays were replicated twice on two independent plant cultures. 8 samples, Two-condition experiment, control (0 ppm ferrous iron) vs. iron treated (125 ppm ferrous iron). Biological replicates: 2 replicates for comparison shoot 3 days of stress, root 3 days of stress, shoot 3 weeks of stress and root 3 weeks of stress.