Project description:Low temperature storage of citrus fruits are susceptible to chilling disorder symptoms that impact fruit quality. Understanding the molecular frame underlying the cold storage process will provide a basic guidance for practical control. We used Affymetrix Citrus GeneChip to examine the transcriptional changes in cold-stored Citrus reticulata Blanco cv. ‘Ponkan’ pulp tissue for three successive months.
Project description:Low temperature storage of citrus fruits are susceptible to chilling disorder symptoms that impact fruit quality. Understanding the molecular frame underlying the cold storage process will provide a basic guidance for practical control. We used Affymetrix Citrus GeneChip to examine the transcriptional changes in cold-stored Citrus reticulata Blanco cv. âPonkanâ pulp tissue for three successive months. Ponkan postharvest fruits were under cold storage for three successive months. The pulp tissue was used for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix Citrus Genome microarrays.
Project description:The postharvest senescence processes of citrus fruits were analyzed transcriptomic. The present study was aimed to: further uncover the rind-flesh communication of hesperidium; characterize the differential storage behaviors of different citrus varieties; reveal the important changes during storing process; and demonstrate the specific non-climacteric characteristics of citrus fruits. We chose four major table fruit varieties of citrus: satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu Marc) (M), ponkan (Citrus reticulata Blanco) (K), newhall navel orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) (O) and shatian pummelo (Citrus grandis Osbeck) (P). They were sampled every 10 days during 50 DAH (days after harvest), almost covering the commercial storage period of loose-skin citrus.
Project description:Carotenoids have been demonstrated to be indispensable plant secondary metabolites that are involved in photosynthesis, antioxidation, and phytohormone biosynthesis. Carotenoids are likely involved in other biological functions that have yet to be discovered. In this study, we utilized genomic expression investigation to gain a deep insight into the carotenoid-related biological processes in the citrus calli overexpressing CrtB. Abortive ovule embryogenic calli from four citrus genotypes were used in this study. They were derived from Star Ruby grapefruit (C. paradise Macf.), Marsh grapefruit (C. paradise Macf.), and Sunburst mandarin [Citrus reticulata Blanco M-CM-^W (C. paradisi Macf. M-CM-^W C. reticulata)], designated as RB, M, and SBT, respectively. Engineered cell models (ECMs) were established by over-expressing 35S::CrtB (tpM-bM-^@M-^SrbcSM-bM-^@M-^SCrtB) [CrtB protein, phytoene synthase from Erwinia herbicola (now known as Pantoea agglomerans), containing a Pea rbcS transit peptide] in citrus embryogenic calli. Twenty-day-old calli were harvested and used for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays.
Project description:Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Las), a non-culturable phloem-limited bacterium, is the suspected causal agent of Huanglongbing (HLB) in Florida. HLB is one of the most devastating diseases of citrus and no resistant cultivars have been identified to date, though tolerance has been suggested in the genus Poncirus. A recent study conducted in our laboratory demonstrated tolerance of US-897, a hybrid of Poncirus trifoliata (L. Raf.) and the susceptible ‘Cleopatra’ mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco), to Ca. L. asiaticus, the presumed causal agent of HLB in Florida (Albrecht & Bowman, HortScience 46 (2011) 16-22). This study compares transcriptional changes in tolerant US-897 and susceptible ‘Cleopatra’ mandarin seedlings in response to infection with Las using the Affymetrix GeneChip citrus array with the main objective of identifying genes associated with tolerance to HLB. Such genes may be suitable as potential targets for biotechnology approaches, providing one strategy to possibly control this destructive disease of citrus.
Project description:Identification of miRNAs in citrus reticulata exosomes;Identification of potential target genes of exosomal miRNAs in penicillium italicum; Comparison of differentially expressed genes between citrus exosome-treatedpenicillium italicum and wild type
Project description:Identification of miRNAs in citrus reticulata exosomes;Identification of potential target genes of exosomal miRNAs in penicillium italicum; Comparison of differentially expressed genes between citrus exosome-treatedpenicillium italicum and wild type
Project description:Identification of miRNAs in citrus reticulata exosomes;Identification of potential target genes of exosomal miRNAs in penicillium italicum; Comparison of differentially expressed genes between citrus exosome-treatedpenicillium italicum and wild type
Project description:Seed developmental arrest is one of the early phenotypes of seed abortion. However, the molecular mechanism underlying seed developmental arrest of citrus is still unclear. In this study, laser capture microdissection (LCM) was used to accurately divide the seeds of seedless Ponkan ‘Huagan No.4’ (Citrus reticulata) (HG) and seeded Ponkan ‘Egan No.1’ (Citrus reticulata) (EG) into nucellus and integument/seed coat tissues. The captured tissues were used for subsequent RNA-seq. Moreover, single-molecule real-time (SMRT) sequencing was used to generate full-length transcripts of EG, which were used as reference transcripts for RNA-seq. These data can be utilized to analyse the causes of citrus seedlessness formation and the molecular regulatory network in the process of seed abortion.