Project description:We performed chloroplast ChIP-seq (cpChIP-seq) to identify the possible DNA-binding sites of mTERF5 in Arabidopsis thaliana. To this end, we generated transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing mTERF5 carrying an HA tag under the control of the CaMV 35S promoter. Then, We used the polyclonal antibody (abcam, ab9110, lot GR304617-8 ) against HA tag which conjugated to ChIP-Grade protein A/G agarose (Thermo scientific, 26161, lot QJ223903) to perform cpChIP assay. The obtained chromatin immunoprecipitated DNA of chloroplasts were used to build DNA libaries for high-throughput sequencing. Finally, we showed that three potenssial DNA regions across the chloroplast genome compared to the control group were enriched by mTERF5.
Project description:Asterids is one of the major plant clades comprising of many commercially important medicinal species. One of the major concerns in medicinal plant industry is adulteration/contamination resulting from misidentification of herbal plants. This study reports the construction and validation of a microarray capable of fingerprinting medicinally important species from the Asterids clade.