Project description:affy_pop_2011_08 - poplar bent study - genes regulated by PtaZFP2 in absence of mechanical stress - genes regulated by PtaZFP2 after one bending.Species: Populus tremula x Populus alba-- The laboratory previously established a poplar transgenic line overexpressing PtaZFP2 under the control of an estradiol-inducible promoter. - the experiment, conducted on 3-month-old hydroponically-grown poplars, consists in the comparison of WT poplars treated with estradiol and the PtaZFP2-overexpressing line treated with estradiol. We also compared unbent and bent PtaZFP2-overexpressing poplars. The applied strain is quantitatively controlled (Coutand & Moulia, 2000, JExpBot; coutand et al., 2009, Plant Physiology) - 27 arrays - poplar; gene knock in (transgenic)
Project description:We used whole-genome microarrays to identify differentially expressed genes in leaves of GA-deficient (35S::PcGA2ox) and/or GA-insensitive (35S::rgl1) transgenics as compared to WT poplar (717-1B4 genotype). Our work suggests that the molecular machinery that reduces gibberellins (GAs) concentration and signaling is a major route for restraining growth under both immediate and imminent adverse conditions. We show that inhibition of growth as a result of water deprivation and short days (SDs) coincides with up-regulation of several DELLA and GA2ox encoding genes in poplar. Likewise, GA-deficient and GA-insensitive transgenics, with up-regulated GA2ox and DELLA domain proteins, elicited a hypersensitive growth inhibition in response to both drought and SDs. Because the GA-modified transgenic showed accelerated response to drought and SD, we hypothesized that the mechanisms associated with these responses are constitutively elevated even under control conditions (well-watered, long day photoperiod). Therefore, we used whole-genome poplar microarray to study transcriptome level changes in the leaves of transgenic compared to WT plants grown under control environment.
Project description:affy_pop_2011_08 - poplar bent study - genes regulated by PtaZFP2 in absence of mechanical stress - genes regulated by PtaZFP2 after one bending.Species: Populus tremula x Populus alba-- The laboratory previously established a poplar transgenic line overexpressing PtaZFP2 under the control of an estradiol-inducible promoter. - the experiment, conducted on 3-month-old hydroponically-grown poplars, consists in the comparison of WT poplars treated with estradiol and the PtaZFP2-overexpressing line treated with estradiol. We also compared unbent and bent PtaZFP2-overexpressing poplars. The applied strain is quantitatively controlled (Coutand & Moulia, 2000, JExpBot; coutand et al., 2009, Plant Physiology) - 27 arrays - poplar; gene knock in (transgenic) 27 samples are wt; for this experiment only the bending comparaison are studied.
Project description:Whole-genome resequencing of eight transcription factor mutants and one wild-type, in order to verify the T-DNA insertion site and its uniqueness.
Project description:affy_pop_2011_08 - poplar estradiol study - genes regulated by PtaZFP2 in absence of mechanical stress - genes regulated by PtaZFP2 after one bending.Species: Populus tremula x Populus alba-The laboratory previously established a poplar transgenic line overexpressing PtaZFP2 under the control of an estradiol-inducible promoter. - the experiment, conducted on 3-month-old hydroponically-grown poplars, consists in the comparison of WT poplars treated with estradiol and the PtaZFP2-overexpressing line treated with estradiol. We also compared unbent and bent PtaZFP2-overexpressing poplars. The applied strain is quantitatively controlled (Coutand & Moulia, 2000, JExpBot; coutand et al., 2009, Plant Physiology) 9 arrays - poplar; time course
Project description:Plasma membrane intrinsic proteins (PIPs) are one subfamily of aquaporins that mediate the transmembrane transport of water. To reveal their function in poplar, we generated transgenic poplar plants in which the translation of PIP genes was downregulated by RNA interference investigated these plants with a comprehensive leaf plasma membrane proteome and physiome analysis. First, inhibition of PIP synthesis strongly altered the leaf plasma membrane protein composition. Strikingly, several signaling components and transporters involved in the regulation of stomatal movement were differentially regulated in transgenic poplars. Furthermore, hormonal crosstalk related to abscisic acid, auxin and brassinosteroids was altered, in addition to cell wall biosynthesis/cutinization, the organization of cellular structures and membrane trafficking. A physiological analysis confirmed the proteomic results. The leaves had wider opened stomata and higher net CO2 assimilation and transpiration rates as well as greater mesophyll conductance for CO2 (gm) and leaf hydraulic conductance (Kleaf). Based on these results, we conclude that PIP proteins not only play essential roles in whole leaf water and CO2 flux but have important roles in the regulation of stomatal movement.
Project description:affy_pop_2011_08 - poplar estradiol study - genes regulated by PtaZFP2 in absence of mechanical stress - genes regulated by PtaZFP2 after one bending.Species: Populus tremula x Populus alba-The laboratory previously established a poplar transgenic line overexpressing PtaZFP2 under the control of an estradiol-inducible promoter. - the experiment, conducted on 3-month-old hydroponically-grown poplars, consists in the comparison of WT poplars treated with estradiol and the PtaZFP2-overexpressing line treated with estradiol. We also compared unbent and bent PtaZFP2-overexpressing poplars. The applied strain is quantitatively controlled (Coutand & Moulia, 2000, JExpBot; coutand et al., 2009, Plant Physiology)
Project description:<p>Rust fungi are plant pathogens that cause epidemics which threatens the production of many important plant species, such as wheat, soy, coffee and poplar. Melampsora larici-populina (Mlp) causes the poplar rust and encodes at least 1184 candidate effectors (CEs), however their functions are poorly known. In this study, we analysed the transcriptome and metabolome of Arabidopsis constitutively expressing CEs of Mlp to discover processes targeted by these fungal proteins. For this purpose, we sequenced the transcriptome and used mass spectrometry to analyse the metabolome of Arabidopsis plants expressing one of 14 selected CEs and of a control line. We found 2299 deregulated genes in at least one of the 14 transgenic lines. Among the down-regulated genes, the KEGG pathways “MAPK signaling pathway” and “Plant-pathogen interaction” were over-represented in six and five of the 14 transgenic lines, respectively. Moreover, the genes down-regulated across the fourteen transgenic lines are related to hormone response and defense. </p><p>Regarding the metabolome, there were 680 metabolites deregulated across the 14 transgenic lines, with highly unsaturated and phenolic compounds and peptides enriched among down-regulated and up-regulated metabolites, respectively, in almost all transgenic lines. Interestingly, we found that some transgenic lines expressing CEs with no similarity in amino acid sequence had similar patterns of gene and metabolite deregulation, while plants expressing CEs from the same family deregulated different genes and metabolites. Taken together, our results indicate that the sequence of effectors may not be a good predictor of its impact in the plant.</p>
Project description:Ray cells were enriched from wood samples of poplar (Populus x canescens) by LMPC and transcripts monitored by poplar whole genome microarrays. Results provided insight into molecular processes during the transition from dormancy to flowering in early spring in contrast to the active growth phase in summer.