Project description:When aboveground parts of intact plants are exposed to volatile organic compounds emitted from neighboring con-/heterospecific plants that are artificially damaged or damaged by herbivores, the resistant responses are induced in the plants. Differential responses of plants to enantiomers of the same volatile compound have also been reported in Arabidopsis: the root became shorter when Arabidopsis seedlings are exposed to aerial borneol, and the dose-dependent root length reduction was significantly different between (+)- and (-)-borneol. We identified (+)-borneol dependent inductive genes in Arabidpsis in this transcriptome analysis.
Project description:Transcriptome analysis on aerial roots at two different growth stages before and after mucilage production confirmed the expression of genes involved in polysaccharide synthesis and degradation. Genes related to nitrogen uptake and assimilation were up-regulated upon water exposure.
Project description:Aerial parts of the rice-Arabidopsis FOX (Full-length cDNA overexpressor) lines K16331 and K19624 harboring the rice FL cDNA of LBD37 (Os-LBD37) were analyzed. LBD37 belongs to the plant- specific LOB- (Lateral Organ Boundary) domain family proteins first characterized in Arabidopsis. Results point towards an involvement of the rice LBD37 ortholog of Arabidopsis in nitrogen metabolism- related processes.
Project description:Background: The mesenchymal compartment plays a key role in organogenesis and cells within the mesenchyme/stroma are a source of potent molecules that control epithelia during development and tumourigenesis. We have used Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE) to profile a key subset of prostatic mesenchyme that regulates prostate development and is enriched for growth-regulatory molecules. Results: SAGE libraries were made of prostatic inductive mesenchyme (VMP) and the complete prostatic rudiment (including inductive mesenchyme, epithelium and smooth muscle; VSU). By comparing these two SAGE libraries we generated a list of 219 transcripts that were enriched or specific to inductive mesenchyme and which may act as mesenchymal regulators of organogenesis and tumourigenesis. Conclusions: The use of a precisely defined subset of cells, and a back-comparison approach, allowed us to identify rare mRNAs that might be overlooked using other approaches. Keywords: SAGE, gene profiling Two SAGE libraries were prepared and compared to each other. The VMP forms a subset of the VSU.
Project description:Background: The mesenchymal compartment plays a key role in organogenesis and cells within the mesenchyme/stroma are a source of potent molecules that control epithelia during development and tumourigenesis. We have used Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE) to profile a key subset of prostatic mesenchyme that regulates prostate development and is enriched for growth-regulatory molecules. Results: SAGE libraries were made of prostatic inductive mesenchyme (VMP) and the complete prostatic rudiment (including inductive mesenchyme, epithelium and smooth muscle; VSU). By comparing these two SAGE libraries we generated a list of 219 transcripts that were enriched or specific to inductive mesenchyme and which may act as mesenchymal regulators of organogenesis and tumourigenesis. Conclusions: The use of a precisely defined subset of cells, and a back-comparison approach, allowed us to identify rare mRNAs that might be overlooked using other approaches. Keywords: SAGE, gene profiling
Project description:Dermal papilla cells (DPCs) are located at the bottom of hair follicles and play important roles on hair induction by interacting with epidermal cells. DPCs are promising cell sources for hair regeneration therapy for alopecia patients. However, freshly isolated DPCs rapidly lose their hair inductive activity and proliferative potential under culture conditions. We examined the effects of telomere reverse transcriptase (TERT) and B-cell-specific Moloney murine leukemia virus insertion region 1 (BMI1) on extending the life span of murine DPCs as well as on hair inductive activity.TERT and BMI1 genes were introduced into murine DPCs using lentivirus vectors. Hair inductive activity of transfected DPCs (t-DPCs) was determined by in vivo chamber assay in nude mice. Transcripts between intact dermal papillae (DPs) and cultured DPCs were compared by microarray analysis.