Project description:MADS family genes in rice control flowering and inflorescence development. In the early flower stages of plant, MADS-box transcripion factors could form protein-protein interaction complexes with other floral homeotic genes and regulate the expression of downstram genes. OsMADS32 in rice is an important transcription factor in controlling flower development We used microarrays to detail the expression of downstream genes under the control of OsMADS32 during the early inflorescence stages in rice
Project description:Plant organ primordia develop into final size through accelerated cell proliferation and cell expansion. During the early flower development, the size of plant reproductive organs is precisely regulated by numerous genes influencing either or both of these two processes. SRO, a C2H2 Zinc finger transcription factor orthologous to Arabidopsis SUPERMAN in rice, plays a critical role in regulating the reproductive organ size.We used microarrays to detail the expression of genes that were under the control of SRO during reproductive organ development in rice
Project description:Thermosensitive genic male sterile (TGMS) lines and photoperiod-sensitive genic male sterile (PGMS) lines have been successfully used in hybridization to improving rice yields. The molecular mechanisms underlying male sterility transitions in most PGMS/TGMS rice lines are unclear, but in the recently developed TGMS-Co27 lines which is based on co-suppression of a UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase gene (Ugp1). UGPase protein accumulates in TGMS-Co27 florets at low temperatures and temperature-sensitive splicing is involved in its sterility transitions.However, details of the molecular mechanisms involved are unknown. we use microarrays to compare transcriptomic profiles during the meiosis-stage of flower development in TGMS-Co27 and wild-type (H1493) plants grown at high and low temperatures. The detected differences in expression profiles provide further understanding of the regulatory networks underlying flower development generally, identify genes involved in the TGMS process in TGMS-Co27 and may provide reference data for analyses of molecular mechanisms underlying sterility transitions in other PGMS/TGMS rice lines. Meiosis-stage inflorescences were used for this study because pollen mother cells (PMCs) of TGMS-Co27 plants begin to degenerate at this stage. Samples from H1493 grown at high temperature, TGMS-Co27 grown at high temperature, H1493 grown at low temperature and TGMS-Co27 grown at low temperature were harvested to compare the difference between fertile and sterile rice lines.
Project description:Heading date1(Hd1) is a critical regulator controlling rice flowering time, which promotes flowering under short-day (SD) conditions and represses flowering under long-day (LD) conditions. In our previous study (Luan et al., 2009), we identified a rice mutant, hd1-3, in which the Hd1 gene was deficient due to several insertions/deletions in the coding region. To search for downstream genes regulated by Hd1, we performed microarray analysis of hd1-3 mutant and the wild-type Zhonghua11 under both SD and LD conditions. According to the microarray results, SDG712 gene was significantly downregulated in the hd1-3 mutant, indicating that SDG712 gene may acts downstream of Hd1, and may functions in rice flowering time regulation.
Project description:In order to study the function of CHR729 in rice, the T-DNA insertion mutant of CHR729 was obtained and analysed. Total RNAs were extracted from 11-day-old seedlings of both wild type (Hwayoung) and CHR729 mutant plants. Affymetrix GeneChip® Rice Genome Array hybridization was performed with three biological replicates. Data was analyzed with SAM Excel add-in and in-house perl scripts. Results showed that 254 genes are up-regulated, and 345 genes are down-regulated (with q – value at 5%).
Project description:Normally, rice can elongate the coleoptile under submerged condition. However, reduced adh activity (rad) mutant cannot elongate the coleoptile under submergence. To investigate the change in gene expression, we performed microarray analysis. In this analysis, we used 1 day old seedling of rice. But it is difficult to isolate only coleoptile from rice embryo without any contamination in this stage. Therefore, we applied laser microdissection (LM) technique to this microarray. By use of LM, we isolated coleoptile from rice embryo and use for microarray analysis. As the results, we found that the differences in the gene expression profiles of coleoptile between wild type and rad mutant.
Project description:Thermosensitive genic male sterile (TGMS) lines and photoperiod-sensitive genic male sterile (PGMS) lines have been successfully used in hybridization to improving rice yields. The molecular mechanisms underlying male sterility transitions in most PGMS/TGMS rice lines are unclear, but in the recently developed TGMS-Co27 lines which is based on co-suppression of a UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase gene (Ugp1). UGPase protein accumulates in TGMS-Co27 florets at low temperatures and temperature-sensitive splicing is involved in its sterility transitions.However, details of the molecular mechanisms involved are unknown. we use microarrays to compare transcriptomic profiles during the meiosis-stage of flower development in TGMS-Co27 and wild-type (H1493) plants grown at high and low temperatures. The detected differences in expression profiles provide further understanding of the regulatory networks underlying flower development generally, identify genes involved in the TGMS process in TGMS-Co27 and may provide reference data for analyses of molecular mechanisms underlying sterility transitions in other PGMS/TGMS rice lines.