Project description:Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) is an important non-alcoholic commercial beverage crop. Tea tree is a perennial plant, and winter dormancy is its part of biological adaptation to environmental changes. We recently discovered a novel tea tree cultivar that can generate tender shoots in winter, but the regulatory mechanism of this ever-growing tender shoot development in winter is not clear. In this study, we conducted a proteomic analysis for identification of key genes and proteins differentially expressed between the winter and spring tender shoots, to explore the putative regulatory mechanisms and physiological basis of its ever-growing character during winter.
Project description:RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) was used in our study to elucidate the mechanism of Tea tree oil (TTO) as a potential antibacterial agent to evaluate differentially expressed genes and functional network analysis in S. aureus ATCC 29213 biofilms.
Project description:RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) was used in our study to elucidate the mechanism of Tea tree oil (TTO) as a potential antibacterial agent to evaluate differentially expressed genes and functional network analysis in S. aureus ATCC 29213 biofilms. Staphylococcus aureus biofilm cells were exposed for 60 minutes to TTO at concentration of 1/2ÃMBIC (1 mg/ml).2 samples including 2 control samples are analyzed.
Project description:BACKGROUND: Evaluation of the airway transcriptome may reveal patterns of gene expression that are associated with clinical phenotypes of asthma. To define transcriptomic endotypes of asthma (TEA) we analyzed gene expression in induced sputum that correlate with phenotypes of disease. METHODS: Gene expression was measured in sputum of subjects with asthma using Affymetrix HuGene ST 1.0 microarrays. Unsupervised clustering analysis of genes in pathways selected from the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) identified TEA clusters. Clinical characteristics were compared and logistic regression analysis of matched blood samples defined an expression profile to determine the TEA cluster assignment in a cohort of children with asthma for validation. RESULTS: Three TEA clusters were identified. TEA cluster 1 had the most subjects with a history of intubation (P = 0.05), a lower pre-bronchodilator FEV1 (P = 0.006), a higher bronchodilator response (P = 0.03), and higher exhaled nitric oxide levels (P = 0.04), compared to the other TEA clusters. TEA cluster 2, the smallest cluster had the most subjects that were hospitalized for asthma (P = 0.04). Subjects in TEA cluster 3, the largest cluster, had normal lung function, low exhaled nitric oxide levels, and lower inhaled steroid requirements. Evaluation of TEA clusters in children confirmed that TEA clusters 1 and 2 are associated with a history of intubation (P = 5.58 x 10-06) and hospitalization (P = 0.01), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Patterns of gene expression in the sputum and blood reveal TEA clusters that are associated with severe asthma phenotypes in children and adults. Gene expression was measured in sputum of subjects with asthma using Affymetrix HuGene ST 1.0 microarrays. Unsupervised clustering analysis of genes in pathways selected from the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) identified TEA clusters. Clinical characteristics were compared and logistic regression analysis of matched blood samples defined an expression profile to determine the TEA cluster assignment in a cohort of children with asthma for validation.
Project description:Purpose: High-throughput RNA sequencing has been used to examine mRNA expression profiles in fungal cells treated with essential oils. The goals of this study are to analyze the global gene expression profiles in Botrytis cinerea with or without tea tree oil and its two characteristic components treatment by RNA-Seq. Methods: The mRNA profiles of Botrytis cinerea with or without tea tree oil and its two characteristic components treatment were generated by deep sequencing, in triplicate, using Illumina HiSeq™ 2500 sequencing platform. The sequence reads that passed quality filters were analyzed at the transcript isoform level with two methods: Burrows–Wheeler Aligner (BWA) followed by ANOVA (ANOVA) and TopHat followed by Cufflinks. qRT–PCR was performed to verified the sensitivity of the RNA-seq method. Results: After high-throughput RNA sequencing, reads were filtered to yield 111.22 Gb of clean sequence data. The GC content for all samples exceeded 45%. The Q20 ratio (used to evaluate reads quality) was greater than 94%, and Q30 base percentage was at least 87.07%. Altered expression of 7 genes was confirmed with qRT–PCR, demonstrating the high degree of sensitivity of the RNA-seq method. Most differentially expressed genes (DEGs) from B. cinera cells treated with terpinen-4-ol participated in biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, and the metabolism of amino acid, carbohydrate and lipid. 1,8-cineole mainly affected DEGs involved in genetic information processing, and thus inducing cell death. Conclusions: Terpinen-4-ol exerts antifungal activity mainly by blocking the expression of genes related to cell integrity and mitochondrial function. 1,8-cineole primarily affects genes involved in genetic information processing including DNA replication, transcription and repair. This study provides insight into the molecular mechanism by which tea tree oil acts against Botrytis cinerea based on the data from RNA-seq.
2019-10-03 | GSE138291 | GEO
Project description:Transcriptome studies of Tea tree in drought stress