Project description:To identify candidate genes involved in maturation and flowering, we conducted microarray expression studies using two poplar genotypes (Populus trichocarpa x P. deltoides hybrids) represented in continuous age gradients of one to six years. We designed 70-mers for 228 poplar genes and microarray studies were carried out using the microplate-based 96-well BioGridArray platform (GeneXP Biosciences). Floral buds, vegetative buds and shoot tips were collected at different seasonal time points from juvenile and adult trees and from both basal and upper branches of mature trees. Keywords: Maturation and Flowering
Project description:To identify candidate genes involved in maturation and flowering, we conducted microarray expression studies using two poplar genotypes (Populus trichocarpa x P. deltoides hybrids) represented in continuous age gradients of one to six years. We designed 70-mers for 228 poplar genes and microarray studies were carried out using the microplate-based 96-well BioGridArray platform (GeneXP Biosciences). Floral buds, vegetative buds and shoot tips were collected at different seasonal time points from juvenile and adult trees and from both basal and upper branches of mature trees. The experiment was carried out using the microplate-based 96-well BioGridArray platform (GeneXP Biosciences). Each of 228 oligonucletides were duplicated in each well. Two human genes, beta-actin and gapdh , were also printed on all arrays as negative controls. plus ten arabidopsis oligonucleotides selected by GeneXP and used to measure quality of hybridization. For each of 16 samples, two seperate RNA isolations were performed and were considered as biological replicates. Each biological replicate was labeled with Cy5, and hybridized to duplicated wells.
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.
Project description:The protein hormone florigen is a universal systemic inducer of flowering and a generic growth terminator across meristems. To understand the developmental rational for its pleiotropic functions and to uncover the deep cellular systems mobilized by florigen beyond flowering we explored the radial expansion of tomato stems. RNAseq, genetic analysis and histological validations show that endogenous, mobile, or induced florigen accelerate secondary cell wall biogenesis (SCWB), and hence vascular maturation, in coordination with but independently of flowering. Conversely, a systemic FT-like florigen antagonist from Ginkgo biloba, arrests SCWB. Downstream of florigen, RNAseq identified MADS/FUL and MIF genes, that similarly impact SCWB independent from flowering. Florigen we show is remarkably stable and distributed to all organs regardless of pre-existing endogenous levels. By accelerating SCWB, florigen triggers a global redistribution of resources, signals and mechanical loads, thereby harmonizing vascular maturation with the reproductive development it had originally set into motion.
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. 4 samples of summer (July) 4 of early spring (February) from Populus x canescens field-culture
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 conducted microarray experiments by comparing constitutive and inducible Flowering Locus T1 (FT1) and FT2 constructs with appropriate controls, followed by the identification of common targets of Pro35S:FT1 and ProHSP:FT1 or Pro35S:FT2 and ProHSP:FT2. Independent samples of leaf tissues were collected from 1- to 2-year-old plants. Each replication represents an individual plant from one of the treatment lines. RNA was extracted from tissues and hybridized on the Affymetrix GeneChip Poplar Genome Array.
Project description:Global gene expression pattern of different poplar tissue types were determined using a Nimblegen microarray based on JGI v1.1 gene models. All tissue except reproductive tissue were obtained from the same clone used for the poplar genome sequencing project (Populus trichocarpa Nisqually-1). Reproductive tissue were from wild Populus trichocarpa trees. Replicates: Two biological replicates per tissue type were hybridized to two arrays
Project description:affy_genomic_poplar - affy_genomic_poplar - The project aims to identify genes of interest for water deficit acclimation in poplar. We look for genes and gene expression networks related to drought stress in two hybrid cultivars, differing in their drought tolerance in field. Affymetrix poplar genome array was designed on several Populus species. In order to deal with comparative approaches, we checked the convenience of the array by hybridizing genomic DNA of the two hybrid cultivars (Populus deltoides × Populus nigra, namely ‘cv Carpaccio’ and ‘cv Soligo’). This point is important as transcript sequence might have diverged in the two genomes (Fossati et al, 2005), which could lead to absence of hybridization without physiological meaning. -Two poplar cultivars, Soligo (S) and Carpacio (C) were grown in controlled conditions. Mature leaves were collected and genomic DNA was extracted from leaves in CTAB buffer. gDNA was fragmented with DNAse1. DNA fragments were labelled with Biotin N6-ddATP and hybridized on Affymetrix poplar genome array. Two technical replicates per genotype were performed. Keywords: genomic comparison,gain of fuction epimutation