Project description:To better understand the regulatory mechanisms of water stress response in wheat, the transcript profiles in roots of two wheat genotypes, namely, drought tolerant 'Luohan No.2' (LH) and drought susceptible 'Chinese Spring' (CS) under water-stress were comparatively analyzed by using the Affymetrix wheat GeneChip®. A total of 3831 transcripts displayed 2-fold or more expression changes, 1593 transcripts were induced compared with 2238 transcripts were repressed, in LH under water-stress; Relatively fewer transcripts were drought responsive in CS, 1404 transcripts were induced and 1493 were repressed. Comparatively, 569 transcripts were commonly induced and 424 transcripts commonly repressed in LH and CS under water-stress. 689 transcripts (757 probe sets) identified from LH and 537 transcripts (575 probe sets) from CS were annotated and classified into 10 functional categories, and 74 transcripts derived from 80 probe sets displayed the change ratios no less than 16 in LH or CS. Several kinds of candidate genes were differentially expressed between the LH and CS, which could be responsible for the difference in drought tolerance of the two genotypes.
Project description:Wheat is the staple food of over 35% of the world’s population, accounts for 20% of all human calories, and its yield and quality improvement is a focus in the effort to meet new demands from population growth and changing diets. As the complexity of the wheat genome is unravelled, determining how it is used to build the protein machinery of wheat plants is a key next step in explaining detailed aspects of wheat growth and development. The specific functions of wheat organs during vegetative development and the role of metabolism, protein degradation and remobilisation in driving grain production are the foundations of crop performance and have recently become accessible through studies of the wheat proteome. With the aim of creating a resource complementary to current genome sequencing and assembly projects and to aid researchers in the specific analysis and measurement of wheat proteins of interest, we present a large scale, publicly accessible database of identified peptides and proteins derived from the proteome mapping of Triticum aestivum. This current dataset consists of twenty four organ and developmental samples in an online interactive resource allowing the selection, comparison and retrieval of proteomic data with rich biochemical annotation derived from multiple sources. Tissue specific sub-proteomes and ubiquitously expressed markers of the wheat proteome are identified alongside hierarchical assessment of protein functional classes and their presence in different tissues. The impact of wheat’s polyploid genome on proteome analysis and the effect on defining gene specific and protein family relationships is accounted for in the organisation of the data. The dataset will serve as a vehicle to build, refine and deposit confirmed targeted proteomic assays for wheat proteins and protein families to assess function.
Project description:To better understand the regulatory mechanisms of water stress response in wheat, the transcript profiles in roots of two wheat genotypes, namely, drought tolerant 'Luohan No.2' (LH) and drought susceptible 'Chinese Spring' (CS) under water-stress were comparatively analyzed by using the Affymetrix wheat GeneChip®. A total of 3831 transcripts displayed 2-fold or more expression changes, 1593 transcripts were induced compared with 2238 transcripts were repressed, in LH under water-stress; Relatively fewer transcripts were drought responsive in CS, 1404 transcripts were induced and 1493 were repressed. Comparatively, 569 transcripts were commonly induced and 424 transcripts commonly repressed in LH and CS under water-stress. 689 transcripts (757 probe sets) identified from LH and 537 transcripts (575 probe sets) from CS were annotated and classified into 10 functional categories, and 74 transcripts derived from 80 probe sets displayed the change ratios no less than 16 in LH or CS. Several kinds of candidate genes were differentially expressed between the LH and CS, which could be responsible for the difference in drought tolerance of the two genotypes. Two common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars, Luohan No.2 (LH) and Chinese Spring (CS), were used for this study. Seedlings at the two leaf stage were stressed by cultured in PEG solutions for 6h, and some other seedlings were cultured in tap water as control. Root samples of LH and CS at 6h after the stress treatment and untreated control were prepared for microarray analysis.
Project description:This study evaluated the level of genetic variation among 543 wheat associations differing in K-deficiency tolerance at seedling and adult plant stages. Two of the 543 wheat associations, i.e. KN9204 and BN207, were identified as extreme K-deficiency tolerant and sensitive cultivars, respectively. We further conducted transcriptomic and metabolomics analyses using the roots of KN9204 and BN207 under normal or K-deficient conditions.Integrated analysis of gene expression and metabolite profiles revealed that dramatically more genes including those involved in ion homeostasis, cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis and glutamine synthetase pathways were induced in KN9204 as compared with BN207 under K-deficient conditions, which might indicate their unique roles in regulating plant K-starvation tolerance. These findings provided a better understanding of molecular responses of root adaptive strategies to K deprivation in wheat.
Project description:The pistillody mutant wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plant HTS-1 exhibits homeotic transformation of stamens into pistils or pistil-like structures. Unlike common wheat varieties, HTS-1 produces three to six pistils per floret, potentially increasing the yield. Thus, HTS-1 is highly valuable in the study of floral development in wheat. In this study, we conducted RNA sequencing of the transcriptomes of the pistillody stamen (PS) and the pistil (P) from HTS-1 plants, and the stamen (S) from the non-pistillody control variety Chinese Spring TP to gain insights into pistil and stamen development in wheat.
Project description:Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation is an extremely complex and evolved process involving genetic determinants of both the bacteria and the host plant cells. However, the mechanism of the determinants remains obscure, especially in some cereal crops such as wheat, which is recalcitrant for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. In this study, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were analyzed in wheat callus cells co-cultured with Agrobacterium by using RNA sequencing (RNA-seq). Note: All samples in SRA were assigned the same sample accession (SRS417803). This is incorrect as there are different samples, hence “Source Name” was replaced with new values. Comment[ENA_SAMPLE] contains the original SRA sample accessions.
Project description:We collected infected wheat leaf material at up to nine time points per Z. tritici isolate and conducted confocal microscopy analyses to select samples for RNA extraction and transcriptome sequencing based on the morphological infection stage. Thereby, we generated stage-specific RNA-seq datasets corresponding to the four core infection stages allowing us to compare the isolate-specific expression profiles at the same developmental stage of infection. Our final dataset comprises four stage-specific transcriptomes per isolate with two biological replicates per sample. Comparative transcriptome analyses reveal that the expression phenotypes of the three isolates differ significantly.
Project description:Purpose: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has revolutionized systems-based analysis of cellular pathways. The goals of this study are to compare NGS-derived Triticum aestivum transcriptome (RNA-seq) profiling methods and to evaluate genotypes associated with resistance against the Wheat dwarf virus. Methods: Triticum aestivum mRNA profiles of genotypes associated with resistance against the Wheat dwarf virus were generated by deep sequencing, in four replicates, using Illumina. 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 validation was performed using TaqMan and SYBR Green assays. Conclusions: Our study represents the first detailed analysis of Triticum aestivum transcriptomes, with biologic replicates, generated by RNA-seq technology. The optimized data analysis workflows reported here should provide a framework for comparative investigations of expression profiles. Our results show that NGS offers a comprehensive and more accurate quantitative and qualitative evaluation of mRNA and miRNA content within a cell or tissue. We conclude that RNA-seq based transcriptome characterization would expedite genetic network analyses and permit the dissection of complex biologic functions.