Project description:An Arabidopsis mutant showing an altered ability to green on illumination after extended periods of darkness has been isolated in a screen for genomes uncoupled (gun) mutants. Following illumination for 24 h, 10-day-old dark-grown mutant seedlings accumulated 5 times more chlorophyll than wild-type seedlings and this was correlated with differences in plastid morphology observed by transmission electron microscopy. The mutant has been named greening after extended darkness 1 (ged1). We used microarrays to detail the global profiles of transcript abundances in the mutant in comparison to the wild type. Microarray analysis showed much lower amounts of transcripts of genes encoding seed storage proteins, oleosins and late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins in 7-day-old seedlings of ged1 compared to wild type. RNA-gel-blot analyses confirmed very low levels of transcripts of seed protein genes in ged1 seedlings grown for 2-10 days in the dark, and showed higher amounts of transcripts of photosynthesis-related genes in illuminated 10-day-old dark-grown ged1 seedlings compared to wild type. Experiment Overall Design: Total RNA samples were extracted from wild-type Ws and ged1 seedlings grown for 5 days in the dark followed by 2 days in the light and hybridised on Affymetrix ATH-121501 arrays. Transcript amounts between wild-type Ws and ged1 seedlings were compared globally.
Project description:An Arabidopsis mutant showing an altered ability to green on illumination after extended periods of darkness has been isolated in a screen for genomes uncoupled (gun) mutants. Following illumination for 24 h, 10-day-old dark-grown mutant seedlings accumulated 5 times more chlorophyll than wild-type seedlings and this was correlated with differences in plastid morphology observed by transmission electron microscopy. The mutant has been named greening after extended darkness 1 (ged1). We used microarrays to detail the global profiles of transcript abundances in the mutant in comparison to the wild type. Microarray analysis showed much lower amounts of transcripts of genes encoding seed storage proteins, oleosins and late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins in 7-day-old seedlings of ged1 compared to wild type. RNA-gel-blot analyses confirmed very low levels of transcripts of seed protein genes in ged1 seedlings grown for 2-10 days in the dark, and showed higher amounts of transcripts of photosynthesis-related genes in illuminated 10-day-old dark-grown ged1 seedlings compared to wild type. Keywords: Genotype
Project description:The developmental switch from skotomorphogenesis to photomorphogenesis is critical for the survival and growth of plants, but its regulatory mechanism remains unclear. Here, we report that the steroid hormone brassinosteroids (BRs) play crucial roles in the transition from skotomorphogenesis to photomorphogenesis by regulating chlorophyll biosynthesis to promote the greening of etiolated seedlings upon light exposure. Seedlings of BR-deficient mutant det2-1 accumulated excess protochlorophyllide when grown in darkness, resulting in photo-oxidative damage upon exposure to light. Conversely, the gain-of-function mutant bzr1-1D suppressed the protochlorophyllide-accumulated phenotype of det2-1, thereby promoting greening of etiolated seedlings. Genetic analysis indicated that phytochrome-interacting factors (PIFs) were required for BZR1-promoted seedlings greening. Furthermore, we revealed that the GROWTH REGULATING FACTOR 7 (GRF7) and GRF8 were induced by BZR1 and PIF4 to repress the chlorophyll biosynthesis and promote seedling greening. Suppression the functions of GRFs by overexpressing microRNA396a (miR396a) caused the high-accumulated photochlorophyllide in darkness and more serious photobleach upon light exposure. Additionally, BZR1, PIF4 and GRF7 interact with each other and precisely regulate the expression of chlorophyll biosynthetic genes. Our findings revealed an essential role of brassinosteroid in promoting seedling development and survival during the critical initial emergence of seedlings from subterranean darkness to sunlight.
Project description:Lipid droplets (LD) of seedlings lacking PUX10 stay significantly smaller during germination than the LDs of wild type seedlings. The observation that the removal of a LD-associated protein from a plant affects LD morphology has been observed previously {Siloto et al., 2006}{Gidda et al., 2016}. Especially the effect of the knock-out of the major structural LD protein Oleosin1 leading to a strongly increased size of LDs described by Siloto et al. might indicate that the abundance of structural LD proteins influences the LD size. Thus, the influence of the absence of PUX10 on the abundance of these proteins was investigated via a proteomic approach. Here, proteins isolated from homogenized seedlings of different lines (Ws-4 and pux10-3) and different developmental stages (wet seeds, and 1 to 3 days after imbibition (dai)) were subjected to tryptic digest and LC-MS/MS analysis.
Project description:description: Lipid droplets (LD) of seedlings lacking PUX10 stay significantly smaller during germination than the LDs of wild type seedlings. The observation that the removal of a LD-associated protein from a plant affects LD morphology has been observed previously {Siloto et al., 2006}{Gidda et al., 2016}. Especially the effect of the knock-out of the major structural LD protein Oleosin1 leading to a strongly increased size of LDs described by Siloto et al. might indicate that the abundance of structural LD proteins influences the LD size. Thus, the influence of the absence of PUX10 on the abundance of these proteins was investigated via a proteomic approach. Here, proteins isolated from homogenized seedlings of different lines (Ws-4 and pux10-3) and different developmental stages (wet seeds, and 1 to 3 days after imbibition (dai)) were subjected to tryptic digest and LC-MS/MS analysis.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Arabidopsis thaliana Ler wildtype and eid3 (empfindlicher im dunkelroten Licht 3) mutant seedlings in darkness and 45 min after a red-light pulse.
Project description:To understand the contribution of the poly(A)binding protein to the translation of specific mRNAs, we compared the ribosome occupancy of mRNAs in wild type Arabidopsis and pab2 pab8 double mutant seedlings. The mutants continue to express the PAB4 paralog of PABP. RNA was fractionated using sucrose gradients into polysomal and nonpolysomal RNAs. We also determined overall total transcript levels. We used Affymetrix ATH1 microarrays. Each plant sample was analyzed for the mRNA abundance in total mRNA (T), polysomal mRNA (PL), and nonpolysomal mRNA (NP). Four biological replicates were collected for polysomes and three for total RNA. The pab2 pab8 double mutant was compared with wild type.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Arabidopsis thaliana Ler wildtype and eid3 (empfindlicher im dunkelroten Licht 3) mutant seedlings in darkness and 45 min after a red-light pulse. Arabidopsis thaliana Ler wildtype and eid3 mutant seedlings were grown on 1/2 MS Agar plates covered with filter paper for 4 days in darkness after induction of germination with 2 h red light. Samples were either treated with 2 min red light (30 µmol/m2s) or kept in darkness and harvested after additional 45 min in darkness. 3 biological replicas were used for each of the 4 experimental conditions.
Project description:Transcript profiling analysis of AtFBP7 mutant seedlings compared to wild type using Arabidopsis ATH1 GeneChip array. Keywords: 5 day old light grown seedlings, wild type and mutant