Project description:The Arabidopsis rosette core can display full resistance against Botrytis cinerea. To reveal potential players in this resistance, the transcriptome of the Arabidopsis rosette core was determined.
Project description:We profiled small RNAs obtained from B. cinerea-infected Arabidopsis rosette leaves at four different time points after inoculation. Examination of small RNA profiles of B. cinerea-infected Arabidopsis rosette leaves over a time course.
Project description:We profiled small RNAs obtained from B. cinerea-infected Arabidopsis rosette leaves at four different time points after inoculation.
Project description:The focus of this study was to identify changes in host gene expression induced by the transcription-dependent function of the viral AC2 protein, and induced by the interaction of AC2/C2 with SnRK1.2 (AtAKIN11). We used microarrays to identify changes in host gene expression induced by the transcription-dependent function of the geminivirus-encoded AC2 protein, and induced by the interaction of AC2 with a host serine-threonine kinase, SnRK1. Distinct classes of genes were up- and down regulated during this process. For experiment 1, Arabidopsis rosette leaves were infused with Agrobacterium capable of expressing full-length Cabbage leaf curl virus (CaLCuV) AC2 protein, a truncated version of AC2 lacking the C-terminal 29 amino acids (AC2del), or an empty vector control (530). In experiment 2, Arabidopsis rosette leaves were infused with Agrobacterium capable of expressing full-length Spinach curly top virus C2 protein, a truncated version of C2 lacking the C-terminal 29 amino acids (C2del), antisense (as) SnRK1.2 (AsAKIN11), or an empty vector control (530).
Project description:Differentially regulated genes in rosette leaves and roots of hydroponically grown Arabidopsis thaliana Col-0 and nrt1.5-5 mutant plants were identified by microarray analyses.
Project description:The focus of this study was to identify changes in host gene expression induced by the transcription-dependent function of the viral AC2 protein, and induced by the interaction of AC2/C2 with SnRK1.2 (AtAKIN11). We used microarrays to identify changes in host gene expression induced by the transcription-dependent function of the geminivirus-encoded AC2 protein, and induced by the interaction of AC2 with a host serine-threonine kinase, SnRK1. Distinct classes of genes were up- and down regulated during this process. For experiment 1, Arabidopsis rosette leaves were infused with Agrobacterium capable of expressing full-length Cabbage leaf curl virus (CaLCuV) AC2 protein, a truncated version of AC2 lacking the C-terminal 29 amino acids (AC2del), or an empty vector control (530). In experiment 2, Arabidopsis rosette leaves were infused with Agrobacterium capable of expressing full-length Spinach curly top virus C2 protein, a truncated version of C2 lacking the C-terminal 29 amino acids (C2del), antisense (as) SnRK1.2 (AsAKIN11), or an empty vector control (530). Infused Arabidopsis rosette leaves were selected at 1, 2 or 3 days post-infusion for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays. We sought to obtain homogeneous populations of plants at each time point in order to increase the temporal resolution of expression profiles. To that end, we isolated total RNA from four individual plants, for three independent sets of plants infused with the different constructs. This resulted in three independent samples per treatment per time point.
Project description:Formaldehyde is a toxic volatile organic compound and its mechanism of toxicity to plant has not yet been revealed. This experiment was designed to identify formaldehyde-responsible genes under exposure to low or high concentration of airborne formaldehyde for a short period of time. 7-weeks old Arabidopsis thaliana wild type (ecotype: Columbia) plants were exposed to gaseous formaldehyde at 1-2 ppm (low), 14-16 ppm (high), or less than 0.04 ppm (air control) at 24oC under light-condition for 150 minutes inside a chamber for formaldehyde exposure. Total RNA was isolated from rosette leaves of exposed plants and was applied to microarray analysis. We investigated into formaldehyde dose response on gene expression of Arabidopsis and tried to understand the toxic mechanisms of formaldehyde using an Affymetrix Arabidopsis genome array ATH-1.
Project description:We used microarrays to detail Arabidopsis gene expression in response to paraquat, a herbicide that acts as a terminal oxidant of photosystem I that in the light leads to the enhanced generation of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide inside plastids. Within a few hours after paraquat treatment changes in nuclear gene expression occur. Distinct sets of genes were activated that were different from those induced by another reactive oxygen species, singlet oxygen. Experiment Overall Design: Arabidopsis thaliana rosette leaves were harvested 1, 2, and 4 h after spraying either with a solution of 20 microM paraquat (methyl viologen, Sigma) in 0.1% Tween or with Tween alone for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix ATH1 microarrays. Plants were grown on soil for 3 weeks under continuous light at 90 mmol. m-2 . s-1. For each sample, the rosette leaves of five to six 3-week-old plants (before they start bolting) were collected for RNA extraction. Total RNAs from two separate biological experiments were pooled for the preparation of cDNA and the subsequent synthesis of biotin-labeled complementary RNA as recommended by Affymetrix.