Project description:RNA-seq of seedlings of four tomato species Solanum habrochaites, Solanum lycopersicum, Solanum pimpinelliolium, and Solanum pennellii. An additional panel of samples include many tissues from Solanum lycopersicum and Solanum pennellii in two light conditions
Project description:Transcriptomics study which main goal is to elucidate the programme of gene expression triggered by water stress in leaflets of the drought-tolerant wild-related tomato Solanum pennellii (acc. PE47) compared with domesticated tomato (S. lycopersicum, cv. P73). In this study we used S. lycopersicum (Sl) (cv. P73) and S. pennellii (Sp) (acc. PE47) species displaying remarkable divergences regarding drought tolerance, to investigate the physiological and molecular responses in leaves of plants grown without stress (control) and after four days of water withholding (water stress, WS), when plant water loss was significant but leaves did not show visual dehydration symptoms yet. Significant physiological differences between species were found, showing Sp leaves higher ability to avoid water loss. Leaf transcriptomic analysis showed important constitutive expression differences between Sp and Sl, including genes with unknown function. In relation to the genes specifically induced by drought in Sp, those linked to stomatal closure, cell wall and primary carbohydrate metabolism and, specially, nitrogen metabolism were identified. Thus, genes linked to NH4+ assimilation, GOGAT/GS cycle and the GDH- and GABA-shunt were specifically induced by water stress in leaves of Sp. Our results showed also the up-regulation in Sp of genes involved in JA biosynthesis pathway, which were induced in both conditions, whereas genes involved in ET biosynthesis were specifically induced under WS. Regarding ET signaling, ERF genes were up-regulated by WS in Sp, hinting at the importance of these transcriptional regulators in the drought response of Sp.
Project description:Climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of floods that impact global agricultural productivity. To better understand the response mechanisms and evolutionary history of gene family member regulation across angiosperm phyla, we studied the rapid submergence response of rice, the legume Medicago truncatula, and two Solanum species, domesticated tomato (S. lycopersicum cv. M82) and its dryland-adapted wild relative S. pennellii. Response to hypoxic conditions was measured by analyzing transcriptional and post-translational regulation in root tips of each species. This was achieved by the use of Nuclei Tagged in specific Cell Types (INTACT) and Translating Ribosome Affinity Purification to obtain chromatin and sub-populations of gene transcripts. (1) Chromatin accessibility was evaluated by coupling INTACT with ATAC-seq (assay for Transposon-Accessible Chromatin). (2) INTACT was used to capture nuclear RNA (nRNA). (3) Polyadenylated mRNA (polyA RNA) was obtained by standard oligo(dT) selection. (4) Ribosome-associated polyA mRNA (polyA RNA) was obtained by use of Translating Ribosome Affinity Purification (TRAP). Ribosome footprinting (Ribo-seq) was accomplished by using TRAP to capture ribosome protected fragments after RNAseI digestion. Samples evaluated include the apical root tip (four species) and shoot region (Solanum species only) under control conditions and after 2 h of submergence
Project description:The tomato SlWRKY3 transcription factor was overexpressed in cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)and transgenic plants transcriptome was compared to that of wild-type plants.
Project description:The goal of this study was to perform RNA-seq expression analysis on Solanum lycopersicum cv. M82 X S. pennellii introgression lines, deriving expression Quantitative Trait Loci which were analyzed together with pre-existing genomic and phenotypic data to define genes and regulatory pathways controlling tomato root development and observed natural variation. We completed the RNAseq expression profiling analysis and developed a tool to display this information graphically in collaboration with Nicholas Provart at the University of Toronto: http://bar.utoronto.ca/efp_tomato/cgi-bin/efpWeb.cgi?dataSource=ILs_Root_Tip_Brady_Lab To identify candidate genes and pathways we focussed on one root growth trait, root growth angle, and identified two statistically significant genomic regions within tomato root growth angle QTL containing two candidate genes that likely control the gravitropic setpoint angle (CDC73 and PAP27), both of which are conserved between Arabidopsis and tomato, and which we tested using transgenic lines of the Arabidopsis orthologs. A possible regulatory role for suberin in root growth angle control was also identified.
Project description:The tomato SlWRKY3 transcription factor was overexpressed in cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)and transgenic plants transcriptome was compared to that of wild-type plants. At least 4 plants were collected for RNA extraction. The aim of the experiment was to compare transcriptomes of 35::SlWRKY3 plants and wild-type plants grown together and on MS (Murashige and Skoog) medium in vitro for 4 weeks. A technical replicate (dye swap) was conducted.