Project description:Transcriptome of cassava seedling were analysised in 7% PEG and 50 μmol of ABA by RNA-seq.The goal of this study was to compare the phenotypic and transcriptome differences between treatment and WT plants, and to analyze how treatment changed the expression patterns.
Project description:Phosphorus is one of the most important macronutrients that is required for plant growth and development. However, stress under low-P conditions has become a limiting factor that affects crop yields and qualities. Plants have developed strategies to cope with this, while few genes associated with low-P tolerance have been identified in soybean. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression under different phosphorus treatments of two soybean accessions CD and YH with different phosphorus efficiency.
Project description:Phosphorus is one of the most important macronutrients that is required for plant growth and development. However, stress under low-P conditions has become a limiting factor that affects crop yields and qualities. Plants have developed strategies to cope with this, while few genes associated with low-P tolerance have been identified in soybean. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression under different phosphorus treatments of two soybean accessions CD and YH with different phosphorus efficiency. The roots and leaves of a low-P-tolerant accession and a low-P-sensitive accession were harvested after 10 days of hydroponics under different P treatments, each with three biological replicates.Then microarray chips were performed on the 24 samples. We sought to identify genes associated with low-P stress. To that end, we analyzed the differently expressed genes between different P treatments, different accessions and different tissues.
Project description:Cassava Anthracnose Disease (CAD) that caused by the fungus Colletotorichum anthracnose is a serious disease of cassava in worldwide. In this study, we aim to establish the cassava oligo-DNA microarray representing approximately 30,000 cassava genes and apply it to investigate the molecular mechanisms against fungal infection using two cassava cultivars; Huay Bong 60 (HB60, resistant line for CAD) and Hanatee (HN, sensitive line for CAD). Based on expression profiling, we showed that the expression of various biotic stress-inducible genes, such as detoxification enzyme related genes is higher in HB60 under the treated conditions and non-treated condition, compared with HN. These results show that stress-inducible signaling pathways including ROS detoxification are constitutively activated in HB60 even under normal growth conditions without stress. These results suggest that our microarray is a useful tool for analyzing the cassava transcriptome and add new insight into the host responses of cassava against fungal infection.
Project description:We developed a 60-mer oligonucleotide Agilent microarray representing about 20,000 cassava genes and applied it to expression profiling under drought stress. We demonstrated that our microarray is an useful tool for analyzing the cassava transcriptome and that it can be applied to various cassava species.
Project description:Agrobacterium-mediated transformation is an important research tool and a practical tool for an improvement of cassava cultivar. The induction of friable embryogenic callus (FEC) is considered as a one of key step in cassava transformation. In this article, we optimized a media composition for improving the frequency of FEC induction and investigated about the physiological mechanism of FEC induction under optimized media condition using the transcriptome analysis. These results showed that changing to 10-folds lower media in comparison to MS media on nitrogen, potassium and phosphate contents and the use of excess vitamin B1 (changing from 0.1 mg/L to 10 mg/L) in addition to use of picrolam were necessary for leading to the effective induction to FEC and delaying the growth of non-FEC. An increase of transcripts concerning lipid metabolism, cell membrane and cell cuticle and a decrease of transcripts related to cell-wall modification process under long-term subculture were observed by microarray analysis, expecting that the nitrogen, potassium and phosphate limited condition and use of excess vitamin B1 provide the suitable condition for FEC induction through inhibition of excess cell proliferation and maintenance of fine FEC through formation of protective barriers in cell membranes. Our results will benefit as a one of significant techniques for cassava transformation, providing the more convenience transformation process using cassava genotypes and landrace adapted to the various field environments
Project description:Cassava is the most important root crop in the tropics but rapid post-harvest physiological root deterioration (PPD) is a major constraint to commercial cassava production. We used label-free quantitative proteomics to generate an extensive cassava root and PPD proteome. Over 2400 unique proteins were identified in the cassava root and nearly 300 proteins showed significant abundance regulation during PPD. A candidate gene for reducing PPD was identified from the regulated proteins with enzymatic assays and afterwards verified with a transgene approach. This demonstrates the relevance of proteomics approach for crop improvements.
Project description:Deep sequencing of samples from different development stages, different adult organs and different stress treatments of Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas