Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE34110: Gene expression study after 3 days of cold exposure in a Solanum tuberosum cultivar called Desirée GSE34116: Gene expression study after 3 days of salt exposure in a Solanum tuberosum cultivar called Desirée Refer to individual Series
Project description:The intent was to study, from transcriptome analysis, shade and drought responses in Solanum tuberosum (potato). We performed Illumina 50 bp single-end RNA-seq in tissues of control and treated var. Spunta wild-type plants. Drought experiments also included two independent AtBBX21-overexpressing (BBX21-OE) potato lines.
Project description:Recent advances have defined some of the components of photoperiodic signalling that lead to tuberisation in potato including orthologues of FLOWERING LOCUS T (StSP6A) and CYCLING DOF FACTOR (StCDF1). The aim of the current study is to investigate the molecular basis of permissive tuber initiation under long days in Solanum tuberosum Neo-Tuberosum by comparative analysis with an obligate short day Solanum tuberosum ssp. Andigena accession. We show that the Neo-Tuberosum accession, but not the Andigena, contains alleles that encode StCDF1 proteins modified in the C-terminal region, likely to evade long day inhibition of StSP6A expression. We also identify an allele of StSP6A from the Neo-Tuberosum accession, absent in the Andigena, which is expressed under long days. Other leaf transcripts and metabolites that show different abundances in tuberising and non-tuberising samples were identified adding detail to tuberisation-associated processes. Overall, the data presented in this study highlight the subtle interplay between components of the clock-CONSTANS-StSP6A axis which collectively may interact to fine-tune the timing of tuberisation.
