Project description:The nacre color of shells has an effect on the pearl color in Hyriopsis cumingii, and is an important indicator for its value. However, little exosome and micro (mi)RNA information are available on nacre color formation in mussels. In this study, exosomes of mantles were extracted from white and purple mussels. High-throughput Illumina sequencing was performed on the white and purple mussel mantle exosomes.Moreover, miR-223 negatively regulated hcApo, which plays important roles in the absorption and transport of β-carotene in H. cumingii. These results improve our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of nacre color formation in H. cumingii.
Project description:Purple-grain wheat are caused by anthocyanin accumulation in the seed coat. The anthocyanin biosynthesis and accumulation were affected by light in purple-grain wheat. The spikes of purple-grain wheat Luozhen No.1 were bagged with four-layer Kraft paper bags after pollination. To identify genes involved in the anthocyanin biosynthesis, we sequenced two pericarp cDNA libraries, D20 (20 DAP) of shading treatment, and L20 (20 DAP) of untreated control using an Illumina HiSeqTM 2000.
Project description:The proteome was based on the sequencing analysis of the mantle exosomes of purple and white Hyriopsis cumingii, and a total of 4861 proteins were obtained. After comparative analysis, 758 differential proteins were obtained (396 up-regulated proteins and 362 down-regulated proteins)
Project description:MicroRNA profiles of 110 primary breast cancer tumors of systematically untreated, lymph node negative and ER positive patients. Half of the patients developed metastasis while 55 patients remained metastasis-free. The miRCURY LNA microRNA array ready-to-spot probe-set was purchased from Exiqon. The set contains capture-probes for 1212 human, 1040 mouse and 679 rat miRNAs based on the miRBase version 16. Probes were spotted in triplets on CodeLink HD (SurModics) activated glass slides and post-processed according to the CodeLink protocol. SUBMITTER_CITATION: Ines Block, Mark Burton, Kristina P. Sørensen, Lars Andersen, Martin J. Larsen, Martin Bak, Søren Cold, Mads Thomassen, Qihua Tan, Torben A. Kruse. Association of miR-548c-5p, miR-7-5p, miR-210-3p, miR-128-3p with recurrence in systemically untreated breast cancer. Oncotarget 2018 Jan; 9:9030-9042. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.24088
Project description:Purple carrots can accumulate large quantities of anthocyanins in their roots. Depending on the genetic background, anthocyanin pigmentation can be expressed in the entire root, or it can display tissue specific-patterns, confined to the root phloem or xylem tissues. Within the phloem, the tissue usually contributing most of the overall anthocyanin concentration in the carrot root, purple pigmentation can be found in the outer phloem (OP) (also called cortex) and inner phloem (IP) tissues, or it can be confined exclusively to the OP. The latter is a fairly-common phenotype in many purple carrot cultivars. In this work, the genetic control underlying tissue-specific anthocyanin pigmentation in the carrot root OP and IP tissues was investigated by means of linkage mapping, transcriptome (RNA-seq), phylogenetic, and gene expression (RT-qPCR) analyses in two genetic backgrounds; an F2 mapping population (3242) and the inbred line B7262. Genetic mapping of the ‘root outer phloem anthocyanin pigmentation’ (ROPAP) and inner phloem pigmentation (RIPAP) revealed co-localization of ROPAP with the P1 and P3 genomic regions previously known to condition pigmentation in different genetic stocks, whereas RIPAP co-localized with P3 only. Transcriptome analysis of purple OP (POP) vs. non-purple IP (NPIP) tissues, along with linkage and phylogenetic data, allowed an initial identification of 28 candidate genes, 19 of which were further evaluated by RT-qPCR in independent root samples of 3242 and B7262, revealing 15 genes consistently upregulated in the POP in both genetic backgrounds, and two genes upregulated in the POP in specific backgrounds. These include seven transcription factors (4 MYBs, 1 bHLH, 1 MADS-box, 1 ERF), seven anthocyanin structural genes, and two genes involved in cellular transport. Altogether, our results point at DcMYB7, DcMYB113, and a MADS-box (DCAR_010757) as the main candidate genes conditioning ROPAP in 3242, whereas DcMYB7 and MADS-box condition RIPAP in this background. In 7262, which roots present purple pigmentation only in the outer phloem, DcMYB113 conditions ROPAP
