Project description:To begin understanding transduction of the photoperiod signal, Vitis riparia Michx. (PI588259) grapevines that had grown for 35 days in long photoperiod (long day, LD, 15h) were subjected to either continued LD or a short photoperiod (short day, SD, 13h) treatment. Shoot tips (4-node shoot terminals) were collected from each treatment at 7 and 28 days of LD and SD for proteomic analysis via two-dimensional (2D) gel electrophoresis. The peptides were identified using MALDI-TOF_TOF mass spectrometer after trypsin digestion. A master gel was made and mapped with all p roteins from both photoperiod treatments. The proteins were identified by matching the peptide sequences against the 12X Vitis vinifera grape genome in NCBI. This study was funded in part by NSF grant DBI064755 and the South Dakota Agriculture Experiment Station.
Project description:Bud endodormancy induction response of two genotypes (Seyval, a hybrid white wine grape and Vitis riparia, PI588259, a native North American grape species) was compared under long (15 h) and short (13 h) photoperiods. Proteins were extracted from both genotypes for all time points and experimental conditions. The proteins were separaed by 2D-PAGE, trypsin digested, and the peptides identified with a MALDI-TOF-TOF mass spectrometer. A master gel was made and mapped with all proteins from both genotypes. The proteins were identified by matching the peptide sequences against the 8X Vitis vinifera grape genome in NCBI. This study was funded by NSF grant DBI064755 and is the result of a collaboration between Dr. Anne Fennell at South Dakota State University and Dr. Grant R. Cramer at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Project description:Analysis of proteins under the influence of the quorum sensing (QS) system in the nonpathogenic Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain 6N2, and the influence of the bacterial QS system in the proteome of the yeast Meyerozyma guilliermondii strain 6N.
Project description:Yersinia enterocolitica, an important cause of human gastroenteritis generally caused by the consumption of livestock, has traditionally been categorized into three groups with respect to pathogenicity, i.e., nonpathogenic (biotype 1A), low pathogenicity (biotypes 2 to 5), and highly pathogenic (biotype 1B). However, genetic differences that explain variation in pathogenesis and whether different biotypes are associated with specific nonhuman hosts are largely unknown. In this study, we applied comparative phylogenomics (whole-genome comparisons of microbes with DNA microarrays combined with Bayesian phylogenies)to investigate a diverse collection of 94 strains of Y.enterocolitica consisting of 35 human, 35 pig, 15 sheep, and 9 cattle isolates from nonpathogenic, low-pathogenicity, and highly pathogenic biotypes. Analysis confirmed three distinct statistically supported clusters composed of a nonpathogenic clade, a low-pathogenicity clade, and a highly pathogenic clade. Genetic differences revealed 125 predicted coding sequences (CDSs) present in all highly pathogenic strains but absent from the other clades. These included several previously uncharacterized CDSs that may encode novel virulence determinants including a hemolysin, a metalloprotease, and a type III secretion effector protein. Additionally, 27 CDSs were identified which were present in all 47 low-pathogenicity strains and Y.enterocolitica 8081 but absent from all nonpathogenic 1A isolates. Analysis of the core gene set for Y.enterocolitica revealed that 20.8% of the genes were shared by all of the strains, confirming this species as highly heterogeneous, adding to the case for the existence of three subspecies of Y.enterocolitica. Further analysis revealed that Y.enterocolitica does not cluster according to source (host). Data is also available from http://bugs.sgul.ac.uk/E-BUGS-36
2006-06-20 | E-BUGS-36 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Genome sequencing of Allorhizobium
Project description:we analyzed pathogen-induced changes in the transcriptome of Vitis vinifera ‘Cabernet sauvignon’ and Vitis aestivalis ‘Norton’ by conducting a large-scale study to measure transcript abundance at 0, 4, 8, 12, 24, and 48 hours post-treatment in conidiospore- and mock-inoculated leaves using Affymetrix GeneChip Vitis vinifera Genome Array Keywords: time course