Project description:To provide a transcriptome resource for identification of transcripts where abundance correlated with developmental changes in willow plantlets derived from bud culture after transfer to soil.
Project description:Proper development of limb bud relies on the concordance of various signals, otherwise limb deformities occur. We report that heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K (hnRNPK) is essential for limb bud development. here, we knock out Hnrnpk in limb bud and exert the RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, CUT&RUN-seq, and Hi-C assay using primary limb bud cells to explore the function of Hnrnpk in limb bud development.
Project description:m6A regulates virtually every step in RNA metabolism. However, its toles in limb development remains largely unknown. To understand the roles, we created a limb bud-specific conditional knockout (cKO) mice and control heterozygous (cHet) mice of the Mettl14 gene, which encodes an essential subunit in the m6A methyltransferase complex METTL3/METTL14. We harvested limb buds from the mice on E12.5 and applied the proteins to quantitative mass spectrometry to understand how the depletion of Mettl14 affected the proteomes.
Project description:Shrub willow (Salix spp.), a short rotation woody biomass crop, has superior properties as a perennial energy crop for the Northeast and Midwest US. However, the insect pest potato leafhopper Empoasca fabae (Harris) (PLH) can cause serious damage and reduce yield of susceptible genotypes. Currently, the willow cultivars in use display varying levels of susceptibility under PLH infestation. However, genes and markers for resistance to PLH are not yet available for marker-assisted selection in breeding. In this study, transcriptome differences between a resistant genotype 94006 (S. purpurea) and a susceptible cultivar ‘Jorr’ (S. viminalis), and their hybrid progeny were determined. Over 600 million RNA-Seq reads were generated and mapped to the Salix purpurea reference transcriptome. Gene expression analyses revealed the unique defense mechanism in resistant genotype 94006 that involves PLH-induced secondary cell wall modification. In the susceptible genotypes, genes involved in programed cell death were highly expressed, explaining the necrosis symptoms after potato leafhopper feeding. Overall, the discovery of resistance genes and defense mechanisms provides new resources for shrub willow breeding and research in the future.