Project description:Pregannt Cyp19-EGFP mice (maintained on a soybean free mouse chow diet) were treated with either 50μg/kg/day Bsiphenol A or vehicle (ethinol in peanut oil) between gestational days (GD) 10.5-14.5. On GD15.5, fetuses were dissected and sex determined by SRY genotyping. Fetuses were obtained from different dams.
Project description:Lentils (Lens culinaris) are produced in diverse agroecological regions and are consumed as one of the most important food legumes at world-wide. Lentils possess a nutritional profile from a human health perspective that is not only nutrient-dense but also offers a better balance between protein and carbohydrates. However, lentil causes food allergy which has been a significant concern due to increased consumption in parts of the world. Len c3, a none-specific Lipid Transfer Protein (LTP), was identified as one of the allergens in lentil seeds. In this study, we firstly identified the Len c3 encoding gene LcLTP3b via peptide sequence blasting. We then focused on screening natural variations to search for lentil germplasms that harbors natural mutated allergen-encoding genes. A natural variation 11 was identified with mutations at LcLTP3b and low accumulation of vicilin through genomic-assisted approaches. Furthermore, we generated a pool of lentil germplasms with Len c3-free background through crossing the identified natural variation 11 with two lentil cultivars, CDC Redmoon and CDC Gold. These Len c3-free lentil germplasms can be used as a breeding resource targeting at reducing allergen risk in lentil consumption.
Project description:Background: Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) is an important food and fodder legume of the semiarid tropics and subtropics worldwide, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. High density genetic linkage maps are needed for marker assisted breeding but are not available for cowpea. A single feature polymorphism (SFP) is a microarray-based marker which can be used for high throughput genotyping and high density mapping. Results: Here we report detection and validation of SFPs in cowpea using a readily available soybean (Glycine max) genome array. Robustified projection pursuit (RPP) was used for statistical analysis using RNA as a surrogate for DNA. Using a 15% outlying score cut-off, 1058 potential SFPs were enumerated between two parents of a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population segregating for several important traits including drought tolerance, Fusarium and brown blotch resistance, grain size and photoperiod sensitivity. Sequencing of 25 putative polymorphism-containing amplicons yielded a SFP probe set validation rate of 68%. Conclusions: We conclude that the Affymetrix soybean genome array is a satisfactory platform for identification of some 1000's of SFPs for cowpea. This study provides an example of extension of genomic resources from a well supported species to an orphan crop. Presumably, other legume systems are similarly tractable to SFP marker development using existing legume array resources. Keywords: Polymorphism discovery, array based genotyping
2008-02-21 | GSE10284 | GEO
Project description:Pearl Millet 311 germplasms
| PRJNA1224272 | ENA
Project description:Bacterias for Polygonatum germplasms