Project description:Here, we generated whole-body cell atlases of the king, queen, soldier, and working castes of the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis to investigate caste specialisation of cellular types and transcriptomes. Out of 24 cell clusters, 18 could be annotated based on sister cell types in Drosophila melanogaster and six appeared novel.
Project description:The proteome of the gametophytes of Diplazium maximum, a temperate Himalayan Polypoidale fern was studied in response to micro-environmental changes. The study was expected to reveal the key proteins associated with a gametophyte’s response to sucrose mediated changes in osmotic potential. A major aim of the study was to identify proteins that would express differentially under micro-environmental stress and also to gain an understanding of the adaptive responses/competence of D. maximum gametophytes. The genes/proteins identified in the study have potential utility in various crop improvement programs.