Project description:Ralstonia solanacearum causes disease in more than 200 plant species including bacterial wilt of tomatoes and brown rot of potatoes. This bacterium is a soilborne and waterborne pathogen, with a worldwide distribution and belongs to the EPPO A2 list of quarantine pathogens. ln the UK, the bacterium is present in the rivers, but its prevalence depends on the season; it is highly abundant in the summer and undetectable during winter. To survive the cold winter temperatures, R. solanacearum overwinters inside plants growing alongside the rivers such as Solanum dulcamara. Solanum nigrum is a closely related species to Solanum dulcamara, and to another susceptible hosts of this pathogen. We assemble the genome of this species to identify differences and similarities between hosts.
Project description:Nicotiana attenuata and Solanum nigrum were challenged with different insects: Manduca sexta and Tupiocoris notatus in different combinations Goals of the study are first to haracterize the transcriptional response of two native Solanaceous plants (Nicotiana attenuata and Solanum nigrum) to attack from two herbivorous pests common on Solanaceous crops (Manduca sexta and Tupiocoris notatus). And second to identify genes involved in herbivore vaccination phenomenon. After germination, inbred and genetically characterized lines of N. attenuata DI92 and S. nigrum Sn30 originally collected from southwestern Utah in 1988, and Jena Germany in 2000, respectively, were grown in a greenhouse. Eggs of Manduca sexta (abbreviated M. s.) came from the North Carolina State University - Entomology Insectary and were hatched under 37°C. Nymphs and adults of Tupiocoris notatus (abbreviated T. n.) came from laboratory colonies started in 2000 with individuals collected from our Utah field sites. Plant were challenged with these different insect and combinations of them. All plants for a given treatment were enclosed in glass-and-mesh insect cages to avoid cross-infection. After 24 h or 5 days the herbivores and their frass were removed, and the above ground biomass of each plant was flash-frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at -80 °C until RNA extraction. Three independent replicate cages (biological replicates) were used for each of the 7 treatments resulting in a total of 21 cages per species. RNA extraction was performed according to the protocol using Trizol. The RNA samples represent a pooled sample from 4 plants grown in a cage. Keywords: Direct comparison
Project description:Although the exact molecular mechanisms of NSCLC are not fully understood. Solasonine is a compound derived from traditional Chinese medicine Solanum nigrum L. We investigated whether Solasonine can inhibit NSCLC by using relevant predictions and experiments.