Project description:This study investigates the molecular mechanisms of cold stress tolerance in two strawberry cultivars: ‘Queen Elisa,’ a highly cold-tolerant variety, and ‘Camarosa,’ a semi-sensitive variety. Using RNA-Seq analysis, we identified key genes and pathways involved in the cold stress response, providing insights into the genetic and molecular basis of cold tolerance in strawberries. These findings highlight potential targets for improving crop resilience to abiotic stress.
Project description:Plants have developed various mechanisms of stress response, including stress memory. Epigenetic mechanisms play a vital role in plants' stress memory. In this experiment, DNA methylation dynamics in primed and non-primed A. thaliana plants was evaluated under cold stress to understand the role of epigenetic mechanisms in cold stress responses and memory.
Project description:While cold stress has been shown to seriously impact cattle industry, there are only a few reports investigating the effect of cold stress on cattle. Whether severe cold stress results in alterations in gene expression and affects molecular genetic mechanisms remains unknown. We used microarrays to analyze the alterations in gene expression in peripheral blood samples in response to cold exposure and identified differentially regulated genes.
Project description:We identified and functionally explored D. silvarum miRNAs involved in cold response to gain further understanding of the molecular regulatory mechanisms underlying the cold stress in ticks. The microRNA libraries of D. silvarum were established via high-throughput sequencing after exposure to different cold treatments. A total of 147 miRNAs, including 44 known miRNAs and 103 new miRNAs, were identified.
Project description:The biochemical and molecular mechanisms of insect cold acclimation prior to cold stress have been relatively well explored. The mechanisms linked to recovery and repair after cold stress received much less attention.Here we focus on recovery from cold stress in the larvae of vinegar fly (Drosophila melanogaster) that were exposed to two physiologically distinct cold stress situations; supercooling (S, survival > 90%) and freezing (F, survival < 10%), both at -5°C.The transcriptomic responses to cold stress were analyzed.
Project description:While cold stress has been shown to seriously impact cattle industry, there are only a few reports investigating the effect of cold stress on cattle. Whether severe cold stress results in alterations in gene expression and affects molecular genetic mechanisms remains unknown. We used microarrays to analyze the alterations in gene expression in peripheral blood samples in response to cold exposure and identified differentially regulated genes. This study was performed on 30 healthy Sanhe heifers with similar genetic backgrounds, weight, and age. In order to induce cold stress, the cattle were transferred outdoor and were exposed to a temperature of -32°C for 3 hours followed by housing in cowshed at 5°C for 15 hours. Blood samples with EDTA were collected from each animal before and after the cold exposure. After total RNA was isolated from blood cells, six RNA samples (three derived before and three after the cold exposure), were collected from three animals randomly selected from the 30 healthy heifers for gene expression profiling in response to severe cold stress.