ABSTRACT: Mining the genome of Arabidopsis thaliana as a basis for the identification of novel bioactive peptides involved in oxidative stress tolerance
Project description:Many eukaryotic RNAs have been considered non-coding as they only contain short open reading frames (sORFs). There is increasing evidence for the translation of these sORFs into bioactive peptides. Yet only a few small peptides are annotated in the model organism Arabidopsis thaliana. To aid the functional annotation of small peptides, we have developed ARA-PEPs, a repository and webserver of putative peptides encoded by sORFs in the Arabidopsis genome from in house Tiling arrays, RNA sequencing and from publicly available datasets. In order to identify novel oxidative stress-induced peptides in Arabidopsis thaliana a tiling array analysis (GeneChip® Arabidopsis Tiling 1.0R Arrays ) was performed on mRNA extracted from leaves inoculated with Botrytis cinerea (BC). Normalized log signals were obtained using the Affymetrix Tiling Analysis Software - Version 1.1, Build 2. ON and OFF probes were selected using a threshold, based on positive controls. Next, groups of 4-13 successive ON probes were combined into short TARs and a selection was made of TARs having an average signal intensity at least 2.6-fold higher after BC treatment compared to the control treatment, resulting in 195 BC induced TARs.
Project description:Although evidence accumulates on the role of plant peptides in the response to external conditions, the number of peptide-encoding genes in the genome is still underestimated. In order to identify novel oxidative stress-induced peptides in Arabidopsis thaliana a tiling array analysis (GeneChipM-BM-. Arabidopsis Tiling 1.0R Arrays ) was performed on mRNA extracted from leaves treated with paraquat (PQ), an reactive oxygen species inducer and water (control), resulting in the identification of 92,844 and 86,272 transcriptionally active regions (TARs), respectively. Normalized log signals were obtained using the Affymetrix Tiling Analysis Software - Version 1.1, Build 2. ON and OFF probes were selected using a treshold, based on positive controls. Next, groups of 4-13 successive ON probes were combined into short TARs and a selection was made of TARs having an average signal intensity at least 2.6-fold higher after PQ treatment compared to the control treatment, resulting in 176 TARS induced by PQ. paraquat treated A. thaliana leaves (2 replicates) vs control (water) treated A. thaliana leaves (2 replicates), (4 samples in total)
Project description:Ascophyllum nodosum extract induced salinity tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression underlying ANE mediated salinity tolerance in the Arabidopsis thaliana
2016-09-07 | GSE86481 | GEO
Project description:Bioactive peptides from Ranidae
Project description:Although evidence accumulates on the role of plant peptides in the response to external conditions, the number of peptide-encoding genes in the genome is still underestimated. In order to identify novel oxidative stress-induced peptides in Arabidopsis thaliana a tiling array analysis (GeneChip® Arabidopsis Tiling 1.0R Arrays ) was performed on mRNA extracted from leaves treated with paraquat (PQ), an reactive oxygen species inducer and water (control), resulting in the identification of 92,844 and 86,272 transcriptionally active regions (TARs), respectively. Normalized log signals were obtained using the Affymetrix Tiling Analysis Software - Version 1.1, Build 2. ON and OFF probes were selected using a treshold, based on positive controls. Next, groups of 4-13 successive ON probes were combined into short TARs and a selection was made of TARs having an average signal intensity at least 2.6-fold higher after PQ treatment compared to the control treatment, resulting in 176 TARS induced by PQ.
Project description:The ALADIN protein is a component of the nuclear pore complex in higher eukaryotes. Alteration in ALADIN is the basis for the human disease called triple A syndrome (Achalasia-Addisonianism-Alacrima Syndrome). A recent report showed that ALADIN deficiency decreases the tolerance to oxidative stress in human cells and impairs their ability to proliferate. An ALADIN homologue exists in plants, but its functions are still unknown. Therefore, the role of ALADIN was investigated in Arabidopsis thaliana in link with the regulation of the cell cycle. Transcriptome profiling of the roots and shoots of the aladin mutant showed the induction of numerous transcripts linked to stress response and hormone signalling.
Project description:We present a functional characterisation of two members of the IDA-LIKE (IDL) peptide family in Arabidopsis thaliana, IDL6 and IDL7. They are processed both C- and N-terminally to produce active peptides. Structure analyses of synthesized IDL6 and IDL7 peptides indicate that they lack secondary structure elements. Localisation studies suggest that the peptides require a signal peptide and C-terminally processing to be correctly transported out of the cell. Treatment of plants with synthetic IDL6 and IDL7 peptides resulted in down-regulation of a broad range of stress-responsive genes, including early stress-responsive transcripts, dominated by a large group of ZINC FINGER PROTEINS (ZFPs), WRKYs and genes encoding calcium-dependent proteins. idl6 and idl7 mutants were more tolerant to salt, whereas the respective overexpression lines displayed increased sensitivity to both salt and oxidative stress. Taken together, our results suggest that the putative peptide ligands IDL6 and IDL7 act as suppressors of abiotic stress responses in Arabidopsis.
Project description:To analyse the peptidomics of mouse enteroendocrine cells (EECs) and human gastrointestinal (GI) tissue and identify novel gut derived peptides. High resolution nano-flow liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LCMS) was performed on (i) flow-cytometry purified NeuroD1 positive cells from mouse and homogenised human intestinal biopsies, (ii) supernatants from primary murine intestinal cultures, (iii) intestinal homogenates from mice fed high fat diet. Candidate bioactive peptides were selected on the basis of species conservation, high expression/biosynthesis in EECs and evidence of regulated secretion in vitro. Candidate novel gut-derived peptides were chronically administered to mice to assess effects on food intake and glucose tolerance.
Project description:Arabidopsis thaliana and Eutrema salsugineum show the ability to cold acclimate. However, the degree of freezing tolerance depends in both cases on the accession. To elucidate the transcriptional basis of this differencial freezing tolerance, we performed where we grew plants under control conditions (20°C/18°C day/night) or under cold conditions (additional 4°C for 2 weeks). Rosettes were harvested from non-acclimated and cold acclimated plants for RNA isolation. Expression patterns were compared between treatments, accessions and species.