Project description:In order to investigate the gene expression profile related to rice internode growth under different nitrogen management practices, Agilent two color microarray chips were used to profile the differentially expressed genes of rice first internode between two nitrogen management. A rice cultivars Yin-Jing-Ruan-Zhan was used as material. First basal internode of YJRZ was taken at 30 days after transplanting, and RNA was extracted for microarray assay. Materials from OPT were label by Cy5 and FFP by Cy3.
Project description:The impact of global warming on weather patterns raises concerns for agriculture management. Using NGS technologies, we identified the miRNA profile that is expressed in rice cultivar grown at two different temperatures. We observed 118 and 100 miRNAs uniquely expressed at 35°C and 25°C respectively. Potential targets of these miRNAs have been identified. An interesting example, would be mir1863b which targets Os07g46670.3; a homologue of the ERD15 gene in Arabidopsis which is involved in dehydration stress response.
Project description:The profiling was conducted with the Rice 3'-Tiling 135k Microarray designed from 31,439 genes deposited at IRGSP, RAP2 database (http://rapdb.lab.nig.ac.jp). We have identified and characterized a T-DNA insert rice mutant (Osfuct) with loss of α1,3-fucosyltransferase function. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight analyses of the N-glycan revealed the lack of α1,3-fucose in the N-glycan structure of rice Osfuct mutant. The mutant displayed the pleiotropic developmental defects such as diminished growth, shorter plant height, less number of tillers, shorter panicle lengths and internode, impaired anther and pollen development. In addition, the anther was curved, pollen grains shapes were shriveled, pollen viability and pollen number per anther was dramatically decreased in Osfuct mutant. The complementation test of Osfuct mutant clearly exhibited that the phenotype is caused by the loss of α1,3-fucosyltransferase function bescause complementation line is rescued. Transcriptome profiling data revealed that several genes essential in plant developmental processes were significantly altered in Osfuct mutant including protein kinases, transcription factors, genes involved in metabolism, genes related to protein synthesis and hypothetical proteins. Moreover, Osfuct mutant exhibited the enhanced salt insensitivity. Taken together, these findings demonstrated that Osfuct plays a critical role in growth, anther, pollen development and salt stress response.
Project description:The Oryza longistaminata is a perennial wild rice species with AA genome, which characterized by the presence of rhizomatous stem. The rhizomatousness trait in rice was previously identified quantitatively controlled by many genes, but the molecular mechanism related to the rhizome initiation and elongation is still unknown. In this study, the specific gene expression patterns across five tissues in O. longistaminata, especially in the rhizome were characterized by using the Affymetrix rice microarray platform, the rhizome-specific expressed genes and its corresponding regulatory were further analyzed. The different gene sets were determined exclusively expressed in five tissues; strikingly 58 genes with functions related to transcription regulation and cell proliferation were identified as prevalent sets in rhizome tip, of them, several genes were functionally involved in tiller initiation and elongation. And a set of genes were differentially regulated in the rhizome tip relative to shoot tip, the predominant repressed genes are involved in photosynthesis, while genes related to phytohormone and the gene families with redundancy function were obviously differentially regulated. Several cis-regulatory elements, including CGACG, GCCCORE, GAGAC and a Myb Core, were highly enriched in rhizome tip or internode, and two cis-elements such as RY repeat and TAAAG, which implicated in the ABA signaling pathway, were found overrepresented in the rhizome tip in comparison with shoot tip. A few rhizome-specific expressed genes were co-localized on the rhizome-related QTLs regions, indicating these genes may be good functional candidates for the rhizome related gene cloning. The whole genome profiling of oryza longistaminata indicated that a very complex gene regulatory network underlies rhizome development and growth, and there might be an overlapping regulatory mechanism in the establishment of rhizome and tiller. Phytohormone such as IAA and GA are involved in the signaling pathway in determining rhizome. Several cis-elements enriched in rhizome and the identified rhizome-specific genes co-localized on the rhizome-related QTL intervals provide a base for further dissection of the molecular mechanism of rhizomatousness
Project description:miR396 is a key growth regulator in plants, however, the molecular mechanisms underlying its functions remained to be revealed. Here, through systematically gene-editing, we found that among the MIR396 family genes, MIR396e and -f were the main regulators of rice growth. mir396ef mutations could increase the grain yield through significantly enlarging the grain size. In addition, mir396ef mutations promoted the seedling growth and modulated the plant architecture by promoting the elongations of leaves (including leaf blades and sheaths) and panicles but suppressing the elongation of internodes, especially the uppermost internode. Our research reveals that mir396ef mutations promote the growth and organ elongation by significantly increasing the level of the gibberellin (GA) precursor, mevalonic acid (MVA), which subsequently activates the GA pathway. Our results also indicate that miR396 regulates the internode elongation through a different mechanism (probably through controlling SD37 expression) from the GA pathway. These results reveal two pathways by which miR396 regulates rice growth and provide valuable gene-editing targets to increase rice productivity.
Project description:The Oryza longistaminata is a perennial wild rice species with AA genome, which characterized by the presence of rhizomatous stem. The rhizomatousness trait in rice was previously identified quantitatively controlled by many genes, but the molecular mechanism related to the rhizome initiation and elongation is still unknown. In this study, the specific gene expression patterns across five tissues in O. longistaminata, especially in the rhizome were characterized by using the Affymetrix rice microarray platform, the rhizome-specific expressed genes and its corresponding regulatory were further analyzed. The different gene sets were determined exclusively expressed in five tissues; strikingly 58 genes with functions related to transcription regulation and cell proliferation were identified as prevalent sets in rhizome tip, of them, several genes were functionally involved in tiller initiation and elongation. And a set of genes were differentially regulated in the rhizome tip relative to shoot tip, the predominant repressed genes are involved in photosynthesis, while genes related to phytohormone and the gene families with redundancy function were obviously differentially regulated. Several cis-regulatory elements, including CGACG, GCCCORE, GAGAC and a Myb Core, were highly enriched in rhizome tip or internode, and two cis-elements such as RY repeat and TAAAG, which implicated in the ABA signaling pathway, were found overrepresented in the rhizome tip in comparison with shoot tip. A few rhizome-specific expressed genes were co-localized on the rhizome-related QTLs regions, indicating these genes may be good functional candidates for the rhizome related gene cloning. The whole genome profiling of oryza longistaminata indicated that a very complex gene regulatory network underlies rhizome development and growth, and there might be an overlapping regulatory mechanism in the establishment of rhizome and tiller. Phytohormone such as IAA and GA are involved in the signaling pathway in determining rhizome. Several cis-elements enriched in rhizome and the identified rhizome-specific genes co-localized on the rhizome-related QTL intervals provide a base for further dissection of the molecular mechanism of rhizomatousness In this study, the specific gene expression patterns across five tissues including rhizome tip (RT, distal 1 cm of the young rhizome), rhizome internodes (RI), shoot tip (ST, distal 5 mm of the tiller after removing all leaves), shoot internodes (SI) and young leaf (YL) in O. longistaminata, especially in the rhizome were characterized by using the Affymetrix rice microarray platform.
Project description:Sugarcane cultivation is a vital component of the agricultural economy in southern China. Investigating internode development in sugarcane is crucial for optimizing cultivation management practices and improving cane yield. In this study, we performed an integrated analysis of the transcriptome and proteome to identify key molecular components and elucidate biological pathways involved in the internode development in sugarcane. Accordingly, exogenous gibberellin (GA) predominantly promoted internodal elongation, rather than nodal expansion. Following transcriptome and proteome sequencing, 3D principal component analysis (PCA) based on both datasets revealed a clear separation between the GA-treated and control groups.
Project description:Purpose: The goal of our study is to compare two different ecotypes of Oryza sativa L., PHS-susceptible rice trait and PHS-resistant rice trait under three different maturation stages and two different tissues, embryo and endosperm of rice seeds with profile of RNA-seq. Methods: Oryza sativa. L mRNA profiles of two different ecotypes with 3 different maturation stages and 2 different tissues were generated by NGS, in duplicate, following Illumina NGS workflow. qRT–PCR validation was performed using SYBR Green assays. Results: We found the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between PHS-susceptible rice trait and PHS-resistant rice trait according to the three different seed maturation stages. In DEGs, gene ontology (GO) analysis and Mapman analysis were performed, and we discovered genes related to plant hormones and heat stress, which are not yet reported. These genes were validated through qRT-PCR, and it is likely to be highly related to seed dormancy. Conclusions: Our study represents the analysis of rice seed transcriptomes under two different ecotypes, three different seed maturation stages and two different tissues (Embryo and endosperm). Our results show that seed dormancy is affected and regulated by a plant hormones and heat stress. This study might provide a foundation for understanding dynamics of seed dormancy during the seed development and overcoming pre-harvest sprouting.
Project description:This study was performed to study the effect of silicon (Si) nutrition on suberization and lignification in roots of rice. Besides physiological and histochemical examinations of the roots, transcription of candidate genes related to synthesis of suberin and lignin was investigated using microarray analysis. 14 days old rice seedlings (Oryza sativa, cv. Selenio) were cultivated for 28 days in non-aerated nutrient solution (mM: 1.43 NH4NO3, 0.32 NaH2PO4 x H2O, 0.51 K2SO4, 1 CaCl2 x 2 H2O, 1.6 MgSO4 x 7 H2O; µM: 1.82 MnSO4, 0.03 (NH4)6Mo7O24, 9 H3BO3, 0.3 ZnSO4 x 7 H2O and 0.15 CuSO4). The pH-value was adjusted to 6.0 by addition of 10 % (v/v) H2SO4 and 0.75 M KOH.Plants were supplied with Si in form of K2SiO3 at concentrations 0 ppm Si (control) and 50 ppm Si (1.78 mM) and potassium in the control treatment was balanced with K2SO4 supply. The plants were grown in a growth chamber (photoperiod: 14 h light, 10 h dark; temperature 25°C day / 20°C night; relative humidity 75 %; light intensity 220 µmol m2 s-1). Adventitious roots were harvested at 0-2 cm and 4-6 cm distance from the root tip and frozen immediately in liquid nitrogen. For RNA isolation, roots were ground under liquid nitrogen and total RNA was isolated using TRIsure® Reagent (Bioline, Luckenwalde, Germany) following the instructions of the manufacturer. To examine transcription of genes related to suberin and lignin synthesis, a self developed microarray containing amongst others ABC transporter, aclytransferases, ß-ketoacyl-CoA synthases and peroxidases was used .
Project description:Plant hormones interact with each other and regulate gene expression to control plant growth and development. To understand the complex network, accumulation of comprehensive and integrative data of gene expression and hormone concentration is important. Using microarray, global gene expression profile was analyzed to compare with plant hormone concentration in 14 parts of rice at reproductive stage. The microarray data are used to construct public rice hormonome-transcriptome database UniVIO (http://univio.psc.riken.jp/). We analyzed flower, panicle branch,internode I, node I and II, and some leaves of rice plant at the heading satage. Total 35 samples were analyzed in this experiment.