Project description:To study the transcriptional changes in waterlogging stress 30 day old Arabidopsis plants were subjected to 4 days of waterlogging stress. We have employed whole genome microarray expression profiling as a discovery platform to identify genes that behave diferentially to the stress. The information could be used to generate transgenic lines that are resistant to waterlogging stress and can be applied to other closely related species to compromise the crop yeild loss. The transgenic lines contain waterlogging-inducible AP2 family of transcription factor.
Project description:Waterlogging is a major abiotic stress causing oxygen depletion and carbon dioxide accumulation in the rhizosphere. Barley is more susceptible to waterlogging stress than other cereals. To gain a better understanding of the effect of waterlogging stress in barley, we carried out a genome-wide gene expression analysis in roots of Yerong and Deder2 barley genotypes under waterlogging and control (well-watered) conditions by RNA-Sequencing, using Illumina HiSeq™ 4000 platform.
Project description:We show that an abrupt waterlogging treatment of Arabidopsis thaliana plants triggers a systemic ROS and calcium wave response, and that the waterlogging-triggered ROS wave response is dependent on RBOHD, calcium-permeable channels GLR3.3 and GLR3.6, and aquaporin PIP2;1 proteins. We further show that waterlogging stress is accompanied by a rapid systemic transcriptomic response that is evident as early as 10 min following waterlogging initiation and is partially dependent on RBOHD. Interestingly, the abrupt waterlogging stress resulted in the triggering of a rapid hydraulic wave response and the transient opening of stomata on leaves. Taken together, our findings reveal that the initiation of waterlogging stress in plants is accompanied by rapid systemic transcriptomic and physiological responses that involve the ROS, calcium, and hydraulic waves. These findings reveal that systemic plant responses to waterlogging stress are rapid and at least partially dependent on cell-to-cell signaling mechanisms.