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Unver T, Tombuloglu H. Barley long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) responsive to excess boron. Genomics 2019; 112:1947-1955. [PMID: 31730798 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2019.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2019] [Revised: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) has a misleading name, since although they do not encode proteins, they may encode small peptides. Such transcripts are emerging as regulatory molecules. With the advent of next-generation sequencing technologies and novel bioinformatics tools, a tremendous amount of lncRNAs have been identified in several plant species. Recent reports demonstrated roles of plant lncRNAs such as development and environmental response. Here, we reported a genome-wide discovery of ~8000 barley lncRNAs and measured their expression pattern upon excessive boron (B) treatment. According to the tissue-based comparison, leaves have a greater number of B-responsive differentially expressed lncRNAs than the root. Functional annotation of the coding transcripts, which were co-expressed with lncRNAs, revealed that molecular function of the ion transport, establishment of localization, and response to stimulus significantly enriched only in the leaf. On the other hand, 32 barley endogenous target mimics (eTM) as lncRNAs, which potentially decoy the transcriptional suppression activity of 18 miRNAs, were obtained. Also, six lncRNAs, differentially expressed upon B-treatment, were selected and quantitatively analyzed in both B-sensitive and B-tolerant cultivars treated by excess B-level. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analysis confirmed the B-responsive expressional changes obtained by RNA sequencing. Notably, some lncRNAs (i.e., TCONS_00045190 and TCONS_00056415) over-expressed only in B-tolerant cultivar upon excess B treatment. Presented data including identification, expression measurement, and functional characterization of barley lncRNAs suggest that B-stress response might also be regulated by lncRNA expression, via cooperative interaction of miRNA-eTM-coding target transcript modules.
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- Turgay Unver
- Ficus Biotechnology, Ostim Teknopark, No: 1/1/76, 06378, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Genetics Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
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Öztürk SE, Göktay M, Has C, Babaoğlu M, Allmer J, Doğanlar S, Frary A. Transcriptomic analysis of boron hyperaccumulation mechanisms in Puccinellia distans. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 199:390-401. [PMID: 29453065 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Revised: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Puccinellia distans, common alkali grass, is found throughout the world and can survive in soils with boron concentrations that are lethal for other plant species. Indeed, P. distans accumulates very high levels of this element. Despite these interesting features, very little research has been performed to elucidate the boron tolerance mechanism in this species. In this study, P. distans samples were treated for three weeks with normal (0.5 mg L-1) and elevated (500 mg L-1) boron levels in hydroponic solution. Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) derived from shoot tissue were analyzed by RNA sequencing to identify genes up and down-regulated under boron stress. In this way, 3312 differentially expressed transcripts were detected, 67.7% of which were up-regulated and 32.3% of which were down-regulated in boron-treated plants. To partially confirm the RNA sequencing results, 32 randomly selected transcripts were analyzed for their expression levels in boron-treated plants. The results agreed with the expected direction of change (up or down-regulation). A total of 1652 transcripts had homologs in A. thaliana and/or O. sativa and mapped to 1107 different proteins. Functional annotation of these proteins indicated that the boron tolerance and hyperaccumulation mechanisms of P. distans involve many transcriptomic changes including: alterations in the malate pathway, changes in cell wall components that may allow sequestration of excess boron without toxic effects, and increased expression of at least one putative boron transporter and two putative aquaporins. Elucidation of the boron accumulation mechanism is important in developing approaches for bioremediation of boron contaminated soils.
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- Saniye Elvan Öztürk
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Izmir 35430, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Izmir 35430, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Izmir 35430, Turkey
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- Department of Field Crops, Selcuk University, Selçuklu, Konya, 42030, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Izmir 35430, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Izmir 35430, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Izmir 35430, Turkey.
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Tombuloglu H, Tombuloglu G, Sakcali MS, Turkan A, Hakeem KR, Alharby HF, Fahd S, Abdul WM. Proteomic analysis of naturally occurring boron tolerant plant Gypsophila sphaerocephala L. in response to high boron concentration. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 216:212-217. [PMID: 28732263 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2017.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Gypsophila sphaerocephala is a naturally Boron (B) tolerant species that can grow around the B mining areas in Turkey, where the B concentration in soil reaches a lethal dose for plants (up to ∼8900mgkg-1 (∼140mM). While its interesting survival capacity in extremely B containing soils, any molecular research has been conducted to understand its high tolerance mechanism yet. In the present study, we have performed a proteomic analysis of this plant to understand its high tolerance towards B-stress. Seedlings of G. sphaerocephala were collected from B mining area and were adapted to greenhouse conditions. An excessive level of Boric acid (3mM)was applied to the plantlets for 24h. Total proteins were precipitated by using TCA/Acetone method. 2D-PAGE (two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis) analysis of the proteins was carried out. Out of 121 protein spots, 14 were differentially expressed between the control and B-exposed G. sphaerocephala roots. The peptide profile of each protein was determined by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer after in-gel trypsin digestion. The identified proteins are involved in different mechanisms in the cell such as in antioxidant mechanism, energy metabolism, protein degradation, lipid biosynthesis and signaling pathways, indicating that G. sphaerocephala has multiple cooperating mechanisms to protect itself from high B levels. Overall, this study sheds light on to the possible regulatory switches (gene/s) controlling the B-tolerance proteins and their possible roles in plant's defense mechanism.
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- Huseyin Tombuloglu
- Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Gebze Institute of Technology, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Crop Physiology and Production Center (CPPC), College of Plant Science and Technology Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Yıldırım K, Uylaş S. Genome-wide transcriptome profiling of black poplar (Populus nigra L.) under boron toxicity revealed candidate genes responsible in boron uptake, transport and detoxification. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2016; 109:146-155. [PMID: 27683050 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Revised: 09/18/2016] [Accepted: 09/18/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Boron (B) is an essential nutrient for normal growth of plants. Despite its low abundance in soils, it could be highly toxic to plants in especially arid and semi-arid environments. Poplars are known to be tolerant species to B toxicity and accumulation. However, physiological and gene regulation responses of these trees to B toxicity have not been investigated yet. Here, B accumulation and tolerance level of black poplar clones were firstly tested in the current study. Rooted cutting of these clones were treated with elevated B toxicity to select the most B accumulator and tolerant genotype. Then we carried out a microarray based transcriptome experiment on the leaves and roots of this genotype to find out transcriptional networks, genes and molecular mechanisms behind B toxicity tolerance. The results of the study indicated that black poplar is quite suitable for phytoremediation of B pollution. It could resist 15 ppm soil B content and >1500 ppm B accumulation in leaves, which are highly toxic concentrations for almost all agricultural plants. Transcriptomics results of study revealed totally 1625 and 1419 altered probe sets under 15 ppm B toxicity in leaf and root tissues, respectively. The highest induction were recorded for the probes sets annotated to tyrosine aminotransferase, ATP binding cassette transporters, glutathione S transferases and metallochaperone proteins. Strong up regulation of these genes attributed to internal excretion of B into the cell vacuole and existence of B detoxification processes in black poplar. Many other candidate genes functional in signalling, gene regulation, antioxidation, B uptake and transport processes were also identified in this hyper B accumulator plant for the first time with the current study.
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- Kubilay Yıldırım
- Gaziosmanpasa University, Department of Bioengineering, Tokat, Turkey.
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- Gaziosmanpasa University, Department of Bioengineering, Tokat, Turkey
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Tombuloglu G, Tombuloglu H, Sakcali MS, Unver T. High-throughput transcriptome analysis of barley (Hordeum vulgare) exposed to excessive boron. Gene 2015; 557:71-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2014] [Revised: 12/04/2014] [Accepted: 12/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Ding CH, Du XW, Xu Y, Xu XM, Mou JC, Yu D, Wu JK, Meng FJ, Liu Y, Wang WL, Wang LJ. Screening for differentially expressed genes in endophytic fungus strain 39 during co-culture with herbal extract of its host Dioscorea nipponica Makino. Curr Microbiol 2014; 69:517-24. [PMID: 24894904 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-014-0615-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2013] [Accepted: 03/30/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Strain 39 is an endophytic fungus which was isolated from Dioscorea nipponica Makino (DNM). After Strain 39 co-cultured with ethanol extract of DNM rhizomes for several days, the content of saponins in this culture mixture would be obviously increased. To analyze the mechanism of this microbial transformation, we used the differential display reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (DDRT-PCR) method to compare the transcriptomes between Strain 39 cultured in normal PD medium and in PD medium which added ethanol extract of DNM rhizomes. We amplified 29 DDRT-PCR bands using 12 primer combinations of three anchored primers and five random primers, and six bands were re-amplified. Analysis of real-time PCR and sequence alignment showed that three clones were up-regulated in sample group: squalene epoxidase, squalene synthase, and catalase, one clone was expressed only in sample group. The possible roles and origins of the above genes were discussed, and the molecular mechanism of Strain 39 biotransformation was speculated. This study is the first report of the molecular biotransformation mechanism of saponins production by endophytic fungus of DNM.
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- Chang-Hong Ding
- Pharmacy College, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, 24 Heping Road, Harbin, 150040, China,
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Ozhuner E, Eldem V, Ipek A, Okay S, Sakcali S, Zhang B, Boke H, Unver T. Boron stress responsive microRNAs and their targets in barley. PLoS One 2013; 8:e59543. [PMID: 23555702 PMCID: PMC3608689 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2012] [Accepted: 02/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Boron stress is an environmental factor affecting plant development and production. Recently, microRNAs (miRNAs) have been found to be involved in several plant processes such as growth regulation and stress responses. In this study, miRNAs associated with boron stress were identified and characterized in barley. miRNA profiles were also comparatively analyzed between root and leave samples. A total of 31 known and 3 new miRNAs were identified in barley; 25 of them were found to respond to boron treatment. Several miRNAs were expressed in a tissue specific manner; for example, miR156d, miR171a, miR397, and miR444a were only detected in leaves. Additionally, a total of 934 barley transcripts were found to be specifically targeted and degraded by miRNAs. In silico analysis of miRNA target genes demonstrated that many miRNA targets are conserved transcription factors such as Squamosa promoter-binding protein, Auxin response factor (ARF), and the MYB transcription factor family. A majority of these targets were responsible for plant growth and response to environmental changes. We also propose that some of the miRNAs in barley such as miRNA408 might play critical roles against boron exposure. In conclusion, barley may use several pathways and cellular processes targeted by miRNAs to cope with boron stress.
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- Esma Ozhuner
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Cankiri Karatekin University, Cankiri, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Cankiri Karatekin University, Cankiri, Turkey
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Cankiri Karatekin University, Cankiri, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Cankiri Karatekin University, Cankiri, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Cankiri Karatekin University, Cankiri, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Cankiri Karatekin University, Cankiri, Turkey
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Tombuloglu H, Semizoglu N, Sakcali S, Kekec G. Boron induced expression of some stress-related genes in tomato. CHEMOSPHERE 2012; 86:433-438. [PMID: 22018856 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.09.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2011] [Revised: 09/08/2011] [Accepted: 09/20/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Boron (B) is a potential environmental toxicant for plants under excessive conditions. To understand the molecular stress response involved in high B exposure, we focused on the transcript accumulation of three stress-related genes: Hsp90, MT2 and GR1. Transcript accumulations were determined on B-stressed tomato plants by using a quantitative real-time PCR technique. Tomato seedlings were exposed to B ranging from 80 to 5120 μM for 24 h in nutrient solution. Root and shoot transcript accumulations were assessed. Results showed that the genes were over-expressed in B-stressed tomato. The highest relative fold change value was measured on GR1 for both root and shoot (8-10 and 30-34-fold increases, respectively), indicating the activation of the oxidative stress enzyme to tolerate B-stress as an early response. The activation of these genes could be a protection mechanism against to B stress.
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- Huseyin Tombuloglu
- Department of Biology, Fatih University, 34500 Buyukcekmece, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Alves M, Moes S, Jenö P, Pinheiro C, Passarinho J, Ricardo C. The analysis of Lupinus albus root proteome revealed cytoskeleton altered features due to long-term boron deficiency. J Proteomics 2011; 74:1351-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2011.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2010] [Revised: 02/25/2011] [Accepted: 03/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Unver T, Parmaksiz I, Dündar E. Identification of conserved micro-RNAs and their target transcripts in opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.). PLANT CELL REPORTS 2010; 29:757-69. [PMID: 20443006 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-010-0862-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2010] [Revised: 04/06/2010] [Accepted: 04/15/2010] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Micro-RNAs (miRNA) are regulatory non-coding class of small RNAs functioning in many organisms. Using computational approaches we have identified 20 conserved opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) miRNAs belonging to 16 miRNA families in Expressed Sequence Tags (EST) database. The existence of ESTs suggested that the miRNAs were expressed in P. somniferum. Lengths of mature miRNAs varied from 20 to 23 nucleotides located at the different positions of precursor RNAs. Uracil was found to be a dominant nucleotide in both poppy pre-miRNA sequences (31.28 +/- 7.06% of total nucleotide composition) and in the first position at the 5' end of the mature poppy miRNAs. We have applied quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) assays to compare and validate expression levels of selected P. somniferum miRNAs and their target transcripts. As a result, some of the predicted miRNAs and their target genes were found to be differentially expressed in P. somniferum leaf and root tissues. A meaningful correlation between three of the four analyzed pairs of miRNAs and their target transcript expression levels was detected. Additionally, using these predicted miRNAs as queries, 41 potential target mRNAs were found in National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) protein-coding nucleotide (mRNA) database of all plant species. Some of the target mRNAs were found to be transcription factors regulating plant development, morphology, and flowering time. Other target mRNAs of identified conserved miRNAs involve in metabolic processes, signal transduction, and stress responses. This study reports the first identification of opium poppy miRNAs.
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- Turgay Unver
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Cankiri Karatekin University, Cankiri, Turkey.
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Unver T, Bakar M, Shearman RC, Budak H. Genome-wide profiling and analysis of Festuca arundinacea miRNAs and transcriptomes in response to foliar glyphosate application. Mol Genet Genomics 2010; 283:397-413. [PMID: 20213187 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-010-0526-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2009] [Accepted: 02/10/2010] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Glyphosate is a broad spectrum herbicide which has been widely used for non-selective weed control in turfgrass management. Festuca arundinacea cv. Falcon was shown to be one of the tolerant turfgrass species in response to varying levels of glyphosate [5% (1.58 mM), 20% (6.32 mM)] recommended for weed control. However, there is a lack of knowledge on the mRNA expression patterns and miRNA, critical regulators of gene expression, in response to varying levels of glyphosate treatments. Here, we investigate the transcriptome and miRNA-guided post-transcriptional networks using plant miRNA microarray and Affymetrix GeneChip Wheat Genome Array platforms. Transcriptome analysis revealed 93 up-regulated and 78 down-regulated genes, whereas a smaller number showed inverse differential expressions. miRNA chip analysis indicated a number of (34 out of the 853) plant miRNAs were differentially regulated in response to glyphosate treatments. Target transcripts of differentially regulated miRNAs were predicted and nine of them were quantified by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). Target transcripts of miRNAs validate the expression level change of miRNAs detected by miRNA microarray analysis. Down-regulation of miRNAs upon 5 and 20% glyphosate applications led to the up-regulation of their target observed by qRT-PCR or vice versa. Quantification of F. arundinacea miRNA, homologous of osa-miR1436, revealed the agreement between the Affymetrix and miRNA microarray analyses. In addition to miRNA microarray experiment, 25 conserved F. arundinacea miRNAs were identified through homology-based approach and their secondary structures were predicted. The results presented serve as analyses of genome-wide expression profiling of miRNAs and target mRNAs in response to foliar glyphosate treatment in grass species.
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- Turgay Unver
- Biological Sciences and Bioengineering Program, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Plessl M, Rigola D, Hassinen VH, Tervahauta A, Kärenlampi S, Schat H, Aarts MGM, Ernst D. Comparison of two ecotypes of the metal hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens (J. & C. PRESL) at the transcriptional level. PROTOPLASMA 2010; 239:81-93. [PMID: 19937357 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-009-0085-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2009] [Accepted: 10/28/2009] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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This paper investigates differences in gene expression among the two Thlaspi caerulescens ecotypes La Calamine (LC) and Lellingen (LE) that have been shown to differ in metal tolerance and metal uptake. LC originates from a metalliferous soil and tolerates higher metal concentrations than LE which originates from a non-metalliferous soil. The two ecotypes were treated with different levels of zinc in solution culture, and differences in gene expression were assessed through application of a cDNA microarray consisting of 1,700 root and 2,700 shoot cDNAs. Hybridisation of root and shoot cDNA from the two ecotypes revealed a total of 257 differentially expressed genes. The regulation of selected genes was verified by quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Comparison of the expression profiles of the two ecotypes suggests that LC has a higher capacity to cope with reactive oxygen species and to avoid the formation of peroxynitrite. Furthermore, increased transcripts for the genes encoding for water channel proteins could explain the higher Zn tolerance of LC compared to LE. The higher Zn tolerance of LC was reflected by a lower expression of the genes involved in disease and defence mechanisms. The results of this study provide a valuable set of data that may help to improve our understanding of the mechanisms employed by plants to tolerate toxic concentrations of metal in the soil.
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- Markus Plessl
- Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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