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Comptes Rendus. Biologies
Comptes rendus biologies, 2021
News and views / C'est apparu dans la presse Innate antiviral immunity in plant apical meristem e... more News and views / C'est apparu dans la presse Innate antiviral immunity in plant apical meristem explained L'immunité innée antivirale des méristèmes apicaux des plantes élucidée
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Comptes rendus biologies, 2020
Similar changes in the mRNA population are also obvious when mRNAs obtained from coldtreated and ... more Similar changes in the mRNA population are also obvious when mRNAs obtained from coldtreated and control seedlings are translated in vitro in a cell-free system and then the trans lation products are compared. Several mRNAs are apparently more abundant at 0°C than at 18°C while others are less abundant or have completely disappeared. Differences were noticed in the response of the winter and spring varieties at the low temperatures. L-phenylalanine ammonia-lyase is induced specifically in the cold-tolerant cultivar, suggesting that it might be a useful biochemical marker in predicting the cold sensitivity of new variety or in improving a sensitive cultivar.
Comptes rendus biologies, 2021
Comptes rendus biologies, 2021
News and Views / C'est apparu dans la presse Genus Variovorax is a key player in the root microbi... more News and Views / C'est apparu dans la presse Genus Variovorax is a key player in the root microbiome Le genre Variovorax, un acteur clé du microbiome racinaire
Cahiers Agricultures, 2009
Le sé quenç age des gé nomes de plantes : les acquis Ré sumé Cette revue présente un historique d... more Le sé quenç age des gé nomes de plantes : les acquis Ré sumé Cette revue présente un historique du séquençage des génomes de plantes, ses principaux résultats et les difficultés rencontrées. Actuellement, seuls les génomes d'Arabidopsis et du riz ont été séquencés et assemblés avec un taux d'erreur minimal, mais plusieurs brouillons détaillés sont d'ores et déjà disponibles pour une dizaine d'espèces et le séquençage d'une bonne vingtaine d'autres est en cours. Ces travaux permettent de dresser des catalogues des gènes de chaque plante. Ils permettent aussi d'analyser l'évolution des génomes. L'une des grandes surprises révélées par le séquençage est l'existence, au cours de l'évolution, d'évènements de duplications chromosomiques globales (WGD) accompagnés du maintien, de la perte ou de la divergence des deux copies d'un même gène.
Cahiers Agricultures, 2009
Le sé quenç age des gé nomes de plantes : vers une nouvelle ré volution en biologie vé gé tale Ré... more Le sé quenç age des gé nomes de plantes : vers une nouvelle ré volution en biologie vé gé tale Ré sumé L'accélération récente des programmes de séquençage des génomes végétaux permet maintenant l'essor de la génomique comparative, dont les buts sont de faciliter l'isolement de gènes d'intérêt chez les différentes espèces et de comprendre les processus d'évolution et de domestication des génomes. Le séquençage révèle ainsi des phases d'envahissement des génomes par des éléments transposables qui contribuent à modifier les profils d'expression des gènes et quelques fois à les inactiver. Quelques aspects des apports de la génomique comparative sont illustrés. Finalement les perspectives ouvertes par les nouvelles méthodologies de séquençage à très haut débit sont discutées.
Cahiers Agricultures, 2013
La génomique du riz : un outil pour l'amélioration du riz et des autres céréales Résumé Le séquen... more La génomique du riz : un outil pour l'amélioration du riz et des autres céréales Résumé Le séquençage du génome du riz a permis d'établir un catalogue des quelque 35 000 gènes et des éléments transposables qu'il contient. Ce génome constitue à la fois une référence et un outil pour découvrir la fonction des gènes du riz, comprendre l'organisation générale de ce génome et pour progresser dans la compréhension et la connaissance des génomes des autres céréales. L'introduction des nouvelles technologies à haut débit révolutionne l'analyse de la biodiversité des espèces sauvages et des innombrables variétés cultivées et accélère l'étude de l'évolution du genre Oryza et des céréales. Elles offrent un outil de génotypage d'une résolution exceptionnelle et ouvrent la voie à l'isolement et la caractérisation d'un nombre de gènes d'intérêt toujours plus grand tant pour le riz que pour les autres céréales. Certains d'entre eux sont déjà utilisés par les sélectionneurs.
Oléagineux, Corps gras, Lipides, 2002
médecine/sciences, 2003
Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y ... more Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y compris la reproduction) est assujettie à sa politique d'utilisation que vous pouvez consulter en ligne.
Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2008
In Asian cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.), aroma is one of the most valuable traits in grain qua... more In Asian cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.), aroma is one of the most valuable traits in grain quality and 2-ACP is the main volatile compound contributing to the characteristic popcorn-like odour of aromatic rices. Although the major locus for grain fragrance (frg gene) has been described recently in Basmati rice, this gene has not been characterised in true japonica varieties and molecular information available on the genetic diversity and evolutionary origin of this gene among the diVerent varieties is still limited. Here we report on characterisation of the frg gene in the Azucena variety, one of the few aromatic japonica cultivars. We used a RIL population from a cross between Azucena and IR64, a non-aromatic indica, the reference genomic sequence of Nipponbare (japonica) and 93-11 (indica) as well as an Azucena BAC library, to identify the major fragance gene in Azucena. We thus identiWed a betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase gene, badh2, as the candidate locus responsible for aroma, which presented exactly the same mutation as that identiWed in Basmati and Jasmine-like rices. Comparative genomic analyses showed very high sequence conservation between Azucena and Nipponbare BADH2, and a MITE was identiWed in the promotor region of the BADH2 allele in 93-11. The badh2 mutation and MITE were surveyed in a representative rice collection, including traditional aromatic and non-aromatic rice varieties, and strongly suggested a monophylogenetic origin of this badh2 mutation in Asian cultivated rices. Altogether these new data are discussed here in the light of current hypotheses on the origin of rice genetic diversity. Communicated by Lizhong Xiong.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2006
The green lineage is reportedly 1,500 million years old, evolving shortly after the endosymbiosis... more The green lineage is reportedly 1,500 million years old, evolving shortly after the endosymbiosis event that gave rise to early photosynthetic eukaryotes. In this study, we unveil the complete genome sequence of an ancient member of this lineage, the unicellular green alga Ostreococcus tauri (Prasinophyceae). This cosmopolitan marine primary producer is the world’s smallest free-living eukaryote known to date. Features likely reflecting optimization of environmentally relevant pathways, including resource acquisition, unusual photosynthesis apparatus, and genes potentially involved in C 4 photosynthesis, were observed, as was downsizing of many gene families. Overall, the 12.56-Mb nuclear genome has an extremely high gene density, in part because of extensive reduction of intergenic regions and other forms of compaction such as gene fusion. However, the genome is structurally complex. It exhibits previously unobserved levels of heterogeneity for a eukaryote. Two chromosomes differ s...
Plant Science, 2010
Improvements in technology have rapidly changed the field of DNA sequencing. These improvements a... more Improvements in technology have rapidly changed the field of DNA sequencing. These improvements are boosted by bio-medical research. Plant science has benefited from this breakthrough, and a number of plant genomes are now available, new biological questions can be approached and new breeding strategies can be designed. The first part of this review aims to briefly describe the principles of the new sequencing methods, many of which are already used in plant laboratories. The second part summarizes the state of plant genome sequencing and illustrates the achievements in the last few years. Although already impressive, these results represent only the beginning of a new genomic era in plant science. Finally we describe some of the exciting discoveries in the structure and evolution of plant genomes made possible by genome sequencing in terms of biodiversity, genome expression and epigenetic regulations. All of these findings have already influenced plant breeding and biodiversity protection. Finally we discuss current trends, challenges and perspectives.
Plant Physiology, 1984
The methylation pattern of radish Raphanus sativus nuclear rDNA has been investigated using the H... more The methylation pattern of radish Raphanus sativus nuclear rDNA has been investigated using the Hpa II, Msp I, and Hha I restriction
Plant Physiology, 1986
ABSTRACI? Changes induced by cold treatment in young rapeseed (Brassica napus) seedlings were inv... more ABSTRACI? Changes induced by cold treatment in young rapeseed (Brassica napus) seedlings were investigated at the molecular level. Following germination at 18°C for 48 hours, one half of the seedlings was transferred to 0°C for another 48 hour period, the other half being kept at 18°C as a control. Newly synthesized proteins were labeled for the last 6 hours of incubation with I35Simethionine. The different polypeptides were separated by twodimensional electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gels. Newly synthesized proteins were revealed by fluorography. Protein synthesis clearly continues at 0°C and some polypeptides preferentially accumulate at this temperature. On the other hand, synthesis of several others is repressed while many are insensitive to cold treatment. Similar changes are also observed when mRNA is prepared from cold treated seedlings, translated in vitro in a reticulocyte cell free system and compared with the products of mRNA extracted from control samples. Among the genes which are repressed we identified the small subunit of ribulose 1,6-bisphosphate carboxylase. These changes are also detectable after shorter treatments. During the last few years, it has been demonstrated that higher plants are able to respond to various environmental changes by inducing the synthesis of specific proteins. The best known examples are the induction of heat shock proteins (10, 11, 17) and anaerobic proteins (4, 19, 22). Other forms of stress have also been studied, such as osmotic shock, desiccation or infection by fungi or viruses. In several situations exposure to a moderate stress very often allows the plant to adapt itself and to resist to a subsequent stronger treatment. Such a mechanism seems to be used by plants to adapt to chilling or freezing temperature and it has been reported that exposure for a few hours or days at low, nonchilling temperatures can protect them against freezing (3, 8, 'Supported by the CNRS (UA 565 and A.I.P. 95 31 67) in France and by grants from Direcciofi de investigacion (UACH S-84-29, RS-83-19 and FNC 1212-84) in Chile. Part of this work was carried out while Dr. Luis Meza-Basso was on leave from UACH and was a visiting Professor at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg; M.L. Ferrero-Cadinanos was supported by a student fellowship from the exchange programme between the Spanish CSIC and the French CNRS and by the Reseau europ&en de Biologie mol&culaire vegetale.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 1984
Radish (Rapkham satihus cv Rond rose i bout blac Vilmorin) seeds, as other cruciferae oil seeds, ... more Radish (Rapkham satihus cv Rond rose i bout blac Vilmorin) seeds, as other cruciferae oil seeds, contain two jor types of storage protein aggregates which can be separted by gel fitration into 12 and 1.7 Svedberg fractons. These two fro have been charctezed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, amino acid composition, and two bidimensional gel electrophoresis systems. These results were compared with those obhtined with rapeseed storage proteins. Radish 12 Svedberg particles are made of a series of nine maor polypeptides ranging from 33 to 30 lltons. These polypeptides present charge heterogeneity. The 12 Svedberg pale is made of six subunits =55 kil tons. Each subunit is a couple of two polypeptides linked by a disulfide bridge. The 1.7 Svedberg partile has a simpler composition. It is made of two polypeptides of 10 and 12 kiloltos and smaller peptides of 7 kioaltons. Twelve and 1.7 Svedberg particles also differ in their amino acid composition, the 1.
Plant Molecular Biology, 2005
A cassava cDNA microarray based on a large cassava EST database was constructed and used to study... more A cassava cDNA microarray based on a large cassava EST database was constructed and used to study the incompatible interaction between cassava and Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis (Xam) strain CIO151. For microarray construction, 5700 clones from the cassava unigene set were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and printed on glass slides. Microarray hybridization was performed using cDNA from cassava plants (resistant variety MBra685) collected at 12, 24, 48 h and 7 and 15 days post-infection as treatment and cDNA from mock-inoculated plants as control. A total of 199 genes were found to be differentially expressed (126 up-regulated and 73 down-regulated). A greater proportion of differentially-expressed genes was observed at 7 days after inoculation. Expression profiling and cluster analyses indicate that, in response to inoculation with Xam, cassava induces dozens of genes, including principally those involved in oxidative burst, protein degradation and pathogenesis-related (PR) genes. In contrast, genes encoding proteins that are involved in photosynthesis and metabolism were down regulated. In addition, various other genes encoding proteins with unknown function or showing no similarity to other proteins were also induced. Quantitative real time PCR experiments confirmed the reliability of our microarray data. In addition we showed that some genes are induced more rapidly in the resistant than in the susceptible cultivar.
Nucleic Acids Research, 1990
Nature, 1974
Vries', among others. The early OrIgms of molecular biology discussed by Gunther Stene and others... more Vries', among others. The early OrIgms of molecular biology discussed by Gunther Stene and others emphasise the desire to apply laws much like those of physics to biology. In this regard, Erwin Schrodinger's book What is Life?' was in
Comptes Rendus. Biologies
Comptes rendus biologies, 2021
News and views / C'est apparu dans la presse Innate antiviral immunity in plant apical meristem e... more News and views / C'est apparu dans la presse Innate antiviral immunity in plant apical meristem explained L'immunité innée antivirale des méristèmes apicaux des plantes élucidée
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Comptes rendus biologies, 2020
Similar changes in the mRNA population are also obvious when mRNAs obtained from coldtreated and ... more Similar changes in the mRNA population are also obvious when mRNAs obtained from coldtreated and control seedlings are translated in vitro in a cell-free system and then the trans lation products are compared. Several mRNAs are apparently more abundant at 0°C than at 18°C while others are less abundant or have completely disappeared. Differences were noticed in the response of the winter and spring varieties at the low temperatures. L-phenylalanine ammonia-lyase is induced specifically in the cold-tolerant cultivar, suggesting that it might be a useful biochemical marker in predicting the cold sensitivity of new variety or in improving a sensitive cultivar.
Comptes rendus biologies, 2021
Comptes rendus biologies, 2021
News and Views / C'est apparu dans la presse Genus Variovorax is a key player in the root microbi... more News and Views / C'est apparu dans la presse Genus Variovorax is a key player in the root microbiome Le genre Variovorax, un acteur clé du microbiome racinaire
Cahiers Agricultures, 2009
Le sé quenç age des gé nomes de plantes : les acquis Ré sumé Cette revue présente un historique d... more Le sé quenç age des gé nomes de plantes : les acquis Ré sumé Cette revue présente un historique du séquençage des génomes de plantes, ses principaux résultats et les difficultés rencontrées. Actuellement, seuls les génomes d'Arabidopsis et du riz ont été séquencés et assemblés avec un taux d'erreur minimal, mais plusieurs brouillons détaillés sont d'ores et déjà disponibles pour une dizaine d'espèces et le séquençage d'une bonne vingtaine d'autres est en cours. Ces travaux permettent de dresser des catalogues des gènes de chaque plante. Ils permettent aussi d'analyser l'évolution des génomes. L'une des grandes surprises révélées par le séquençage est l'existence, au cours de l'évolution, d'évènements de duplications chromosomiques globales (WGD) accompagnés du maintien, de la perte ou de la divergence des deux copies d'un même gène.
Cahiers Agricultures, 2009
Le sé quenç age des gé nomes de plantes : vers une nouvelle ré volution en biologie vé gé tale Ré... more Le sé quenç age des gé nomes de plantes : vers une nouvelle ré volution en biologie vé gé tale Ré sumé L'accélération récente des programmes de séquençage des génomes végétaux permet maintenant l'essor de la génomique comparative, dont les buts sont de faciliter l'isolement de gènes d'intérêt chez les différentes espèces et de comprendre les processus d'évolution et de domestication des génomes. Le séquençage révèle ainsi des phases d'envahissement des génomes par des éléments transposables qui contribuent à modifier les profils d'expression des gènes et quelques fois à les inactiver. Quelques aspects des apports de la génomique comparative sont illustrés. Finalement les perspectives ouvertes par les nouvelles méthodologies de séquençage à très haut débit sont discutées.
Cahiers Agricultures, 2013
La génomique du riz : un outil pour l'amélioration du riz et des autres céréales Résumé Le séquen... more La génomique du riz : un outil pour l'amélioration du riz et des autres céréales Résumé Le séquençage du génome du riz a permis d'établir un catalogue des quelque 35 000 gènes et des éléments transposables qu'il contient. Ce génome constitue à la fois une référence et un outil pour découvrir la fonction des gènes du riz, comprendre l'organisation générale de ce génome et pour progresser dans la compréhension et la connaissance des génomes des autres céréales. L'introduction des nouvelles technologies à haut débit révolutionne l'analyse de la biodiversité des espèces sauvages et des innombrables variétés cultivées et accélère l'étude de l'évolution du genre Oryza et des céréales. Elles offrent un outil de génotypage d'une résolution exceptionnelle et ouvrent la voie à l'isolement et la caractérisation d'un nombre de gènes d'intérêt toujours plus grand tant pour le riz que pour les autres céréales. Certains d'entre eux sont déjà utilisés par les sélectionneurs.
Oléagineux, Corps gras, Lipides, 2002
médecine/sciences, 2003
Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y ... more Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y compris la reproduction) est assujettie à sa politique d'utilisation que vous pouvez consulter en ligne.
Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2008
In Asian cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.), aroma is one of the most valuable traits in grain qua... more In Asian cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.), aroma is one of the most valuable traits in grain quality and 2-ACP is the main volatile compound contributing to the characteristic popcorn-like odour of aromatic rices. Although the major locus for grain fragrance (frg gene) has been described recently in Basmati rice, this gene has not been characterised in true japonica varieties and molecular information available on the genetic diversity and evolutionary origin of this gene among the diVerent varieties is still limited. Here we report on characterisation of the frg gene in the Azucena variety, one of the few aromatic japonica cultivars. We used a RIL population from a cross between Azucena and IR64, a non-aromatic indica, the reference genomic sequence of Nipponbare (japonica) and 93-11 (indica) as well as an Azucena BAC library, to identify the major fragance gene in Azucena. We thus identiWed a betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase gene, badh2, as the candidate locus responsible for aroma, which presented exactly the same mutation as that identiWed in Basmati and Jasmine-like rices. Comparative genomic analyses showed very high sequence conservation between Azucena and Nipponbare BADH2, and a MITE was identiWed in the promotor region of the BADH2 allele in 93-11. The badh2 mutation and MITE were surveyed in a representative rice collection, including traditional aromatic and non-aromatic rice varieties, and strongly suggested a monophylogenetic origin of this badh2 mutation in Asian cultivated rices. Altogether these new data are discussed here in the light of current hypotheses on the origin of rice genetic diversity. Communicated by Lizhong Xiong.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2006
The green lineage is reportedly 1,500 million years old, evolving shortly after the endosymbiosis... more The green lineage is reportedly 1,500 million years old, evolving shortly after the endosymbiosis event that gave rise to early photosynthetic eukaryotes. In this study, we unveil the complete genome sequence of an ancient member of this lineage, the unicellular green alga Ostreococcus tauri (Prasinophyceae). This cosmopolitan marine primary producer is the world’s smallest free-living eukaryote known to date. Features likely reflecting optimization of environmentally relevant pathways, including resource acquisition, unusual photosynthesis apparatus, and genes potentially involved in C 4 photosynthesis, were observed, as was downsizing of many gene families. Overall, the 12.56-Mb nuclear genome has an extremely high gene density, in part because of extensive reduction of intergenic regions and other forms of compaction such as gene fusion. However, the genome is structurally complex. It exhibits previously unobserved levels of heterogeneity for a eukaryote. Two chromosomes differ s...
Plant Science, 2010
Improvements in technology have rapidly changed the field of DNA sequencing. These improvements a... more Improvements in technology have rapidly changed the field of DNA sequencing. These improvements are boosted by bio-medical research. Plant science has benefited from this breakthrough, and a number of plant genomes are now available, new biological questions can be approached and new breeding strategies can be designed. The first part of this review aims to briefly describe the principles of the new sequencing methods, many of which are already used in plant laboratories. The second part summarizes the state of plant genome sequencing and illustrates the achievements in the last few years. Although already impressive, these results represent only the beginning of a new genomic era in plant science. Finally we describe some of the exciting discoveries in the structure and evolution of plant genomes made possible by genome sequencing in terms of biodiversity, genome expression and epigenetic regulations. All of these findings have already influenced plant breeding and biodiversity protection. Finally we discuss current trends, challenges and perspectives.
Plant Physiology, 1984
The methylation pattern of radish Raphanus sativus nuclear rDNA has been investigated using the H... more The methylation pattern of radish Raphanus sativus nuclear rDNA has been investigated using the Hpa II, Msp I, and Hha I restriction
Plant Physiology, 1986
ABSTRACI? Changes induced by cold treatment in young rapeseed (Brassica napus) seedlings were inv... more ABSTRACI? Changes induced by cold treatment in young rapeseed (Brassica napus) seedlings were investigated at the molecular level. Following germination at 18°C for 48 hours, one half of the seedlings was transferred to 0°C for another 48 hour period, the other half being kept at 18°C as a control. Newly synthesized proteins were labeled for the last 6 hours of incubation with I35Simethionine. The different polypeptides were separated by twodimensional electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gels. Newly synthesized proteins were revealed by fluorography. Protein synthesis clearly continues at 0°C and some polypeptides preferentially accumulate at this temperature. On the other hand, synthesis of several others is repressed while many are insensitive to cold treatment. Similar changes are also observed when mRNA is prepared from cold treated seedlings, translated in vitro in a reticulocyte cell free system and compared with the products of mRNA extracted from control samples. Among the genes which are repressed we identified the small subunit of ribulose 1,6-bisphosphate carboxylase. These changes are also detectable after shorter treatments. During the last few years, it has been demonstrated that higher plants are able to respond to various environmental changes by inducing the synthesis of specific proteins. The best known examples are the induction of heat shock proteins (10, 11, 17) and anaerobic proteins (4, 19, 22). Other forms of stress have also been studied, such as osmotic shock, desiccation or infection by fungi or viruses. In several situations exposure to a moderate stress very often allows the plant to adapt itself and to resist to a subsequent stronger treatment. Such a mechanism seems to be used by plants to adapt to chilling or freezing temperature and it has been reported that exposure for a few hours or days at low, nonchilling temperatures can protect them against freezing (3, 8, 'Supported by the CNRS (UA 565 and A.I.P. 95 31 67) in France and by grants from Direcciofi de investigacion (UACH S-84-29, RS-83-19 and FNC 1212-84) in Chile. Part of this work was carried out while Dr. Luis Meza-Basso was on leave from UACH and was a visiting Professor at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg; M.L. Ferrero-Cadinanos was supported by a student fellowship from the exchange programme between the Spanish CSIC and the French CNRS and by the Reseau europ&en de Biologie mol&culaire vegetale.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 1984
Radish (Rapkham satihus cv Rond rose i bout blac Vilmorin) seeds, as other cruciferae oil seeds, ... more Radish (Rapkham satihus cv Rond rose i bout blac Vilmorin) seeds, as other cruciferae oil seeds, contain two jor types of storage protein aggregates which can be separted by gel fitration into 12 and 1.7 Svedberg fractons. These two fro have been charctezed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, amino acid composition, and two bidimensional gel electrophoresis systems. These results were compared with those obhtined with rapeseed storage proteins. Radish 12 Svedberg particles are made of a series of nine maor polypeptides ranging from 33 to 30 lltons. These polypeptides present charge heterogeneity. The 12 Svedberg pale is made of six subunits =55 kil tons. Each subunit is a couple of two polypeptides linked by a disulfide bridge. The 1.7 Svedberg partile has a simpler composition. It is made of two polypeptides of 10 and 12 kiloltos and smaller peptides of 7 kioaltons. Twelve and 1.7 Svedberg particles also differ in their amino acid composition, the 1.
Plant Molecular Biology, 2005
A cassava cDNA microarray based on a large cassava EST database was constructed and used to study... more A cassava cDNA microarray based on a large cassava EST database was constructed and used to study the incompatible interaction between cassava and Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis (Xam) strain CIO151. For microarray construction, 5700 clones from the cassava unigene set were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and printed on glass slides. Microarray hybridization was performed using cDNA from cassava plants (resistant variety MBra685) collected at 12, 24, 48 h and 7 and 15 days post-infection as treatment and cDNA from mock-inoculated plants as control. A total of 199 genes were found to be differentially expressed (126 up-regulated and 73 down-regulated). A greater proportion of differentially-expressed genes was observed at 7 days after inoculation. Expression profiling and cluster analyses indicate that, in response to inoculation with Xam, cassava induces dozens of genes, including principally those involved in oxidative burst, protein degradation and pathogenesis-related (PR) genes. In contrast, genes encoding proteins that are involved in photosynthesis and metabolism were down regulated. In addition, various other genes encoding proteins with unknown function or showing no similarity to other proteins were also induced. Quantitative real time PCR experiments confirmed the reliability of our microarray data. In addition we showed that some genes are induced more rapidly in the resistant than in the susceptible cultivar.
Nucleic Acids Research, 1990
Nature, 1974
Vries', among others. The early OrIgms of molecular biology discussed by Gunther Stene and others... more Vries', among others. The early OrIgms of molecular biology discussed by Gunther Stene and others emphasise the desire to apply laws much like those of physics to biology. In this regard, Erwin Schrodinger's book What is Life?' was in