Recovery of antioxidant gene expression in sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) embryonic axes enhances tolerance to extreme high temperature

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (57) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yin Li,
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Li ◽  
Xingyu Yang ◽  
Yue Zhang ◽  
Zhiyan Gao ◽  
Yuting Liang ◽  
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AbstractSacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera, or lotus) is one of the most widely grown aquatic plant species with important uses, such as in water gardening and in vegetable and herbal medicine. A public genomic database of lotus would facilitate studies of lotus and other aquatic plant species. Here, we constructed an integrative database: the Nelumbo Genome Database (NGD, http://nelumbo.biocloud.net). This database is a collection of the most updated lotus genome assembly and contains information on both gene expression in different tissues and coexpression networks. In the NGD, we also integrated genetic variants and key traits from our 62 newly sequenced lotus cultivars and 26 previously reported cultivars, which are valuable for lotus germplasm studies. As applications including BLAST, BLAT, Primer, Annotation Search, Variant and Trait Search are deployed, users can perform sequence analyses and gene searches via the NGD. Overall, the valuable genomic resources provided in the NGD will facilitate future studies on population genetics and molecular breeding of lotus.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Wuk Lee ◽  
Young Chul Choi ◽  
Rosa Kim ◽  
Sung Kyu Lee

Multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have many attractive properties with potential applications in various fields. Despite their usefulness, however, the associated waste can be hazardous to the environment. To examine adverse effects in aquatic environments,Oryzias latipeswere exposed to MWCNTs dispersed in water for 14 days and apoptosis and antioxidant gene expression were observed. This work showed that in gills exposed to 100 mg/L MWCNTs for 4 days, there was significantp53,caspase-3 (Cas3),caspase-8 (Cas8), andcaspase-9 (Cas9)gene expression relative to the controls, whilecatalase (CAT)andglutathione-S-transferase (GST)expression were reduced. At 14 days,CAT,GST, andmetallothionein (MT)were induced significantly in the gills andCas3,Cas8, andCas9were induced in the liver. No significant gene induction was seen in intestine. Intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) were increased significantly only at 14 days. Histologically, no apoptosis was observed with exposure to 100 mg/L MWCNTs for 21 days. The gills were more sensitive to MWCNT toxicity than the other organs. Males had higher apoptosis gene induction than females. These results demonstrated that MWCNTs could cause apoptosis in a manner influenced by tissue and gender in aqueous environments.


2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 1297-1302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bao Le ◽  
Mawra Nadeem ◽  
Seung-Hwan Yang ◽  
Jong-Am Shin ◽  
Man-Gu Kang ◽  
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PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. e44237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Qiao Xu ◽  
Dan Zhang ◽  
Tao Jin ◽  
Ding-Jun Cai ◽  
Qin Wu ◽  
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