Screens I. Visual e Reverse abordagens genéticas para identificar mutantes cutícula. Mutantes cutícula na planta modelo Arabidopsis thaliana são chamados de &quot;eceriferum&quot; mutantes, que significa &quot;cera não tendo&quot;. Elas podem ser em telas de visual, ou seja, só de olhar para o mutante, você pode ver que a haste da inflorescência do tipo selvagem plantas é esbranquiçada, enquanto os mutantes têm hastes verde-escuro brilhante. Um dos mutantes que foi isolado neste tipo de tela de visual é um presente, chamado ou eceriferum4 cer4. Outra forma de descobrir mutantes cutícula interessante é com uma abordagem genética reversa: genes candidatos a escolha de interesse e linhas de plantas estudando com esse gene interrompido. Estes mutantes têm DNAt interrompendo o gene de interesse, neste caso, um citocromo P450, que hoje chamamos MAH1. Resultados da PCR (como a mostrada no vídeo) pode confirmar que a inserção DNAt está no gene de interesse. Quando dois genes específicos são usados ​​primers para amplificar DNA do tipo selvagem, vemos um produto, mas se o DNAt interrompe-lo, como neste mutante, não há nenhum produto lá. Por outro lado, usando primers específicos para o gene DNAt e, um produto só é visto no mutante. Procuramos homozigotos linhagens mutantes, onde ambas as cópias materna e paterna do gene são interrompidos. Se uma cópia do gene é interrompido por DNAt ea outra cópia é ainda de tipo selvagem, os resultados da PCR são misturados. II. Usando Cromatografia Gasosa para determinar a composição química da cera Cutlicle. Analisamos a composição química da cera utilizando cromatografia gasosa. Primeiro, os compostos de cera solúvel são removidos da superfície da planta por meio de imersão em clorofórmio. Então, as amostras são injetadas na coluna de cromatografia gasosa, onde serão aquecidas e enviado através de um fluxo de gás. Diferentes compostos vara mais ou menos às paredes da coluna, separando os compostos, e eles saem um depois do outro na outra extremidade da coluna. Então, como os compostos de passar o detector de ionização de chama, vemos os picos. O tempo de retenção de cada pico é característico de compostos diferentes e, a partir de espectrometria de massa, nós identificamos cada um dos componentes da cera Arabidopsis. Os picos principais presentes são o do alcano C29, C29 a cetona e do álcool C29 secundário. Os picos menores são os álcoois secundários, ácidos graxos, aldeídos e ésteres. A área sob os picos, em relação ao padrão, nos diz o quanto de cada composto está presente. Ao olhar para cromatogramas do gás destes mutantes cutícula, pode-se notar como cer4 carece de álcoois primários e ésteres, enquanto mah1 carece de álcoois secundários e as cetonas. Estes fenótipos podem nos dizer muito sobre a função do gene de interesse na planta. Por exemplo, antes de sabermos qual o gene sofre mutação na linha cer4, o fenótipo nos disse que havia um problema no ramo de álcool primário da via biossintética. Após a identidade molecular desse gene foi estudado no laboratório Kunst, descobriu-se que é parte de uma família de genes de reductases acila graxos, que se encaixa bem com esse fenótipo química. III. Usando Cryo-SEM para determinar a estrutura dos cristais cutícula Quando estudamos os mutantes cutícula Arabidopsis, podemos ver se eles têm o fenótipo escuro, verde brilhante ou a aparência do tipo selvagem esbranquiçada na haste. Nós usamos o microscópio eletrônico de varredura de olhar para a cutícula na superfície da planta e identificar a base do fenótipo visual. Usamos crio-SEM, congelamento das plantas e vê-las à temperatura de nitrogênio líquido, a fim de manter a cutícula intacta porque o SEM exige um vácuo para operar e sem mantê-los congelados, amostras secaria e colapso. Aqui cer4 e mah1 amostras, juntamente com os controles do tipo selvagem, são dissecados e congelados no topo SEM. Quando as amostras são transferidas para o frio estágio do microscópio, você pode ver que a superfície da cutícula-tronco do tipo selvagem Arabidopsis é coberto com cristais. É a luz que está espalhando fora aqueles cristais que dá a haste sua aparência esbranquiçada. Aqui é o tronco cer4, lembre-se que parecia brilhante? Ela não tem os cristais na superfície. As pessoas têm feito experimentos onde isolar um composto de cera pura da cutícula de uma planta e quando eles recrystallize-lo no laboratório, os cristais formam as mesmas formas como os encontrados nas plantas. Em Arabidopsis, acreditamos que os cristais são constituídos por uma mistura de compostos ea situação é mais complicada. Por exemplo, a análise química nos mostra que em cer4, apenas o componente menor de álcoois primários e seus derivados ésteres estão faltando, no entanto, os cristais sobre o cer4-tronco já se foram. No caso de mah1, o efeito da mutação em que a enzima citocromo P450 é que as plantas mutantes falta dois principais componentes da cera, álcoois secundários e as cetonas, mas os cristais na mah1 plantas formam normalmente. Para saber mais sobre os mutantes cutícula Arabidopsis acesse <a href="http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.arplant.59.103006.093219" target="_blank">Revisão Anual de Biologia Vegetal</a> .

use of arabidopsis eceriferum mutants to explore plant cuticle biosynthesis

A cutícula é uma planta que cobre waxy exterior sobre as plantas que tem um papel fundamental na conservação da água, mas também é uma importante barreira contra a entrada de microorganismos patogênicos. A cutícula é composta de um polímero reticulado resistente chamado &quot;cutina&quot; e uma camada de cera protetora que sela a superfície da planta. A camada cerosa da cutícula é óbvio em muitas plantas, aparecendo como um filme brilhante sobre a folha de hera ou como uma cobertura externa empoeirado na superfície de uma uva ou uma folha de couve, graças à luz cristais dispersão presente na cera. Porque a cutícula é uma adaptação de plantas essenciais para um ambiente terrestre, o entendimento dos genes envolvidos na formação da cutícula planta tem aplicações tanto na agricultura e silvicultura. Hoje, vamos mostrar a análise de mutantes de plantas cutícula identificados por abordagens frente e verso genética.

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Use of Arabidopsis eceriferum Mutants to Explore Plant Cuticle Biosynthesis

A cutícula é uma planta que cobre waxy exterior sobre as plantas que tem um papel fundamental na conservação da água, mas também é uma importante barreira contra a entrada de microorganismos patogênicos. Neste vídeo, demonstramos a análise de mutantes de plantas cutícula identificados por abordagens frente e verso genética.

Uso de Arabidopsis mutantes eceriferum para Explorar Biossíntese Cutícula Vegetal

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12.8K visualizações.  University of British Columbia - UBC. A cutícula é uma planta que cobre waxy exterior sobre as plantas que tem um papel fundamental na conservação da água, mas também é uma importante barreira contra a entrada de microorganismos patogênicos. Neste vídeo, demonstramos a análise de mutantes de plantas cutícula identificados por abordagens frente e verso genética.

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A Method for Characterizing Embryogenesis in Arabidopsis

Given the highly predictable nature of their development, Arabidopsis embryos have been used as a model for studies of morphogenesis in plants. However, early stage plant embryos are small and contain few cells, making them difficult to observe and analyze. A method is described here for characterizing pattern formation in plant embryos under a microscope using the model organism Arabidopsis. Following the clearance of fresh ovules using Hoyer's solution, the cell number in and morphology of embryos could be observed, and their developmental stage could be determined by differential interference contrast microscopy using a 100X oil immersion lens. In addition, the expression of specific marker proteins tagged with Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) was monitored to annotate cell identity specification during embryo patterning by confocal laser scanning microscopy. Thus, this method can be used to observe pattern formation in wild-type plant embryos at the cellular and molecular levels, and to characterize the role of specific genes in embryo patterning by comparing pattern formation in embryos from wild-type plants and embryo-lethal mutants. Therefore, the method can be used to characterize embryogenesis in Arabidopsis.

A Method for Characterizing Embryogenesis in Arabidopsis

This protocol outlines a method for observing embryogenesis in Arabidopsis via ovule clearance followed by the inspection of embryo pattern formation under a microscope.

Um método para caracterizar a embriogênese em Arabidopsis

Given the highly predictable nature of their development, Arabidopsis embryos have been used as a model for studies of morphogenesis in plants. However, ...

Biologia do Desenvolvimento

Atomic Force Microscopy to Study the Physical Properties of Epidermal Cells of Live Arabidopsis Roots

A method is described here to characterize the physical properties of the cell wall of epidermal cells of living Arabidopsis roots through nanoindentations with an atomic force microscope (AFM) coupled with an optical inverted fluorescence microscope. The method consists of applying controlled forces to the sample while measuring its deformation, allowing quantifying parameters such as the apparent Young's modulus of cell walls at subcellular resolutions. It requires a careful mechanical immobilization of the sample and correct selection of indenters and indentation depths. Although it can be used only in external tissues, this method allows characterizing mechanical changes in plant cell walls during development and enables the correlation of these microscopic changes with the growth of an entire organ.

Atomic Force Microscopy to Study the Physical Properties of Epidermal Cells of Live Arabidopsis Roots

The atomic force microscopy indentation protocol offers the possibility to dissect the role of the physical properties of the cell wall of a particular cell of a tissue or organ during normal or constrained growth (i.e., under water deficit).

Microscopia de Força Atômica para Estudo das Propriedades Físicas de Células Epidérmicas de Raízes Vivas de Arabidopsis

A method is described here to characterize the physical properties of the cell wall of epidermal cells of living Arabidopsis roots through ...

Long-term, High-resolution Confocal Time Lapse Imaging of Arabidopsis Cotyledon Epidermis during Germination

Imaging in vivo dynamics of cellular behavior throughout a developmental sequence can be a powerful technique for understanding the mechanics of tissue patterning. During animal development, key cell proliferation and patterning events occur very quickly. For instance, in Caenorhabditis elegans all cell divisions required for the larval body plan are completed within six hours after fertilization, with seven mitotic cycles1; the sixteen or more mitoses of Drosophila embryogenesis occur in less than 24 hr2. In contrast, cell divisions during plant development are slow, typically on the order of a day 3,4,5 . This imposes a unique challenge and a need for long-term live imaging for documenting dynamic behaviors of cell division and differentiation events during plant organogenesis. Arabidopsis epidermis is an excellent model system for investigating signaling, cell fate, and development in plants. In the cotyledon, this tissue consists of air- and water-resistant pavement cells interspersed with evenly distributed stomata, valves that open and close to control gas exchange and water loss. Proper spacing of these stomata is critical to their function, and their development follows a sequence of asymmetric division and cell differentiation steps to produce the organized epidermis (Fig. 1).
This protocol allows observation of cells and proteins in the epidermis over several days of development. This time frame enables precise documentation of stem-cell divisions and differentiation of epidermal cells, including stomata and epidermal pavement cells. Fluorescent proteins can be fused to proteins of interest to assess their dynamics during cell division and differentiation processes. This technique allows us to understand the localization of a novel protein, POLAR6, during the proliferation stage of stomatal-lineage cells in the Arabidopsis cotyledon epidermis, where it is expressed in cells preceding asymmetric division events and moves to a characteristic area of the cell cortex shortly before division occurs. Images can be registered and streamlined video easily produced using public domain software to visualize dynamic protein localization and cell types as they change over time.

Long-term, High-resolution Confocal Time Lapse Imaging of Arabidopsis Cotyledon Epidermis during Germination

We describe a protocol using chamber slides and media to immobilize plant cotyledons for confocal imaging of the epidermis over several days of development, documenting stomatal differentiation. Fluorophore-tagged proteins can be tracked dynamically by expression and subcellular localization, increasing understanding of their possible roles during cell division and cell-type differentiation.

Longo prazo, de alta resolução de imagem Lapse Confocal Tempo de<em&gt; Cotilédone Arabidopsis</em&gt; Epiderme durante a germinação

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A Seed Coat Bedding Assay to Genetically Explore In Vitro How the Endosperm Controls Seed Germination in Arabidopsis thaliana

The Arabidopsis endosperm consists of a single cell layer surrounding the mature embryo and playing an essential role to prevent the germination of dormant seeds or that of nondormant seeds irradiated by a far red (FR) light pulse. In order to further gain insight into the molecular genetic mechanisms underlying the germination repressive activity exerted by the endosperm, a &#34;seed coat bedding&#34; assay (SCBA) was devised. The SCBA is a dissection procedure physically separating seed coats and embryos from seeds, which allows monitoring the growth of embryos on an underlying layer of seed coats. Remarkably, the SCBA reconstitutes the germination repressive activities of the seed coat in the context of seed dormancy and FR-dependent control of seed germination. Since the SCBA allows the combinatorial use of dormant, nondormant and genetically modified seed coat and embryonic materials, the genetic pathways controlling germination and specifically operating in the endosperm and embryo can be dissected. Here we detail the procedure to assemble a SCBA.

A Seed Coat Bedding Assay to Genetically Explore In Vitro How the Endosperm Controls Seed Germination in Arabidopsis thaliana

We present the procedure to assemble a seed coat bedding assay (SCBA) from Arabidopsis thaliana seeds. The SCBA was shown to be a powerful tool to explore genetically and in vitro how the endosperm controls seed germination in dormant seeds and in response to light cues. The SCBA is in principle applicable under any situation where the endosperm is suspected to influence embryonic growth.

A Brasão Cama Ensaio de Sementes para explorar Geneticamente<em&gt; In Vitro</em&gt; Como a germinação Controles do endosperma das sementes em<em&gt; Arabidopsis thaliana</em

The Arabidopsis endosperm consists of a single cell layer surrounding the mature embryo and playing an essential role to prevent the germination of ...

Histochemical Staining of Arabidopsis thaliana Secondary Cell Wall Elements

Arabidopsis thaliana is a model organism commonly used to understand and manipulate various cellular processes in plants, and it has been used extensively in the study of secondary cell wall formation. Secondary cell wall deposition occurs after the primary cell wall is laid down, a process carried out exclusively by specialized cells such as those forming vessel and fiber tissues. Most secondary cell walls are composed of cellulose (40&#8211;50%), hemicellulose (25&#8211;30%), and lignin (20&#8211;30%). Several mutations affecting secondary cell wall biosynthesis have been isolated, and the corresponding mutants may or may not exhibit obvious biochemical composition changes or visual phenotypes since these mutations could be masked by compensatory responses. Staining procedures have historically been used to show differences on a cellular basis. These methods are exclusively visual means of analysis; nevertheless their role in rapid and critical analysis is of great importance. Congo red and calcofluor white are stains used to detect polysaccharides, whereas M&#228;ule and phloroglucinol are commonly used to determine differences in lignin, and toluidine blue O is used to differentially stain polysaccharides and lignin. The seemingly simple techniques of sectioning, staining, and imaging can be a challenge for beginners. Starting with sample preparation using the A. thaliana model, this study details the protocols of a variety of staining methodologies that can be easily implemented for observation of cell and tissue organization in secondary cell walls of plants.

Histochemical Staining of Arabidopsis thaliana Secondary Cell Wall Elements

Plant cell wall composition varies between tissue types and can include lignin, cellulose, hemicelluloses, and pectin. Various staining techniques have been developed to visualize differences at the cell-type level. This paper is a compilation of commonly used cell wall staining techniques.

Coloração histoquímica de<em&gt; Arabidopsis thaliana</em&gt; Celular Secundária parede Elements

Arabidopsis thaliana is a model organism commonly used to understand and manipulate various cellular processes in plants, and it has been used extensively ...

Isolation and Compositional Analysis of Plant Cuticle Lipid Polyester Monomers

Terrestrial plants produce extracellular aliphatic biopolyesters that modify cell walls of specific tissues. Epidermal cells synthesize cutin, a polyester of glycerol and modified fatty acids that constitutes the framework of the cuticle that covers aerial plant surfaces. Suberin is a related lipid polyester that is deposited on the cell walls of certain tissues, including the root endodermis and the periderm of tubers, tree bark and roots. These lipid polymers are highly variable in composition among plant species, and often differ among tissues within a single species. Here, we describe a detailed protocol to study the monomer composition of cutin in Arabidopsis thaliana leaves by sodium methoxide (NaOMe)-catalyzed depolymerisation, derivatization, and subsequent gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis. This method can be used to investigate the monomers of insoluble polyesters isolated from whole delipidated plant tissues bearing either cutin or suberin. The method can by applied not only to characterize the composition of lipid polymers in species not previously analyzed, but also as an analytical tool in forward and reverse genetic approaches to assess candidate gene function.

Lipid polyesters constitute the structural components of two cell wall modifications, the plant cuticle and suberin-containing diffusion barriers. In this video, we describe a method to depolymerize cutin from whole delipidated leaves. The method can be applied to investigating mutants compromised in either cutin or suberin biosynthesis.

Isolamento e composicional Análise da cutícula vegetal lipídicas poliéster Monómeros

Terrestrial plants produce extracellular aliphatic biopolyesters that modify cell walls of specific tissues. Epidermal cells synthesize cutin, a polyester ...

Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assay for the Identification of Arabidopsis Protein-DNA Interactions In Vivo

Intricate gene regulatory networks orchestrate biological processes and developmental transitions in plants. Selective transcriptional activation and silencing of genes mediate the response of plants to environmental signals and developmental cues. Therefore, insights into the mechanisms that control plant gene expression are essential to gain a deep understanding of how biological processes are regulated in plants. The chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) technique described here is a procedure to identify the DNA-binding sites of proteins in genes or genomic regions of the model species Arabidopsis thaliana. The interactions with DNA of proteins of interest such as transcription factors, chromatin proteins or posttranslationally modified versions of histones can be efficiently analyzed with the ChIP protocol. This method is based on the fixation of protein-DNA interactions in vivo, random fragmentation of chromatin, immunoprecipitation of protein-DNA complexes with specific antibodies, and quantification of the DNA associated with the protein of interest by PCR techniques. The use of this methodology in Arabidopsis has contributed significantly to unveil transcriptional regulatory mechanisms that control a variety of plant biological processes. This approach allowed the identification of the binding sites of the Arabidopsis chromatin protein EBS to regulatory regions of the master gene of flowering FT. The impact of this protein in the accumulation of particular histone marks in the genomic region of FT was also revealed through ChIP analysis.

Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assay for the Identification of Arabidopsis Protein-DNA Interactions In Vivo

Chromatin immunoprecipitation is a powerful technique for the identification of DNA binding sites of Arabidopsis proteins in vivo. This procedure includes chromatin cross-linking and fragmentation, immunoprecipitation with selective antibodies against the protein of interest, and qPCR analysis of bound DNA. We describe a simple ChIP assay optimized for Arabidopsis plants.

Ensaio para imunoprecipitação da cromatina a identificação de Arabidopsis interações proteína-ADN<em&gt; In Vivo</em

Intricate gene regulatory networks orchestrate biological processes and developmental transitions in plants. Selective transcriptional activation and ...

High Resolution Quantification of Crystalline Cellulose Accumulation in Arabidopsis Roots to Monitor Tissue-specific Cell Wall Modifications

Plant cells are surrounded by a cell wall, the composition of which determines their final size and shape. The cell wall is composed of a complex matrix containing polysaccharides that include cellulose microfibrils that form both crystalline structures and cellulose chains of amorphous organization. The orientation of the cellulose fibers and their concentrations dictate the mechanical properties of the cell. Several methods are used to determine the levels of crystalline cellulose, each bringing both advantages and limitations. Some can distinguish the proportion of crystalline regions within the total cellulose. However, they are limited to whole-organ analyses that are deficient in spatiotemporal information. Others relying on live imaging, are limited by the use of imprecise dyes. Here, we report a sensitive polarized light-based system for specific quantification of relative light retardance, representing crystalline cellulose accumulation in cross sections of Arabidopsis thaliana roots. In this method, the cellular resolution and anatomical data are maintained, enabling direct comparisons between the different tissues composing the growing root. This approach opens a new analytical dimension, shedding light on the link between cell wall composition, cellular behavior and whole-organ growth.

High Resolution Quantification of Crystalline Cellulose Accumulation in Arabidopsis Roots to Monitor Tissue-specific Cell Wall Modifications

Crystalline cellulose is an important constituent of the plant cell wall. However, its quantification at a cellular resolution is technically challenging. Here, we report the use of polarized light technology and root cross sections to obtain information of cell wall composition at a spatiotemporal resolution.

Quantificação de alta resolução Celulose cristalina Acumulação em<em&gt; Arabidopsis</em&gt; Raízes para monitorar celular específico do tecido da parede Modificações

Plant cells are surrounded by a cell wall, the composition of which determines their final size and shape. The cell wall is composed of a complex matrix ...

High-throughput, Robust and Highly Time-flexible Method for Surface Sterilization of Arabidopsis Seeds

Arabidopsis is by far the plant model species most widely used for functional studies. The surface sterilization of Arabidopsis seeds is a fundamental step required towards this end. Thus, it is paramount to establish high-throughput Arabidopsis seed surface sterilization methods to handle tens to hundreds of samples (e.g., transgenic lines, ecotypes, or mutants) at once. A seed surface sterilization method based on the efficient elimination of liquid in tubes with a homemade suction device constructed from a common vacuum pump is presented in this study. By dramatically reducing labor-intensive hands-on time with this method handling several hundreds of samples in one day is possible with little effort. Series time-course analyses further indicated a highly flexible time range of surface sterilization by maintaining high germination rates. This method could be easily adapted for surface sterilization of other kinds of small seeds with simple customization of the suction device according to the seed size, and the speed desired to eliminate the liquid.

A high-throughput protocol for the surface sterilization of Arabidopsisthaliana (Arabidopsis) seeds is provided, optimizing the liquid handling steps with a simple suction device constructed with a vacuum pump. Hundreds of seed samples can be surface-sterilized in one day.

Método de alta produtividade, robusto e altamente flexível para esterilização superficial de sementes arabidopsis

Arabidopsis is by far the plant model species most widely used for functional studies. The surface sterilization of Arabidopsis seeds is a fundamental ...

Scalable, Flexible, and Cost-Effective Seedling Grafting

Early-stage seedling grafting has become a popular tool in molecular genetics to study root-shoot relationships within plants. Grafting early-stage seedlings of the small model plant, Arabidopsis thaliana, is technically challenging and time consuming due to the size and fragility of its seedlings. A growing collection of published methods describe this technique with varying success rates, difficulty, and associated costs. This paper describes a simple procedure to make an in-house reusable grafting device using silicone elastomer mix, and how to use this device for seedling grafting. At the time of this publication, each reusable grafting device costs only $0.47 in consumable materials to produce. Using this method, beginners can have their first successfully grafted seedlings in less than 3 weeks from start to finish. This highly accessible procedure will allow plant molecular genetics labs to establish seedling grafting as a normal part of their experimental process. Due to the full control users have in the creation and design of these grafting devices, this technique could be easily adjusted for use in larger plants, such as tomato or tobacco, if desired.

This protocol describes a robust seedling grafting method that requires no prior experience or training and can be executed at a very low cost using materials easily accessible in most molecular biology labs.

Enxertia de mudas escalável, flexível e econômica

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