Validação de um promotor de expressão gênica tecido-específico para raiz de Musa spp.

2016

Expressão diferencial e variação alélica de genes associados à tolerância à seca em trigo.

2016

Clonagem e análise de expressão de candidatos a genes de referência em tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum).

Neste trabalho, os genes 18S, beta-actina, gapdh e ef1alfa do tambaqui foram clonados e sequenciados, visando à obtenção e validação de genes de referência, candidatos aos estudos genômicos e de fisiologia na espécie.

Allele- and parent-of-origin-specific effects on expression of the KCNJ11 gene: a candidate for meat tenderness in cattle.

2016

Identification of a novel a-L-arabinofuranosidase gene associated with mealiness in apple.

In order to investigate the genetic bases of the physiological syndrome mealiness that causes abnormal fruit softening and juice loss in apples, an integrative approach was devised, consisting of sensory, instrumental, biochemical, genetic, and genomic methods. High levels of activity of a-L-arabinofuranosidase (a-AFase), a hydrolase acting on the pectic component of the cell walls, were found in individuals exhibiting the mealiness phenotype in a segregating population. The expression levels of the previously uncharacterized apple AF gene MdAF3 are higher in fruits from plants consistently showing mealiness symptons and high a-AFase activity. The transcription of MdAF3 is differentially regulated in distinct genomic contexts and appears to be independent of ethylene. Thus, it is likely to be controlled by endogenous developmental mechanisms associated with fruit ripening. The use of integrative approaches has allowed the identification of a novel contributor to the mealiness phenotype in apple and it has been possible to overcome the problems posed by the unavailability of near-isogenic lines to dissect the genetic bases of a complex physiological trait in woody perennial species.

Variation in myogenic differentiation 1 mRNA abundance is associated with beef tenderness in Nelore cattle.

The myogenic differentiation 1 gene (MYOD1) has a key role in skeletal muscle differentiation and composition through its regulation of the expression of several muscle-specific genes. We first used a general linear mixed model approach to evaluate the association of MYOD1 expression levels on individual beef tenderness phenotypes. MYOD1 mRNA levels measured by quantitative polymerase chain reactions in 136 Nelore steers were significantly associated (P ? 0.01) with Warner?Bratzler shear force, measured on the longissimus dorsi muscle after 7 and 14 days of beef aging. Transcript abundance for the muscle regulatory gene MYOD1 was lower in animals with more tender beef. We also performed a coexpression network analysis using whole transcriptome sequence data generated from 30 samples of longissimus muscle tissue to identify genes that are potentially regulated by MYOD1. The effect of MYOD1 gene expression on beef tenderness may emerge from its function as an activator of muscle-specific gene transcription such as for the serum response factor (C-fos serum response element-binding transcription factor) gene (SRF), which determines muscle tissue development, composition, growth and maturation.

Differential gene expression of two apple cultivars with contrasting chilling requirement.

2010

Expressão diferencial de proteínas em raízes de palma de óleo sob amarelecimento fatal.

Apesar da alta incidência de mortes de palma de óleo (Elaeis guineensis var. tenera acarretadas pelo Amarelecimento Fatal (AF), a causa inicial desta anomalia segue desconhecida ou controversa. Técnicas em proteômica vêem sofrendo adaptações para obter o perfil protéico qualitativo e quantitativo com maior velocidade e precisão, podendo contribuir para a obtenção de resultados mais convincentes na elucidação das possíveis causas desta doença. O objetivo deste trabalho foi identificar alterações no proteoma de palma de óleo afetada pelo AF por meio da cromatografia líquida bidimensional, acoplada a espectrometria de massas. O proteoma diferencial foi obtido a partir da comparação entre plantas com sintomas de AF com plantas assintomáticas. O presente trabalho revelou o acúmulo diferencial de proteínas em plantas com AF comparando com assintomática. Foi identificado um total de 417, Dessas, 127 e 162 proteínas tiveram regulação positiva e negativa, respectivamente, sendo que 29 foram exclusivas de plantas com sintomas e 77 de assintomáticas. Esta primeira análise proteômica em plantas acometidas pelo AF revelou proteínas diferencialmente abundantes comparando plantas nestas condições com plantas assintomáticas. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que as técnicas em proteômica utilizadas aqui devem contribuir para resultados mais convincentes na elucidação das possíveis causas desta doença em pesquisas futuras.