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Tuber induction in spontaneously tuberizing potato line: the role of saccharides and mobile transcripts
Stupecká, Lenka ; Mašková, Petra (advisor) ; Fischer, Lukáš (referee)
Potato is one of the most important agricultural crops and there is an attempt to increase and improve yields of tubers, among other things, by elucidation of the mechanisms that regulate the process of tuber induction. Potato tuberization is a morphogenetic process in which the tubers are formed from the underground parts of the stem - stolons. The correct timing of this process is controlled by a complex regulatory network and influenced by many internal and external factors. Under favourable conditions, an inductive signal is generated in the leaves and it is transported to the stolon by a "phloem information superhighway" driven by carbohydrates flow. The signal triggers cell division, expansion, and changes in the cell growth orientation in the stolon. The development of tubers is influenced by number of biochemical and morphological processes driven by a regulatory network of genes that are expressed in different parts of plants. This work was focused on Solanum tuberosum, Lada cultivar and its derived D69 mutant line with lacking isoform of manganese-stabilizing protein (MSP), which is so far the only dissimilarity identified under all tested conditions. I aimed to map the processes related to the production of carbohydrates in leaves (photosynthetic characteristics - rate of photosynthesis...
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Study of the function of the hybrid proline-rich protein family
Dvořáková, Lenka ; Fischer, Lukáš (advisor) ; Vágner, Martin (referee) ; Havel, Ladislav (referee)
Lenka Dvořáková SUI'^,ÍARYoF TřE PH.D. TFDSIS 4. CONCLUSIONS Ancestral HyPRP evolved probably from a lipid transfer protein (LTP) relative that had acquired a sequence encoding a long proline-rich N-terminal domain. The origin of HyPRPs may be one of the evolutionary innovationsof seedplants. Specific sequence is not probably important for formation of the functional 8 CM domain of HyPRPs with exception of eight conserved cysteine residues.which stabilize the tertiary structureof the domain. HyPRPs with long proline-rich N-terminal domains are relatively well-conserved and probably evolutionary more original. Proteins with aýpical N-terminal domains (very short. glycine-rich) evolved apparently relatively recently and independentlyin differentplant speciespossibly by means of shortening, loss or re€uTangements of the ancestral longer proline-rich domains. Glycine-rich domains could originate from proline-rich ones by way of inversion in the coding sequence.This mechanismcould have greatimpact in evolution of cell wall proteins in general, becausethey are often rich eitherin prolineor glycine. N-terminal domains of angiosperm C-type HyPRPs remained relatively well conserved (long and hydrophobic), while the rest of angiosperm HyPRPs has been undergoing rapid and continuous diversification. However, in the...
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Inducible RNAi against essential genes of nitrogen metabolism as a tool for control of GM plants
Kobercová, Eliška ; Fischer, Lukáš (advisor) ; Tylová, Edita (referee)
Uncontrolled spreading of genetically modified (GM) plants is one of the main concerns about their cultivation. Inducible RNA interference against an essential gene could be a tool for control of GM plants. After spraying with a chemical inducer, the essential gene will be silenced so the treated GM plant will die. For testing this strategy we chose two key enzymes of nitrogen metabolism, glutamate synthase (GOGAT) and glutamine synthetase (GS). GS processes ammonium ions into glutamine, then GOGAT transfers the amide group from glutamine to 2-oxoglutarate to form two glutamates. GS/GOGAT cycle is the main pathway for assimilation of ammonium ions, which could be toxic to plants in a higher concentration. Disruption of ammonium assimilation during photorespiration causes a strong inhibition of photosynthesis. The aim of this work was to describe the effects of silencing GOGAT and GS genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. To induce silencing, RNAi hairpin constructs under a control of constitutive or estradiol-inducible promoter were prepared. In selected independent transformants with the inducible hairpin against GOGAT, chlorosis and reduced growth were observed after the estradiol treatment in in vitro conditions. However, the spraying with estradiol was tricky, at the whole plant level, the induction of...
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The effect of induced silencing of ARP2/3 complex subunits on plant cell structure
Fišerová, Kamila ; Fischer, Lukáš (advisor) ; Oulehlová, Denisa (referee)
This thesis is focused on the ARP2/3 complex, which is a de novo actin cytoskeleton nucleator. This highly conserved complex is composed of seven subunits and regulates branching of actin filaments at a constant angle of 70 degrees. In plant and animal cells ARP2/3 is involved in various processes, which are connected with the initiation of actin polymerization; for example it participates in determining the direction and speed of cell growth and the movement of vesicles and organelles within the cell. The mutation of individual subunits is lethal for animal cells, but in plants, these mutants have only mild symptoms such as distorted trichomes or changes in epidermal cells. The aim of the presented work was to study the function of the ARP2/3 complex by the method of partial silencing of subunits using RNA interference. Specifically, it was the ARPC1 subunit of Arabidopsis thaliana and the ARPC2 subunit studied on the cellular model, the tobacco BY-2 cell line. Experimental work involved the creation of DNA constructs for induction of silencing, transformation of plant material, silencing rate analysis, and phenotype tracking in selected lines. Although lines with reduced transcript levels of the given ARP2/3 complex subunit were found, no phenotypic changes were observed in these lines. Key words...
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Impact of the mode of RNAi induction on silencing of the reporter GFP gene in Arabidopsis thaliana
Růžičková, Adéla ; Fischer, Lukáš (advisor) ; Moravec, Tomáš (referee)
RNA interference (RNAi) is one of the key mechanisms that are involved in many biological processes such as control of plant gene expression, influence on chromatin arrangement or providing protection against invasive DNA or RNA transposons, viruses and transgenes. In plants, RNAi is triggered by double stranded RNA (dsRNA) that is cleaved by DICER LIKE (DCL) proteins to small RNAs (sRNAs). The size of these sRNAs is in range of 21 - 24 nucleotides (nt). Small RNA acts in the place of origin and they are also a mobile signal which in plants can move to a short distance through plasmodesmata and to a long distance trough phloem. sRNA and Argonaute (AGO) protein form RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC). Together, they recognize the target RNA molecule and contribute to an efficient RNAi phase which may be exhibited by gene silencing at posttranscriptional level (PTGS) or transcriptional level (TGS). The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of silencing constructs, witch in a controlled way differently trigger RNAi directed against the expression of the GFP reporter gene in the model organism Arabidopsis thaliana. Silencing constructs were placed under an inducible promoter activated by the presence of 17-β-estradiol (XVE system). They differed in the way of the dsRNA formation and in the...
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Association of chromatin modifications with transgenerational abiotic stress memory of plants
Vyskočilová, Barbara ; Holá, Dana (advisor) ; Fischer, Lukáš (referee)
Plants are constantly exposed to various stressors which usually leads to changes in the expression of many different genes. This can be controlled at multiple levels, including modifications of chromatin structure. Some of these modifications may persist even after the period when the plant is exposed to stress and could possibly act as a kind of "stress memory". This work deals with so-called meiotic/transgeneration "stress memory" of plants caused by abiotic stressors. Compilation of studies dealing with this topic showed that they are still rather rare and usually originated from only a few laboratories. The majority of these studies was aimed only at the examination of DNA methylation and their design was not always optimal. In my opinion, true proofs of transgeneration "stress memory" of plants still remain to be presented; further, more properly designed studies are necessary. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Phenotypic characterization of transgenic tobacco lines in functional analysis of plant genes
Srba, Miroslav ; Fischer, Lukáš (advisor) ; Ovečka, Miroslav (referee) ; Potocký, Martin (referee)
Plant cell lines represent useful models in plant cell biology. They allow simple analysis of the effects of various factors including modulated gene expression at cellular and subcellular level. Tobacco BY-2 cell line is a favored model due to its high proliferation rate, capability of effective synchronization and accessibility to transformation. Relatively high uniformity of BY-2 cultures allows morphological phenotyping and assessment of growth parameters like mitotic index, viability or cell density. Presented thesis summarizes established methods and up-to-date experience with tobacco BY-2 cell lines. Selected results of two research projects focused on hybrid proline-rich proteins and heterotrimeric G-proteins are included. These projects are treated as case studies of cell line phenotyping and evaluation of cytological parameters. Protocols and general experimental suggestions that were optimized during the solving of the projects are described and discussed.
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The influence of RDR6 activity and mode of RNAi induction on dynamics and mechanism of silencing of the reporter GFP gene in tobacco cell line BY-2
Motylová, Šárka ; Fischer, Lukáš (advisor) ; Kovařík, Aleš (referee)
RNA interference (RNAi) is a process mediated by small RNAs (sRNA), which is significantly involved in the regulation of gene expression in plants. Diverse RNAi pathways can be divided into two basic mechanisms, which are post-transcriptional and transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS and TGS). Production of sRNAs is dependent on the presence of a double-stranded RNA molecule (dsRNA), which is cleaved by one of DCL proteins to produce sRNAs usually of 21-24 nt in length. One strand of the sRNA is subsequently loaded onto AGO protein. During PTGS, the AGO-sRNA complex interacts with the target RNA based on its sequence complementarity to the sRNA and cleaves it or blocks its translation. In the case of TGS, AGO interacts with plant-specific RNA Pol V and its transcripts, which are again complementary to the sRNA. This interaction allows assembling of a protein complex facilitating DNA and histone methylation inhibiting RNA Pol II transcription. There are numerous ways the dsRNA can arise. A significant part of dsRNA cell production is dependent on synthesising the complementary strand of the dsRNA by RDR6 (RNA-dependent RNA polymerase 6). RDR6 is also involved in the process of the secondary sRNA formation. The significance of RDR6 during PTGS was examined using a GFP reporter gene either during...
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