Journal: Journal of Experimental Botany
Article Title: Impact of m 6 A modification and transcript quantity on mRNA composition in plant stress granules under hypoxia
doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraf046
Figure Lengend Snippet: Localization of poly(A) RNA and m 6 A in meristematic cells of lupin roots in response to hypoxia. Poly(A) RNA was detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH; red) and m 6 A was detected by immunofluorescence (IF; green). Merged images of the signals with DAPI staining are shown. (A–C) Normoxia conditions (Control) and (D–O) hypoxia conditions for 3–15 h. The panels to the right show magnified images of the stress granule (SG) that is marked with a square. The scale bar is 10 µm. Accumulation of m 6 A in SGs was observed during 3–6 h of hypoxia (arrowheads in F, I) followed by a reduction during 9–15 h (arrowheads in L, O). (P) Ratio of fluorescence signal in SGs compared with the cytoplasm during 3–15 h of hypoxia. (Q) Quantitative measurements of methylation (m 6 A modification) in transcripts of HUP1 , ADH1 , RPB1 , L37 , L44 , WIN1 , and PCO1 in lupin roots subjected to normoxia (control), hypoxia for 15 h, and hypoxia followed by reoxygenation for 6 h. Gene names are listed in full in . Data are means (±SE) of three independent biological replicates. Significant differences between means were determined using Student’s t -test: * P <0.05, ** P <0.01.
Article Snippet: For immunoprecipitation of m 6 A-RNA, total RNA was extracted from the meristematic parts of the lupin roots as described above, followed by poly(A) RNA enrichment using PolyATtract ® mRNA Isolation Systems (Promega).
Techniques: Fluorescence, In Situ Hybridization, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Control, Methylation, Modification