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Spaceflight alters organ-specific gene expression in Arabidopsis compared to ground control

The transcriptome of Arabidopsis demonstrates distinct, organ-specific changes in response to spaceflight compared to ground control conditions.

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“Leaves, hypocotyls, and roots each displayed unique gene expression responses to spaceflight compared with ground controls.”

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Organ-specific transcriptome remodeling driven by spaceflight cuesInferenceChain
Spaceflight alters plant gene expressionAssociation
Statistical and software methodology enables robust differential expression analysisInferenceChain
Statistical validation of differential gene expression in spaceflightInferenceChain
Impact of quantitative analytical tools on transcriptome conclusionsInferenceChain

Evidence

“480 Arabidopsis genes show significant (p < 0.01) differential expression (≥1.9-fold) in at least one organ under spaceflight, as reported in Additional file 1.”

Paul AL et al. (2013). Effects of spaceflight on Arabidopsis gene expression link ↗

“Genes showing statistically significant (p < 0.01) and 7-fold or greater differential expression in response to spaceflight among different Arabidopsis organs, as highlighted in Additional file 2.”

Paul AL et al. (2013). Effects of spaceflight on Arabidopsis gene expression link ↗

“Study on Arabidopsis gene expression changes during spaceflight, Paul et al. (2005)”

Paul A-L et al. (2005). Arabidopsis gene expression patterns are altered during spaceflight

“Analysis of effect of microgravity on dwarf wheat, Stutte et al. (2006)”

Stutte GW et al. (2006). Microgravity effects on leaf morphology, cell structure, carbon metabolism and mRNA expression of dwarf wheat

“J Gravit Physiol 2002 paper describes successful use of the European Modular Cultivation System (EMCS) hardware for plant growth experiments aboard the International Space Station.”

Paul et al. BMC Plant Biology 2013, 13:112