I was wondering if anyone has experience working on ER stress in Arabidopsis plants? I would really appreciate it if you could share the concentrations and volumes you used to measure ER stress or survival/growth rates. Thank you
To measure ER stress in Arabidopsis plants grown on 1/2 MS media, you can assess ER stress markers (e.g., BiP or bZIP60 expression) using quantitative PCR or reporter gene assays. Here’s a brief protocol:
Media Preparation: Use 1/2 MS media supplemented with 1-2 mM dithiothreitol (DTT) or 2-5 µg/mL tunicamycin to induce ER stress.
Plant Treatment: Grow Arabidopsis seedlings (5-7 days old) on 1/2 MS plates. Transfer to stress-inducing media for 24-48 hours.
Sample Collection: Harvest seedlings for RNA extraction or protein analysis.
Quantification: Measure transcript levels of ER stress-responsive genes (e.g., BiP3) using RT-qPCR or protein levels via western blot.
For survival/growth rates, measure root lengths or fresh weight before and after treatment. Use replicates (n ≥ 3) for statistical analysis. Let me know if you need further details!
Thank you so much for your response; I appreciate it.
My main goal of the experiment is to phenotypically study the impact of different concentrations of ER stress in my mutant n line compared with other negative and positive controls, I need help to find calculations ( volume for the TM) to be added into the media ( 1/2 MS), for example;le if ia m preparing 500 ml media with final concentration of ( 0.04 ug/ml, 0.08ug/ml )