wheat starchy endosperm RNA-Seq
wheat starchy endosperm RNA-Seq
Heads were tagged at anthesis and pure starchy endosperm dissected at 10, 14, 17, 21, and 28dpa for transcript analysis. The outside two florets on the central four spikelets on each side of the ear, in total 16 caryopses, were dissected to yield pure central starchy endosperm of the developing grain.  Each head was considered a biological replicate for the qRT analysis, and up to 10 replicates were pooled for the RNA sequencing and biochemical analysis.  Dissected samples were immediately frozen in liquid nitrogen, lyophilised, and homogenised in a TissueLizer (Qiagen). Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) cv Cadenza plants were grown in controlled environment as described in Sparks and Jones, 2009, (In HD Jones, PR Shewry, eds, Transgenic Wheat, Barley and Oats. Humana Press, pp 71-92).
Experimental Factor: Age
14 d