Exploring TSA-Induced Haploid Embryogenesis in Brassica napus

Haploid embryos can be induced from cultured immature pollen following stress treatment. In Brassica napus, the application of the histone/lysine deacetylase (HDAC/KDAC) inhibitor trichostatin A (TSA) to pollen cultures enhances the production of differentiated embryos and embryogenic callus when applied together with heat stress (Li et al., 2014). To identify genes associated with the induction of haploid embryogenesis and to investigate which genes may be responsible for TSA-induced lipid and starch accumulation in the embryogenic structures, we compared the transcriptomes of pollen cultures treated with heat stress and 0.05 µM TSA to those of untreated pollen cultures, both at two days. Overall design: 6 samples were analyzed. For each condition, three biological replicates were analyzed (1 genotype, 2 treatments)