1. Integration of multi-omics data and deep phenotyping provides insights into responses to single and combined abiotic stress in potatoMaja Zagorščak, Lamis Abdelhakim, Natalia Yaneth Rodriguez-Granados, Carissa Bleker, Andrej Blejec, Jan Zrimec, Špela Baebler, Anže Županič, Maruša Pompe Novak, Kristina Gruden, 2025, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is highly water and space efficient but susceptible to abiotic stresses such as heat, drought, and flooding, which are severely exacerbated by climate change. Our understanding of crop acclimation to abiotic stress, however, remains limited. Here, we present a comprehensive molecular and physiological high-throughput profiling of potato (Solanum tuberosum, cv. Désirée) under heat, drought, and waterlogging applied as single stresses or in combinations designed to mimic realistic future scenarios. Stress responses were monitored via daily phenotyping and multi-omics analyses of leaf samples comprising proteomics, targeted transcriptomics, metabolomics, and hormonomics at several timepoints during and after stress treatments. Additionally, critical metabolites of tuber samples were analyzed at the end of the stress period. We performed integrative multi-omics data analysis using a bioinformatic pipeline that we established based on machine learning and knowledge networks. Waterlogging produced the most immediate and dramatic effects on potato plants, interestingly activating ABA responses similar to drought stress. In addition, we observed distinct stress signatures at multiple molecular levels in response to heat or drought and to a combination of both. In response to all treatments, we found a downregulation of photosynthesis at different molecular levels, an accumulation of minor amino acids, and diverse stress-induced hormones. Our integrative multi-omics analysis provides global insights into plant stress responses, facilitating improved breeding strategies toward climate-adapted potato varieties. Ključne besede: potato, Solanum tuberosum, abiotic stress responses, heat, drought, waterlogging, multi-omics, integrative omics, adaptomics, panomics Objavljeno v DiRROS: 14.04.2025; Ogledov: 164; Prenosov: 128
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2. Report: Workshop on connecting Knowledge Graphs with BioChatterCyril Pommier, Sebastian Beier, Pedro Miguel Barros, Johann Confais, Nicolas Francillonne, Hugo Rodrigues, Hiromi Kajiya-Kanegae, Ryokei Tanaka, Bruno Costa, Carissa Bleker, 2025, druge monografije in druga zaključena dela Ključne besede: knowledge graphs, artificial intelligence, plant science Objavljeno v DiRROS: 14.04.2025; Ogledov: 160; Prenosov: 138
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3. ELIXIR plant sciences community roadmap 2024-2029Sebastian Beier, Kristina Gruden, Cyril Pommier, Stéphanie Sidibe-Bocs, Sarah Dyer, Pedro Miguel Barros, Keywan Hassani-Pak, Bruno Contreras-Moreira, Carissa Bleker, 2025, strokovni članek Povzetek: The ELIXIR Plant Sciences Community is an interdisciplinary group of researchers with diverse backgrounds from computer science to different fields of plant biology. We answer the needs of both bioinformaticians and plant biologists. The Community objective is to develop services supporting the integration and linking of phenotypic, genotypic, omics (e.g. expression, metabolomics, etc.), environmental, and bibliographic data. The underlying scientific use cases encompass fundamental and applied plant sciences, including genetics, system biology and omics approaches, within the broader context of climate change, agroecology, food security, and sustainable agriculture. To meet the current challenges in agriculture, the ELIXIR Community promotes tools, databases, standards, and best practices for plant research while developing joint initiatives such as international projects and events in collaboration with European infrastructures (EMPHASIS, AnaEE-ERIC, Euro-Bioimaging, METROFOOD-RI). The ELIXIR Community also supports the establishment of links to structuring national projects and initiatives such as NFDI in Germany, or the french Agroecology and ICT program. Despite ongoing efforts, challenges remain, such as the continued scattering of plant molecular and cellular data, which hampers efficient data integration and reuse. Additionally, progressing toward a comprehensive agriculture data space is essential to address the interdisciplinary challenges that modern agriculture faces. Strengthening engagement with related research communities, such as those working on plant pathogens, is also a priority to ensure a holistic approach to plant science and agricultural research. Finally the Plant Sciences Community links with other ELIXIR Communities and Focus Groups, in particular to contribute to the objectives and priority of the Biodiversity, Food Security and Pathogens and of the Cellular and Molecular Research scientific priority areas. Ključne besede: system biology, genotyping, plant Objavljeno v DiRROS: 04.04.2025; Ogledov: 205; Prenosov: 55
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4. Ca2+-dependent H2O2 response in roots and leaves of barley - a transcriptomic investigationSabarna Bhattacharyya, Carissa Bleker, Bastian Meier, Maya Giridhar, Elena Ulland Rodriguez, Adrian Maximilian Braun, Edgar Peiter, Ute C. Vothknecht, Fatima Chigri, 2025, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: Background Ca2+ and H2O2 are second messengers that regulate a wide range of cellular events in response to different environmental and developmental cues. In plants, stress-induced H2O2 has been shown to initiate characteristic Ca2+ signatures; however, a clear picture of the molecular connection between H2O2-induced Ca2+ signals and H2O2-induced cellular responses is missing, particularly in cereal crops such as barley. Here, we employed RNA-seq analyses to identify transcriptome changes in roots and leaves of barley after H2O2 treatment under conditions that inhibited the formation of cytosolic Ca2+ transients. To that end, plasma membrane Ca2+ channels were blocked by LaCl3 application prior to stimulation of barley tissues with H2O2. Results We examined the expression patterns of 4246 genes that had previously been shown to be differentially expressed upon H2O2 application. Here, we further compared their expression between H2O2 and LaCl3 + H2O2 treatment. Genes showing expression patterns different to the previous study were considered to be Ca2+-dependent H2O2-responsive genes. These genes, numbering 331 in leaves and 1320 in roots, could be classified in five and four clusters, respectively. Expression patterns of several genes from each cluster were confirmed by RT-qPCR. We furthermore performed a network analysis to identify potential regulatory paths from known Ca2+-related genes to the newly identified Ca2+-dependent H2O2 responsive genes, using the recently described Stress Knowledge Map. This analysis indicated several transcription factors as key points of the responses mediated by the cross-talk between H2O2 and Ca2+. Conclusion Our study indicates that about 70% of the H2O2-responsive genes in barley roots require a transient increase in cytosolic Ca2+ concentrations for alteration in their transcript abundance, whereas in leaves, the Ca2+ dependency was much lower at about 33%. Targeted gene analysis and pathway modeling identified not only known components of the Ca2+ signaling cascade in plants but also genes that are not yet connected to stimuli-associated signaling. Potential key transcription factors identified in this study can be further analyzed in barley and other crops to ultimately disentangle the underlying mechanisms of H2O2-associated signal transduction mechanisms. This could aid breeding for improved stress resistance to optimize performance and productivity under increasing climate challenges. Ključne besede: ROS, stress, RNA-Seq, Ca2+ signaling, crosstalk, Hordeum vulgare Objavljeno v DiRROS: 03.04.2025; Ogledov: 225; Prenosov: 94
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5. Orodja za delo z delotokiMarko Vidak, Bojan Kverh, Polonca Ferk, Branimir Leskošek, Maja Zagorščak, Nadja Francesca Nolte, Carissa Bleker, Marko Petek, Anže Županič, 2024, druge monografije in druga zaključena dela Ključne besede: odprti podatki, odprta znanost, delo z delotoki, projekt Spoznaj, okolje Galaxy, raziskovalni podatki, uporabljanje podatkov Objavljeno v DiRROS: 12.03.2025; Ogledov: 252; Prenosov: 84
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6. Evidence-based unification of potato gene models with the UniTato collaborative genome browserMaja Zagorščak, Jan Zrimec, Carissa Bleker, Nadja Francesca Nolte, Mojca Juteršek, Živa Ramšak, Kristina Gruden, Marko Petek, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is the most popular tuber crop and a model organism. A variety of gene models for potato exist, and despite frequent updates, they are not unified. This hinders the comparison of gene models across versions, limits the ability to reuse experimental data without significant re-analysis, and leads to missing or wrongly annotated genes. Here, we unify the recent potato double monoploid v4 and v6 gene models by developing an automated merging protocol, resulting in a Unified poTato genome model (UniTato). We subsequently established an Apollo genome browser (unitato.nib.si) that enables public access to UniTato and further community-based curation. We demonstrate how the UniTato resource can help resolve problems with missing or misplaced genes and can be used to update or consolidate a wider set of gene models or genome information. The automated protocol, genome annotation files, and a comprehensive translation table are provided at github.com/NIB-SI/unitato. Ključne besede: bioinformatics analysis, plant genome annotation, gene model annotations, Phureja group, GFF files, poTato genome model, UniTato Objavljeno v DiRROS: 11.06.2024; Ogledov: 675; Prenosov: 544
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7. Stress knowledge map : a knowledge graph resource for systems biology analysis of plant stress responsesCarissa Bleker, Živa Ramšak, Andras Bittner, Vid Podpečan, Maja Zagorščak, Bernhard Wurzinger, Špela Baebler, Marko Petek, Maja Križnik, Anže Županič, Kristina Gruden, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: Stress Knowledge Map (SKM; https://skm.nib.si) is a publicly available resource containing two complementary knowledge graphs that describe the current knowledge of biochemical, signaling, and regulatory molecular interactions in plants: a highly curated model of plant stress signaling (PSS; 543 reactions) and a large comprehensive knowledge network (488 390 interactions). Both were constructed by domain experts through systematic curation of diverse literature and database resources. SKM provides a single entry point for investigations of plant stress response and related growth trade-offs, as well as interactive explorations of current knowledge. PSS is also formulated as a qualitative and quantitative model for systems biology and thus represents a starting point for a plant digital twin. Here, we describe the features of SKM and show, through two case studies, how it can be used for complex analyses, including systematic hypothesis generation and design of validation experiments, or to gain new insights into experimental observations in plant biology. Ključne besede: Stress knowledge map, knowledge graph, knowledge network, entry point, plant digital twin, plant stress responses, plant signaling, systems biology Objavljeno v DiRROS: 11.06.2024; Ogledov: 961; Prenosov: 430
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