Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Light Acquisition

Light Acquisition

In order to produce glucose, plants need to capture sufficient light energy. Many modern plants have evolved leaves specialized for light acquisition. Leaves can be only millimeters in width or tens of meters wide, depending on the environment. Due to competition for sunlight, evolution has driven the evolution of increasingly larger leaves and taller plants, to avoid shading by their neighbors with contaminant elaboration of root architecture and mechanisms to transport water and nutrients.

DNA Microarrays

DNA Microarrays

Microarrays are high-throughput and relatively inexpensive assays that can be automated to analyze large quantities of data at a time. They are used in genome-wide studies to compare gene or protein expression under two varied conditions, such as healthy and diseased states. Microarrays consist of glass or silica slides on which probe molecules are covalently attached through surface functionalization. Most commonly, the slides are prepared through the chemisorption of silanes to silica...

Reporter Genes

Reporter Genes

Reporter genes are a type of protein-coding gene that are often tagged to a gene of interest. Once inside a target cell, reporter genes usually produce visually identifiable characteristics like fluorescence and luminescence when expressed along with the gene of interest. Thus, reporter genes “report” the presence or absence of genes of interest in an organism, determine the gene expression pattern, or track the physical location of a DNA segment or protein in the cell.

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Development and application of core collection, KASP markers and SNP-based DNA fingerprinting in <i>Ziziphus jujuba</i>.

Frontiers in plant science·2026

Same author

Habitat-specific trends in taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity in European plant communities over a century.

Nature communications·2026

Same author

Effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation at Zusanli (ST36) on postoperative pain following mixed hemorrhoidectomy: a retrospective study.

American journal of translational research·2026

Same author

Influence of different anesthesia methods on outcome of elderly patients undergoing hip surgery.

American journal of translational research·2026

Same author

A novel heterozygous pathogenic variation in the <i>MECP2</i> gene causing typical Rett syndrome: a case report.

Translational pediatrics·2026

Same author

Exploration and Application of Multiluminance Mobility Test in Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy.

Translational vision science & technology·2026

Same journal

Gatekeeper wetlands govern nutrient pathways in a continental basin.

Communications earth & environment·2026

Same journal

Hotspots of Arctic and sub-Arctic marine sediment organic carbon are dominated by the Baltic, Barents and Chukchi Seas.

Communications earth & environment·2026

Same journal

Impact attribution of the March 2022 Antarctic heatwave reveals amplification by cloud feedbacks and increased future meltwater.

Communications earth & environment·2026

Same journal

A long-lived impact-generated hydrothermal system at the Chicxulub impact structure.

Communications earth & environment·2026

Same journal

Marine plastic pollution undermines the livelihoods and income of fishing communities in Viet Nam.

Communications earth & environment·2026

Same journal

Antarctic science operations must account for climate change and extreme environmental events.

Communications earth & environment·2026

See all related articles

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Sep 10, 2025

Author Spotlight: Soybean Hairy Root Transformation for the Analysis of Gene Function

Author Spotlight: Soybean Hairy Root Transformation for the Analysis of Gene Function

Published on: May 5, 2023

Linking leaf hyperspectral reflectance to gene expression.

Yanni Chen¹, Logan Monks¹, Vanessa E Rubio^1,2

¹Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 46556 USA.

Communications Earth & Environment

|August 27, 2025

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

This study integrates hyperspectral reflectance and gene expression data to better understand forest functional diversity. This novel approach enhances ecological insights into tree performance and ecosystem dynamics.

Keywords:

Forest ecology Plant ecology

More Related Videos

Annotation of Plant Gene Function via Combined Genomics, Metabolomics and Informatics

Annotation of Plant Gene Function via Combined Genomics, Metabolomics and Informatics

Published on: June 17, 2012

Experimental Design for Laser Microdissection RNA-Seq: Lessons from an Analysis of Maize Leaf Development

Experimental Design for Laser Microdissection RNA-Seq: Lessons from an Analysis of Maize Leaf Development

Published on: March 5, 2017

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Sep 10, 2025

Author Spotlight: Soybean Hairy Root Transformation for the Analysis of Gene Function

Author Spotlight: Soybean Hairy Root Transformation for the Analysis of Gene Function

Published on: May 5, 2023

Annotation of Plant Gene Function via Combined Genomics, Metabolomics and Informatics

Annotation of Plant Gene Function via Combined Genomics, Metabolomics and Informatics

Published on: June 17, 2012

Experimental Design for Laser Microdissection RNA-Seq: Lessons from an Analysis of Maize Leaf Development

Experimental Design for Laser Microdissection RNA-Seq: Lessons from an Analysis of Maize Leaf Development

Published on: March 5, 2017

Area of Science:

Ecology
Genomics
Remote Sensing

Background:

Forest diversity and dynamics result from complex interactions between organismal functions and environmental factors.
Functional traits are crucial for assessing tree performance and trade-offs in forest ecosystems.
Hyperspectral reflectance data offer broad-scale insights into functional traits but have limitations in capturing functional diversity.

Purpose of the Study:

To demonstrate a novel integration of hyperspectral reflectance and gene expression data for ecological studies.
To explore the linkages between gene expression patterns and reflectance data in trees.
To enhance the capability of ecologists to rapidly estimate functional diversity.

Main Methods:

Utilized hyperspectral reflectance data to analyze tree properties.
Integrated gene expression data with reflectance data.
Investigated correlations between specific gene expression and spectral signatures.

Main Results:

Established significant linkages between the expression of ecologically important genes and hyperspectral reflectance data.
Demonstrated the potential of combined data for a deeper understanding of functional diversity.
Showcased the ability to estimate functional diversity at greater depths than previously possible.

Conclusions:

The integration of reflectance and gene expression data offers a powerful new tool for forest ecology.
This approach expands the scope of functional diversity assessment in ecosystems.
Future research can leverage this method for advanced ecological monitoring and analysis.