ArticlePlant methods2017
The Microphenotron: a robotic miniaturized plant phenotyping platform with diverse applications in chemical biology.
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- A chemical genetic screen reveals that iminosugar inhibitors of plant glucosylceramide synthase inhibit root growth in Arabidopsis and cereals.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- AutoRoot: open-source software employing a novel image analysis approach to support fully-automated plant phenotyping.Plant methods · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundChemical genetics provides a powerful alternative to conventional genetics for understanding gene function. However, its application to plants has been limited by the lack of a technology that allows detailed phenotyping of whole-seedling development in the context of a high-throughput chemical screen. We have therefore sought to develop an automated micro-phenotyping platform that would allow both root and shoot development to be monitored under conditions where the phenotypic effects of large numbers of small molecules can be assessed.
resultsThe 'Microphenotron' platform uses 96-well microtitre plates to deliver chemical treatments to seedlings of
conclusionsThe Microphenotron is an automated screening platform that for the first time is able to combine large numbers of individual chemical treatments with a detailed analysis of whole-seedling development, and particularly root system development. The Microphenotron should provide a powerful new tool for chemical genetics and for wider chemical biology applications, including the development of natural and synthetic chemical products for improved agricultural sustainability.
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