Meta-analysis of the space flight and microgravity response of the Arabidopsis plant transcriptome.

Richard Barker, Colin P S Kruse, Christina Johnson, Amanda Saravia-Butler, Homer Fogle, Hyun-Seok Chang, Ralph Møller Trane, Noah Kinscherf, Alicia Villacampa, Aránzazu Manzano, Raúl Herranz, Laurence B Davin, Norman G Lewis, Imara Perera, Chris Wolverton

March 2023 NPJ Microgravity

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Abstract Synopsis

  • This study performed a comprehensive meta-analysis of 15 Arabidopsis thaliana spaceflight experiments to understand how microgravity and other space-related factors influence plant gene expression, using a unified computational approach to improve comparison accuracy.
  • The research highlighted that variables such as the type of gene analysis (microarray or RNAseq), environmental conditions, and hardware differences significantly affect the interpretation of plant responses in space, emphasizing the importance of controlled comparisons.
  • By utilizing a detailed metadata matrix to match experiments with similar conditions, the study aimed to reduce confounding factors, leading to more reliable insights into how spaceflight impacts plant biology.]