Transcriptomics of rapid cold-hardening and cold shock recovery in Sarcophaga bullata

ABSTRACT: The ability to rapidly respond to changes in temperature is critical for insects and other ectotherms living in variable environments. In a physiological process termed rapid cold-hardening (RCH), exposure to non-lethal low temperature allows many insects to significantly increase their cold tolerance in a matter of minutes to hours. Additionally, there are rapid changes in gene expression and cell physiology during recovery from cold injury, and we hypothesize that RCH may modulate some of these processes during recovery. In this study, we used a cDNA microarray to examine the molecular mechanisms of RCH and cold shock (CS) recovery in the flesh fly, Sarcophaga bullata. With our custom 2-color array, we measured expression of ~15,000 ESTs during RCH and during recovery from cold shock. Su

ORGANISM(S): Neobellieria bullata

SUBMITTER: Nicholas Teets 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-36483 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress