Characterization of the small RNAs of Volvox carteri

ABSTRACT: The green alga Volvox carteri is a model organism for the development of multicellularity. It has a spherical shape with a complete division of labor between around 2000 somatic cells and 16 reproductive cells. When comparing Volvox with its unicellular relative Chlamydomonas rheinhardtii, one striking observation is the similarity in the protein coding genes [1]. Additionally, Baulcombe and colleagues showed that Chlamydomonas contains functional RNAi and miRNA machineries [2]. We deep sequenced small RNAs of the female Volvox strain HK10 in different life stages (asexual reproduction to sexual reproduction), each time dividing the samples into somatic cells and reproductive cells. This allowed for the observation not only of differences in individual life stages, but also for monitoring

ORGANISM(S): Volvox carteri

SUBMITTER: Anne Dueck 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-58704 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress