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Transcription profiling by array of Sordaria macrospora wild type strain undergoing sexual development and the mutant strains dSmtA-1 and dSmtA-2

ABSTRACT: Cross-species hybridizations of Sordaria macrospora targets on Neurospora crassa microarrays were performed with targets derived from the S. macrospora wild type undergoing sexual development (wt.sex) and the mutant strains dSmtA-1 and dSmtA-2. For each strain, two independent experiments were carried out with a dye switch in the second experiment.

The following slide/target/dye combinations were done:

slide N16-86: Cy3-target: wt.sex (1), Cy5-target: dSmtA-1 (1)

slide N16-87: Cy3-target: dSmtA-1 (2), Cy5-target: dSmtA-2(2)

slide N16-88: Cy3-target: dSmtA-2 (1), Cy5-target: wt.sex (2)

ORGANISM(S): Sordaria macrospora

SUBMITTER: Volker Klix

PROVIDER: E-MEXP-2600 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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