Microarray (one-color) gene expression analysis of Euglena gracilis subjected to altered acceleration during parabolic flight

ABSTRACT: Euglena gracilis is a unicellular freshwater flagellate, which uses the gravitational vector for orientation in the water column in the dark. This allows the cell to reach areas in the water column for reproduction and growth. How exactly the gravitational vector is perceived, and which intracellular pathways are involved in the signaling is not very well understood so far. In the past, parabolic flight campaigns were used to study the swimming behavior of Euglena gracilis under altered gravitational accelerations. It was shown that cells adapt their swimming direction very fast: in the dark under 1xg cell show negative gravitaxis, i.e. they move upwards in the water column of the experiment hardware and against the gravitational vector. With onset of the first hypergravity period of 1.8xg

ORGANISM(S): Euglena gracilis

SUBMITTER: Michael Lebert 

PROVIDER: E-MTAB-8064 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress