Early transcriptional response pathways in Daphnia magna are coordinated in networks of crustacean-specific genes.

ABSTRACT: Natural habitats are exposed to an increasing number of environmental stressors that cause important ecological consequences. However, the multifarious nature of environmental change, the strength and the relative timing of each stressor largely limit our understanding of biological responses to environmental change. In particular, early response to unpredictable environmental change, critical to survival and fitness in later life stages, is largely uncharacterized. Here, we characterize the early transcriptional response of the keystone species Daphnia magna to twelve environmental perturbations, including biotic and abiotic stressors. We first perform a differential expression analysis aimed at identifying differential regulation of individual genes in response to stress. This preliminar

SUBMITTER: Orsini L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5785571 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature