Differential gene transcription across the life cycle in Daphnia magna using a new all genome custom-made microarray.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unravelling the link between genes and environment across the life cycle is a challenging goal that requires model organisms with well-characterized life-cycles, ecological interactions in nature, tractability in the laboratory, and available genomic tools. Very few well-studied invertebrate model species meet these requirements, being the waterflea Daphnia magna one of them. Here we report a full genome transcription profiling of D. magna during its life-cycle. The study was performed using a new microarray platform designed from the complete set of gene models representing the whole transcribed genome of D. magna.

Results

Up to 93% of the existing 41,317 D. magna gene models showed differential transcription patterns across the developmental stages of D. magna,

SUBMITTER: Campos B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5960145 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature