Transcriptional characterisation of the Exaiptasia pallida pedal disc.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Biological adhesion (bioadhesion), enables organisms to attach to surfaces as well as to a range of other targets. Bioadhesion evolved numerous times independently and is ubiquitous throughout the kingdoms of life. To date, investigations have focussed on various taxa of animals, plants and bacteria, but the fundamental processes underlying bioadhesion and the degree of conservation in different biological systems remain poorly understood. This study had two aims: 1) To characterise tissue-specific gene regulation in the pedal disc of the model cnidarian Exaiptasia pallida, and 2) to elucidate putative genes involved in pedal disc adhesion.

Results

Five hundred and forty-seven genes were differentially expressed in the pedal disc compared to the rest of the animal

SUBMITTER: Davey PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6626399 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature