Project description:Here we use a transcriptomic approach to investigate the molecular underpinnings of thermal acclimation in the model diatom species Phaeodactylum tricornutum by comparing the differential gene expression in cultures acclimated to sub-optimal, optimal, and supra-optimal temperatures (10, 20 and 26.5 °C, respectively).
Project description:Here we use a transcriptomic approach to investigate the molecular underpinnings of thermal stress in the model diatom species Phaeodactylum tricornutum. We expose cultures to high temperature (optimal +8°C) and follow changes in gene expression through time (over a 12 hour period) in comparison to optimal conditions (20 °C).