Project description:We performed high-throughput sequencing on regenerating samples and compared the data with regular embryonic and postlarval development of Sycon ciliatum. Our comparative transcriptomic analysis illuminates that sponge regeneration is equally dynamic as embryogenesis.
Project description:In order to analyse gene expression during metamorphosis of Sycon ciliatum (Calcispongiae), we generated a series of RNA-Seq libraries representing subsequent stages of metamorphosis, ranging from freshly settled postlarvae (stage I) to functional ascon-grade juveniles (stage V).
Project description:Sponges have complex relationships with bacteria, the roles of which include food, important components of the holobiont, pathogens, and accidentally accumulated elements of the environment. Consequently, sponges are reservoirs of microbial genomes and novel compounds. Therefore, we isolated and sequenced the whole genomes of bacterial species from the calcareous sponge Sycon capricorn.
