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).
