@misc{MaliGrohmeWełniczetal.2008, author = {Mali, Brahim and Grohme, Markus and Wełnicz, Weronika and Dandekar, Thomas and Schn{\"o}lzer, Martina and Reuter, Dirk and Schill, Ralph O. and Frohme, Marcus}, title = {Genomic Analyses of Cryptobiotic Tardigrades}, series = {Wissenschaftliche Beitr{\"a}ge 2008}, volume = {13}, journal = {Wissenschaftliche Beitr{\"a}ge 2008}, issn = {0949-8214}, doi = {10.15771/0949-8214_2008_1_5}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:526-opus-672}, pages = {35 -- 39}, year = {2008}, abstract = {Genomics technologies, especially transcriptional profiling, allows comparisons of gene expression within and across different organisms. By the use of the model group Tardigrada, also known as water bear, we try to understand the phenomenon of cryptobiosis. The dry organisms can survive for years without water. When re-exposed to water, the animals rehydrate and come back to life. The expression of genes in response to dehydratation and rehydratation is being examined in our laboratory through the generation of expressed sequence tags (ESTs), representational difference analysis (RDA) and subsequent microarray analysis. Molecular dissection of this complex phenomenom, including gene regulation, will allow the development of techniques for preservation and stabilisation of biological materials in a dried state.}, language = {en} }