Transcriptome survey of the anhydrobiotic tardigrade Milnesium tardigradum in comparison with Hypsibius dujardini and Richtersius coronifer
- The phenomenon of desiccation tolerance, also called anhydrobiosis, involves the ability of an organism to survive the loss of almost all cellular water without sustaining irreversible damage. Although there are several physiological, morphological and ecological studies on tardigrades, only limited DNA sequence information is available. Therefore, we explored the transcriptome in the active and anhydrobiotic state of the tardigrade Milnesium tardigradum which has extraordinary tolerance to desiccation and freezing. In this study, we present the first overview of the transcriptome of M. tardigradum and its response to desiccation and discuss potential parallels to stress responses in other organisms.
Author: | Brahim Mali, Markus GrohmeGND, Frank Förster, Thomas DandekarORCiDGND, Martina Schnölzer, Dirk Reuter, Weronika Wełnicz, Ralph O. Schill, Marcus FrohmeORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:526-opus4-6207 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-11-168 |
ISSN: | 1471-2164 |
Parent Title (English): | BMC Genomics |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of Publication: | 2010 |
Publishing Institution: | Technische Hochschule Wildau |
Release Date: | 2016/07/01 |
Volume: | 11 |
Issue: | 168 |
Page Number: | 11 |
Source: | Mali et al.: Transcriptome survey of the anhydrobiotic tardigrade Milnesium tardigradumin comparison with Hypsibius dujardini and Richtersius coronifer. BMC Genomics 2010 11:168. |
Faculties an central facilities: | Fachbereich Ingenieurwesen / Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen (bis 8/2014) |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 576 Genetik und Evolution |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 2.0 Generic |