Differential Gene Expression during the Moult Cycle of Antarctic Krill (Euphausia Superba)

All crustaceans periodically moult to renew their exoskeleton. In krill this involves partial digestion and resorption of the old exoskeleton and synthesis of new cuticle. Molecular events that underlie the moult cycle are poorly understood in calcifying crustaceans and even less so in non-calcifyin...

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Main Authors: Paul J. Seear, Geraint A. Tarling, Gavin Burns, William P. Goodall-Copestake, Edward Gaten, Özge Ozkaya, Ezio Rosato
Format: Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2010
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RNA
Online Access:https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Differential_Gene_Expression_during_the_Moult_Cycle_of_Antarctic_Krill_Euphausia_Superba_/10106150
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Summary:All crustaceans periodically moult to renew their exoskeleton. In krill this involves partial digestion and resorption of the old exoskeleton and synthesis of new cuticle. Molecular events that underlie the moult cycle are poorly understood in calcifying crustaceans and even less so in non-calcifying organisms such as krill. To address this we constructed an Antarctic krill cDNA microarray in order to generate gene expression profiles across the moult cycle and identify possible activation pathways.