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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Ciona intestinalis
SUBMITTER: Yutaka Satou
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-45548 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Matsuoka Terumi T Ikeda Tatsuro T Fujimaki Kotaro K Satou Yutaka Y
Developmental biology 20131009 2
Maternally provided mRNAs and proteins direct early development and activate the zygotic genome. Using microarrays, we examined the dynamics of transcriptomes during the early development of a basal chordate, Ciona intestinalis. Microarray analysis of unfertilized eggs, as well as 8-, and 16- and 32-cell embryos revealed that nearly half of the genes encoded in the genome were expressed maternally, and that approximately only one-fourth of these genes were expressed at similar levels among eggs ...[more]