Project description:An European eel-specific microarray platform was developed to identify genes involved in response to pollutants. A comparative analysis of gene expression was conducted between European eel Anguilla anguilla individuals from lowly-polluted Wijmeers pond at Uitbergen (Belgium), highly-polluted Hazewinkel pond at Willebroek (Belgium), extremely-polluted Dessel-Schotel canal at the locations of Schotel (Belgium) and low polluted Bolsena lake (Italy) environments.
Project description:S. enterica sv Kentucky 3795 and S. enterica sv Enteritidis NalR were grown to mid-log phase in TSB, then subjected to three different acidic conditions generated by two different acids: HCl to pH4.5, HCl to pH5.5 and CH3COOH to pH5.5. After 10min, total RNA was harvested und compared to total RNA harvested from identical control cultures grown in TSB without the pH alteration. At least three biological replicates were performed for each strain and acidic condition. Total RNAs were harvested, and labeled by the conventional protocol of Brown et al, then hybridized onto a Salmonella-specific PCR product array that covered over 97% of the Enteritidis genome.
Project description:NHNP cells (Lonza, Belgium) were grown in Maintenance medium for 24 h. Differentiation was induced by withdrawal of EGFand FGF and addition of BDNF. ArrayCGH experiments were done before differentiation, 24h, 2d and 5d after differentiation induction.
