Conservation and divergence of chemical defense system in the tunicate <it>Oikopleura dioica </it>revealed by genome wide response to two xenobiotics

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Animals have developed extensive mechanisms of response to xenobiotic chemical attacks. Although recent genome surveys have suggested a broad conservation of the chemical defensome across metazoans, global gene expression responses t...

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Main Authors: Yadetie Fekadu, Butcher Stephen, Førde Hilde E, Campsteijn Coen, Bouquet Jean-Marie, Karlsen Odd A, Denoeud France, Metpally Raghu, Thompson Eric M, Manak J Robert, Goksøyr Anders, Chourrout Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/55