Department of Animal Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitaetsstrasse 150, D-44801 Bochum, Germany.
BMC Biol. 2010 May 7;8:51. doi: 10.1186/1741-7007-8-51.
Little is known about the genetic mechanisms underlying inducible defenses. Recently, the genome of Daphnia pulex, a model organism for defense studies, has been sequenced. Building on the genome information, recent preliminary studies in BMC Developmental Biology and BMC Molecular Biology have assessed gene response profiles in Daphnia under predation pressure. We review the significance of the findings and highlight future research perspectives.
关于诱导防御的遗传机制知之甚少。最近，模式生物溞（Daphnia pulex）的基因组已经被测序。基于基因组信息，最近在 BMC 发育生物学和 BMC 分子生物学的初步研究评估了在捕食压力下溞的基因反应谱。我们回顾了这些发现的意义，并强调了未来的研究方向。
