Transcriptomic effects of broadband UV radiation exposure on two Syntrichia mosses over a time series

We investigated genetic responses to acute broadband ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure in the highly desiccation-tolerant mosses Syntrichia caninervis and S. ruralis, using a comparative transcriptomics approach. We explored whether UVR protection is physiologically plastic and induced by UVR exposure, addressing the following questions: (1) What is the timeline of changes in the transcriptome with acute UVR exposure in these two species? (2) What genes are involved in the UVR response, and (3) How do the two species differ in their transcriptomic response to UVR?