Cyptophyte gene regulation in the kleptoplastidic ciliate Mesodinium rubrum

Time series microarray analysis on the photosynthetic ciliate was conducted using an oligochip containing 15,654 genes designed from Teleaulax amphioxeia ESTs To identify the gene expression patterns that occur during the sequesteration of the plastid, a total of 15,654 unique genes from cryptophyte were designed. Gene expression was compared in a free-living cryptophyte and in its sequestered state (in Mesodinium cells).