Transcriptomics analysis of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii diurnal cycle.

Here, we report a transcriptomics analysis on a day in the life of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Cultures of this unicellular alga were grown in photobioreactors on a 12 h light / 12 h dark cycle. Samples were collected at regular intervals and subjected to a transcriptomics analysis by RNA-Seq. RNA-Seq libraries were prepared from synchronized cultures of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii sampled at regular intervals over the course of a diurnal cycle. Light intensity during the day was 200 PFD.