Publications by authors named "Zaohuang Chen"
Neighbours matter: Effects of genomic organization on gene expression plasticity in response to environmental stresses during biological invasions.
Comp Biochem Physiol Part D Genomics Proteomics
June 2022
Article Synopsis
- Gene expression plays a crucial role in how organisms adapt to environmental changes, but the impact of gene organization on this process during invasions is still under-researched.
- A study using the invasive species Ciona robusta revealed that neighboring genes tend to be co-expressed and a significant percentage of stress-responsive genes are physically clustered, with their expression influenced by their spatial arrangement.
- High salinity challenges were shown to disrupt this coordinated expression, indicating that gene clustering and organization affect adaptability during environmental stress.