Expression profiles of the zebrafish immune-related and iron-related genes.

<p>The immune response is a key process for zebrafish to defend themselves against <i>C. albicans</i> Of the 576 significant genes identified, 13 genes had GO related to the immune response and immune system development. PCA divided these into two main groups. (A) shows the immune-related gene expression profile. Analysis of the <i>C. albicans</i> expression profiles identified iron transport and scavenging as important factors during infection. GO analysis also revealed that iron homeostasis was an important biological process among the significant genes. There were 24 genes in the 576 significant zebrafish genes that had GO associated with iron binding and iron transport. PCA divided these into two main groups. (B) shows the iron-related gene expression profile.