Tempo-Seq targeted RNA sequencing of the HepaRG cell line treated with aflatoxin B1, benzo[a]pyrene, cyclosporin A, rotenone and thrichostatin A over a range of chemical concentrations and exposure time points
The experiment investigates the effects of five well-known chemicals on the transcriptome of the HepaRG cell line, a metabolically competent hepatic cell line.  The cells were treated individually with an increasing concentrations of aflatoxin B1, benzo[a]pyrene, cyclosporine A, rotenone or trichostatin A at five exposure time points followed by targeted RNA-seq using TempO-Seq technology (the panel of human whole transcriptome). The aim of the study was to explore how and to what extent the point-of-departure (POD) obtained from an in vitro transcriptomics study varied as a function of exposure time.