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Ju Z, Liao G, Zhang Y, Li N, Li X, Zou Y, Yang W, Xiong D. Oxidative stress responses in the respiratory tree and the body wall of sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka) to high temperature. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:21288-21298. [PMID: 36269487 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23308-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicas (Selenka) is one of the important aquaculture species distributed in northern China. In recent years, global warming caused frequent high temperature weather in summer in northern China, resulting in dramatic losses of the sea cucumber aquaculture industry. In the present study, we focused on the effect of oxidative stress in Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka) subjected to high temperature stress. Sea cumbers were exposed to the control (16 °C), and high temperature treatments (20 °C, 24 °C, and 28 °C) for 7 days. Then, reactive oxygen species (ROS) level, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, catalase (CAT) activity, peroxidase (POD) activity, reduced glutathione (GSH) content, malondialdehyde (MDA) content and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) level in the respiratory tree and body wall were detected, respectively. Results showed that 24 °C and 28 °C acute exposure induced the elevation of ROS level, SOD, CAT, POD activities, GSH content, MDA content and 8-OHdG level in the respiratory tree of sea cucumber. In contrast, no significant changes were observed for ROS and 8-OHdG levels in the body wall of sea cucumber, while the antioxidants including SOD, CAT, POD, and GSH decreased to some extent. Moreover, MDA content exhibited a noticeable increase in the body wall, similarly to that in the respiratory tree, indicating that high temperature could induce severe lipid peroxidation in two tissues. Considering the differences in various biomarkers measured in two tissues, respiratory tree might be more susceptible to the high temperature changes compared to the body wall. Our findings may help understand the oxidative stress response to high temperature in the respiratory tree and the body wall in A. japonicus.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zhonglei Ju
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 116026, China
- National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center, Dalian, 116023, China
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- National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center, Dalian, 116023, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 116026, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 116026, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 116026, China
- National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center, Dalian, 116023, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 116026, China
- National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center, Dalian, 116023, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 116026, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 116026, China.
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Sun JL, Zhao LL, He K, Liu Q, Luo J, Zhang DM, Liang J, Liao L, Ma JD, Yang S. MicroRNA regulation in hypoxic environments: differential expression of microRNAs in the liver of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2020; 46:2227-2242. [PMID: 32948974 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-020-00877-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Environmental changes in intensive aquaculture commonly lead to hypoxic stress for cultured largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). To better to understand the hypoxic stress response mechanisms, the miRNA expression profiles of the livers of largemouth bass exposed for 24 h to three different dissolved oxygen levels (7.0 ± 0.2 mg/L as control, 3.0 ± 0.2 mg/L and 1.2 ± 0.2 mg/L) were compared. In this study, a total of 266 known miRNAs were identified, 84 of which were differentially expressed compared with the control group. Thirteen of the differentially expressed miRNAs (miR-15b-5p, miR-30a-3p, miR-133a-3p, miR-19d-5p, miR-1288-3p, miR456, miR-96-5p, miR-23a-3p, miR-23b-5p, miR-214, miR-24, miR-20a-3p, and miR-2188-5p) were significantly enriched in VEGF signaling pathway, MAPK signaling pathway, and phosphatidylinositol signaling system. These miRNAs were significantly downregulated during stress, especially after a 4-h exposure to hypoxia. In contrast, their target genes (vegfa, pla2g4a, raf1a, pik3c2a, clam2a, inpp1, pi4k2b, mtmr14, ip6k, itpkca, map3k7, and Jun) were significant upregulated after 4 h of hypoxic stress. Moreover, two potential hypoxia-tolerance signal transduction pathways (MAPK signaling pathway and phosphatidylinositol signaling system) were revealed, both of which may play important roles in responding to acute hypoxic stress. We see that miRNAs played an important role in regulating gene expression related to physiological responses to hypoxia. Potential functional network regulated by miRNAs under hypoixic stress in the liver of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). Blue boxes indicated that the expression of miRNA or target genes were down-regulated. Red boxes indicated that the expression of miRNA or target genes wasere up-regulated.
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- Jun Long Sun
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Aquaculture Breeding Engineering Research Center, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
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Wang Z, Cui J, Song J, Wang H, Gao K, Qiu X, Gou M, Li X, Hu Z, Wang X, Chang Y. Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Growth-Related Genes in Juvenile Chinese Sea Cucumber, Russian Sea Cucumber, and Their Hybrids. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2018; 20:193-205. [PMID: 29492749 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-018-9796-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Heterosis is important for sea cucumber breeding, but its molecular mechanism remains largely unexplored. In this study, parental lines of Apostichopus japonicus from Russia (R) and China (C) were used to construct hybrids (CR and RC) by reciprocal crossing. We examined the transcriptional profiles of the hybrids (CR and RC) and the purebreds (CC and RR) at different developmental times. A total of 60.27 Gb of clean data was obtained, and 176,649 unigenes were identified, of which 50,312 unigenes were annotated. A total of 414,536 SNPs were identified. A total of 7011 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were obtained between the purebreds and hybrids at 45 days after fertilization (DAF), and a total of 8218 DEGs were obtained between the purebreds and hybrids at 75 DAF. In addition, a total of 7652 DEGs were obtained between 45 DAF and 75 DAF. The significant DEGs were mainly involved in the MAPK and FOXO signaling pathways, especially in the Ras-Raf-MEK1/2-ERK module, which may be a key regulator of development and growth in juvenile A. japonicus. In addition, we also identified key growth-related genes, such as fgfs, igfs, megfs and hgfs, which were upregulated in the hybrids (RC and CR); these genes may play important roles in heterosis in A. japonicus. Our study provides fundamental information on the molecular mechanisms underlying heterosis in sea cucumber and might suggest strategies for the selection of rapidly growing strains of sea cucumber in aquaculture.
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- Zhicheng Wang
- Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in the North China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, 52 Heishijiao Street, Shahekou District, Dalian, 116023, China
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- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, 52 Heishijiao Street, Shahekou District, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in the North China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, 52 Heishijiao Street, Shahekou District, Dalian, 116023, China
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- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, 52 Heishijiao Street, Shahekou District, Dalian, 116023, China
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- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, 52 Heishijiao Street, Shahekou District, Dalian, 116023, China
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- School of Life Science, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, 116081, China
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- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, 52 Heishijiao Street, Shahekou District, Dalian, 116023, China
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- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, 52 Heishijiao Street, Shahekou District, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in the North China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China.
- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, 52 Heishijiao Street, Shahekou District, Dalian, 116023, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in the North China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China.
- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, 52 Heishijiao Street, Shahekou District, Dalian, 116023, China.
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Li DB, Liu JL, Wang W, Luo XM, Zhou X, Li JP, Cao XL, Long XH, Chen JG, Qin C. Plasma Exosomal miRNA-122-5p and miR-300-3p as Potential Markers for Transient Ischaemic Attack in Rats. Front Aging Neurosci 2018; 10:24. [PMID: 29467645 PMCID: PMC5808157 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background: Differentiation of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) from ischaemic stroke within the thrombolysis time window is difficult. Although TIA may be diagnosed within this window, the latest imaging technologies are complex and costly. Serum markers, which are non-invasive, rapid and economic, are used for diagnosis and prognosis of various diseases. Exosome-derived miRNA markers for TIA are unknown. Methods: We examined focal brain ischaemia produced by occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCAo) for 5 min, 10 min, and 2 h in rats. Exosomal miRNAs with consistent trends in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma were identified by deep sequencing and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The areas under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve were used to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of these miRNAs for TIA in rats. Results: Rno-miR-122-5p and rno-miR-300-3p were selected. Plasma exosomal rno-miR-122-5p was significantly downregulated in 10 min ischaemic rats compared with control and 5 min plasma. Plasma exosomal rno-miR-300-3p was significantly upregulated in 5 min ischaemic rats compared with control, 10 min and 2 h rats. Plasma and CSF levels of these miRNAs were correlated. ROC analysis showed high AUC values for rno-miR-122-5p (0.960) and rno-miR-300-3p (0.970) in the 10 and 5 min rats, respectively, compared with controls. Conclusions: Plasma exosomal rno-miR-122-5p and rno-miR-300-3p may be blood-based TIA biomarkers.
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- Dong-Bin Li
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Public Health School of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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Differential Expression of miRNAs in the Respiratory Tree of the Sea Cucumber Apostichopus japonicus Under Hypoxia Stress. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2017; 7:3681-3692. [PMID: 28916650 PMCID: PMC5677170 DOI: 10.1534/g3.117.1129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The sea cucumber, an important economic species, has encountered high mortality since 2013 in northern China because of seasonal environmental stress such as hypoxia, high temperature, and low salinity. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important in regulating gene expression in marine organisms in response to environmental change. In this study, high-throughput sequencing was used to investigate alterations in miRNA expression in the sea cucumber under different levels of dissolved oxygen (DO). Nine small RNA libraries were constructed from the sea cucumber respiratory trees. A total of 26 differentially expressed miRNAs, including 12 upregulated and 14 downregulated miRNAs, were observed in severe hypoxia (DO 2 mg/L) compared with mild hypoxia (DO 4 mg/L) and normoxic conditions (DO 8 mg/L). Twelve differentially expressed miRNAs were clustered in severe hypoxia. In addition, real-time PCR revealed that 14 randomly selected differentially expressed miRNAs showed significantly increased expressions in severe hypoxia and the expressions of nine miRNAs, including key miRNAs such as Aja-miR-1, Aja-miR-2008, and Aja-miR-184, were consistent with the sequencing results. Moreover, gene ontology and pathway analyses of putative target genes suggest that these miRNAs are important in redox, transport, transcription, and hydrolysis under hypoxia stress. Notably, novel-miR-1, novel-miR-2, and novel-miR-3 were specifically clustered and upregulated in severe hypoxia, which may provide new insights into novel “hypoxamiR” identification. These results will provide a basis for future studies of miRNA regulation and molecular adaptive mechanisms in sea cucumbers under hypoxia stress.
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Sun H, Zhou Z, Dong Y, Yang A, Jiang J, Chen Z, Guan X, Wang B, Gao S, Jiang B. Expression analysis of microRNAs related to the skin ulceration syndrome of sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 49:205-212. [PMID: 26723265 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2015.12.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Revised: 12/20/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that are involved in many biological processes. To investigate the miRNAs related to skin ulceration syndrome (SUS) of Apostichopus japonicus, small RNA libraries of body wall, intestine, respiratory tree and coelomocytes from healthy and diseased A. japonicus were sequenced on Illumina Hiseq 2000 platform. A total of 247 conserved and 10 novel miRNAs were identified across all libraries. After pair-wise comparisons, 215 miRNAs in body wall, 36 in intestine, 2 in respiratory tree and 38 in coelomocytes showed significant expression differences. Further analyses were conducted on some tissue-specific differentially expressed miRNAs: miR-8 and miR-486-5p in body wall, miR-200-3p, let-7-5p and miR-125 in intestine, miR-278a-3p and bantam in respiratory, miR-10a and miR-184 in coelomocytes. Notably, these miRNAs in some species were reported to function in various physiological or pathological processes associated with immune regulations. Using stem-loop quantitative real time PCR, six representative miRNAs in four tissues were selected to validate the sequencing results. The Pearson's correlation coefficient (R) of the six miRNAs ranged from 0.777 to 0.948, which confirmed the consistency and accuracy between these two approaches. This study provides comprehensive expression and regulation patterns of functional miRNAs in different tissues and gives insights into the tissue-specific immune response mechanisms in SUS-infected A. japonicus.
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- Hongjuan Sun
- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China.
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China
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Ünlü ES, Gordon DM, Telli M. Small RNA Sequencing Based Identification of MiRNAs in Daphnia magna. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0137617. [PMID: 26367422 PMCID: PMC4569176 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Small RNA molecules are short, non-coding RNAs identified for their crucial role in post-transcriptional regulation. A well-studied example includes miRNAs (microRNAs) which have been identified in several model organisms including the freshwater flea and planktonic crustacean Daphnia. A model for epigenetic-based studies with an available genome database, the identification of miRNAs and their potential role in regulating Daphnia gene expression has only recently garnered interest. Computational-based work using Daphnia pulex, has indicated the existence of 45 miRNAs, 14 of which have been experimentally verified. To extend this study, we took a sequencing approach towards identifying miRNAs present in a small RNA library isolated from Daphnia magna. Using Perl codes designed for comparative genomic analysis, 815,699 reads were obtained from 4 million raw reads and run against a database file of known miRNA sequences. Using this approach, we have identified 205 putative mature miRNA sequences belonging to 188 distinct miRNA families. Data from this study provides critical information necessary to begin an investigation into a role for these transcripts in the epigenetic regulation of Daphnia magna.
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- Ercan Selçuk Ünlü
- Abant İzzet Baysal University, Faculty of Art and Science, Department of Chemistry, Bolu, Turkey
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- Mississippi State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State, Starkville, Mississippi, United States of America
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- Abant İzzet Baysal University, Faculty of Art and Science, Department of Biology, Bolu, Turkey
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