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ArticleScientific reports2020

Integrated analysis of microRNA and mRNA expression profiles in Crassostrea gigas to reveal functional miRNA and miRNA-targets regulating shell pigmentation.

Dandan Feng, Qi Li, Hong Yu, Shikai Liu, Lingfeng Kong, Shaojun Du

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Dandan FengKey Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China.
Qi LiKey Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China. qili66@ouc.edu.cn.
Hong YuKey Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China.
Shikai LiuKey Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China.
Lingfeng KongKey Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China.
Shaojun DuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Ocean University of China · CNUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate post-transcription gene expression by targeting genes and play crucial roles in diverse biological processes involving body color formation. However, miRNAs and miRNA-targets underlying shell color polymorphism remain largely unknown in mollusca. Using four shell colors full-sib families of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas, we systematically identified miRNAs and miRNA-targets in the mantles, which organ could produce white, golden, black or partially pigmented shell. RNA sequencing and analysis identified a total of 53 known miRNA and 91 novel miRNAs, 47 of which were detected to differentially express among six pairwise groups. By integrating miRNA and mRNA expression profiles, a total of 870 genes were predicted as targets of differentially expressed miRNAs, mainly involving in biomineralization and pigmentation through functional enrichment. Furthermore, a total of four miRNAs and their target mRNAs were predicted to involve in synthesis of melanin, carotenoid or tetrapyrrole. Of them, lgi-miR-317 and its targets peroxidase and lncRNA TCONS_00951105 are implicated in acting as the competing endogenous RNA to regulate melanogenesis. Our studies revealed the systematic characterization of miRNAs profiles expressed in oyster mantle, which might facilitate understanding the intricate molecular regulation of shell color polymorphism and provide new insights into breeding research in oyster.

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Gene Regulatory NetworksAnimalsAnimal ShellsCarotenoidsCrassostreaGene Expression ProfilingHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingMelaninsMicroRNAsPigmentationSequence Analysis, RNATetrapyrrolesCarotenoidsMelaninsMicroRNAsTetrapyrroles

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PMID33214602
PMCPMC7678851
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