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ArticleScientific reports2022

piRNA-like small RNAs target transposable elements in a Clade IV parasitic nematode.

Mona Suleiman, Asuka Kounosu, Ben Murcott, Mehmet Dayi, Rebecca Pawluk, Akemi Yoshida, Mark Viney, Taisei Kikuchi, Vicky L Hunt

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Mona Suleiman *Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
Asuka Kounosu *Parasitology, Department of Infectious Dieses, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan.
Ben MurcottDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
Mehmet DayiParasitology, Department of Infectious Dieses, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan.
Rebecca PawlukDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
Akemi YoshidaLaboratory of Genomics, Frontier Science Research Center, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan.
Mark VineyDepartment of Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZB, UK.
Taisei KikuchiParasitology, Department of Infectious Dieses, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan. taisei_kikuchi@med.miyazaki-u.ac.jp.
Vicky L HuntDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. bs1vlh@bath.ac.uk.
University of Bath · GBUniversity of Miyazaki · JPUniversity of Liverpool · GB

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 211227/Z/18/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The small RNA (sRNA) pathways identified in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans are not widely conserved across nematodes. For example, the PIWI pathway and PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are involved in regulating and silencing transposable elements (TE) in most animals but have been lost in nematodes outside of the C. elegans group (Clade V), and little is known about how nematodes regulate TEs in the absence of the PIWI pathway. Here, we investigated the role of sRNAs in the Clade IV parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti by comparing two genetically identical adult stages (the parasitic female and free-living female). We identified putative small-interfering RNAs, microRNAs and tRNA-derived sRNA fragments that are differentially expressed between the two adult stages. Two classes of sRNAs were predicted to regulate TE activity including (i) a parasite-associated class of 21-22 nt long sRNAs with a 5' uridine (21-22Us) and a 5' monophosphate, and (ii) 27 nt long sRNAs with a 5' guanine/adenine (27GAs) and a 5' modification. The 21-22Us show striking resemblance to the 21U PIWI-interacting RNAs found in C. elegans, including an AT rich upstream sequence, overlapping loci and physical clustering in the genome. Overall, we have shown that an alternative class of sRNAs compensate for the loss of piRNAs and regulate TE activity in nematodes outside of Clade V.

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MicroRNAsNematodaAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansDNA Transposable ElementsFemaleRNA, Small InterferingDNA Transposable ElementsMicroRNAsRNA, Small Interfering

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PMID35710810
PMCPMC9203780
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