Deep sequencing of organ- and stage-specific microRNAs in the evolutionarily basal insect Blattella germanica (L.) (Dictyoptera, Blattellidae)

ABSTRACT: microRNAs (miRNAs) have been reported as key regulators in the post-transcriptional process in eukaryotic cells. In insects most of the studies have been reported in holometabolans while only recently two hemimetabolansM-BM- (Locusta migratoria and Acyrthosiphonpisum) have had their miRNAs identified. Therefore, the study on miRNAs of the evolutionarily basal hemimetabolanM-BM- Blattella germanica, may provide valuable insights on the structural and functional evolution of miRNAs. Small RNA libraries of the cockroach B. germanica were built from the whole body of the last instar nymph, and the adult ovaries. The high throughput Solexa sequencing resulted in approximately 11 and 8 million reads for the whole-body andM-BM- ovaries, respectively. Bioinformatic analyses identified 38 known m

ORGANISM(S): Blattella germanica

SUBMITTER: Alexandre Cristino 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-22892 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress