Characterization of the small RNAs of Volvox carteri associated with an Argonaute protein

ABSTRACT: The green alga Volvox carteri is a model organism for the development of multicellularity. It has a spherical shape with a complete division of labor between around 2000 somatic cells and 16 reproductive cells. When comparing Volvox with its unicellular relative Chlamydomonas rheinhardtii, one striking observation is the similarity in the protein coding genes [1]. Additionally, Baulcombe and colleagues showed that Chlamydomonas contains functional RNAi and miRNA machineries [2]. We deep sequenced small RNAs associated with one Argonaute protein of the female Volvox strain Vol6 during its vegetative growth phase. Using these data, we established a miRNA identification pipeline that takes into account plant miRNA feature in general and also uses parameters employed in finding miRNAs in Chl

ORGANISM(S): Volvox carteri

SUBMITTER: Anne Dueck 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-59469 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress