Deep sequencing identifies novel and conserved microRNAs in peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.).

ABSTRACT:

Background

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a new class of small, endogenous RNAs that play a regulatory role in the cell by negatively affecting gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. miRNAs have been shown to control numerous genes involved in various biological and metabolic processes. There have been extensive studies on discovering miRNAs and analyzing their functions in model species, such as Arabidopsis and rice. Increasing investigations have been performed on important agricultural crops including soybean, conifers, and Phaselous vulgaris but no studies have been reported on discovering peanut miRNAs using a cloning strategy.

Results

In this study, we employed the next generation high through-put Solexa sequencing technology to clone and identify both conserved an

SUBMITTER: Zhao CZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2826338 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature