Salinity stress-induced differentially expressed miRNAs and target genes in sea cucumbers Apostichopus japonicus.

ABSTRACT: Environmental salinity is an important abiotic factor influencing normal physiological functions and productive performance in the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus. It is therefore important to understand how changes in salinity affect sea cucumbers in the face of global climate change. In this study, we investigated the responses to salinity stress in sea cucumbers using mRNA and miRNA sequencing. The regulatory network of mRNAs and miRNAs involved in salinity stress was examined, and the metabolic pathways enriched for differentially expressed miRNAs and target mRNAs were identified. The top 20 pathways were involved in carbohydrate metabolism, fatty acid metabolism, degradation, and elongation, amino acid metabolism, genetic information processing, metabolism of cofactors and vitamin

SUBMITTER: Tian Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6657415 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature