Diet-derived transmission of MicroRNAs from host plant into honey bee Midgut.

ABSTRACT:

Background

MicroRNA (miRNA) is a class of small noncoding RNAs, which targets on thousands of mRNA and thus plays important roles in many biological processes. It has been reported that miRNA has cross-species regulation functions between parasitoid-host, or plant-animal, etc. For example, several plant miRNAs enter into the honey bees and regulate gene expression. However, whether cross-species regulation function of miRNAs is a universal mechanism remains a debate question.

Results

We have evaluated transmission of miRNAs from sunflower and sedr plants into the midgut of honey bee using RNA-Seq analyses complemented with confirmation by RT-qPCR. The results showed that at least 11 plant miRNAs were found in the midgut of honey bee feeding by sunflower and sedr pollen. Amon

SUBMITTER: Gharehdaghi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8336336 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature