Jin Luo, Shuaiyang Zhao, Qiaoyun Ren, Qilin Wang, Zeyu Chen, Jingjing Cui, Yujiao Jing, Peiwen Liu, Ruofeng Yan, Xiaokai Song, Guangyuan Liu, Xiangrui Li
MicroRNAs (miRNAs), which are small, noncoding RNA molecules, play an important regulatory role in gene expression at the posttranscriptional level. Relatively limited knowledge exists on miRNAs in Rhipicephalus microplus ticks in China; however, understanding the physiology of miRNA functions and expression at different developmental stages is important. In this study, three small RNA libraries were constructed for R . microplus eggs, larvae, and female adults; miRNAs were detected during these developmental stages by high-throughput sequencing, with 18,162,337, 8,090,736, and 11,807,326 clean reads, respectively...
October 4, 2022: Pathogens