Integrated analysis of miRNA and mRNA expression profiles in tilapia gonads at an early stage of sex differentiation

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dc.contributor.authorTao, Wenjing
dc.contributor.authorSun, Lina
dc.contributor.authorShi, Hongjuan
dc.contributor.authorCheng, Yunying
dc.contributor.authorJiang, Dongneng
dc.contributor.authorFu, Beide
dc.contributor.authorConte, Matthew A.
dc.contributor.authorGammerdinger, William J.
dc.contributor.authorKocher, Thomas D.
dc.contributor.authorWang, Deshou
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-28T15:35:59Z
dc.date.available2021-07-28T15:35:59Z
dc.date.issued2016-05-04
dc.description.abstractMicroRNAs (miRNAs) represent a second regulatory network that has important effects on gene expression and protein translation during biological process. However, the possible role of miRNAs in the early stages of fish sex differentiation is not well understood. In this study, we carried an integrated analysis of miRNA and mRNA expression profiles to explore their possibly regulatory patterns at the critical stage of sex differentiation in tilapia. We identified 279 pre-miRNA genes in tilapia genome, which were highly conserved in other fish species. Based on small RNA library sequencing, we identified 635 mature miRNAs in tilapia gonads, in which 62 and 49 miRNAs showed higher expression in XX and XY gonads, respectively. The predicted targets of these sex-biased miRNAs (e.g., miR-9, miR-21, miR-30a, miR-96, miR-200b, miR-212 and miR-7977) included genes encoding key enzymes in steroidogenic pathways (Cyp11a1, Hsd3b, Cyp19a1a, Hsd11b) and key molecules involved in vertebrate sex differentiation (Foxl2, Amh, Star1, Sf1, Dmrt1, and Gsdf). These genes also showed sex-biased expression in tilapia gonads at 5 dah. Some miRNAs (e.g., miR-96 and miR-737) targeted multiple genes involved in steroid synthesis, suggesting a complex miRNA regulatory network during early sex differentiation in this fish. The sequence and expression patterns of most miRNAs in tilapia are conserved in fishes, indicating the basic functions of vertebrate miRNAs might share a common evolutionary origin. This comprehensive analysis of miRNA and mRNA at the early stage of molecular sex differentiation in tilapia XX and XY gonads lead to the discovery of differentially expressed miRNAs and their putative targets, which will facilitate studies of the regulatory network of molecular sex determination and differentiation in fishes.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-016-2636-z
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/humc-qhu5
dc.identifier.citationTao, W., Sun, L., Shi, H. et al. Integrated analysis of miRNA and mRNA expression profiles in tilapia gonads at an early stage of sex differentiation. BMC Genomics 17, 328 (2016).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/27585
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtCollege of Computer, Mathematical & Physical Sciencesen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtBiologyen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, MD)en_us
dc.subjectmiRNAen_US
dc.subjectmRNAen_US
dc.subjectTilapiaen_US
dc.subjectEarly sex differentiationen_US
dc.titleIntegrated analysis of miRNA and mRNA expression profiles in tilapia gonads at an early stage of sex differentiationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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