Identification of conserved and novel microRNAs in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas by deep sequencing.

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in regulatory processes in various organisms. To date many studies have been performed in the investigation of miRNAs of numerous bilaterians, but limited numbers of miRNAs have been identified in the few species belonging to the clade Lophotrochozoa. In the c...

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Main Authors: Fei Xu, Xiaotong Wang, Yue Feng, Wen Huang, Wei Wang, Li Li, Xiaodong Fang, Huayong Que, Guofan Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4138081?pdf=render