Long non-coding RNAs are essential for Schistosoma mansoni pairing-dependent adult worm homeostasis and fertility.

The trematode parasite Schistosoma mansoni causes schistosomiasis, which affects over 200 million people worldwide. Schistosomes are dioecious, with egg laying depending on the females' obligatory pairing with males. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are transcripts longer than 200 nucleotides wit...

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Main Authors: Gilbert O Silveira, Helena S Coelho, Adriana S A Pereira, Patrícia A Miyasato, Daisy W Santos, Lucas F Maciel, Giovanna G G Olberg, Ana C Tahira, Eliana Nakano, Maria Leonor S Oliveira, Murilo S Amaral, Sergio Verjovski-Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011369