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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Nematostella vectensis
SUBMITTER: andrew grimson
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-12578 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Grimson Andrew A Srivastava Mansi M Fahey Bryony B Woodcroft Ben J BJ Chiang H Rosaria HR King Nicole N Degnan Bernard M BM Rokhsar Daniel S DS Bartel David P DP
Nature 20081001 7217
In bilaterian animals, such as humans, flies and worms, hundreds of microRNAs (miRNAs), some conserved throughout bilaterian evolution, collectively regulate a substantial fraction of the transcriptome. In addition to miRNAs, other bilaterian small RNAs, known as Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs), protect the genome from transposons. Here we identify small RNAs from animal phyla that diverged before the emergence of the Bilateria. The cnidarian Nematostella vectensis (starlet sea anemone), a close ...[more]