Deciphering microRNAs and other small RNAs during the transition of dormant embryo into germinated embryo in larch (Larix leptolepis)
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ABSTRACT: To investigate the roles of sRNAs in keeping embryo dormancy or germination in Larix leptolepis, we deciphered the endogenous "sRNAome" in dormant and germinated embryos. High-throughput sequencing of the sRNA libraries showed that dormant embryos exhibited a length bias towards 24-nt, while germinated embryos showed a bias towards a 21-nt and/or 22-nt length. Both of proportions for miRNAs to the non-redundant and redundant sRNAs were higher in germinated embryos than those in dormant embryos, while the ratio of unknown sRNAs was higher in dormant embryos than in germinated embryos. The proportion of 21-nt and 22-nt sRNAs increased in germinated embryos, which might attribute to the higher expression level of miRNAs. We identified a total of 160 conserved miRNAs from 39 families, 16 novel miRNAs, and 14 plausible miRNA candidates, of which novel and non-conserved known miRNAs might be the main contributors. These findings indicate that larch and possibly other gymnosperms have complex mechanisms of gene regulation involving sRNAs and miRNAs operating transcriptionally and post-transcriptionally during embryo dormancy and germination.
ORGANISM(S): Larix kaempferi
PROVIDER: GSE49059 | GEO | 2014/07/19
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA212788
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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