PMID- 29305975 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180202 LR - 20180202 IS - 1879-0038 (Electronic) IS - 0378-1119 (Linking) VI - 646 DP - 2018 Mar 10 TI - Identification and expression analysis of microRNAs in medaka gonads. PG - 210-216 LID - S0378-1119(17)31131-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.gene.2017.12.062 [doi] AB - Gonad development is a highly regulated, coordinated biological process and increasing evidences have indicated that microRNA (miRNA) may be involved in this dynamic program. Medaka (Oryzias latipes) is a good model for reproductive research as it has distinct sex determining genes, however, research in gonadal miRNAs is lacked. In this study, two small RNA libraries from the ovaries and testes were constructed and sequenced. A total of 285 conserved and 388 novel miRNAs were obtained, among which 142 mature miRNAs were significantly (> two-fold change) up or down regulated in the testis compared to the ovary. Quantitative Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR) analysis showed that miR-430c, miR-26a and miR-202-5p were expressed in a gonad-specific or sex-biased pattern. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) indicated that miR-202-5p was present throughout spermatogenesis and was only detected at the early stages of oogenesis, this sex biased expression pattern suggested that miR-202-5p might be a crucial candidate in male differentiation and development. Our study provides the repertoire, a comprehensive annotation of miRNAs from gonads and a reference for functional studies of miRNAs in medaka. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Qiu, Weiwei AU - Qiu W AD - Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China. FAU - Zhu, Yefei AU - Zhu Y AD - Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China. FAU - Wu, Yun AU - Wu Y AD - Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China. FAU - Yuan, Cancan AU - Yuan C AD - Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China. FAU - Chen, Kerang AU - Chen K AD - Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China. FAU - Li, Mingyou AU - Li M AD - Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China. Electronic address: myli@shou.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180103 PL - Netherlands TA - Gene JT - Gene JID - 7706761 RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Profiling/*methods MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental MH - Gene Library MH - Gonads/chemistry/*growth & development MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Male MH - MicroRNAs/*genetics MH - Oogenesis MH - Organ Specificity MH - Oryzias/genetics/*physiology MH - Sexism MH - Spermatogenesis OTO - NOTNLM OT - Gonad OT - Medaka OT - MicroRNA OT - mir-202-5p EDAT- 2018/01/07 06:00 MHDA- 2018/02/03 06:00 CRDT- 2018/01/07 06:00 PHST- 2017/09/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/12/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/12/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/01/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/02/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/01/07 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0378-1119(17)31131-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.gene.2017.12.062 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Gene. 2018 Mar 10;646:210-216. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2017.12.062. Epub 2018 Jan 3.