期刊
MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY
卷 24, 期 2, 页码 303-319出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-022-10105-3
关键词
Pinctada fucata; Larval development; MicroRNAs; Transcriptome sequencing
资金
- National Key R&D Program of China [2018YFD0901406]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31873042]
- Guangxi Key RD Program [2018AB52002]
- Guangxi Natural Science Foundation Program [2021GXNSFAA075008]
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Biodiversity Conservation Program [2021ZB02]
In this study, the miRNA and mRNA transcriptomics of different developmental stages of the pearl oyster were analyzed using RNA sequencing. The researchers identified 329 miRNAs and 33,550 unigenes and found differentially expressed genes and miRNAs involved in larval development. Real-time PCR was used to validate the expression of some of these genes and miRNAs. This study provides valuable insights into the regulatory mechanisms of miRNA in invertebrate larval development.
As an important economic shellfish, the pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata, and its larvae are an ideal model for studying molecular mechanisms of larval development in invertebrates. Larval development directly affects the quantity and quality of pearl oysters. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) may play important roles in development, but the effects of miRNA expression on P. fucata early development remain unknown. In this study, miRNA and mRNA transcriptomics of seven different P. fucata developmental stages were analyzed using Illumina RNA sequencing. A total of 329 miRNAs, including 87 known miRNAs and 242 novel miRNAs, and 33,550 unigenes, including 26,333 known genes and 7217 predicted new genes, were identified in these stages. A cluster analysis showed that the difference in the numbers of miRNAs was greatest between fertilized eggs and trochophores. In addition, the integrated mRNA transcriptome was used to predict target genes for differentially expressed miRNAs between adjacent developmental stages, and the target genes were subjected to a gene ontology enrichment analysis. Using the gene ontology annotation, 100 different expressed genes and 95 differentially expressed miRNAs were identified as part of larval development regulation. Real-time PCR was used to identify eight mRNAs and three miRNAs related to larval development. The present findings will be helpful for further clarifying the regulatory mechanisms of miRNA in invertebrate larval development.
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