Flashcard library · Biology · PaperFren
Pea aphid miRNAs and plasticity
Pea aphids encode dozens of miRNAs whose expression tracks phenotypic plasticity.
Keep what you just learned
Save these 10 cards to your NoteFren library. Your first review starts right away, and each card links back to the study it came from.
Putative miRNAs?
43.
Source: Bioinformatic prediction, deep sequencing of microRNAs and expression analysis during phenotypic plasticity in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum · DOI · quote verified
Validated?
33 by RT-PCR.
Source: Bioinformatic prediction, deep sequencing of microRNAs and expression analysis during phenotypic plasticity in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum · DOI · quote verified
Deep-seq scale?
~3 million reads.
Source: Bioinformatic prediction, deep sequencing of microRNAs and expression analysis during phenotypic plasticity in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum · DOI · quote verified
Unique sequences?
~850,000.
Source: Bioinformatic prediction, deep sequencing of microRNAs and expression analysis during phenotypic plasticity in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum · DOI · quote verified
Length peak?
22 nt.
Source: Bioinformatic prediction, deep sequencing of microRNAs and expression analysis during phenotypic plasticity in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum · DOI · quote verified
Organism?
Pea aphid A. pisum.
Source: Bioinformatic prediction, deep sequencing of microRNAs and expression analysis during phenotypic plasticity in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum · DOI · quote verified
Plasticity link?
Expression across phenotypic morphs.
Source: Bioinformatic prediction, deep sequencing of microRNAs and expression analysis during phenotypic plasticity in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum · DOI · quote verified
Homology set?
1,275 insect miRNAs.
Source: Bioinformatic prediction, deep sequencing of microRNAs and expression analysis during phenotypic plasticity in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum · DOI · quote verified
Limit?
Validation ≠ full target proof.
Source: Bioinformatic prediction, deep sequencing of microRNAs and expression analysis during phenotypic plasticity in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum · DOI · quote verified
Takeaway?
Insect plasticity engages miRNA regulation.
Source: Bioinformatic prediction, deep sequencing of microRNAs and expression analysis during phenotypic plasticity in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum · DOI · quote verified