Author | Gomes, Matheus de Souza | |
Author | Cabral, Fernanda J. | |
Author | Passos, Liana konovaloff Jannotti | |
Author | Carvalho, Omar Santos | |
Author | Rodrigues, Vanderlei | |
Author | Baba, Elio Hideo | |
Author | Sá, Renata Guerra | |
Access date | 2023-06-29T12:16:56Z | |
Available date | 2023-06-29T12:16:56Z | |
Document date | 2009 | |
Citation | GOMES, Matheus de Souza et al. Preliminary analysis of miRNA pathway in Schistosoma mansoni. Parasitol Int., v. 58, n. 1, p. 61-68, 2009. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2008.10.002. | en_US |
ISSN | 1383-5769 | en_US |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/59242 | |
Language | eng | en_US |
Publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
Rights | restricted access | en_US |
Title | Preliminary analysis of miRNA pathway in Schistosoma mansoni | en_US |
Type | Article | en_US |
DOI | 10.1016/j.parint.2008.10.002 | |
Abstract | RNA silencing refers to a series of nuclear and cytoplasmatic processes involved in the post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression or post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS), either by sequence-specific mRNA degradation or by translational at-rest. The best characterized small RNAs are microRNAs (miRNAs), which predominantly perform gene silencing through post-transcriptional mechanisms. in this work we used bioinformatic approaches to identify the parasitic trematode Schistosoma Mansoni sequences that are similar to enzymes involved in the post-transcriptional gene silencing mediated by miRNA pathway. We used amino acid sequences of well-known proteins involved in the miRNA pathway against S. mansoni genome and transcriptome databases identifying a total of 13 Putative proteins in the parasite. In addition, the transcript levels of SinDicer1 and SmAgo2/3/4 were identified by qRT-PCR using cercariae, adult worms, eggs and in vitro Cultivated schistosomula. Our results showed that the SmDicer1 and SmAgo2/3/4 are differentially expressed during schistosomula development, suggesting that the miRNA pathway is regulated at the transcript level and therefore may control gene expression during the life cycle of S. mansoni. (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd | en_US |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto. Núcleo de Pesquisas em Ciências Biológicas. Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil | en_US |
Affilliation | Universidade de Sao Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil | en_US |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Rene Rachou. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil | en_US |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Rene Rachou. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil | en_US |
Affilliation | Universidade de Sao Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil | en_US |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto. Núcleo de Pesquisas em Ciências Biológicas. Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil | en_US |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto. Núcleo de Pesquisas em Ciências Biológicas. Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil | en_US |
Subject | MicroRNAs Post-transcriptional gene silencing | en_US |
Subject | Schistosoma mansoni | en_US |
Subject | Gene expression | en_US |
Subject | Gene expression | en_US |
Subject | qRT-PCR Real Time | en_US |
Embargo date | 2099-12-31 | |