A new strategy for identification of highly conserved microRNAs in non-model insect, Spodoptera litura

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 612-627

  Gao, Lu ^a   Zuo, Hongliang ^a   Liu, Keling ^a   Li, Haiyi ^a   Zhong, Guohua ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Identification; MicroRNA; Non model insect; Precursor; Sequence conservation; Spodoptera litura; Stem loop RT PCR

Indexed keywords

BANTAM; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 14; MICRORNA 2A; RNA PRECURSOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; INSECT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SILKWORM; SPODOPTERA LITURA; ANIMAL; BOMBYX; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPODOPTERA;

BOMBYX MORI; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; SPODOPTERA LITURA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BOMBYX; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MICRORNAS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; SPODOPTERA;

EID: 84863027442     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13010612     Document Type: Article

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