Identification and characterization of microRNAs from the tube foot in the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius
Yaoyao Zhan,
Yingying Li,
Dongyao Cui,
Qiantong Pei,
Jingxian Sun,
Weijie Zhang,
Yaqing Chang
Affiliations
Yaoyao Zhan
Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, PR China
Yingying Li
Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, PR China
Dongyao Cui
Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, PR China
Qiantong Pei
Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, B3H4R2, Canada
Jingxian Sun
Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, PR China
Weijie Zhang
Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, PR China
Yaqing Chang
Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, PR China; Corresponding author.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play critical roles in regulating many bio-processes of eukaryotes. The sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius (an important fishery resource) is of great economic importance in Japan, North Korea, Russia, and China. In the current study, miRNAs of tube foot in S. intermedius were firstly identified and characterized. Data in this study can provide more genomic information for the further understanding of the complex regulation network in sea urchins and present a new way for monitoring the health status of cultured sea urchins.
