Integrating miRNA and mRNA Expression Profiling Uncovers miRNAs Underlying Fat Deposition in Sheep

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous, noncoding RNAs that regulate various biological processes including adipogenesis and fat metabolism. Here, we adopted a deep sequencing approach to determine the identity and abundance of miRNAs involved in fat deposition in adipose tissues from fat-tailed (Kazakhs...

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Main Authors: Guangxian Zhou, Xiaolong Wang, Chao Yuan, Danju Kang, Xiaochun Xu, Jiping Zhou, Rongqing Geng, Yuxin Yang, Zhaoxia Yang, Yulin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1857580