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Characterization Of Small Non-Coding Rnas In The Seminal Plasma Of Beef Bulls With Predicted High And Low Fertility, Stephanie Perkins
Characterization Of Small Non-Coding Rnas In The Seminal Plasma Of Beef Bulls With Predicted High And Low Fertility, Stephanie Perkins
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a family of small non-coding RNAs (sRNA) that play a key role in regulating gene expression by binding to their complementary mRNA and altering translation. It has been reported that this down-regulation of specific areas of the genome plays a role in male fertility. Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are another class of germline-specific non-coding RNAs that form silencing complexes to maintain germline genome integrity. In bovine seminal plasma, piRNAs have not previously been characterized. Thus, the objective of this study was to investigate a potential relationship between expression of these sRNAs and fertility in beef bulls and to …