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National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 10(114), 2017

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1701474114

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Transcriptome-wide microRNA and target dynamics in the fat body during the gonadotrophic cycle ofAedes aegypti

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Abstract

Significance A potential avenue to control the spread of mosquito disease vectors lies in reproductive events that follow a blood meal. A key component is the massive production of yolk proteins in the fat body tissue, governed by regulatory networks triggered by the available nutrients. MicroRNAs play a critical role in mosquito egg maturation, and deciphering their dynamics and targets is necessary to fully realize these regulatory processes. We carried out a tissue-specific and time-resolved characterization of microRNA expression in the Aedes aegypti fat body and integrated these results with transcriptome-wide determination of their mRNA targets, followed by validation. This extensive analysis lays the groundwork for a systemic understanding of the gene regulation that underpins reproductive events in the female mosquito.