Characterization of long noncoding RNAs, microRNAs, and piwiRNAs in reef-building corals
Jill Ashey, Javier A Rodriguez-Casariego, Kathleen M Durkin, Zachary Bengtsson, Samuel J White, Ariana S Huffmyer, Danielle M Becker, Jose M Eirin-Lopez, Hollie M Putnam, Steven B Roberts · 2026
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Jill Ashey and co-authors catalog noncoding RNAs in reef-building corals in 2026, the first broad survey of its kind. These regulatory molecules steer gene activity in many animals, yet corals from Mo'orea in French Polynesia had gone largely unmapped, so the team profiled three genera: Acropora, Pocillopora, and Porites.
All three carried conserved machinery for making and using noncoding RNAs. One microRNA, miR-100, matched relatives across corals and wider animal groups, and four more were shared by all three species, alongside species-only finds. Most piwiRNAs overlapped genes tied to genome upkeep, while long noncoding RNAs shared little sequence across species yet often sat near immune genes, hinting at defense roles.
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| CREATOR | Jill Ashey, Javier A Rodriguez-Casariego, Kathleen M Durkin, Zachary Bengtsson, Samuel J White, Ariana S Huffmyer, Danielle M Becker, Jose M Eirin-Lopez, Hollie M Putnam, Steven B Roberts |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 67123 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |