Non-Coding RNAs Roles in Animals
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 43561
Special Issue Editors
Interests: genomic selection; feed efficiency; miRNAs; statistical genomics
Interests: systems genomics; lncRNAs; protein interactions; known unknowns; next generation sequencing
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Dear Colleagues,
The important function of non-coding RNAs (ncRNA), such as microRNAs (miRNA), long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA), and circular RNAs (circRNA), in gene regulation in many species is increasingly appreciated. In livestock, thousands of miRNAs have been characterized and lncRNAs are beginning to be understood, thanks to the next generation of sequencing technologies. Moreover, ncRNAs are involved in many gene regulation processes and pathways related to economically important traits. In addition, ncRNAs are also considered as potential biomarkers for infectious diseases in different farm animal species.
We invite original research or review papers that allow us to better understand the roles of ncRNAs in livestock/animals. Any research related to functional characterization of ncRNAs, exploration of the roles of ncRNAs in novel phenotypes or less-approached diseases, examining the interaction among ncRNAs, and between ncRNAs and metabolites are invited. We also invited research using bioinformatics approaches or integrated omics for analyzing ncRNAs functions or linking the ncRNAs expression to the phenotypes.
Dr. Duy Ngoc Do
Dr. Prashanth N Suravajhala
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- miRNAs
- lcRNAs
- infectious diseases
- feed efficiency
- mastitis
- circRNAs
- pathways
- biomarkers
- epigenetics
- host response
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