Research Project
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
I report the discovery by deep sequencing technology of a suite of small noncoding RNAs in mature mouse sperm. Two of them were highly enriched in sperm and detectable exclusively in germ cells. Designated 'spR-12 and -13' for 'sperm RNAs'. After fertilization, they were maintained in low copy numbers in the egg and the dividing blastomeres. A strict nuclear localization was evidenced by microinjection of fluorescence-tagged RNAs into the male pronucleus of one-cell embryos. Stably maintained during the preimplantation period, they were equally distributed between blastomeres at cell division, remaining strictly localized in the nucleus until the blastocyst stage at which they were not detectable. A sequence motif UGGG(G)CGGG common to the two spRs was sufficient for nuclear addressing of unrelated small RNAs. A knock-down experiment performed by microinjection of the spR-12 and spR-13 complementary sequences linked to the nuclear addressing motif showed a deleterious effect suggestive of a functional role of the two RNAs in early embryogenesis.
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All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 5 results) Presentation (15 results) Book (2 results) Remarks (2 results)
Biochem. Biophys.Res.Commun. 409
Pages: 293-298
120006386957
Biotechniques. 49(4)
Pages: 751-755
Biotechniques Protocol Guide 2011
Pages: 4-6
Genome Res. 20(2)
Pages: 257-264
Biotechniques
Volume: 49(4) Pages: 751-755
Volume: 2011 Pages: 4-6
Genome Research 20
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