›› 2020, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (1): 176-182.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2020.01.22

• Review • Previous Articles    

Research progress of microRNA in rabbits

SHAO Jiahao, WANG Jie, JIA Xianbo, CHEN Shiyi, LAI Songjia*   

  1. Institute of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Sichuan Agricultural University/Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory for Exploration and Innovative Utilization of Livestock Genetic Resources, Chengdu 611130, China
  • Received:2019-10-29 Online:2020-01-25 Published:2020-03-11

Abstract: microRNA(miRNA), a class of endogenous non-coding single-stranded RNA molecules, plays an important role in gene regulation in animals by pairing with target gene mRNA to guide their functional expression. Studies had shown that miRNA was widely involved in the regulation of animal growth and development, reproductive regulation, metabolism, disease occurrence and other life processes. This review summarized the studies on miRNA in rabbits in recent years, such as promoting the proliferation and differentiation of muscle cells, regulating fat metabolism and affecting the occurrence of diseases, and explored the research status and development direction of miRNA in rabbits, in order to provide theoretical basis for the breeding and reproduction of rabbits.

Key words: microRNA, muscle, fat, disease, rabbits

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