MicroRNAs in avian influenza virus H9N2-infected and non-infected chicken embryo fibroblasts

Genet Mol Res. 2015 Aug 7;14(3):9081-91. doi: 10.4238/2015.August.7.17.

Abstract

There is limited information about microRNAs (miR-NAs) in H9N2 subtype influenza virus-infected chicken cells or tissues. In this study, 10,487,469 and 13,119,795 reads were obtained from in-fected and non-infected chicken embryo fibroblasts, respectively. Seven hundred and thirty-six and 1004 miRNAs, including mature miRNAs and precursors, were obtained from the infected and non-infected fibro-blasts, respectively. Of those miRNAs, 48 were expressed differently between the groups: 37 had a low expression level in the infected chick-en embryo fibroblast, and the remaining 11 had a higher expression level. Every miRNA was predicted to target immune response-related genes. It has been found that some of the miRNAs, such as gga-miR-146c, gga-miR-181a, gga-miR-181b, gga-miR-30b, gga-miR-30c, gga-miR-30e, and gga-miR-455, are expressed differently in other types of influenza-infected chicken cells or tissues.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Birds / virology
  • Chick Embryo
  • Fibroblasts / virology
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
  • Influenza A Virus, H9N2 Subtype / genetics*
  • Influenza A Virus, H9N2 Subtype / pathogenicity
  • Influenza in Birds / genetics*
  • Influenza in Birds / virology
  • MicroRNAs / biosynthesis
  • MicroRNAs / genetics*

Substances

  • MicroRNAs