Characterisation of sperm piRNAs and their correlation with semen quality traits in swine

M. Ablondi, M. Gòdia, J. E. Rodriguez-Gil, A. Sánchez-Bonastre, A. Clop*

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Abstract

Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs that are essential in the transcriptional silencing of transposable elements and warrant genome stability in the mammalian germline. In this study, we have identified piRNAs in porcine sperm using male germline and zygote datasets from human, mice, cow and pig, and evaluated the relation between their abundances and sperm quality traits. In our analysis, we identified 283 382 piRNAs, 1355 of which correlated with P

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)114-120
Number of pages7
JournalAnimal Genetics
Volume52
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2021

Keywords

  • Piwi-interacting RNAs
  • RNA-seq
  • repeat elements
  • semen quality
  • sperm
  • swine

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