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A comprehensive overview of bull sperm-borne small non-coding RNAs and their diversity across breeds.
Epigenetics & chromatin - 30 Mar 2020
Sellem Eli, Marthey Sylvain, Rau Andrea, Jouneau Luc, Bonnet Aurelie, Perrier Jean-Philippe, Fritz Sébastien, Le Danvic Chrystelle, Boussaha Mekki, Kiefer Hélène, Jammes Hélène, Schibler Laurent
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BACKGROUND: Mature sperm carry thousands of RNAs, including mRNAs, lncRNAs, tRNAs, rRNAs and sncRNAs, though their functional significance is still a matter of debate. Growing evidence suggests that sperm RNAs, especially sncRNAs, are selectively retained during spermiogenesis or specifically transferred during epididymis maturation, and are thus delivered to the oocyte at fertilization, providing resources for...
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