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Apis mellifera (honey bee) ame-miR-9a-5p secondary structure diagram

Apis mellifera (honey bee) ame-miR-9a-5p URS00004208C5_7460

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ame-mir-9a: ame-mir-9a is a microRNA (miRNA) that has been identified as a key factor in the caste determination of the honeybee Apis mellifera, as well as in the development of males in bumblebees [PMC3562263][PMC7785045]. Although it is not differentially expressed between queen- and worker-destined larvae in Bombus terrestris, it shows caste-biased expression levels in A. mellifera, with higher levels found in worker thorax and abdomen compared to queen tissues [PMC5374498][PMC2394756]. Interestingly, during the pupal stage of queens, higher levels of mir-9a are observed [PMC2394756]. The expression patterns suggest that ame-mir-9a may play a significant role in determining the physical differences between honeybee castes [PMC2394756]. Furthermore, ame-mir-9a has been validated through RT-PCR to be more strongly expressed in worker abdomens when compared to other candidate loci [PMC2394756]. In addition to its role in caste differentiation, ame-mir-9a is also implicated in sex differentiation with higher expression levels found in males than females [PMC6835379]. This evidence collectively points towards ame-mir-9a's involvement not only in caste determination but also potentially influencing sexual development within hymenopteran species.

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This sequence is found in 126 other species

  1. Acanthopleura granulata Agr-Mir-9_5p (mature (guide))
  2. Acyrthosiphon pisum api-miR-9a
  3. Aedes aegypti aae-miR-9a
  4. Alligator mississippiensis Ami-Mir-9-P1_5p (mature (guide))
  5. Anolis carolinensis (green anole) Aca-Mir-9-P1_5p (mature (guide))
  6. Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) aga-miR-9a
  7. Ascaris suum asu-miR-9-5p
  8. Ateles geoffroyi (black-handed spider monkey) age-miR-9
  9. Blattella germanica (German cockroach) Bge-Mir-9-P10_5p (mature (guide))
  10. Bombyx mori (domestic silkworm) bmo-miR-9a-5p
  11. Bos taurus (domestic cattle) Bta-Mir-9-P1_5p (mature (guide))
  12. Branchiostoma belcheri (Belcher's lancelet) bbe-miR-9-5p
  13. Callithrix jacchus cja-miR-9
  14. Callorhinchus milii (elephant shark) Cmi-Mir-9-P1_5p (mature (guide))
  15. Canis lupus familiaris cfa-miR-9
  16. Capitella teleta cte-miR-9-5p
  17. Capra hircus (goat) chi-miR-9-5p
  18. Cavia porcellus (domestic guinea pig) cpo-miR-9-5p
  19. Centruroides sculpturatus Csc-Mir-9-P26_5p (mature (guide))
  20. Chrysemys picta bellii (western painted turtle) Cpi-Mir-9-P1_5p (mature (guide))
  21. Chrysemys picta (Painted turtle) cpi-miR-9-5p
  22. Cochliomyia hominivorax mature cho-miR-9a-5p
  23. Cochliomyia macellaria (secondary screw-worm) mature cma-miR-9a-5p
  24. Columba livia (rock pigeon) cli-miR-9-5p
  25. Danio rerio dre-miR-9-5p
  26. Daphnia magna Dma-Mir-9-P10_5p (mature (guide))
  27. Daphnia pulex (common water flea) dpu-miR-9-5p
  28. Dasypus novemcinctus (nine-banded armadillo) dno-miR-9-5p
  29. Diachasmimorpha longicaudata Dlo-Mir-9-P10_5p (mature (guide))
  30. Dimorphilus gyrociliatus Dgr-Mir-9_5p (mature (guide))
  31. Dinoponera quadriceps dqu-miR-9-5p
  32. Drosophila ananassae dan-miR-9a
  33. Drosophila erecta der-miR-9a
  34. Drosophila grimshawi dgr-miR-9a
  35. Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) dme-miR-9a-5p
  36. Drosophila mojavensis dmo-miR-9a
  37. Drosophila persimilis dpe-miR-9a
  38. Drosophila pseudoobscura dps-miR-9a
  39. Drosophila pseudoobscura pseudoobscura miRNA FBtr0294529_df_nrg
  40. Drosophila sechellia dse-miR-9a
  41. Drosophila simulans dsi-miR-9a
  42. Drosophila virilis dvi-miR-9a-5p
  43. Drosophila willistoni dwi-miR-9a
  44. Drosophila yakuba dya-miR-9a
  45. Echinops telfairi Ete-Mir-9-P1_5p (mature (guide))
  46. Eisenia fetida Efe-Mir-9-P21_5p (mature (guide))
  47. Epimenia babai Eba-Mir-9_5p (mature (co-guide))
  48. Eptatretus burgeri (inshore hagfish) Ebu-Mir-9-P6_5p (mature (guide))
  49. Equus caballus (horse) eca-miR-9a
  50. Eurosta solidaginis (goldenrod gall fly) miR-9
  51. Gadus morhua gmo-miR-9-5p
  52. Gallus gallus (chicken) gga-miR-9-5p
  53. Gekko japonicus Gja-Mir-9-P1_5p (mature (guide))
  54. Glossina pallidipes (tsetse fly) Gpa-Mir-9-P10_5p (mature (co-guide))
  55. Gordionus sp. m RMFG-2023 Gsp-Mir-9_5p (mature (guide))
  56. Gorilla gorilla gorilla ggo-miR-9 (MIR9)
  57. Gorilla gorilla (western gorilla) ggo-miR-9
  58. Haemonchus contortus hco-miR-9
  59. Haliotis rufescens (red abalone) Hru-Mir-9_5p (mature (guide))
  60. Heligmosomoides polygyrus hpo-miR-9-5p
  61. Homo sapiens (human) hsa-miR-9-5p
  62. Hyalella azteca miR-9
  63. Ictalurus punctatus ipu-miR-9
  64. Ixodes ricinus iri-miR-9a-5p
  65. Ixodes scapularis Isc-Mir-9_5p (mature (guide))
  66. Lagothrix lagotricha lla-miR-9
  67. Latimeria chalumnae (coelacanth) Lch-Mir-9-P1_5p (mature (guide))
  68. Lepisosteus oculatus Loc-Mir-9-P1_5p (mature (guide))
  69. Limulus polyphemus Lpo-Mir-9-P23_5p (mature (guide))
  70. Lineus longissimus Llo-Mir-9_5p (mature (co-guide))
  71. Lingula anatina Lan-Mir-9_5p (mature (guide))
  72. Locusta migratoria (migratory locust) lmi-miR-9a-5p
  73. Lottia gigantea (owl limpet) lgi-miR-9-5p
  74. Loxodonta africana (African savanna elephant) Laf-Mir-9-P1_5p (mature (guide))
  75. Macaca mulatta (Rhesus monkey) mml-miR-9-5p
  76. Macaca nemestrina (pig-tailed macaque) mne-miR-9
  77. Magallana gigas (Pacific oyster) Mgi-Mir-9-P19_5p (mature (guide))
  78. Maylandia zebra mze-miR-9
  79. Melibe leonina mle-miR-9-5p
  80. Microcaecilia unicolor Mun-Mir-9-P1_5p (mature (guide))
  81. Microcebus murinus (gray mouse lemur) Mmr-Mir-9-P1_5p (mature (guide))
  82. Monodelphis domestica mdo-miR-9a-5p
  83. Monopterus albus (swamp eel) Mal-Mir-9-P1b_5p (mature (guide))
  84. Mus musculus (house mouse) mmu-miR-9-5p
  85. Nasonia giraulti ngi-miR-9a
  86. Nasonia longicornis nlo-miR-9a
  87. Nasonia vitripennis nvi-miR-9a
  88. Nautilus pompilius Npo-Mir-9_5p (mature (co-guide))
  89. Notamacropus eugenii (tammar wallaby) Neu-Mir-9-P2_5p (mature (guide))
  90. Ornithorhynchus anatinus (platypus) Oan-Mir-9-P1_5p (mature (guide))
  91. Oryctolagus cuniculus ocu-miR-9-5p
  92. Oryzias latipes ola-miR-9b-5p
  93. Owenia fusiformis Ofu-Mir-9_5p (mature (guide))
  94. Pan troglodytes ptr-miR-9
  95. Paralichthys olivaceus pol-miR-9b-5p
  96. Parasteatoda tepidariorum (common house spider) pte-miR-9-5p
  97. Patiria miniata (webbed star) pmi-miR-9-5p
  98. Phoronis australis Pau-Mir-9_5p (mature (co-guide))
  99. Pictodentalium vernedei Pve-Mir-9_5p (mature (guide))
  100. Platynereis dumerilii (Dumeril's clam worm) Pdu-Mir-9_5p (mature (guide))
  101. Polistes canadensis pca-miR-9-5p
  102. Pongo abelii (Sumatran orangutan) Pab-Mir-9-P1_5p (mature (co-guide))
  103. Pongo pygmaeus ppy-miR-9
  104. Pteropus alecto pal-miR-9-5p
  105. Ptychodera flava Pfl-Mir-9-v1_5p (mature (co-guide))
  106. Python bivittatus Pbv-Mir-9-P1_5p (mature (guide))
  107. Rattus norvegicus rno-miR-9a-5p
  108. Ruditapes philippinarum (Manila clam) Rph-Mir-9_5p (mature (guide))
  109. Saccoglossus kowalevskii Sko-Mir-9-v1_5p (mature (co-guide))
  110. Salmo salar ssa-miR-9a-5p
  111. Sarcophilus harrisii (Tasmanian devil) Sha-Mir-9-P1_5p (mature (guide))
  112. Scyliorhinus torazame (cloudy catshark) Sto-Mir-9-P1_5p (mature (guide))
  113. Sipunculus nudus (marine worm) Snu-Mir-9_5p (mature (guide))
  114. Sphenodon punctatus (tuatara) Spt-Mir-9-P1_5p (mature (co-guide))
  115. Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (purple sea urchin) Spu-Mir-9_5p (mature (guide))
  116. Sus scrofa (pig) ssc-miR-9-2
  117. Taeniopygia guttata (zebra finch) tgu-miR-9-5p
  118. Takifugu rubripes (torafugu) fru-miR-9
  119. Tetraodon nigroviridis tni-miR-9
  120. Tor tambroides (Thai mahseer) miR-9-5p
  121. Tribolium castaneum (red flour beetle) Tca-Mir-9-P10_5p (mature (guide))
  122. Triops cancriformis tcf-miR-9a-5p
  123. Tupaia belangeri chinensis (Chinese tree shrew) tch-miR-9-5p
  124. Wirenia argentea War-Mir-9_5p (mature (co-guide))
  125. Xenopus laevis (African clawed frog) Xla-Mir-9-P1d_5p (mature (co-guide))
  126. Xenopus tropicalis xtr-miR-9a-5p
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