MicroRNAs are deeply linked to the emergence of the complex octopus brain
G. Zolotarov, B. Fromm, I. Legnini, S. Ayoub, G. Polese, V. Maselli, P. J. Chabot, J. Vinther, R. Styfhals, E. Seuntjens, A. Di Cosmo, K. J. Peterson, N. Rajewsky
The paper profiles mRNAs and small RNAs in 18 octopus tissues, showing a massive expansion of miRNA genes in neuronal tissues and proposing miRNAs are linked to complex brain evolution.
bioRxiv · Feb 15, 2022Evolutionary Biology