Open AccessCoal combustion related fine particulate matter (PM2.5) induces toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans by dysregulating microRNA expression
Author(s) -
Qiuli Wu,
Xiaoxiao Han,
Di Wang,
Fang Zhao,
Dayong Wang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
toxicology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.709
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2045-4538
pISSN - 2045-452X
DOI - 10.1039/c7tx00107j
Subject(s) - caenorhabditis elegans , particulates , microrna , combustion , biology , coal , chemistry , genetics , gene , ecology , organic chemistry
We employed an in vivo assay system of Caenorhabditis elegans to determine if and which microRNAs (miRNAs) were dysregulated upon exposure to coal combustion related fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) by profiling the miRNAs using SOLiD sequencing.
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