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Nuclear matrix associated RNAs in posterior silk glands show developmental dynamics in Bombyx mori in 5th instar
Alekhya Rani Chunduri1, Anugata Lima1, Resma Rajan1
1Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, GITAM (Deemed To Be University), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 530 045, India.
Objectives:
The nuclear matrix maintains and regulates chromatin structure. RNA is an integral component of the nuclear matrix and is essential to its structural maintenance. Bombyx mori is a major economic contributor in the sericulture industry and produces fibroin-the most important silk protein in its posterior silk glands during 5th instar larval stage. The present study investigates the composition of nuclear matrix RNA prepared from the posterior silk glands of Bombyx mori during fifth instar larval stage where maximum silk production occurs. The datasets from which the analysis is carried out are part of data note titled "Nuclear matrix associated RNA datasets of posterior silk glands of Bombyx mori during 5th instar larval development".
Results:
The results showed significant enrichment of nuclear matrix RNA from day 1, to day 5 and day 7. Nuclear RNA showed increased abundance from day 1 to day 5 and day 7. Nuclear matrix RNA exhibited repetitive RNA sequences, of which UGUCC and GCUGGU were the most abundant. Genes involved in metabolic pathways showed significant enrichment correlating with silk production. These results emphasize the role of dynamic, repetitive DNA transcripts in chromatin architecture and further reveal the close association between the nuclear matrix and gene expression.
