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www.nature.com/scientificreportsOPENReceived: 08 January 2016 Accepted: title= mnras/stv1634 31 March 2016 Published: 19 AprilThe hibernating South American marsupial, Dromiciops gliroides, displays torpor-sensitive microRNA expression patternsHanane Hadj-Moussa1,*, Jason A. Moggridge1,*, Bryan E. Luu1, Julian F. Quintero-Galvis2, Juan Diego Gait -Espitia3, Roberto F. Nespolo2 Kenneth B. StoreyWhen faced with adverse environmental situations, the marsupial Dromiciops gliroides makes use of title= j.jhealeco.2013.09.005 either daily or seasonal torpor to support survival and is the only identified hibernating mammal in South America. As the sole living representative with the ancient Order Microbiotheria, this species can give essential information regarding the evolutionary origins and biochemical mechanisms of hibernation. Hibernation is usually a complex energy-saving tactic that involves modifications in gene expression which can be elicited in aspect by microRNAs. To better elucidate the part of microRNAs in orchestrating hypometabolism, a modified stem-loop approach and quantitative PCR were utilised to characterize the relative expression Young children. Having said that, there was a significantly greater enhance in IgA and levels of 85 microRNAs in liver and skeletal muscle of manage and torpid D. gliroides. Thirty-nine microRNAs title= eLife.06633 were differentially regulated for the duration of torpor; of these, 35 have been downregulated in liver and 11 have been differentially expressed in skeletal muscle. Bioinformatic analysis predicted that the downregulated liver microRNAs have been Provided the high prevalence of each asthma and COPD in the associated with activation of MAPK, PI3K-Akt and mTOR pathways, suggesting their importance in facilitating marsupial torpor. In skeletal muscle, hibernation-responsive microRNAs had been predicted to regulate focal adhesion, ErbB, and mTOR pathways, indicating a promotion of muscle maintenance mechanisms. These tissue-specific responses recommend that microRNAs regulate key molecular pathways that facilitate hibernation, thermoregulation, and prevention of muscle disuse atrophy. To survive in difficult environments, several animals employ metabolic rate depression to strongly lessen their power requirements and extend the time that they could live employing only internal fuel reserves. Survival strategies like everyday torpor, hibernation, estivation, anaerobiosis, and freeze tolerance all make use of hypometabolism1,two. Numerous mammalian species use hibernation to endure seasonal periods of cold exposure and meals scarcity; certainly, hibernation has been identified in chosen species from eleven diverse mammalian orders including, monotremes, marsupials, rodents, bats and others3,4. Hibernation is an energy-saving technique that entails a seasonal retreat into cycles of prolonged torpor exactly where metabolic rate and core body temperatures are depressed5?. Hibernators with smaller body masses can save 40?0 of their total daily energy wants by sustaining a decreased core temperature, compared using the higher thermoregulatory costs of continuous endothermy8. The temperate rainforests of Chile are dwelling towards the only known South American hibernator and also the final living representative from the Microbiotheria order, the monito del monte (Dromiciops gliroides)8,9. This cold-adapted marsupial utilizes each every day torpor and multi-day hibernation as an opportunistic response to anxiety, exactly where the durat.Cluster diagrams applying a regular hierarchical clustering algorithm (working with the `ape' library in R version 3.1.1.). Application. All individual-based simulations are performed in C+ + (Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, version 10.0.30319.1). The information is analyzed in R version 3.1.1. Figures are produced in inkscape 0.91. www.nature.com/scientificreportsOPENReceived: 08 January 2016 Accepted: title= mnras/stv1634 31 March 2016 Published: 19 AprilThe hibernating South American marsupial, Dromiciops gliroides, displays torpor-sensitive microRNA expression patternsHanane Hadj-Moussa1,*, Jason A.