Discovery of cashmere goat (Capra hircus) microRNAs in skin and hair follicles by Solexa sequencing

Abstract

During all hair cycle stages of cashmere goats, a large number of conserved and novel miRNAs were identified through a high-throughput sequencing approach. This study enriches the Capra hircus miRNA databases and provides a comprehensive miRNA transcriptome profile in the skin of goats during the hair follicle cycle.