Potential role for microRNA in facilitating physiological adaptation to low temperature stress in Litopenaeus vannamei

Water temperature is one of the most common physiological stressors in aquaculture. Previous studies demonstrate that organisms require miRNA activity for survival in various unfavorable environmental conditions. However, the detailed role of miRNA in response to low temperature stress is still unclear.Thus, there is an urgent need to identify gene regulation networks and functions that bring about cold-resistance mechanisms in shrimp.