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Peng Y, Zhu M, Gong Y, Wang C. Identification and functional prediction of lncRNAs associated with intramuscular lipid deposition in Guangling donkeys. Front Vet Sci 2024; 11:1410109. [PMID: 39036793 PMCID: PMC11258529 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1410109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024] Open
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Many studies have shown that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play key regulatory roles in various biological processes. However, the importance and molecular regulatory mechanisms of lncRNAs in donkey intramuscular fat deposition remain to be further investigated. In this study, we used published transcriptomic data from the longissimus dorsi muscle of Guangling donkeys to identify lncRNAs and obtained 196 novel lncRNAs. Compared with the coding genes, the novel lncRNAs and the known lncRNAs exhibited some typical features, such as shorter transcript length and smaller exons. A total of 272 coding genes and 52 lncRNAs were differentially expressed between the longissimus dorsi muscles of the low-fat and high-fat groups. The differentially expressed genes were found to be involved in various biological processes related to lipid metabolism. The potential target genes of differentially expressed lncRNAs were predicted by cis and trans. Functional analysis of lncRNA targets showed that some lncRNAs may act on potential target genes involved in lipid metabolism processes and regulate lipid deposition in the longissimus dorsi muscle. This study provides valuable information for further investigation of the molecular mechanisms of lipid deposition traits in donkeys, which may improve meat traits and facilitate the selection process of donkeys in future breeding.
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- Yongdong Peng
- Liaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-Efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, Agricultural Science and Engineering School, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China
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- Liaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-Efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, Agricultural Science and Engineering School, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China
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Wang X, Peng Y, Liang H, Zahoor Khan M, Ren W, Huang B, Chen Y, Xing S, Zhan Y, Wang C. Comprehensive transcriptomic analysis unveils the interplay of mRNA and LncRNA expression in shaping collagen organization and skin development in Dezhou donkeys. Front Genet 2024; 15:1335591. [PMID: 38404668 PMCID: PMC10884126 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2024.1335591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
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The primary focus of donkey hide gelatin processing lies in the dermal layer of donkey hide due to its abundant collagen content. However, the molecular mechanism involved in collagen organization and skin development in donkey skin tissue across various developmental stages remains incomplete. The current study aims to investigate the transcriptomic screening of lncRNAs and mRNA associated with skin development and collagen organization across different ages in Dezhou donkeys' skin. In the pursuit of this objective, we used nine skin tissue samples obtained from Dezhou donkeys at various ages including 8-month fetal stage, followed by 2 and 8 years. RNA-seq analysis was performed for the transcriptomic profiling of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and lncRNAs associated with skin development in different age groups. Our investigation revealed the presence of 6,582, 6,455, and 405 differentially expressed genes and 654, 789, and 29 differentially expressed LncRNAs within the skin tissues of Dezhou donkeys when comparing young donkeys (YD) vs. middle-aged donkeys (MD), YD vs. old donkeys (OD), and MD vs. OD, respectively. Furthermore, we identified Collagen Type I Alpha 1 Chain (COL1A1), Collagen Type III Alpha 1 Chain (COL3A1), and Collagen Type VI Alpha 5 Chain (COL6A5) as key genes involved in collagen synthesis, with COL1A1 being subject to cis-regulation by several differentially expressed LncRNAs, including ENSEAST00005041187, ENSEAST00005038497, and MSTRG.17248.1, among others. Interestingly, collagen organizational and skin development linked pathways including Protein digestion and absorption, metabolic pathways, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase-Protein Kinase B signaling pathway (PI3K-Akt signaling pathway), Extracellular Matrix-Receptor Interaction (ECM-receptor interaction), and Relaxin signaling were also reported across different age groups in Dezhou donkey skin. These findings enhance our comprehension of the molecular mechanisms underlying Dezhou donkey skin development and collagen biosynthesis and organization, thus furnishing a solid theoretical foundation for future research endeavors in this domain.
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- Liaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-Efficiency Breeding, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China
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- Liaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-Efficiency Breeding, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China
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Yue Y, Ge Z, Guo Z, Wang Y, Yang G, Sun S, Li X. Screening of lncRNA profiles during intramuscular adipogenic differentiation in longissimus dorsi and semitendinosus muscles in pigs. Anim Biotechnol 2023; 34:4616-4626. [PMID: 36794392 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2023.2176319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Intramuscular fat content is an important factor that determines meat quality in pigs. In recent years, epigenetic regulation has increasingly studied the physiological model of intramuscular fat. Although long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play essential roles in various biological processes, their role in intramuscular fat deposition in pigs remains largely unknown. In this study, intramuscular preadipocytes in the longissimus dorsi and semitendinosus of Large White pigs were isolated and induced into adipogenic differentiation in vitro. High-throughput RNA-seq was carried out to estimate the expression of lncRNAs at 0, 2 and 8 days post-differentiation. At this stage, 2135 lncRNAs were identified. KEGG analysis showed that the differentially expressed lncRNAs were common in pathways involved with adipogenesis and lipid metabolism. lnc_000368 was found to gradually increase during the adipogenic process. Reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction and a western blot revealed that the knockdown of lnc_000368 significantly repressed the expression of adipogenic genes and lipolytic genes. As a result, lipid accumulation in porcine intramuscular adipocytes was impaired by the silencing of lnc_000368. Overall, our study identified a genome-wide lncRNA profile related to porcine intramuscular fat deposition, and the results suggest that lnc_000368 is a potential target gene that might be targeted in pig breeding in the future.
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- Yanru Yue
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A & F University, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A & F University, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A & F University, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A & F University, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A & F University, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A & F University, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A & F University, Shaanxi, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Livestock Biology, Northwest A & F University, Xianyang, China
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Zhang S, Cui Y, Gao X, Wei C, Wang Q, Yang B, Sun W, Luo Y, Jiang Q, Huang Y. Resveratrol inhibits the formation and accumulation of lipid droplets through AdipoQ signal pathway and lipid metabolism lncRNAs. J Nutr Biochem 2023; 117:109351. [PMID: 37087074 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2023.109351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/24/2023]
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Resveratrol (RES) is one of the best-known bioactive polyphenols that has received much attention in recent years because of its importance to anti-obesity. However, the exact mechanism underlying this effect and whether it can improve lipid metabolism by regulating the long-chain non-coding RNA (lncRNA) remains unclear. In this study, twenty-four healthy crossbred castrated boars were fed a basal diet (control) and a basal diet supplemented with 200 mg, 400 mg or 600 mg RES per Kilogram (kg) of feed for 41 days, respectively. We founded that 400mg/kg and 600mg/kg RES-supplemented diet did not affect growth rate, but reduced significantly subcutaneous adipose thickness, carcass fat rate, greater dramatically the serum concentration of adiponectin and high-density lipoprotein in pigs. Further, we verified that RES could inhibit the formation and accumulation of lipid droplets by AdipoQ-AdipoR1-AMPKα and AdipoQ-AdipoR2-PPARα signal pathway in vivo and vitro (3T3-L1 preadipocytes). Transcriptome analyses founded that 5 differently expressed (DE) lncRNAs and 77 mRNAs in subcutaneous adipose between control group and 400 mg/kg RES group, which mainly involved in "adipocytokine signaling pathway", "Wnt signaling pathway", "PI3K-Akt signaling pathway" and "MAPK signaling pathway". In conclusion, RES can inhibit the formation and accumulation of lipid droplets through AdipoQ signal pathway and lipid metabolism-related lncRNAs. Our results provide a new insight on the molecular mechanism of RES as a nutritional agents to the prevention and treatment for obesity.
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- Sanbao Zhang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning Guangxi 530004, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning Guangxi 530004, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning Guangxi 530004, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning Guangxi 530004, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning Guangxi 530004, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning Guangxi 530004, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning Guangxi 530004, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning Guangxi 530004, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning Guangxi 530004, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning Guangxi 530004, China.
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Zequan X, Yonggang S, Heng X, Yaodong W, Xin M, Dan L, Li Z, Tingting D, Zirong W. Transcriptome-based analysis of early post-mortem formation of pale, soft, and exudative (PSE) pork. Meat Sci 2022; 194:108962. [PMID: 36126390 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2022.108962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Pale, soft, and exudative (PSE) meat can cause consumer dissatisfaction and economic losses. This study determined meat quality, glycolytic enzyme activity, and differential gene expression in the longissimus lumborum (LL) and semimembranosus (SM) of normal and PSE pork carcasses. The SM did not result in PSE meat. Hexokinase, lactate dehydrogenase, and pyruvate kinase activities were lower in the SM of PSE carcasses than in the normal carcasses. Functional enrichment analysis revealed that immune, inflammatory, and muscle fibre genes were significantly enriched in PSE pork. More specifically, PPP1R3G and MSS51 may be key genes regulating pork quality in the SM. Meanwhile, the differential expression of PLVAB, ADIPOQ, LEP, MYH4, MYH7, MYL3, MYL6B, FOS, ATF3, and HSPA6 may induce PSE formation in the LL. These results may provide insights into PSE pork formation mechanisms and reveal candidate genes for improving meat quality after validation.
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- Xu Zequan
- College of Food Science and Pharmaceutics, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China; Tecon Biology Ltd., Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Animal Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Xinjiang, China
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- Tecon Biology Ltd., Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Food Science and Pharmaceutics, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Food Science and Pharmaceutics, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Food Science and Pharmaceutics, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Food Science and Pharmaceutics, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Food Science and Pharmaceutics, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
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Liu M, Xu Q, Zhao J, Guo Y, Zhang C, Chao X, Cheng M, Schinckel AP, Zhou B. Comprehensive Transcriptome Analysis of Follicles from Two Stages of the Estrus Cycle of Two Breeds Reveals the Roles of Long Intergenic Non-Coding RNAs in Gilts. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11050716. [PMID: 35625443 PMCID: PMC9138455 DOI: 10.3390/biology11050716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Simple Summary This study provides new perspectives about the roles of lincRNAs in the estrus expression of gilts, which is correlated with ovarian steroid hormone and follicular development. Follicular tissues from two stages of the estrus cycle of Large White and Mi gilts were used for RNA-seq. Some genes and lincRNAs related to estrus expression in pigs were discovered. PPI and ceRNA networks related to the estrus expression were constructed. These results suggest that the estrus expression may be affected by lincRNAs and their target genes. Abstract Visible and long-lasting estrus expression of gilts and sows effectively sends a mating signal. To reveal the roles of Long Intergenic Non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) in estrus expression, RNA-seq was used to investigate the lincRNAs expression of follicular tissues from Large White gilts at diestrus (LD) and estrus (LE), and Chinese Mi gilts at diestrus (MD) and estrus (ME). Seventy-three differentially expressed lincRNAs (DELs) were found in all comparisons (LE vs. ME, LD vs. LE, and MD vs. ME comparisons). Eleven lincRNAs were differentially expressed in both LD vs. LE and MD vs. ME comparisons. Fifteen DELs were mapped onto the pig corpus luteum number Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) fragments. A protein–protein interaction (PPI) network that involved estrus expression using 20 DEGs was then constructed. Interestingly, three predicted target DEGs (PTGs) (CYP19A1 of MSTRG.10910, CDK1 of MSTRG.10910 and MSTRG.23984, SCARB1 of MSTRG.1559) were observed in the PPI network. A competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network including three lincRNAs, five miRNAs, and five genes was constructed. Our study provides new insight into the lincRNAs associated with estrus expression and follicular development in gilts.
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- Mingzheng Liu
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (M.L.); (Q.X.); (J.Z.); (Y.G.); (C.Z.); (X.C.); (M.C.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (M.L.); (Q.X.); (J.Z.); (Y.G.); (C.Z.); (X.C.); (M.C.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (M.L.); (Q.X.); (J.Z.); (Y.G.); (C.Z.); (X.C.); (M.C.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (M.L.); (Q.X.); (J.Z.); (Y.G.); (C.Z.); (X.C.); (M.C.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (M.L.); (Q.X.); (J.Z.); (Y.G.); (C.Z.); (X.C.); (M.C.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (M.L.); (Q.X.); (J.Z.); (Y.G.); (C.Z.); (X.C.); (M.C.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (M.L.); (Q.X.); (J.Z.); (Y.G.); (C.Z.); (X.C.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054, USA;
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (M.L.); (Q.X.); (J.Z.); (Y.G.); (C.Z.); (X.C.); (M.C.)
- Correspondence:
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Lagarrigue S, Lorthiois M, Degalez F, Gilot D, Derrien T. LncRNAs in domesticated animals: from dog to livestock species. Mamm Genome 2021; 33:248-270. [PMID: 34773482 PMCID: PMC9114084 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-021-09928-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Animal genomes are pervasively transcribed into multiple RNA molecules, of which many will not be translated into proteins. One major component of this transcribed non-coding genome is the long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), which are defined as transcripts longer than 200 nucleotides with low coding-potential capabilities. Domestic animals constitute a unique resource for studying the genetic and epigenetic basis of phenotypic variations involving protein-coding and non-coding RNAs, such as lncRNAs. This review presents the current knowledge regarding transcriptome-based catalogues of lncRNAs in major domesticated animals (pets and livestock species), covering a broad phylogenetic scale (from dogs to chicken), and in comparison with human and mouse lncRNA catalogues. Furthermore, we describe different methods to extract known or discover novel lncRNAs and explore comparative genomics approaches to strengthen the annotation of lncRNAs. We then detail different strategies contributing to a better understanding of lncRNA functions, from genetic studies such as GWAS to molecular biology experiments and give some case examples in domestic animals. Finally, we discuss the limitations of current lncRNA annotations and suggest research directions to improve them and their functional characterisation.
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, IGDR (Institut de Génétique et Développement de Rennes) - UMR 6290, 2 av Prof Leon Bernard, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- INRAE, INSTITUT AGRO, PEGASE UMR 1348, 35590, Saint-Gilles, France
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- CLCC Eugène Marquis, INSERM, Université Rennes, UMR_S 1242, 35000, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, IGDR (Institut de Génétique et Développement de Rennes) - UMR 6290, 2 av Prof Leon Bernard, F-35000, Rennes, France.
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Cheng F, Liang J, Yang L, Lan G, Wang L, Wang L. Systematic Identification and Comparison of the Expressed Profiles of lncRNAs, miRNAs, circRNAs, and mRNAs with Associated Co-Expression Networks in Pigs with Low and High Intramuscular Fat. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11113212. [PMID: 34827944 PMCID: PMC8614448 DOI: 10.3390/ani11113212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Intramuscular fat (IMF) content is a complex trait that affects meat quality and determines pork quality. In order to explore the potential mechanisms that affect the intramuscular fat content of pigs, a Large white × Min pigs F2 resource populations were constructed, then whole-transcriptome profile analysis was carried out for five low-IMF and five high-IMF F2 individuals. In total, 218 messenger RNA (mRNAs), 213 long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), 18 microRNAs (miRNAs), and 59 circular RNAs (circRNAs) were found to be differentially expressed in the longissimus dorsi muscle. Gene ontology analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes annotations revealed that these differentially expressed (DE) genes or potential target genes (PTGs) of DE regulatory RNAs (lncRNAs, miRNAs, and circRNAs) are mainly involved in cell differentiation, fatty acid synthesis, system development, muscle fiber development, and regulating lipid metabolism. In total, 274 PTGs were found to be differentially expressed between low- and high-IMF pigs, which indicated that some DE regulatory RNAs may contribute to the deposition/metabolism of IMF by regulating their PTGs. In addition, we analyzed the quantitative trait loci (QTLs) of DE RNAs co-located in high- and low-IMF groups. A total of 97 DE regulatory RNAs could be found located in the QTLs related to IMF. Co-expression networks among different types of RNA and competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) regulatory networks were also constructed, and some genes involved in type I diabetes mellitus were found to play an important role in the complex molecular process of intramuscular fat deposition. This study identified and analyzed some differential RNAs, regulatory RNAs, and PTGs related to IMF, and provided new insights into the study of IMF formation at the level of the genome-wide landscape.
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- Feng Cheng
- Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation of Ministry of Agriculture of China, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (F.C.); (L.Y.)
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (J.L.); (G.L.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (J.L.); (G.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation of Ministry of Agriculture of China, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (F.C.); (L.Y.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (J.L.); (G.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation of Ministry of Agriculture of China, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (F.C.); (L.Y.)
- Correspondence: (L.W.); (L.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation of Ministry of Agriculture of China, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (F.C.); (L.Y.)
- Correspondence: (L.W.); (L.W.)
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Analysis of long intergenic non-coding RNAs transcriptomic profiling in skeletal muscle growth during porcine embryonic development. Sci Rep 2021; 11:15240. [PMID: 34315913 PMCID: PMC8316452 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-94014-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Skeletal muscle growth plays a critical role during porcine muscle development stages. Genome-wide transcriptome analysis reveals that long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) are implicated as crucial regulator involving in epigenetic regulation. However, comprehensive analysis of lincRNAs in embryonic muscle development stages remain still elusive. Here, we investigated the transcriptome profiles of Duroc embryonic muscle tissues from days 33, 65, and 90 of gestation using RNA-seq, and 228 putative lincRNAs were identified. Moreover, these lincRNAs exhibit the characteristics of shorter transcripts length, longer exons, less exon numbers and lower expression level compared with protein-coding transcripts. Expression profile analysis showed that a total of 120 lincRNAs and 2638 mRNAs were differentially expressed. In addition, we also performed quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping analysis for differentially expressed lincRNAs (DE lincRNAs), 113 of 120 DE lincRNAs were localized on 2200 QTLs, we observed many QTLs involved in growth and meat quality traits. Furthermore, we predicted potential target genes of DE lincRNAs in cis or trans regulation. Gene ontology and pathway analysis reveals that potential targets of DE lincRNAs mostly were enriched in the processes and pathways related to tissue development, MAPK signaling pathway, Wnt signaling pathway, TGF-beta signaling pathway and insulin signaling pathway, which involved in skeletal muscle physiological functions. Based on cluster analysis, co-expression network analysis of DE lincRNAs and their potential target genes indicated that DE lincRNAs highly regulated protein-coding genes associated with skeletal muscle development. In this study, many of the DE lincRNAs may play essential roles in pig muscle growth and muscle mass. Our study provides crucial information for further exploring the molecular mechanisms of lincRNAs during skeletal muscle development.
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Huang Z, Li Q, Li M, Li C. Transcriptome analysis reveals the long intergenic noncoding RNAs contributed to skeletal muscle differences between Yorkshire and Tibetan pig. Sci Rep 2021; 11:2622. [PMID: 33514792 PMCID: PMC7846844 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-82126-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The difference between the skeletal muscle growth rates of Western and domestic breeds is remarkable, but the potential regulatory mechanism involved is still unclear. Numerous studies have pointed out that long intergenic noncoding RNA (lincRNA) plays a key role in skeletal muscle development. This study used published Yorkshire (LW) and Tibetan pig (TP) transcriptome data to explore the possible role of lincRNA in the difference in skeletal muscle development between the two breeds. 138 differentially expressed lincRNAs (DELs) were obtained between the two breeds, and their potential target genes (PTGs) were predicted. The results of GO and KEGG analysis revealed that PTGs are involved in multiple biological processes and pathways related to muscle development. The quantitative trait loci (QTLs) of DELs were predicted, and the results showed that most QTLs are related to muscle development. Finally, we constructed a co-expression network between muscle development related PTGs (MDRPTGs) and their corresponding DELs on the basis of their expression levels. The expression of DELs was significantly correlated with the corresponding MDRPTGs. Also, multiple MDRPTGs are involved in the key regulatory pathway of muscle fiber hypertrophy, which is the IGF-1-AKT-mTOR pathway. In summary, multiple lincRNAs that may cause differences in skeletal muscle development between the two breeds were identified, and their possible regulatory roles were explored. The findings of this study may provide a valuable reference for further research on the role of lincRNA in skeletal muscle development.
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- Ziying Huang
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China. .,Guangxi Yangxiang Co., Ltd. Production Center, Guigang, 537131, China.
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Less than 2% of mammalian genomes code for proteins, but 'the majority of its bases can be found in primary transcripts' - a phenomenon termed the pervasive transcription, which was first reported in 2007. Even though most of the transcripts do not code for proteins, they play a variety of biological functions, with regulation of gene expression appearing as the most common one. Those transcripts are divided into two groups based on their length: small non-coding RNAs, which are maximally 200 bp long, and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), which are longer than 200 nucleotides. The advances in next-generation sequencing methods provided a new possibility of investigating the full set of RNA molecules in the cell. In this review, we summarized the current state of knowledge on lncRNAs in three major livestock species - Sus scrofa, Bos taurus and Gallus gallus, based on the literature and the content of biological databases. In the NONCODE database, the largest number of identified lncRNA transcripts is available for pigs, but cattle have the largest number of lncRNA genes. Poultry is represented by less than a half of records. Genomic annotation of lncRNAs showed that the majority of them are assigned to introns (pig, poultry) or intergenic (cattle). The comparison with well-annotated human and mouse genomes indicates that such annotation is a result of lack of proper lncRNA annotation data. Since lncRNAs play an important role in genomic studies, their characterization in farm animals' genomes is critical in bridging the gap between genotype and phenotype.
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Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Long Intergenic Non-Coding RNAs Contributed to Intramuscular Fat Content Differences between Yorkshire and Wei Pigs. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21051732. [PMID: 32138348 PMCID: PMC7084294 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21051732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 02/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Intramuscular fat (IMF) content is closely related to various meat traits, such as tenderness, juiciness, and flavor. The IMF content varies considerably among pig breeds with different genetic backgrounds. Long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) have been widely identified in many species and found to be an important class of regulators that can participate in multiple biological processes. However, the mechanism behind lincRNAs regulation of pig IMF content remains unknown and requires further study. In our study, we identified a total of 156 lincRNAs in the longissimus dorsi muscle of Wei (fat-type) and Yorkshire (lean-type) pigs using previously published data. These identified lincRNAs have shorter transcript length, longer exon length, lower exon number, and lower expression level as compared with protein-coding transcripts. We predicted potential target genes (PTGs) that are potentially regulated by lincRNAs in cis or trans regulation. Gene ontology and pathway analyses indicated that many potential lincRNAs target genes are involved in IMF-related processes or pathways, such as fatty acid catabolic process and adipocytokine signaling pathway. In addition, we analyzed quantitative trait locus (QTL) sites that differentially expressed lincRNAs (DE lincRNAs) between Wei and Yorkshire pigs co-localized. The QTL sites where DE lincRNAs co-localize are mostly related to IMF content. Furthermore, we constructed a co-expressed network between DE lincRNAs and their differentially expressed PTGs (DEPTGs). On the basis of their expression levels, we suggest that many DE lincRNAs can affect IMF development by positively or negatively regulating their PTGs. This study identified and analyzed some lincRNAs- and PTGs-related IMF development of the two pig breeds and provided new insight into research on the roles of lincRNAs in the two types of breeds.
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Li L, Cheng X, Chen L, Li J, Luo W, Li C. Long Noncoding Ribonucleic Acid MSTRG.59589 Promotes Porcine Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cells Differentiation by Enhancing the Function of PALLD. Front Genet 2019; 10:1220. [PMID: 31850071 PMCID: PMC6887656 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.01220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Skeletal muscle satellite cells are a class of undifferentiated mononuclear myogenic stem cells distributed between the myofibroblast and membrane basement. Since their development determines the development of skeletal muscles, knowledge of their proliferation, differentiation, and fate is vital for understanding skeletal muscle development. Increasing evidence have shown that long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) plays an important role in regulating the development process of satellite cells. Based on the results of our previous studies, we screened lncRNA MSTRG.59589, which is highly expressed in skeletal muscle tissue. In the present study, knockdown of MSTRG.59589 significantly inhibited satellite cell differentiation at various time points, whereas overexpression of MSTRG.59589 demonstrated opposite effects. An MSTRG.59589 knockdown cell model was constructed for transcriptome sequencing, and RNA sequencing analysis screened out a large number of differentially expressed genes. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analyses of these differentially expressed genes revealed that they are mainly enriched in actin cytoskeleton, muscle contraction, and other pathways related to muscle development. Mechanistic analyses showed that MSTRG.59589 could promote the differentiation process of skeletal muscle satellite cells by positively regulating the expression level of the target gene PALLD. This experiment lays a theoretical foundation for deeper studies on the mechanism of MSTRG.59589 in the differentiation of porcine skeletal muscle satellite cells.
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- Long Li
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Functions and Regulatory Mechanisms of lncRNAs in Skeletal Myogenesis, Muscle Disease and Meat Production. Cells 2019; 8:cells8091107. [PMID: 31546877 PMCID: PMC6769631 DOI: 10.3390/cells8091107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 09/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Myogenesis is a complex biological process, and understanding the regulatory network of skeletal myogenesis will contribute to the treatment of human muscle related diseases and improvement of agricultural animal meat production. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) serve as regulators in gene expression networks, and participate in various biological processes. Recent studies have identified functional lncRNAs involved in skeletal muscle development and disease. These lncRNAs regulate the proliferation, differentiation, and fusion of myoblasts through multiple mechanisms, such as chromatin modification, transcription regulation, and microRNA sponge activity. In this review, we presented the latest advances regarding the functions and regulatory activities of lncRNAs involved in muscle development, muscle disease, and meat production. Moreover, challenges and future perspectives related to the identification of functional lncRNAs were also discussed.
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VELOSO RDC, DUARTE MDS, SILVA FFE, SARAIVA A, GUIMARÃES SEF, CHIZZOTTI ML, CAMARGO EG, LOPES PS. Effects of nutritional plans and genetic groups on performance, carcass and meat quality traits of finishing pigs. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/fst.22417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Effect of Long Intergenic Noncoding RNAs on Pig Muscle Growth and Fat Deposition. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 2019:2951427. [PMID: 31341893 PMCID: PMC6614983 DOI: 10.1155/2019/2951427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Muscle growth and fat deposition are the two important biological processes in the development of pigs which are closely related to the pig production performance. Long intergenic noncoding RNAs (lincRNAs), with lack of coding potential and the length of at least 200nt, have been extensively studied to play important roles in many biological processes. However, the importance and molecular regulation mechanism of lincRNAs in the process of muscle growth and fat deposition in pigs are still to be further studied comprehensively. In our study, we used the data, including liver, abdominal fat, and longissimus dorsi muscle of 240 days' age of two F2 full-sib female individuals from the white Duroc and Erhualian crossbreed, to identify 581 putative lincRNAs associated with pig muscle growth and fat deposition. The 581 putative lincRNAs shared many common features with other mammalian lincRNAs, such as fewer exons, lower expression levels, and shorter transcript lengths. Cross-tissue comparisons showed that many transcripts were tissue-specific and were involved in the important biological processes in their corresponding tissues. Gene ontology and pathway analysis revealed that many potential target genes (PTGs) of putative lincRNAs were involved in pig muscle growth and fat deposition-related processes, including muscle cell proliferation, lipid metabolism, and fatty acid degradation. In Quantitative Trait Locus (QTLs) analysis, some PTGs were screened from putative lincRNAs, MRPL12 is associated with muscle growth, GCGR and SLC25A10 were associated with fat deposition, and PPP3CA, DPYD, and FGGY were related not only to muscle growth but also to fat deposition. Therefore, it implied that these lincRNAs might participate in the biological processes related to muscle growth or fat deposition through homeostatic regulation of PTGs, but the detailed molecular regulatory mechanisms still needed to be further explored. This study lays the molecular foundation for the in-depth study of the role of lincRNAs in the pig muscle growth and fat deposition and further provides the new molecular markers for understanding the complex biological mechanisms of pig muscle growth and fat deposition.
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Chen L, Shi G, Chen G, Li J, Li M, Zou C, Fang C, Li C. Transcriptome Analysis Suggests the Roles of Long Intergenic Non-coding RNAs in the Growth Performance of Weaned Piglets. Front Genet 2019; 10:196. [PMID: 30936891 PMCID: PMC6431659 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) have been considered to play a key regulatory role in various biological processes. An increasing number of studies have utilized transcriptome analysis to obtain lincRNAs with functions related to cancer, but lincRNAs affecting growth rates in weaned piglets are rarely described. Although lincRNAs have been systematically identified in various mouse tissues and cell lines, studies of lincRNA in pigs remain rare. Therefore, identifying and characterizing novel lincRNAs affecting the growth performance of weaned piglets is of great importance. Here, we reconstructed 101,988 lincRNA transcripts and identified 1,078 lincRNAs in two groups of longissimus dorsi muscle (LDM) and subcutaneous fat (SF) based on published RNA-seq datasets. These lincRNAs exhibit typical characteristics, such as shorter lengths and lower expression relative to protein-encoding genes. Gene ontology analysis revealed that some lincRNAs could be involved in weaned piglet related processes, such as insulin resistance and the AMPK signaling pathway. We also compared the positional relationship between differentially expressed lincRNAs (DELs) and quantitative trait loci (QTL) and found that some of DELs may play an important role in piglet growth and development. Our work details part of the lincRNAs that may affect the growth performance of weaned piglets and promotes future studies of lincRNAs for molecular-assisted development in weaned piglets.
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- Lin Chen
- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, China
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Shi G, Chen L, Chen G, Zou C, Li J, Li M, Fang C, Li C. Identification and Functional Prediction of Long Intergenic Non-coding RNAs Related to Subcutaneous Adipose Development in Pigs. Front Genet 2019; 10:160. [PMID: 30886630 PMCID: PMC6409335 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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An increasing number of studies have shown that long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) are a very important class of non-coding RNAs that plays a vital role in many biological processes. Adipose tissue is an important place for storing energy, but few studies on lincRNAs were related to pig subcutaneous fat development. Here, we used published RNA-seq data from subcutaneous adipose tissue of Italian Large White pigs and identified 252 putative lincRNAs, wherein 34 were unannotated. These lincRNAs had relatively shorter length, lower number of exons, and lower expression level compared with protein-coding transcripts. Gene ontology and pathway analysis indicated that the adjacent genes of lincRNAs were involved in lipid metabolism. In addition, differentially expressed lincRNAs (DELs) between low and high backfat thickness pigs were identified. Through the detection of quantitative trait locus (QTL), DELs were mainly located in QTLs related to adipose development. Based on the expression correlation of DEL genes and their differentially expressed potential target genes, we constructed a co-expression network and a potential pathway of DEL's effect on lipid metabolism. Our study identified and analyzed lincRNAs in subcutaneous adipose tissue, and results suggested that lincRNAs may be involved in the regulation of subcutaneous fat development. Our findings provided new insights into the biological function of porcine lincRNAs.
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- Gaoli Shi
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, China
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Gao P, Liu Y, Le B, Qin B, Liu M, Zhao Y, Guo X, Cao G, Liu J, Li B, Duan Z. A comparison of dynamic distributions of intestinal microbiota between Large White and Chinese Shanxi Black pigs. Arch Microbiol 2019; 201:357-367. [DOI: 10.1007/s00203-019-01620-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Revised: 12/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Li C, Zou C, Cui Y, Fu Y, Fang C, Li Y, Li J, Wang W, Xiang H, Li C. Genome-wide epigenetic landscape of pig lincRNAs and their evolution during porcine domestication. Epigenomics 2018; 10:1603-1618. [PMID: 30371096 DOI: 10.2217/epi-2017-0117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM We aimed to identify previously unreported long intergenic noncoding RNAs (lincRNAs) in the porcine liver, an important metabolic tissue, and further illustrate the epigenomic landscapes and the evolution of lincRNAs. MATERIALS & METHODS We used porcine omics data and comprehensively analyzed and identified lincRNAs and their methylation, expression and evolutionary patterns during pig domestication. RESULTS LincRNAs exhibit highly methylated promoter and downstream regions, as well as lower expression levels and higher tissue specificity than protein-coding genes. We identified a batch of lincRNAs with selection signals that are associated with pig domestication, which are more highly expressed in the liver than in other tissues (19:10/8/6/3/2/1/1). Interestingly, the lincRNA linc-sscg1779 and its target gene C6, which is crucial in liver metabolism, are differentially expressed during pig domestication. CONCLUSION Although they may originate from noisy transcripts, lincRNAs may be subjected to artificial selection. This phenomenon implies the functional importance of lincRNAs in pig domestication.
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- Cencen Li
- Key Lab of Agriculture Animal Genetics, Breeding, & Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- Key Lab of Agriculture Animal Genetics, Breeding, & Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Insect Development Regulation & Application Research, Institute of Insect Science & Technology & School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, PR China
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- Key Lab of Agriculture Animal Genetics, Breeding, & Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- Key Lab of Agriculture Animal Genetics, Breeding, & Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- Key Lab of Agriculture Animal Genetics, Breeding, & Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- Key Lab of Agriculture Animal Genetics, Breeding, & Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- Center for Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience & Biotechnology, Northwestern Poly-technical University, Xi'an, 710072, PR China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Insect Development Regulation & Application Research, Institute of Insect Science & Technology & School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, PR China
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- Key Lab of Agriculture Animal Genetics, Breeding, & Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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Zou C, Li L, Cheng X, Li C, Fu Y, Fang C, Li C. Identification and Functional Analysis of Long Intergenic Non-coding RNAs Underlying Intramuscular Fat Content in Pigs. Front Genet 2018; 9:102. [PMID: 29662503 PMCID: PMC5890112 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2018.00102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Intramuscular fat (IMF) content is an important trait that can affect pork quality. Previous studies have identified many genes that can regulate IMF. Long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) are emerging as key regulators in various biological processes. However, lincRNAs related to IMF in pig are largely unknown, and the mechanisms by which they regulate IMF are yet to be elucidated. Here we reconstructed 105,687 transcripts and identified 1,032 lincRNAs in pig longissimus dorsi muscle (LDM) of four stages with different IMF contents based on published RNA-seq. These lincRNAs show typical characteristics such as shorter length and lower expression compared with protein-coding genes. Combined with methylation data, we found that both the promoter and genebody methylation of lincRNAs can negatively regulate lincRNA expression. We found that lincRNAs exhibit high correlation with their protein-coding neighbors in expression. Co-expression network analysis resulted in eight stage-specific modules, gene ontology and pathway analysis of them suggested that some lincRNAs were involved in IMF-related processes, such as fatty acid metabolism and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor signaling pathway. Furthermore, we identified hub lincRNAs and found six of them may play important roles in IMF development. This work detailed some lincRNAs which may affect of IMF development in pig, and facilitated future research on these lincRNAs and molecular assisted breeding for pig.
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- Cheng Zou
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, China
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Transcriptomics Analysis on Excellent Meat Quality Traits of Skeletal Muscles of the Chinese Indigenous Min Pig Compared with the Large White Breed. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 19:ijms19010021. [PMID: 29271915 PMCID: PMC5795972 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19010021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2017] [Revised: 12/16/2017] [Accepted: 12/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The Min pig (Sus scrofa) is a well-known indigenous breed in China. One of its main advantages over European breeds is its high meat quality. Additionally, different cuts of pig also show some different traits of meat quality. To explore the underlying mechanism responsible for the differences of meat quality between different breeds or cuts, the longissimus dorsi muscle (LM) and the biceps femoris muscle (BF) from Min and Large White pigs were investigated using transcriptome analysis. The gene expression profiling identified 1371 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between LM muscles from Min and Large White pigs, and 114 DEGs between LM and BF muscles from the same Min pigs. Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment of biological functions and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis showed that the gene products were mainly involved in the IRS1/Akt/FoxO1 signaling pathway, adenosine 5′-monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) cascade effects, lipid metabolism and amino acid metabolism pathway. Such pathways contributed to fatty acid metabolism, intramuscular fat deposition, and skeletal muscle growth in Min pig. These results give an insight into the mechanisms underlying the formation of skeletal muscle and provide candidate genes for improving meat quality. It will contribute to improving meat quality of pigs through molecular breeding.
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