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ArticleScientific reports2017

Genome-wide analysis of circular RNAs in prenatal and postnatal pituitary glands of sheep.

Cunyuan Li, Xiaoyue Li, Qiman Ma, Xiangyu Zhang, Yang Cao, Yang Yao, Shuang You, Dawei Wang, Renzhe Quan, Xiaoxu Hou and 7 more

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17 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cunyuan LiCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, China.
Xiaoyue LiCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, China.
Qiman MaCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, China.
Xiangyu ZhangCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, China.
Yang CaoCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, China.
Yang YaoCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, China.
Shuang YouCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, China.
Dawei WangCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, China.
Renzhe QuanCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, China.
Xiaoxu HouCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, China.
Zhijin LiuCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, China.
Qianqian ZhanCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, China.
Li LiuCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, China.
Mengdan ZhangCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, China.
Shuting YuCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, China.
Wei NiCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, China. niweiwonderful@sina.com.
Shengwei HuCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, China. hushengwei@163.com.
Shihezi University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a class of animal non-coding RNAs and play an impor-tant role in animal growth and development. However, the expression and function of circRNAs in the pituitary gland of sheep are unclear. Transcriptome profiling of circRNAs in the pituitary gland of sheep may enable us to understand their biological functions. In the present study, we identified 10,226 circRNAs from RNA-seq data in the pituitary gland of prenatal and postnatal sheep. Reverse transcription PCR and DNA sequencing analysis confirmed the presence of several circRNAs. Real-time RT-PCR analysis showed that sheep circRNAs are resistant to RNase R digestion and are expressed in prenatal and postnatal pituitary glands. GO and KEGG enrichment analysis showed that host genes of differentially expressed circRNAs are involved in the regulation of hormone secretion as well as in several pathways related to these processes. We determined that numerous circRNAs interact with pituitary-specific miRNAs that are involved in the biologic functions of the pituitary gland. Moreover, several circRNAs contain at least one IRES element and open reading frame, indicating their potential to encode proteins. Our study provides comprehensive expression profiles of circRNAs in the pituitary gland, thereby offering a valuable resource for circRNA biology in sheep.

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AnimalsComputational BiologyGene Expression ProfilingReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNARNA, CircularSheepRNARNA, Circular

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PMID29170496
PMCPMC5700919
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