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ArticleAsian-Australasian journal of animal sciences2018

Expression profiles of circular RNAs in sheep skeletal muscle.

Yang Cao, Shuang You, Yang Yao, Zhi-Jin Liu, Wureli Hazi, Cun-Yuan Li, Xiang-Yu Zhang, Xiao-Xu Hou, Jun-Chang Wei, Xiao-Yue Li and 5 more

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Article in Asian-Australasian journal of animal sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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Yang CaoCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China.
Shuang YouCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China.
Yang YaoCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China.
Zhi-Jin LiuCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China.
Wureli HaziCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China.
Cun-Yuan LiCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China.
Xiang-Yu ZhangCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China.
Xiao-Xu HouCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China.
Jun-Chang WeiCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China.
Xiao-Yue LiCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China.
Da-Wei WangCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China.
Chuang-Fu ChenCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China.
Yun-Feng ZhangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China.
Wei NiCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China.
Sheng-Wei HuCollege of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China.
Shihezi University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 31360615National Natural Science Foundation of China 31460037National Natural Science Foundation of China 31660644National Natural Science Foundation of China 31660718Outstanding youth 2015ZRKXJQ01Outstanding youth 2016BC001Recruitment Program of Global Young Experts
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveCircular RNAs (circRNAs) are a newfound class of non-coding RNA in animals and plants. Recent studies have revealed that circRNAs play important roles in cell proliferation, differentiation, autophagy and apoptosis during development. However, there are few reports about muscle development-related circRNAs in livestock.

methodsRNA sequencing analysis was employed to identify and annotate circRNAs from longissimus dorsi of sheep. Reverse transcription followed by real-time quantitative (q) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis verified the presence of these circRNAs. Targetscan7.0 and miRanda were used to analyse the interaction of circRNA-microRNA (miRNA). To investigate the function of circRNAs, an experiment was conducted to perform enrichment analysis hosting genes of circRNAs using gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) pathways.

resultsAbout 75.5 million sequences were obtained from RNA libraries of sheep skeletal muscle. These sequences were mapped to 729 genes in the sheep reference genome. We identified 886 circRNAs, including numerous circular intronic RNAs and exonic circRNAs. Reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) and DNA sequencing analysis confirmed the presence of several circRNAs. Real-Time RT-PCR analysis exhibited resistance of sheep circRNAs to RNase R digestion. We found that many circRNAs interacted with muscle-specific miRNAs involved in growth and development of muscle, especially circ776. The GO and KEGG enrichment analysis showed that hosting genes of circRNAs was involved in muscle cell development and signaling pathway.

conclusionThe study provides comprehensive expression profiles of circRNAs in sheep skeletal muscle. Our study offers a large number of circRNAs to facilitate a better understanding of their roles in muscle growth. Meanwhile, we suggested that circ776 could be analyzed in future study.

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circRNAsExpression ProfilesSheepSkeletal Muscle

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