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ArticleBiology open2019

Genome-wide identification of lncRNAs and mRNAs differentially expressed in non-functioning pituitary adenoma and construction of an lncRNA-mRNA co-expression network.

Weikang Xing, Zhenyu Qi, Cheng Huang, Nan Zhang, Wei Zhang, Yao Li, Minyan Qiu, Qi Fang, Guozhen Hui

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Article in Biology open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Weikang XingDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First People's Hospital of Wujiang District, Suzhou 215000, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7121-8750
Zhenyu QiDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215000, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7363-9652
Cheng HuangDepartment of Biology, McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, MD 21157, USA.
Nan ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215000, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9653-4784
Wei ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First People's Hospital of Wujiang District, Suzhou 215000, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8565-9055
Yao LiState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1369-9768
Minyan QiuState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4231-5479
Qi FangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215000, People's Republic of China fangqi_sdfyy@sina.com huiguozhen_suzhou@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3144-2261
Guozhen HuiDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215000, People's Republic of China fangqi_sdfyy@sina.com huiguozhen_suzhou@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3044-1854
Soochow University · CNFudan University · CNWujiang District People's Hospital · CNMcDaniel College · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The involvement of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) during tumorigenesis is a recent emerging theme. Yet no systematic evaluation of lncRNAs has been previously reported for non-functioning pituitary adenoma (NFPA), a fairly common type of intracranial tumor. Here, we report the first genome-wide expression profile for lncRNAs and mRNAs in NFPA, using formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue specimens. Using microarray analyses, we identified 113 lncRNAs and 80 mRNAs differentially expressed in NFPA; this list includes lncRNAs previously implicated in a variety of cancers. Using real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) we further confirmed differential expression in NFPA for ten of the 113 lncRNAs. Using these ten doubly confirmed lncRNAs, we constructed an lncRNA-mRNA co-expression network comprising of 130 specific lncRNA-mRNA co-expression relationships. In addition, we conducted GO and KEGG analyses for the 80 mRNAs differentially expressed in NFPA. Our microarray and qRT-PCR analyses provided a working list of lncRNAs that may be functionally relevant to NFPA tumorigenesis. Our co-expression network in turn connected these largely uncharacterized lncRNAs to specific mRNAs, whose roles we further elucidated via GO and KEGG analyses, thus providing specific, testable hypotheses for the functions of these lncRNAs. Together, our study laid the foundation for future investigation of the specific function and mechanism by which lncRNAs are involved in NFPA tumorigenesis.

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Co-expression networkFormalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissuesLong non-coding RNAMicroarrayNon-functioning pituitary adenomasTumorigenesis

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PMID30504132
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