LncRNA-mRNA modules involved in goat rumen development: Insights from genome-wide transcriptome profiling

The rumen is an essential digestive and absorption organ of ruminants. During fetal life, lactation, and post-weaning period, goat rumen undergoes drastic morphological and metabolic-functional changes triggered by potential regulated genes and non-coding RNA molecules. As the essential regulatory f...

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Main Authors: Tao Zhong, Juan Zhao, Siyuan Zhan, Linjie Wang, Jiaxue Cao, Dinghui Dai, Jiazhong Guo, Li Li, Hongping Zhang, Lili Niu
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2022.979121/full
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author Tao Zhong
Juan Zhao
Siyuan Zhan
Linjie Wang
Jiaxue Cao
Dinghui Dai
Jiazhong Guo
Li Li
Hongping Zhang
Lili Niu
author_facet Tao Zhong
Juan Zhao
Siyuan Zhan
Linjie Wang
Jiaxue Cao
Dinghui Dai
Jiazhong Guo
Li Li
Hongping Zhang
Lili Niu
author_sort Tao Zhong
collection DOAJ
description The rumen is an essential digestive and absorption organ of ruminants. During fetal life, lactation, and post-weaning period, goat rumen undergoes drastic morphological and metabolic-functional changes triggered by potential regulated genes and non-coding RNA molecules. As the essential regulatory factors, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have vital functions in various biological activities. However, their roles during rumen development are still poorly explored in ruminants. To explore the genome-wide expression profiles of lncRNAs and mRNAs in the goat rumens, we generated 5,007 lncRNAs and 19,738 mRNAs identified during the fetal and prepubertal stages by the high-throughput RNA sequencing. Notably, 365 lncRNAs and 2,877 mRNAs were considered to be differentially expressed. The weighted gene co-expression network analysis and functional analysis were performed to explore the regulatory roles of those differentially expressed molecules. The cis-and trans-target genes of differently expressed lncRNAs were enriched for pathways related to focal adhesion, cGMP-PKG signaling pathway, alpha-linolenic acid metabolism, arachidonic acid metabolism, and fat digestion and absorption. Gene Ontology and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analyses showed that the differently expressed genes mainly participated in mitotic cytokinesis, desmosome, fatty acid degradation, cell adhesion molecules, and fatty acid metabolism. The prediction of lncRNA-mRNA interaction networks further revealed transcripts potentially involved in rumen development. The present study profiles a global overview of lncRNAs and mRNAs during rumen development. Our findings provide valuable resources for genetic regulation and molecular mechanisms of rumen development in ruminants.
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spelling doaj.art-d1f6ccf728e6474ebaa5765f00c9ff2e2022-12-22T02:15:37ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physiology1664-042X2022-08-011310.3389/fphys.2022.979121979121LncRNA-mRNA modules involved in goat rumen development: Insights from genome-wide transcriptome profilingTao ZhongJuan ZhaoSiyuan ZhanLinjie WangJiaxue CaoDinghui DaiJiazhong GuoLi LiHongping ZhangLili NiuThe rumen is an essential digestive and absorption organ of ruminants. During fetal life, lactation, and post-weaning period, goat rumen undergoes drastic morphological and metabolic-functional changes triggered by potential regulated genes and non-coding RNA molecules. As the essential regulatory factors, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have vital functions in various biological activities. However, their roles during rumen development are still poorly explored in ruminants. To explore the genome-wide expression profiles of lncRNAs and mRNAs in the goat rumens, we generated 5,007 lncRNAs and 19,738 mRNAs identified during the fetal and prepubertal stages by the high-throughput RNA sequencing. Notably, 365 lncRNAs and 2,877 mRNAs were considered to be differentially expressed. The weighted gene co-expression network analysis and functional analysis were performed to explore the regulatory roles of those differentially expressed molecules. The cis-and trans-target genes of differently expressed lncRNAs were enriched for pathways related to focal adhesion, cGMP-PKG signaling pathway, alpha-linolenic acid metabolism, arachidonic acid metabolism, and fat digestion and absorption. Gene Ontology and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analyses showed that the differently expressed genes mainly participated in mitotic cytokinesis, desmosome, fatty acid degradation, cell adhesion molecules, and fatty acid metabolism. The prediction of lncRNA-mRNA interaction networks further revealed transcripts potentially involved in rumen development. The present study profiles a global overview of lncRNAs and mRNAs during rumen development. Our findings provide valuable resources for genetic regulation and molecular mechanisms of rumen development in ruminants.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2022.979121/fullGoatrumentranscriptomelncRNAmRNAdifferent expression
spellingShingle Tao Zhong
Juan Zhao
Siyuan Zhan
Linjie Wang
Jiaxue Cao
Dinghui Dai
Jiazhong Guo
Li Li
Hongping Zhang
Lili Niu
LncRNA-mRNA modules involved in goat rumen development: Insights from genome-wide transcriptome profiling
Frontiers in Physiology
Goat
rumen
transcriptome
lncRNA
mRNA
different expression
title LncRNA-mRNA modules involved in goat rumen development: Insights from genome-wide transcriptome profiling
title_full LncRNA-mRNA modules involved in goat rumen development: Insights from genome-wide transcriptome profiling
title_fullStr LncRNA-mRNA modules involved in goat rumen development: Insights from genome-wide transcriptome profiling
title_full_unstemmed LncRNA-mRNA modules involved in goat rumen development: Insights from genome-wide transcriptome profiling
title_short LncRNA-mRNA modules involved in goat rumen development: Insights from genome-wide transcriptome profiling
title_sort lncrna mrna modules involved in goat rumen development insights from genome wide transcriptome profiling
topic Goat
rumen
transcriptome
lncRNA
mRNA
different expression
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2022.979121/full
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