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Genome-wide identification of antisense lncRNAs and their association with susceptibility to Flavobacterium psychrophilum in rainbow trout

Eukaryotic genomes encode long noncoding natural antisense transcripts (lncNATs) that have been increasingly recognized as regulatory members of gene expression. Recently, we identified a few antisense transcripts correlating in expression with immune-related genes. However, a systematic genome-wide...

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Autores principales: Ali, Ali, Salem, Mohamed
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9763276/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36561762
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.1050722
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description Eukaryotic genomes encode long noncoding natural antisense transcripts (lncNATs) that have been increasingly recognized as regulatory members of gene expression. Recently, we identified a few antisense transcripts correlating in expression with immune-related genes. However, a systematic genome-wide analysis of lncNATs in rainbow trout is lacking. This study used 134 RNA-Seq datasets from five different projects to identify antisense transcripts. A total of 13,503 lncNATs were identified genome-wide. About 75% of lncNATs showed multiple exons compared to 36.5% of the intergenic lncRNAs. RNA-Seq datasets from resistant, control, and susceptible rainbow trout genetic lines with significant differences in survival rate following Flavobacterium psychrophilum (Fp) infection were analyzed to investigate the potential role of the lncNATs during infection. Twenty-four pairwise comparisons between the different genetic lines, infectious status, and time points revealed 581 differentially expressed (DE) lncNATs and 179 differentially used exons (DUEs). Most of the DE lncNATs strongly and positively correlated in expression with their corresponding sense transcripts across 24 RNA-Seq datasets. LncNATs complementary to genes related to immunity, muscle contraction, proteolysis, and iron/heme metabolism were DE following infection. LncNATs complementary to hemolysis-related genes were DE in the resistant fish compared to susceptible fish on day 5 post-infection, suggesting enhanced clearance of free hemoglobin (Hb) and heme and increased erythropoiesis. LncNATs complementary to hepcidin, a master negative regulator of the plasma iron concentration, were the most downregulated lncNATs on day 5 of bacterial infection in the resistant fish. Ninety-four DE lncNAT, including five complementary to hepcidin, are located within 26 QTL regions previously identified in association with bacterial cold water disease (BCWD) in rainbow trout. Collectively, lncNATs are involved in the molecular architecture of fish immunity and should be further investigated for potential applications in genomic selection and genetic manipulation in aquaculture.
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spelling pubmed-97632762022-12-21 Genome-wide identification of antisense lncRNAs and their association with susceptibility to Flavobacterium psychrophilum in rainbow trout Ali, Ali Salem, Mohamed Front Immunol Immunology Eukaryotic genomes encode long noncoding natural antisense transcripts (lncNATs) that have been increasingly recognized as regulatory members of gene expression. Recently, we identified a few antisense transcripts correlating in expression with immune-related genes. However, a systematic genome-wide analysis of lncNATs in rainbow trout is lacking. This study used 134 RNA-Seq datasets from five different projects to identify antisense transcripts. A total of 13,503 lncNATs were identified genome-wide. About 75% of lncNATs showed multiple exons compared to 36.5% of the intergenic lncRNAs. RNA-Seq datasets from resistant, control, and susceptible rainbow trout genetic lines with significant differences in survival rate following Flavobacterium psychrophilum (Fp) infection were analyzed to investigate the potential role of the lncNATs during infection. Twenty-four pairwise comparisons between the different genetic lines, infectious status, and time points revealed 581 differentially expressed (DE) lncNATs and 179 differentially used exons (DUEs). Most of the DE lncNATs strongly and positively correlated in expression with their corresponding sense transcripts across 24 RNA-Seq datasets. LncNATs complementary to genes related to immunity, muscle contraction, proteolysis, and iron/heme metabolism were DE following infection. LncNATs complementary to hemolysis-related genes were DE in the resistant fish compared to susceptible fish on day 5 post-infection, suggesting enhanced clearance of free hemoglobin (Hb) and heme and increased erythropoiesis. LncNATs complementary to hepcidin, a master negative regulator of the plasma iron concentration, were the most downregulated lncNATs on day 5 of bacterial infection in the resistant fish. Ninety-four DE lncNAT, including five complementary to hepcidin, are located within 26 QTL regions previously identified in association with bacterial cold water disease (BCWD) in rainbow trout. Collectively, lncNATs are involved in the molecular architecture of fish immunity and should be further investigated for potential applications in genomic selection and genetic manipulation in aquaculture. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9763276/ /pubmed/36561762 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.1050722 Text en Copyright © 2022 Ali and Salem https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Immunology
Ali, Ali
Salem, Mohamed
Genome-wide identification of antisense lncRNAs and their association with susceptibility to Flavobacterium psychrophilum in rainbow trout
title Genome-wide identification of antisense lncRNAs and their association with susceptibility to Flavobacterium psychrophilum in rainbow trout
title_full Genome-wide identification of antisense lncRNAs and their association with susceptibility to Flavobacterium psychrophilum in rainbow trout
title_fullStr Genome-wide identification of antisense lncRNAs and their association with susceptibility to Flavobacterium psychrophilum in rainbow trout
title_full_unstemmed Genome-wide identification of antisense lncRNAs and their association with susceptibility to Flavobacterium psychrophilum in rainbow trout
title_short Genome-wide identification of antisense lncRNAs and their association with susceptibility to Flavobacterium psychrophilum in rainbow trout
title_sort genome-wide identification of antisense lncrnas and their association with susceptibility to flavobacterium psychrophilum in rainbow trout
topic Immunology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9763276/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36561762
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.1050722
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