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MiRNA Profiling and Its Potential Roles in Rapid Growth of Velvet Antler in Gansu Red Deer (Cervus elaphus kansuensis)

A significant variety of cell growth factors are involved in the regulation of antler growth, and the fast proliferation and differentiation of various tissue cells occur during the yearly regeneration of deer antlers. The unique development process of velvet antlers has potential application value...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Zhenxiang, He, Caixia, Bao, Changhong, Li, Zhaonan, Jin, Wenjie, Li, Changzhong, Chen, Yanxia
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9957509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36833351
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes14020424
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author Zhang, Zhenxiang
He, Caixia
Bao, Changhong
Li, Zhaonan
Jin, Wenjie
Li, Changzhong
Chen, Yanxia
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He, Caixia
Bao, Changhong
Li, Zhaonan
Jin, Wenjie
Li, Changzhong
Chen, Yanxia
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description A significant variety of cell growth factors are involved in the regulation of antler growth, and the fast proliferation and differentiation of various tissue cells occur during the yearly regeneration of deer antlers. The unique development process of velvet antlers has potential application value in many fields of biomedical research. Among them, the nature of cartilage tissue and the rapid growth and development process make deer antler a model for studying cartilage tissue development or rapid repair of damage. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the rapid growth of antlers are still not well studied. MicroRNAs are ubiquitous in animals and have a wide range of biological functions. In this study, we used high-throughput sequencing technology to analyze the miRNA expression patterns of antler growth centers at three distinct growth phases, 30, 60, and 90 days following the abscission of the antler base, in order to determine the regulatory function of miRNA on the rapid growth of antlers. Then, we identified the miRNAs that were differentially expressed at various growth stages and annotated the functions of their target genes. The results showed that 4319, 4640, and 4520 miRNAs were found in antler growth centers during the three growth periods. To further identify the essential miRNAs that could regulate fast antler development, five differentially expressed miRNAs (DEMs) were screened, and the functions of their target genes were annotated. The results of KEGG pathway annotation revealed that the target genes of the five DEMs were significantly annotated to the “Wnt signaling pathway”, “PI3K-Akt signaling pathway”, “MAPK signaling pathway”, and “TGF-β signaling pathway”, which were associated with the rapid growth of velvet antlers. Therefore, the five chosen miRNAs, particularly ppy-miR-1, mmu-miR-200b-3p, and novel miR-94, may play crucial roles in rapid antler growth in summer.
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spelling pubmed-99575092023-02-25 MiRNA Profiling and Its Potential Roles in Rapid Growth of Velvet Antler in Gansu Red Deer (Cervus elaphus kansuensis) Zhang, Zhenxiang He, Caixia Bao, Changhong Li, Zhaonan Jin, Wenjie Li, Changzhong Chen, Yanxia Genes (Basel) Article A significant variety of cell growth factors are involved in the regulation of antler growth, and the fast proliferation and differentiation of various tissue cells occur during the yearly regeneration of deer antlers. The unique development process of velvet antlers has potential application value in many fields of biomedical research. Among them, the nature of cartilage tissue and the rapid growth and development process make deer antler a model for studying cartilage tissue development or rapid repair of damage. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the rapid growth of antlers are still not well studied. MicroRNAs are ubiquitous in animals and have a wide range of biological functions. In this study, we used high-throughput sequencing technology to analyze the miRNA expression patterns of antler growth centers at three distinct growth phases, 30, 60, and 90 days following the abscission of the antler base, in order to determine the regulatory function of miRNA on the rapid growth of antlers. Then, we identified the miRNAs that were differentially expressed at various growth stages and annotated the functions of their target genes. The results showed that 4319, 4640, and 4520 miRNAs were found in antler growth centers during the three growth periods. To further identify the essential miRNAs that could regulate fast antler development, five differentially expressed miRNAs (DEMs) were screened, and the functions of their target genes were annotated. The results of KEGG pathway annotation revealed that the target genes of the five DEMs were significantly annotated to the “Wnt signaling pathway”, “PI3K-Akt signaling pathway”, “MAPK signaling pathway”, and “TGF-β signaling pathway”, which were associated with the rapid growth of velvet antlers. Therefore, the five chosen miRNAs, particularly ppy-miR-1, mmu-miR-200b-3p, and novel miR-94, may play crucial roles in rapid antler growth in summer. MDPI 2023-02-07 /pmc/articles/PMC9957509/ /pubmed/36833351 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes14020424 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Zhang, Zhenxiang
He, Caixia
Bao, Changhong
Li, Zhaonan
Jin, Wenjie
Li, Changzhong
Chen, Yanxia
MiRNA Profiling and Its Potential Roles in Rapid Growth of Velvet Antler in Gansu Red Deer (Cervus elaphus kansuensis)
title MiRNA Profiling and Its Potential Roles in Rapid Growth of Velvet Antler in Gansu Red Deer (Cervus elaphus kansuensis)
title_full MiRNA Profiling and Its Potential Roles in Rapid Growth of Velvet Antler in Gansu Red Deer (Cervus elaphus kansuensis)
title_fullStr MiRNA Profiling and Its Potential Roles in Rapid Growth of Velvet Antler in Gansu Red Deer (Cervus elaphus kansuensis)
title_full_unstemmed MiRNA Profiling and Its Potential Roles in Rapid Growth of Velvet Antler in Gansu Red Deer (Cervus elaphus kansuensis)
title_short MiRNA Profiling and Its Potential Roles in Rapid Growth of Velvet Antler in Gansu Red Deer (Cervus elaphus kansuensis)
title_sort mirna profiling and its potential roles in rapid growth of velvet antler in gansu red deer (cervus elaphus kansuensis)
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9957509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36833351
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes14020424
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