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Investigation of rumen long noncoding RNA before and after weaning in cattle

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BMC GENOMICS
卷 23, 期 1, 页码 -

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BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08758-4

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  1. USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) [2019-67015-29321, 2020-67015-31398, 2021-67015-33409]
  2. US-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development (BARD) Fund [US-4997-17]
  3. UDSA ARS [8042-31000-001-00-D, 8042-31000-002-00-D, 804231310-078-00-D]

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This study identified a large number of uniquely expressed lncRNAs in rumen tissue of dairy cattle, highlighting their functional role in rumen development and weaning transition. Additionally, significant enrichment of traits related to production, reproduction, health, and body conformation in dairy cattle was observed in both pre- and post-weaning lncRNAs.
Background: This study aimed to identify long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) from the rumen tissue in dairy cattle, explore their features including expression and conservation levels, and reveal potential links between lncRNA and complex traits that may indicate important functional impacts of rumen lncRNA during the transition to the weaning period. Results: A total of six cattle rumen samples were taken with three replicates from before and after weaning periods, respectively. Total RNAs were extracted and sequenced with lncRNA discovered based on size, coding potential, sequence homology, and known protein domains. As a result, 404 and 234 rumen lncRNAs were identified before and after weaning, respectively. However, only nine of them were shared under two conditions, with 395 lncRNAs found only in pre-weaning tissues and 225 only in post-weaning samples. Interestingly, none of the nine common lncRNAs were differentially expressed between the two weaning conditions. LncRNA averaged shorter length, lower expression, and lower conservation scores than the genome overall, which is consistent with general lncRNA characteristics. By integrating rumen lncRNA before and after weaning with large-scale GWAS results in cattle, we reported significant enrichment of both pre- and after-weaning lncRNA with traits of economic importance including production, reproduction, health, and body conformation phenotypes. Conclusions: The majority of rumen lncRNAs are uniquely expressed in one of the two weaning conditions, indicating a functional role of lncRNA in rumen development and transition of weaning. Notably, both pre- and post-weaning lncRNA showed significant enrichment with a variety of complex traits in dairy cattle, suggesting the importance of rumen lncRNA for cattle performance in the adult stage. These relationships should be further investigated to better understand the specific roles lncRNAs are playing in rumen development and cow performance.

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