Long Non-coding RNA Derived from lncRNA-mRNA Co-expression Networks Modulates the Locust Phase Change

Copyright © 2021 Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Genetics Society of China. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved..

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate various biological processes ranging from gene expression to animal behavior. Although protein-coding genes, microRNAs, and neuropeptides play important roles in the regulation of phenotypic plasticity in migratory locust, empirical studies on the function of lncRNAs in this process remain limited. Here, we applied high-throughput RNA-seq to compare the expression patterns of lncRNAs and mRNAs in the time course of locust phase change. We found that lncRNAs responded more rapidly at the early stages of phase transition. Functional annotations demonstrated that early changed lncRNAs employed different pathways in isolation and crowding phases to cope with changes in the population density. Two overlapping hub lncRNA loci in the crowding and isolation networks were screened for functional verification. One of them, LNC1010057, was validated as a potential regulator of locust phase change. This work offers insights into the molecular mechanism underlying locust phase change and expands the scope of lncRNA functions in animal behavior.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics - 18(2020), 6 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 664-678

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Ting [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Bing [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Pengcheng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Depin [VerfasserIn]
Du, Baozhen [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Le [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Behavior
Hub lncRNA
Journal Article
Locusta migratoria
MicroRNAs
Non-coding RNA
Phenotypic plasticity
RNA, Long Noncoding
RNA, Messenger
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 25.10.2021

Date Revised 31.05.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.gpb.2020.05.001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM314397825