Table_8_Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Profile of Long Non-coding RNAs During Chicken Muscle Development.XLSX

The developmental complexity of muscle arises from elaborate gene regulation. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play critical roles in muscle development through the regulation of transcription and post-transcriptional gene expression. In chickens, previous studies have focused on the lncRNA profile during the embryonic periods, but there are no studies that explore the profile from the embryonic to post-hatching period. Here, we reconstructed 14,793 lncRNA transcripts and identified 2,858 differentially expressed lncRNA transcripts and 4,282 mRNAs from 12-day embryos (E12), 17-day embryos (E17), 1-day post-hatch chicks (D1), 14-day post-hatch chicks (D14), 56-day post-hatch chicks (D56), and 98-day post-hatch chicks (D98), based on our published RNA-seq datasets. We performed co-expression analysis for the differentially expressed lncRNAs and mRNAs, using STEM, and identified two profiles with opposite expression trends: profile 4 with a downregulated pattern and profile 21 with an upregulated pattern. The cis- and trans-regulatory interactions between the lncRNAs and mRNAs were predicted within each profile. Functional analysis of the lncRNA targets showed that lncRNAs in profile 4 contributed to the cell proliferation process, while lncRNAs in profile 21 were mainly involved in metabolism. Our work highlights the lncRNA profiles involved in the development of chicken breast muscle and provides a foundation for further experiments on the role of lncRNAs in the regulation of muscle development.

肌肉发育的复杂性源于复杂的基因调控机制。长非编码RNA（lncRNA）在肌肉发育过程中通过调控转录及转录后基因表达发挥着至关重要的角色。在鸡类研究中，先前的研究主要集中于胚胎发育阶段的lncRNA谱，然而，尚未有研究涉及从胚胎期至孵化后期的lncRNA谱的探究。本研究基于我们已发表的RNA-seq数据集，重构了14,793个lncRNA转录本，并从12天胚胎（E12）、17天胚胎（E17）、孵化后1天（D1）、孵化后14天（D14）、孵化后56天（D56）和孵化后98天（D98）的鸡胚中鉴定出2,858个差异表达lncRNA转录本和4,282个mRNA。我们针对差异表达的lncRNA和mRNA进行了共表达分析，采用STEM方法识别出两种具有相反表达趋势的谱系：谱系4呈现下调模式，谱系21呈现上调模式。在每个谱系中，预测了lncRNA与mRNA之间的顺式和反式调控相互作用。对lncRNA靶标的功能分析表明，谱系4中的lncRNA有助于细胞增殖过程，而谱系21中的lncRNA主要参与代谢。本研究突出了参与鸡胸肌发育的lncRNA谱，并为进一步探讨lncRNA在肌肉发育调控中的作用提供了实验基础。