LncRNA profiling of skeletal muscles in Large White pigs and Mashen pigs during development

J Anim Sci. 2017 Oct;95(10):4239-4250. doi: 10.2527/jas2016.1297.

Abstract

Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) has been increasingly implicated in the regulation of muscle development. Large White pigs have a higher muscle growth rate than do Mashen pigs. In the present study, the lncRNA expression profiles in skeletal muscle of these 2 pig breeds were compared at 1, 90, and 180 d of age using RNA sequencing. We obtained 2,718 million clean reads and identified a total of 5,153 novel lncRNA. We found 1,407 differentially expressed lncRNA that showed consistent expression patterns between the 2 breeds at all the 3 sampling points. Ten lncRNA were randomly selected, and their expression was validated using Real-time Quantitative PCR. In summary, this study identifies a number of lncRNA that correlate with muscle growth. The regulation and function of these lncRNA in muscle growth and development need to be further explored.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Gene Expression Profiling / veterinary
  • Male
  • Muscle Development / genetics*
  • Muscle, Skeletal / growth & development
  • RNA, Long Noncoding / genetics*
  • Random Allocation
  • Sequence Analysis, RNA / veterinary
  • Swine / genetics*
  • Swine / growth & development

Substances

  • RNA, Long Noncoding