文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Tang, Zhonglin ¹ ; Yang, Yalan ¹ ; Wang, Zishuai ¹ ; Zhao, Shuanping ¹ ; Mu, Yulian ¹ ; Li, Kui ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Inst Anim Sci, State Key Lab Anim Nutr, Beijing 100193, Peoples R China

2.Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Agr Genome Inst Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518124, Peoples R China

3.Anhui Acad Agr Sci, Inst Anim Sci, Hefei 230031, Peoples R China

期刊名称：SCIENTIFIC REPORTS （ 影响因子：4.379； 五年影响因子：5.133 ）

ISSN： 2045-2322

年卷期： 2015 年 5 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play a vital role in muscle development by binding to messenger RNAs (mRNAs). Based on prenatal skeletal muscle at 33, 65 and 90 days post-coitus (dpc) from Landrace, Tongcheng and Wuzhishan pigs, we carried out integrated analysis of miRNA and mRNA expression profiling. We identified 33, 18 and 67 differentially expressed miRNAs and 290, 91 and 502 mRNA targets in Landrace, Tongcheng and Wuzhishan pigs, respectively. Subsequently, 12 mRNAs and 3 miRNAs differentially expressed were validated using quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR), and 5 predicted miRNA targets were confirmed via dual luciferase reporter or western blot assays. We identified a set of miRNAs and mRNA genes differentially expressed in muscle development. Gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis suggests that the miRNA targets are primarily involved in muscle contraction, muscle development and negative regulation of cell proliferation. Our data indicated that more mRNAs are regulated by miRNAs at earlier stages than at later stages of muscle development. Landrace and Tongcheng pigs also had longer phases of myoblast proliferation than Wuzhishan pigs. This study will be helpful to further explore miRNA-mRNA interactions in myogenesis and aid to uncover the molecular mechanisms of muscle development and phenotype variance in pigs.