scholarly journals Identifying small RNAs derived from maternal- and somatic-type rRNAs in zebrafish development

Genome ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 371-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauro D. Locati ◽  
Johanna F.B. Pagano ◽  
Farah Abdullah ◽  
Wim A. Ensink ◽  
Marina van Olst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Rnas ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
28S Rrna ◽  
Stem Loop ◽  
Zebrafish Development ◽  
Common Precursor ◽  
Non Coding Rnas ◽  
Rrna Degradation ◽  
Generation Sequencing ◽  
Small Rnaseq

rRNAs are non-coding RNAs present in all prokaryotes and eukaryotes. In eukaryotes there are four rRNAs: 18S, 5.8S, 28S, originating from a common precursor (45S), and 5S. We have recently discovered the existence of two distinct developmental types of rRNA: a maternal-type, present in eggs and a somatic-type, expressed in adult tissues. Lately, next-generation sequencing has allowed the discovery of new small-RNAs deriving from longer non-coding RNAs, including small-RNAs from rRNAs (srRNAs). Here, we systemically investigated srRNAs of maternal- or somatic-type 18S, 5.8S, 28S, with small-RNAseq from many zebrafish developmental stages. We identified new srRNAs for each rRNA. For 5.8S, we found srRNA consisting of the 5′ or 3′ halves, with only the latter having different sequence for the maternal- and somatic-types. For 18S, we discovered 21 nt srRNA from the 5′ end of the 18S rRNA with a striking resemblance to microRNAs; as it is likely processed from a stem-loop precursor and present in human and mouse Argonaute-complexed small-RNA. For 28S, an abundant 80 nt srRNA from the 3′ end of the 28S rRNA was found. The expression levels during embryogenesis of these srRNA indicate they are not generated from rRNA degradation and might have a role in the zebrafish development.

scholarly journals Global Survey of miRNAs and tRNA-derived Small RNAs From Human Parasitic Protist Trichomonas Vaginalis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhensheng Wang ◽  
Hongchang Zhou ◽  
Chunyan Wei ◽  
Zhihua Wang ◽  
Xiao Hao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Rnas ◽  
Trichomonas Vaginalis ◽  
Stem Loop ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Site Analysis ◽  
Non Coding Rna ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Parasitic Protist ◽  
Non Coding Rnas ◽  
Trna Halves

Abstract BackgroundSmall non-coding RNAs play critical regulatory roles in post-transcription. However, their characteristics in Trichomonas vaginalis (T. vaginalis), the causative agent of human sexually transmitted trichomoniasis, still remain to be unveiled. MethodsSmall RNA transcriptomes from Trichomonas trophozoites were deeply sequenced through Illumina NextSeq 500 system and comprehensively analyzed to identify Trichomonas miRNAs and tRNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs). The tsRNAs candidates were confirmed by stem-loop RT-PCR and motifs to guide the cleavage of tsRNAs were predicted by performing GLAM2 algorithm. ResultsThe miRNAs were found at extremely low abundance (0.0046%) in T. vaginalis. Three categories of endogenous Trichomonas tsRNAs were identified as 5'tritsRNAs, mid-tritsRNAs and 3'tritsRNAs, with 5'tritsRNAs dominating (67.63%) in tsRNAs. Interestingly, the cleavage site analysis verified both conventional classes of tRFs and tRNA-halves in tritsRNAs, indicating the expression of tRNA-halves in non-stress condition. A total of 25 tritsRNAs were experimentally confirmed, accounting for 78.1% of all tested candidates. Three motifs were predicted to guide the production of tritsRNAs. This proved the expression of tRFs and tRNA-halves in T. vaginalis transcriptome. ConclusionsThis is the first report of genome-wide investigation of small RNAs, particularly tsRNAs and miRNAs, from Trichomonas parasites. Our findings demonstrate the expression profile of tsRNAs in T. vaginalis, while miRNA was hardly discovered. These results might promote the further research to better understand the evolution of small non-coding RNA in T. vaginalis and their functions in pathogenesis of trichomoniasis.

scholarly journals Identification of PTBP1 responsible for caspase dependent YRNA cleavage

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Ogata ◽  
Yuki Sugiura ◽  
Akinori Kanai ◽  
Masafumi Tanaka ◽  
Hirotaka Matsui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Rna ◽  
Small Rnas ◽  
Caspase 3 ◽  
Biological Significance ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Rna Degradation ◽  
Rna Cleavage ◽  
28S Rrna ◽  
U1 Snrna ◽  
Non Coding Rnas

ABSTRACTSome RNAs such as 28S rRNA, U1 snRNA, and Y RNAs are known to be cleaved during apoptosis. As the underlying mechanism is yet unclear, the functions and biological significance of RNA degradation in apoptosis remain elusive. We previously identified novel, functional small RNAs named AGO-taxis small RNA (ASR) that are specifically bound to AGO1. Here, we investigated ASR biogenesis, which appears to be non-canonical. Y RNAs, non-coding RNAs degraded during apoptosis, were identified as the precursors of several ASRs. Cell-free analysis combined with fractionation methods revealed that the apoptosis-specific biogenesis of ASRs or Y RNA degradation was induced by PTBP1—an endoribonuclease inhibitor of Y RNAs. PTBP1, a splicing factor, was truncated by caspase 3, which subsequently activated endoribonuclease to induce biogenesis of ASRs and Y RNA cleavage.

scholarly journals QsRNA-seq: a method for high-throughput profiling and quantifying small RNAs

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alla Fishman ◽  
Dean Light ◽  
Ayelet T. Lamm
Keyword(s):  
High Throughput ◽  
Small Rnas ◽  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Biological Research ◽  
C Elegans ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Repetitive Nature ◽  
Developmental Role ◽  
Non Coding Rnas

The finding that small non-coding RNAs (sRNAs) can affect cellular processes by regulating gene expression had a significant impact on biological research and clinical diagnosis. Yet, the ability to quantify and profile sRNAs, specifically miRNAs, using high-throughput sequencing is especially challenging because of their small size and repetitive nature. We developed QsRNA-seq, a method for preparation of sRNA libraries for high-throughput sequencing that overcomes this difficulty by enabling separation of fragments shorter than 100nt long that differ only by 20nt in length. The method supports using unique molecular identifiers for quantification. We show that QsRNA-seq gives very accurate, comprehensive and reproducible results. Using QsRNA-seq to study the miRNA repertoire in C. elegans embryo and L4 larval developmental stages, enabled extending the list of miRNAs that are expressed in a developmental-specific manner. Interestingly, we found that miRNAs 23nt long are predominantly expressed in developmental stage L4, suggesting a possible connection between the length of miRNA and its developmental role.

scholarly journals Different miRNA Profiles in Plasma Derived Small and Large Extracellular Vesicles from Patients with Neurodegenerative Diseases

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 2737
Author(s):  
Daisy Sproviero ◽  
Stella Gagliardi ◽  
Susanna Zucca ◽  
Maddalena Arigoni ◽  
Marta Giannini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neurodegenerative Diseases ◽  
Extracellular Vesicles ◽  
Small Rnas ◽  
Biomarker Discovery ◽  
Toll Like Receptor ◽  
Neurotrophin Signaling ◽  
Next Generation Sequencing Ngs ◽  
Generation Sequencing ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis ◽  
Glycosphingolipid Biosynthesis

Identifying biomarkers is essential for early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases (NDs). Large (LEVs) and small extracellular vesicles (SEVs) are extracellular vesicles (EVs) of different sizes and biological functions transported in blood and they may be valid biomarkers for NDs. The aim of our study was to investigate common and different miRNA signatures in plasma derived LEVs and SEVs of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Fronto-Temporal Dementia (FTD) patients. LEVs and SEVs were isolated from plasma of patients and healthy volunteers (CTR) by filtration and differential centrifugation and RNA was extracted. Small RNAs libraries were carried out by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). MiRNAs discriminate all NDs diseases from CTRs and they can provide a signature for each NDs. Common enriched pathways for SEVs were instead linked to ubiquitin mediated proteolysis and Toll-like receptor signaling pathways and for LEVs to neurotrophin signaling and Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis pathway. LEVs and SEVs are involved in different pathways and this might give a specificity to their role in the spreading of the disease. The study of common and different miRNAs transported by LEVs and SEVs can be of great interest for biomarker discovery and for pathogenesis studies in neurodegeneration.

scholarly journals MicroRNA expression profile in bovine mammary gland parenchyma infected by coagulase-positive or coagulase-negative staphylococci

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilia Bagnicka ◽  
Ewelina Kawecka-Grochocka ◽  
Klaudia Pawlina-Tyszko ◽  
Magdalena Zalewska ◽  
Aleksandra Kapusta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mammary Gland ◽  
Immune System ◽  
Differentially Expressed ◽  
Bacterial Invasion ◽  
Coagulase Negative Staphylococci ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Differentially Expressed Mirnas ◽  
Non Coding Rnas ◽  
Coagulase Positive Staphylococci ◽  
Generation Sequencing

AbstractMicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, non-coding RNAs, 21–23 nucleotides in length which are known to regulate biological processes that greatly impact immune system activity. The aim of the study was to compare the miRNA expression in non-infected (H) mammary gland parenchyma samples with that of glands infected with coagulase-positive staphylococci (CoPS) or coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) using next-generation sequencing. The miRNA profile of the parenchyma was found to change during mastitis, with its profile depending on the type of pathogen. Comparing the CoPS and H groups, 256 known and 260 potentially new miRNAs were identified, including 32 that were differentially expressed (p ≤ 0.05), of which 27 were upregulated and 5 downregulated. Comparing the CoNS and H groups, 242 known and 171 new unique miRNAs were identified: 10 were upregulated (p ≤ 0.05), and 2 downregulated (p ≤ 0.05). In addition, comparing CoPS with H and CoNS with H, 5 Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways were identified; in both comparisons, differentially-expressed miRNAs were associated with the bacterial invasion of epithelial cells and focal adhesion pathways. Four gene ontology terms were identified in each comparison, with 2 being common to both immune system processes and signal transduction. Our results indicate that miRNAs, especially miR-99 and miR-182, play an essential role in the epigenetic regulation of a range of cellular processes, including immunological systems bacterial growth in dendritic cells and disease pathogenesis (miR-99), DNA repair and tumor progression (miR-182).

Three new small nucleolar RNAs that are psoralen cross-linked in vivo to unique regions of pre-rRNA

1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 4382-4390
Author(s):  
O J Rimoldi ◽  
B Raghu ◽  
M K Nag ◽  
G L Eliceiri
Keyword(s):  
Small Rnas ◽  
18S Rrna ◽  
Rnase H ◽  
Antisense Oligodeoxynucleotide ◽  
28S Rrna ◽  
Small Nucleolar Rnas ◽  
Rrna Sequence ◽  
Nucleolar Rna ◽  
Nucleolar Rnas

We have recently described three novel human small nucleolar RNA species with unique nucleotide sequences, which were named E1, E2, and E3. The present article describes specific psoralen photocross-linking in whole HeLa cells of E1, E2, and E3 RNAs to nucleolar pre-rRNA. These small RNAs were cross-linked to different sections of pre-rRNA. E1 RNA was cross-linked to two segments of nucleolar pre-rRNA; one was within residues 697 to 1163 of the 5' external transcribed spacer, and the other one was between nucleotides 664 and 1021 of the 18S rRNA sequence. E2 RNA was cross-linked to a region within residues 3282 to 3667 of the 28S rRNA sequence. E3 RNA was cross-linked to a sequence between positions 1021 and 1639 of the 18S rRNA sequence. Primer extension analysis located psoralen adducts in E1, E2, and E3 RNAs that were enriched in high-molecular-weight fractions of nucleolar RNA. Some of these psoralen adducts might be cross-links of E1, E2, and E3 RNAs to large nucleolar RNA. Antisense oligodeoxynucleotide-targeted RNase H digestion of nucleolar extracts revealed accessible segments in these three small RNAs. The accessible regions were within nucleotide positions 106 to 130 of E1 RNA, positions 24 to 48 and 42 to 66 of E2 RNA, and positions 7 to 16 and about 116 to 122 of E3 RNA. Some of the molecules of these small nucleolar RNAs sedimented as if associated with larger structures when both nondenatured RNA and a nucleolar extract were analyzed.

scholarly journals Next-generation sequencing reveals two populations of damage-induced small RNAs at endogenous DNA double-strand breaks

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (22) ◽  
pp. 11869-11882 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franziska Bonath ◽  
Judit Domingo-Prim ◽  
Marcel Tarbier ◽  
Marc R Friedländer ◽  
Neus Visa
Keyword(s):  
Next Generation Sequencing ◽  
Small Rnas ◽  
Double Strand Breaks ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Dna Double Strand Breaks ◽  
Strand Breaks ◽  
Two Populations ◽  
Generation Sequencing

scholarly journals Epigenomic regulation of heart failure: integrating histone marks, long noncoding RNAs, and chromatin architecture

F1000Research ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 1713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy A. McKinsey ◽  
Thomas M. Vondriska ◽  
Yibin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Noncoding Rnas ◽  
Loss Of Function ◽  
Sequencing Technologies ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Non Coding Rnas ◽  
Epigenomic Regulation ◽  
Generation Sequencing ◽  
Epigenetic Processes

Epigenetic processes are known to have powerful roles in organ development across biology. It has recently been found that some of the chromatin modulatory machinery essential for proper development plays a previously unappreciated role in the pathogenesis of cardiac disease in adults. Investigations using genetic and pharmacologic gain- and loss-of-function approaches have interrogated the function of distinct epigenetic regulators, while the increased deployment of the suite of next-generation sequencing technologies have fundamentally altered our understanding of the genomic targets of these chromatin modifiers. Here, we review recent developments in basic and translational research that have provided tantalizing clues that may be used to unlock the therapeutic potential of the epigenome in heart failure. Additionally, we provide a hypothesis to explain how signal-induced crosstalk between histone tail modifications and long non-coding RNAs triggers chromatin architectural remodeling and culminates in cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis.

scholarly journals Long-non Coding RNAs Related to Fat Deposition in Pigs Included lncRNA Corresponding to Human MALAT1

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Piórkowska ◽  
Kacper Żukowski ◽  
Katarzyna Ropka-Molik ◽  
Mirosław Tyra
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Elements ◽  
Fat Deposition ◽  
Differentially Expressed ◽  
Rna Molecules ◽  
Non Coding Rna ◽  
Sequencing Method ◽  
Non Coding Rnas ◽  
Potential Interactions ◽  
Long Non Coding Rna ◽  
Generation Sequencing

Obesity is a problem in the last decades since the development of different technologies forced the submission of a faster pace of life, resulting in nutrition style changes. In turn, domestic pigs are an excellent animal model in recognition of adiposity-related processes, corresponding to the size of individual organs, the distribution of body fat in the organism, and similar metabolism. The present study applied the next-generation sequencing method to identify adipose tissue (AT) transcriptomic signals related to increased fat content by identifying differentially expressed genes (DEGs), included long-non coding RNA molecules. The Freiburg RNA tool was applied to recognise predicting hybridisation energy of RNA-RNA interactions. The results indicated several long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) whose expression was significantly positively or negatively associated with fat deposition. lncRNAs play an essential role in regulating gene expression by sponging miRNA, binding transcripts, facilitating translation, or coding other smaller RNA regulatory elements. In the pig fat tissue of obese group, increased expression of lncRNAs corresponding to human MALAT1 was observed that previously recognised in the obesity-related context. Moreover, hybridisation energy analyses pinpointed numerous potential interactions between identified differentially expressed lncRNAs, and obesity-related genes and miRNAs expressed in AT.

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