Transcriptome Analysis of Muscle Growth-Related circRNA in the Pacific Abalone <i>Haliotis discus hanna</i>.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Animal growth is a complex process, involving the coordination of a wide variety of genes, non-coding RNAs, and pathways. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) belong to a novel class of functional non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs). They have a distinctive ring structure and are involved in various biological processes, including the proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis of muscle cells. The Pacific abalone Haliotis discus hannai is an economically valuable mollusk species cultivated in China. However, the modulation of muscle growth by circRNAs in this species is poorly understood. (2) Methods: In this study, we analyzed the muscle transcriptomes of 6 H. discus hannai specimens: three small (S_HD) and three large (L_HD) groups via RNA-seq and bioinformatics technology. (3)

SUBMITTER: Huang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11764893 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature