Genome-wide identification and characterization of long intergenic noncoding RNAs and their potential association with larval development in the Pacific oyster.

ABSTRACT: An increasing amount of evidence suggests that long intergenic noncoding RNAs (lincRNAs) may play diverse roles in many cellular processes. However, little is known about lincRNAs in marine invertebrates. Here, we presented the first identification and characterization of lincRNAs in the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas). We developed a pipeline and identified 11,668 lincRNAs in C. gigas based on RNA-Seq resources available. These lincRNAs exhibited many common characteristics with vertebrate lincRNAs: relatively short length, low exon numbers, low expression, and low sequence conservation. 1,175 lincRNAs were expressed in a tissue-specific manner, with 35.2% preferentially expressed in male gonad. 776 lincRNAs were specifically expressed in juvenile during different developmental stages.

SUBMITTER: Yu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4748301 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature