Differential Expression of Coding and Long Noncoding RNAs in Keratoconus-Affected Corneas.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Keratoconus (KC) is the most common corneal ectasia. We aimed to determine the differential expression of coding and long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in human corneas affected with KC.

Methods

From the corneas of 10 KC patients and 8 non-KC healthy controls, 200 ng total RNA was used to prepare sequencing libraries with the SMARTer Stranded RNA-Seq kit after ribosomal RNA depletion, followed by paired-end 50-bp sequencing with Illumina Sequencer. Differential analysis was done using TopHat/Cufflinks with a gene file from Ensembl and a lncRNA file from NONCODE. Pathway analysis was performed using WebGestalt. Using the expression level of differentially expressed coding and noncoding RNAs in each sample, we correlated their expression levels in KC and controls separately

SUBMITTER: Khaled ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5984031 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature