Genome-wide identification and analysis of circular RNAs differentially expressed in the longissimus dorsi between Kazakh cattle and Xinjiang brown cattle.

ABSTRACT: Xinjiang brown cattle have better meat quality than Kazakh cattle. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a type of RNA that can participate in the regulation of gene transcription. Whether circRNAs are differentially expressed in the longissimus dorsi between these two types of cattle and whether differentially expressed circRNAs regulate muscle formation and differentiation are still unknown. In this study, we established two RNA-seq libraries, each of which consisted of three samples. A total of 5,177 circRNAs were identified in longissimus dorsi samples from Kazakh cattle and Xinjiang brown cattle using the Illumina platform, 46 of which were differentially expressed. Fifty-five Gene Ontology terms were significantly enriched, and 12 Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways were identifi

SUBMITTER: Yan XM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7081781 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature