Developmental dynamics of lncRNAs across mammalian organs and species

Ioannis Sarropoulos, Ray Marin, Margarida Cardoso-Moreira () and Henrik Kaessmann ()
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Ioannis Sarropoulos: Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance
Ray Marin: University of Lausanne
Margarida Cardoso-Moreira: Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance
Henrik Kaessmann: Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance

Nature, 2019, vol. 571, issue 7766, 510-514

Abstract: Abstract Although many long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been identified in human and other mammalian genomes, there has been limited systematic functional characterization of these elements. In particular, the contribution of lncRNAs to organ development remains largely unexplored. Here we analyse the expression patterns of lncRNAs across developmental time points in seven major organs, from early organogenesis to adulthood, in seven species (human, rhesus macaque, mouse, rat, rabbit, opossum and chicken). Our analyses identified approximately 15,000 to 35,000 candidate lncRNAs in each species, most of which show species specificity. We characterized the expression patterns of lncRNAs across developmental stages, and found many with dynamic expression patterns across time that show signatures of enrichment for functionality. During development, there is a transition from broadly expressed and conserved lncRNAs towards an increasing number of lineage- and organ-specific lncRNAs. Our study provides a resource of candidate lncRNAs and their patterns of expression and evolutionary conservation across mammalian organ development.

Date: 2019
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