Abstract
The objectives of this investigation were to identify differentially expressed circular RNAs (circRNAs) in the hypothalamus of goats with high and low prolificacy and construct a circRNA-mRNA regulatory network to uncover key potential circRNAs that influence goat prolificacy. Transcriptome analysis was performed on hypothalamus samples from low-prolificacy (n = 5) and high-prolificacy (n = 6) Chuanzhong black goats to identify circRNAs that influence prolificacy in these goats. Differential expression analysis identified a total of 205 differentially expressed circRNAs, comprising 100 upregulated and 105 downregulated circRNAs in the high-prolificacy group compared with the low-prolificacy group. Enrichment analysis of these differentially expressed circRNAs indicated significant enrichment in Gene Ontology terms associated with mammalian oogenesis, negative regulation of neurotransmitter secretion, reproductive developmental processes, hormone-mediated signaling pathways, and negative regulation of hormone secretion. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis highlighted significant enrichment in the oxytocin signaling pathway, GnRH signaling pathway, and hormone-mediated oocyte maturation. The hypothalamus of low- and high-prolificacy goats contains circular RNAs (circRNAs), including chicirc_063269, chicirc_097731, chicirc_017440, chicirc_049641, chicirc_008429, chicirc_145057, chicirc_030156, chicirc_109497, chicirc_030156, chicirc_176754, and chicirc_193363. Chuanzhong black goats have the potential to influence prolificacy by modulating the release of serum hormones from the hypothalamus. A circRNA-miRNA regulatory network was constructed, which determined that miR-135a, miR-188-3p, miR-101-3p, and miR-128-3p may interact with differentially expressed circRNAs, thereby regulating reproductive capacity through the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. The results of this study enhance our knowledge of the molecular mechanisms that regulate prolificacy in Chuanzhong black goats at the hypothalamic level.
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Mao, S.; Wu, C.; Feng, G.; Li, Y.; Sun, B.; Guo, Y.; Deng, M.; Liu, D.; Liu, G.
Selection and Regulatory Network Analysis of Differential CircRNAs in the Hypothalamus of Goats with High and Low Reproductive Capacity. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 10479.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms251910479
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Mao S, Wu C, Feng G, Li Y, Sun B, Guo Y, Deng M, Liu D, Liu G.
Selection and Regulatory Network Analysis of Differential CircRNAs in the Hypothalamus of Goats with High and Low Reproductive Capacity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024; 25(19):10479.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms251910479
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Mao, Shuaixiang, Cuiying Wu, Guanghang Feng, Yaokun Li, Baoli Sun, Yongqing Guo, Ming Deng, Dewu Liu, and Guangbin Liu.
2024. "Selection and Regulatory Network Analysis of Differential CircRNAs in the Hypothalamus of Goats with High and Low Reproductive Capacity" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25, no. 19: 10479.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms251910479
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