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Public on Jul 31, 2021 |
| Title |
Systematic Analysis of Long Intergenic Non-Coding RNAs in C. elegans Germline Uncovers Roles in Somatic Growth |
| Organism |
Caenorhabditis elegans |
| Experiment type |
Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing
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| Summary |
Long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) are transcripts longer than 200 nucleotides that are transcribed from non-coding loci yet undergo biosynthesis similar to coding mRNAs. The disproportional number of lincRNAs expressed in testes suggests that lincRNAs are important during gametogenesis, but experimental evidence has implicated very few lincRNAs in this process. We took advantage of the relatively limited number of lincRNAs in the genome of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans to systematically analyse the functions of lincRNAs during meiosis. We deleted six lincRNA genes that are highly and dynamically expressed in the C. elegans gonad and tested the effects on central meiotic processes. Surprisingly, whereas the lincRNA deletions did not strongly impact fertility, germline apoptosis, crossovers, or synapsis, linc-4 was required for somatic growth. Slower growth was observed in linc-4-deletion mutants and in worms depleted of linc-4 using RNAi, indicating that linc-4 transcripts are required for this post-embryonic process. Unexpectedly, analysis of worms depleted of linc-4 in soma versus germline showed that the somatic role stems from linc-4 expression in germline cells. This unique feature suggests that some lincRNAs, like some small non-coding RNAs, are required for germ-soma interactions
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| Overall design |
CRISPR deletion of linc genes in C. elegans. Compartive transcriptomics of linc-4 to WT
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| Contributor(s) |
Ishtayeh H, Achache H, Kroizer E, Rappaport1 Y, Itskovits E, Gingold H, Best C, Rechavi O, Tzur YB |
| Citation(s) |
32892705 |
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| Submission date |
Jul 13, 2020 |
| Last update date |
Oct 30, 2021 |
| Contact name |
Yonatan Tzur |
| E-mail(s) |
[email protected]
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| Organization name |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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| Street address |
Givat-Ram
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Jerusalem |
| ZIP/Postal code |
91904 |
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Israel |
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| Platforms (1) |
| GPL19757 |
Illumina NextSeq 500 (Caenorhabditis elegans) |
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| Samples (6)
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| Relations |
| BioProject |
PRJNA645888 |
| SRA |
SRP271618 |
| Supplementary file |
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Download |
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| GSE154322_DESeq2_final.xlsx |
10.0 Mb |
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XLSX |
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| Raw data are available in SRA |
| Processed data are available on Series record |
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