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Transcriptome analysis of differentially expressed circRNAs miRNAs and mRNAs during the challenge of coccidiosis

Chen, Xiaolan; Wang, Zhijun; Chen, Yangfeng; Akinci, Ibrahim; Luo, Wei; Xu, Yibin; Jebessa, Endashaw; Blake, Damer; Sparks, Nick; Hanotte, Olivier; Nie, Qinghua

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Authors

Xiaolan Chen

Zhijun Wang

Yangfeng Chen

Ibrahim Akinci

Wei Luo

Yibin Xu

Endashaw Jebessa

Damer Blake

Nick Sparks

OLIVIER HANOTTE OLIVIER.HANOTTE@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Director of Frozen Ark Project & Professor of Genetics & Conservation

Qinghua Nie



Abstract

Avian coccidiosis is a common enzootic disease caused by infection of Eimeria species parasites. It causes huge economic losses in the global poultry industry. Current control using anticoccidial drugs or vaccination is limited due to drug resistance and the relatively high cost of vaccines. Improving host genetic resistance to Eimeria species is considered an effective strategy for improved control of coccidiosis. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been found to function as biomarkers or diagnoses of various kinds of diseases. The molecular biological functions of circRNAs, miRNAs, and mRNAs related to Sasso chicken have not yet been described during Eimeria species challenge. In this study, RNA-seq was used to profile the expression pattern of circRNAs, miRNAs, and mRNAs in spleens from Eimeria tenella-infected and non-infected commercial dual-purpose Sasso T445 breed chickens. Results showed a total of 40 differentially expressed circRNAs (DEcircRNAs), 31 differentially expressed miRNAs (DEmiRNAs), and 820 differentially expressed genes (DEmRNAs) between infected and non-infected chickens. Regulatory networks were constructed between differentially expressed circRNAs, miRNAs, and mRNAs to offer insights into the interaction mechanisms between chickens and Eimeria spp. Functional validation of a significantly differentially expressed circRNA, circMGAT5, revealed that circMGAT5 could sponge miR-132c-5p to promote the expression of the miR-132c-5p target gene monocyte to macrophage differentiation-associated (MMD) during the infection of E. tenella sporozoites or LPS stimulation. Pathologically, knockdown of circMGAT5 significantly upregulated the expression of macrophage surface markers and the macrophage activation marker, F4/80 and MHC-II, which indicated that circMGAT5 might inhibit the activation of macrophage. miR-132c-5p markedly facilitated the expression of F4/80 and MHC-II while circMGAT5 could attenuate the increase of F4/80 and MHC-II induced by miR-132c-5p, indicating that circMGAT5 exhibited function through the circMGAT5-miR-132c-5p-MMD axis. Together, our results indicate that circRNAs exhibit their resistance or susceptive roles during E. tenella infection. Among these, circMGAT5 may inhibit the activation of macrophages through the circMGAT5-miR-132c-5p-MMD axis to participate in the immune response induced by Eimeria infection.

Citation

Chen, X., Wang, Z., Chen, Y., Akinci, I., Luo, W., Xu, Y., …Nie, Q. (2022). Transcriptome analysis of differentially expressed circRNAs miRNAs and mRNAs during the challenge of coccidiosis. Frontiers in Immunology, 13, Article 910860. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.910860

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 24, 2022
Online Publication Date Nov 15, 2022
Publication Date Nov 15, 2022
Deposit Date Jan 10, 2023
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Frontiers in Immunology
Electronic ISSN 1664-3224
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 13
Article Number 910860
DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.910860
Keywords Immunology, avian coccidiosis, sasso chicken, circRNAs, circMGAT5, MMD
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/14588515
Publisher URL https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.910860/full

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