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

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. Improvi...

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Main Authors: Chen, Xiaolan, Wang, Zhijun, Chen, Yangfeng, Akinci, I., Luo, Wei, Xu, Yibin, Jebessa, Endashaw, Blake, D., Sparks, N., Hanotte, Olivier H., Nie, Qinghua
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125961
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author Chen, Xiaolan
Wang, Zhijun
Chen, Yangfeng
Akinci, I.
Luo, Wei
Xu, Yibin
Jebessa, Endashaw
Blake, D.
Sparks, N.
Hanotte, Olivier H.
Nie, Qinghua
author_browse Akinci, I.
Blake, D.
Chen, Xiaolan
Chen, Yangfeng
Hanotte, Olivier H.
Jebessa, Endashaw
Luo, Wei
Nie, Qinghua
Sparks, N.
Wang, Zhijun
Xu, Yibin
author_facet Chen, Xiaolan
Wang, Zhijun
Chen, Yangfeng
Akinci, I.
Luo, Wei
Xu, Yibin
Jebessa, Endashaw
Blake, D.
Sparks, N.
Hanotte, Olivier H.
Nie, Qinghua
author_sort Chen, Xiaolan
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description 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.
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spelling CGSpace1259612025-12-08T10:29:22Z Transcriptome analysis of differentially expressed circRNAs miRNAs and mRNAs during the challenge of coccidiosis Chen, Xiaolan Wang, Zhijun Chen, Yangfeng Akinci, I. Luo, Wei Xu, Yibin Jebessa, Endashaw Blake, D. Sparks, N. Hanotte, Olivier H. Nie, Qinghua coccidiosis chickens animal diseases poultry genetics 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. 2022-11-15 2022-12-14T10:14:46Z 2022-12-14T10:14:46Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125961 en Open Access Frontiers Media Chen, X., Wang, Z., Chen, Y., Akinci, I., Luo, W., Xu, Y., Jebessa, E., Blake, D., Sparks, N., Hanotte, O. and Nie, Q. 2022. Transcriptome analysis of differentially expressed circRNAs miRNAs and mRNAs during the challenge of coccidiosis. Frontiers in Immunology 13:910860.
spellingShingle coccidiosis
chickens
animal diseases
poultry
genetics
Chen, Xiaolan
Wang, Zhijun
Chen, Yangfeng
Akinci, I.
Luo, Wei
Xu, Yibin
Jebessa, Endashaw
Blake, D.
Sparks, N.
Hanotte, Olivier H.
Nie, Qinghua
Transcriptome analysis of differentially expressed circRNAs miRNAs and mRNAs during the challenge of coccidiosis
title Transcriptome analysis of differentially expressed circRNAs miRNAs and mRNAs during the challenge of coccidiosis
title_full Transcriptome analysis of differentially expressed circRNAs miRNAs and mRNAs during the challenge of coccidiosis
title_fullStr Transcriptome analysis of differentially expressed circRNAs miRNAs and mRNAs during the challenge of coccidiosis
title_full_unstemmed Transcriptome analysis of differentially expressed circRNAs miRNAs and mRNAs during the challenge of coccidiosis
title_short Transcriptome analysis of differentially expressed circRNAs miRNAs and mRNAs during the challenge of coccidiosis
title_sort transcriptome analysis of differentially expressed circrnas mirnas and mrnas during the challenge of coccidiosis
topic coccidiosis
chickens
animal diseases
poultry
genetics
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125961
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