The reduction in costs associated with performing RNA-sequencing has driven an increase in the application of this analytical technique; however, restrictive factors associated with this tool have now shifted from budgetary constraints to time requir...
Extracellular matrix (ECM) changes after myocardial infarction (MI) need precise regulation, and next-generation sequencing technologies provide omics data that can be used in this context. We performed a meta-analysis using RNA-sequencing transcript...
MicroRNAs (miRNAs), which are small, noncoding RNA molecules, play an important regulatory role in gene expression at the posttranscriptional level. Relatively limited knowledge exists on miRNAs in Rhipicephalus microplus ticks in China; however, und...
Soil salinization/alkalization is a complex environmental factor that includes not only neutral salt NaCl but also other components like Na2CO3. miRNAs, as small molecules that regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally, are involved in plant re...
Infection of cattle with bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BHV−1) can lead to upper respiratory tract disease, conjunctivitis, or genital disease and cause serious economic losses to the cattle industry worldwide. The role of long noncoding RNAs in BH...
Eusociality in insects has evolved independently many times. One of the most notable characteristics of eusociality is the reproductive division of labor. In social insects, the reproductive division of labor is accomplished by queens and workers. Tr...
Mesocotyl length (MES) is an important trait that affects the emergence of maize seedlings after deep-seeding and is closely associated with abiotic stress. The elucidation of constitutive-QTLs (cQTLs) and candidate genes for MES and tightly molecula...
Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common thyroid malignancy, with significant racial/ethnic disparities in incidence and survival. Asians have the highest incidence, and recurrence, while African Americans experience the lowest survival rate...
In bioinformatics, exon skipping (ES) event prediction is an essential part of alternative splicing (AS) event analysis. Although many methods have been developed to predict ES events, a solution has yet to be found. In this study, given the limitati...
LINE-1 RNA has emerged as a potential regulator of chromatin organization and gene expression, as well as a candidate readout of cellular and disease-associated states. Accurate measurement of LINE-1 transcript abundance is therefore important for ev...
Genistein has anti-cancer effects, but its molecular targets in gastric adenocarcinoma (GA) are unclear. This study used single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and spatial transcriptomics (ST) to explore genistein’s “drug-gene-cell”...
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) carcinogenesis involves heterogeneous tumor cells, and the tumor microenvironment (TME) is highly complex with many different cell types. Cancer cell–TME interactions are crucial in OSCC progression. Candida ...
Synergetic elongation of mesocotyl and coleoptile are crucial in governing maize seedlings emergence, especially for the maize sown in deep soil. Studying the genomic regions controlling maize deep-sowing tolerance would aid the development of new va...
Apart from protein-coding Ribonucleic acids (RNAs), there exists a variety of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) which regulate complex cellular and molecular processes. High-throughput sequencing technologies and bioinformatics approaches have largely promote...
Background: The Qingyuan partridge chicken is a high-quality local chicken breed in China. Its weight gain directly affects breeding efficiency. This study used RNA sequencing to analyze gene expression dynamics in the breast muscle tissue of Qingyua...
(1) Background: Endometriosis is a highly prevalent gynecological disease affecting 10% of women of reproductive age worldwide. miRNAs may play a role in endometriosis, though their exact function remains unclear. This study aimed to identify differe...
RNA aptamers are often used as ligand-recognition modules in engineered RNA systems, but integration into larger RNA constructs can influence stability and ligand binding. As a result, aptamer sequences may need to be adapted to new environments whil...
RNA modifications are essential regulators of gene expression and cellular function, modulating RNA stability, splicing, translation, and localization. Dysregulation of these modifications has been linked to cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, viral...
In this study, we performed small RNA and whole-transcriptome sequencing of different tissues of Nymphaea minuta to systematically investigate the roles and regulatory mechanisms of miRNA, lncRNA, and circRNA in the regulation of flowering-related ta...
Background/Objectives: Cold stress is the main environmental factor that affects the growth and development of rice, leading to a decrease in its yield and quality. However, the molecular mechanism of rice’s low-temperature resistance remains i...
This study investigates airborne bacterial and fungal communities in south-eastern Italy and Albania using advanced DNA-based techniques and compositional data analysis (CoDa). We assess the significance of airborne microbial communities, detailing o...
The ocular surface microbiome is altered in certain disease states. The aim of this study was to characterize the bovine bacterial ocular surface microbiome (BBOSM) in the context of ocular squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The conjunctiva of normal (n...
(1) Background: mouse models are fundamental to the study of hematopoiesis, but comparisons between mouse and human in single cells have been limited in depth. (2) Methods: we constructed a single-cell resolution transcriptomic atlas of hematopoietic...
Objectives: This in silico study sought to identify specific biomarkers for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) through the analysis of publicly available gene and miRNA databases, hypothesizing their influence on neuronal structure, axonal integrity,...
Research over the past decade has clearly shown that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are functional. Many lncRNAs can be related to immunity and the host response to viral infection, but their specific functions remain largely elusive. The vast majori...
The Western honeybee (Apis mellifera) is valuable in biological research and agriculture. Its genome sequence was published before those for other insect species. RNA-Seq data for A. mellifera have been applied in several recently published studies....
To elucidate the currently unknown mechanisms responsible for the diverse biological aspects between two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) cultured 3T3-L1 preadipocytes, RNA-sequencing analyses were performed. During a 7-day culture period,...
Paulownia witches’ broom (PaWB), caused by phytoplasma, is an important disease of Paulownia. To further identify the key miRNAs associated with the formation of PaWB symptoms, miRNA and degradome sequencing were performed to explore important...
Tinnitus arises from maladaptive plasticity and abnormal synaptic function, not only in auditory pathways but also in limbic regions. Among these, the cingulate gyrus plays a pivotal part in shaping the emotional burden and sensory filtering disturba...
Numerous RNA viruses have been reported in backyard swine populations in various countries. In the absence of active disease surveillance, a persistent knowledge gap exists on the diversity of RNA viruses in South African backyard swine populations....
Molecular analyses of normal and diseased cells give insight into changes in gene expression and help in understanding the background of pathophysiological processes. Years after cDNA microarrays were established in research, RNA sequencing (RNA-seq)...
Dinoflagellates are the large group of marine phytoplankton with primary studies interest regarding their symbiosis with coral reef and the abilities to form harmful algae blooms (HABs). Toxin produced by dinoflagellates during events of HABs cause s...
Adaptive laboratory evolution has been used to improve production of influenza hemagglutinin (HA)-displaying virus-like particles (VLPs) in insect cells. However, little is known about the underlying biological mechanisms promoting higher HA-VLP expr...
Recent analyses show that transcriptome sequencing can be utilized as a diagnostic tool for rare Mendelian diseases. The third generation sequencing de novo detects long reads of thousands of base pairs, thus greatly expanding the isoform discovery a...
Mammalian circRNAs are covalently closed circular RNAs often generated through backsplicing of precursor linear RNAs. Although their functions are largely unknown, they have been found to influence gene expression at different levels and in a wide ra...
Analysis of RNA by deep-sequencing approaches has found widespread application in modern biology. In addition to measurements of RNA abundance under various physiological conditions, such techniques are now widely used for mapping and quantification...
Owing to the emergence and improvement of high-throughput technology and the associated reduction in costs, next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology has made large-scale sampling and sequencing possible. With the large volume of data produced, the...
The risk stratification of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) for subsequent cardiovascular events could help in guiding prevention strategies. In this study, we aimed at investigating circulating microRNAs as prognostic biomarkers for major adve...
Despite considerable progress in our understanding of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pathophysiology, patient diagnosis is often deficient and late, and this has an impact on disease progression. The aim of this study was to analyze non-coding RN...
RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) is a powerful technique for the quantification of transcripts and the analysis of alternative splicing. Previously, our laboratory developed the targeted RNA long-amplicon sequencing (rLAS) method, which has the advantage of...
Background/Objectives: Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC. [Asteraceae] (ALR)-derived exosome-like nanoparticles (ALR-ELNs) exhibit anti-neuroinflammatory effects in microglial cells. However, the associated mechanisms and pathways are unknown. We...
More and more researchers use single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) technology to characterize the transcriptional map at the single-cell level. They use it to study the heterogeneity of complex tissues, transcriptome dynamics, and the diversity of...
The 16S rRNA amplicon-based sequencing approach represents the most common and cost-effective strategy with great potential for microbiome profiling. The use of second-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies has led to protocols based on the amplifi...
To elucidate the possible biological roles of fatty acid-binding protein 5 (FABP5) in the intraocular environment, the cells from which FABP5 originates were determined by using four different intraocular tissue-derived cell types including human non...
Tenebrionidae is widely recognized owing to its species diversity and economic importance. Here, we determined the mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) of three Tenebrionidae species (Melanesthes exilidentata, Anatolica potanini, and Myladina unguicul...
Aconitum carmichaelii is an important medicinal herb used widely in China, Japan, India, Korea, and other Asian countries. While extensive research on the characterization of metabolic extracts of A. carmichaelii has shown accumulation of numerous bi...
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) is an attractive technology for researchers to gain valuable insights into the cellular processes and cell type diversity present in all tissues. The data generated by the scRNA-seq experiment are high-dimension...
Clustering analysis for single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data is essential for characterizing cellular heterogeneity. However, batch information caused by batch effects is often confused with the intrinsic biological information in scRNA-seq da...
The breast tissue microbiome has been increasingly recognized as a potential contributor to breast cancer development and progression. However, inconsistencies in microbial composition across studies have hindered the identification of definitive mic...
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a primary driver of cervical cancer. Integration of HPV into the human genome causes persistent expression of viral oncogenes E6 and E7, which promote carcinogenesis and disrupt host genomic function. However,...
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