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Hepatic Long Intergenic Noncoding RNAs: High Promoter Conservation and Dynamic, Sex-Dependent Transcriptional Regulation by Growth Hormone.
Melia, Tisha; Hao, Pengying; Yilmaz, Feyza; Waxman, David J.
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  • Melia T; Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Department of Biology and Bioinformatics Program, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Hao P; Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Department of Biology and Bioinformatics Program, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Yilmaz F; Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Department of Biology and Bioinformatics Program, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Waxman DJ; Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Department of Biology and Bioinformatics Program, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA djw@bu.edu.
Mol Cell Biol ; 36(1): 50-69, 2016 Jan 01.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26459762
Long intergenic noncoding RNAs (lincRNAs) are increasingly recognized as key chromatin regulators, yet few studies have characterized lincRNAs in a single tissue under diverse conditions. Here, we analyzed 45 mouse liver RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) data sets collected under diverse conditions to systematically characterize 4,961 liver lincRNAs, 59% of them novel, with regard to gene structures, species conservation, chromatin accessibility, transcription factor binding, and epigenetic states. To investigate the potential for functionality, we focused on the responses of the liver lincRNAs to growth hormone stimulation, which imparts clinically relevant sex differences to hepatic metabolism and liver disease susceptibility. Sex-biased expression characterized 247 liver lincRNAs, with many being nuclear RNA enriched and regulated by growth hormone. The sex-biased lincRNA genes are enriched for nearby and correspondingly sex-biased accessible chromatin regions, as well as sex-biased binding sites for growth hormone-regulated transcriptional activators (STAT5, hepatocyte nuclear factor 6 [HNF6], FOXA1, and FOXA2) and transcriptional repressors (CUX2 and BCL6). Repression of female-specific lincRNAs in male liver, but not that of male-specific lincRNAs in female liver, was associated with enrichment of H3K27me3-associated inactive states and poised (bivalent) enhancer states. Strikingly, we found that liver-specific lincRNA gene promoters are more highly species conserved and have a significantly higher frequency of proximal binding by liver transcription factors than liver-specific protein-coding gene promoters. Orthologs for many liver lincRNAs were identified in one or more supraprimates, including two rat lincRNAs showing the same growth hormone-regulated, sex-biased expression as their mouse counterparts. This integrative analysis of liver lincRNA chromatin states, transcription factor occupancy, and growth hormone regulation provides novel insights into the expression of sex-specific lincRNAs and their potential for regulation of sex differences in liver physiology and disease.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Hormona del Crecimiento / Regiones Promotoras Genéticas / Caracteres Sexuales / ARN Largo no Codificante / Hígado Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Mol Cell Biol Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Hormona del Crecimiento / Regiones Promotoras Genéticas / Caracteres Sexuales / ARN Largo no Codificante / Hígado Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Mol Cell Biol Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos