TY - JOUR
T1 - Non-coding RNA sequencing of equine endometrium during maternal recognition of pregnancy
AU - Klohonatz, Kristin M.
AU - Coleman, Stephen J.
AU - Cameron, Ashley D.
AU - Hess, Ann M.
AU - Reed, Kailee J.
AU - Canovas, Angela
AU - Medrano, Juan F.
AU - Islas-Trejo, Alma D.
AU - Kalbfleisch, Ted
AU - Bouma, Gerrit J.
AU - Bruemmer, Jason E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - Maternal recognition of pregnancy (MRP) in the mare is not well defined. In a non-pregnant mare, prostaglandin F2α (PGF) is released on day 14 post-ovulation (PO) to cause luteal regression, resulting in loss of progesterone production. Equine MRP occurs prior to day 14 to halt PGF production. Studies have failed to identify a gene candidate for MRP, so attention has turned to small, non-coding RNAs. The objective of this study was to evaluate small RNA (<200 nucleotides) content in endometrium during MRP. Mares were used in a cross-over design with each having a pregnant and non-mated cycle. Each mare was randomly assigned to collection day 11 or 13 PO (n = 3/day) and endometrial biopsies were obtained. Total RNA was isolated and sequencing libraries were prepared using a small RNA library preparation kit and sequenced on a HiSeq 2000. EquCab3 was used as the reference genome and DESeq2 was used for statistical analysis. On day 11, 419 ncRNAs, representing miRNA, snRNA, snoRNA, scaRNA, and vaultRNA, were different between pregnancy statuses, but none on day 13. Equine endometrial ncRNAs with unknown structure and function were also identified. This study is the first to describe ncRNA transcriptome in equine endometrium. Identifying targets of these ncRNAs could lead to determining MRP.
AB - Maternal recognition of pregnancy (MRP) in the mare is not well defined. In a non-pregnant mare, prostaglandin F2α (PGF) is released on day 14 post-ovulation (PO) to cause luteal regression, resulting in loss of progesterone production. Equine MRP occurs prior to day 14 to halt PGF production. Studies have failed to identify a gene candidate for MRP, so attention has turned to small, non-coding RNAs. The objective of this study was to evaluate small RNA (<200 nucleotides) content in endometrium during MRP. Mares were used in a cross-over design with each having a pregnant and non-mated cycle. Each mare was randomly assigned to collection day 11 or 13 PO (n = 3/day) and endometrial biopsies were obtained. Total RNA was isolated and sequencing libraries were prepared using a small RNA library preparation kit and sequenced on a HiSeq 2000. EquCab3 was used as the reference genome and DESeq2 was used for statistical analysis. On day 11, 419 ncRNAs, representing miRNA, snRNA, snoRNA, scaRNA, and vaultRNA, were different between pregnancy statuses, but none on day 13. Equine endometrial ncRNAs with unknown structure and function were also identified. This study is the first to describe ncRNA transcriptome in equine endometrium. Identifying targets of these ncRNAs could lead to determining MRP.
KW - Embryo
KW - Endometrium
KW - Equine
KW - Maternal recognition of pregnancy
KW - Non-coding RNA
KW - Pregnancy
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U2 - 10.3390/genes10100821
DO - 10.3390/genes10100821
M3 - Article
C2 - 31635328
AN - SCOPUS:85073657404
SN - 2073-4425
VL - 10
JO - Genes
JF - Genes
IS - 10
M1 - 821
ER -