ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2018, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (10): 2063-2069.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2018.10.001

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Research Progress of Long Noncoding RNA in Economic Traits of Livestock

YANG Bing1,2, LI Xiao-feng2, WANG Xin1*   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A & F University, Yangling 712100, China;
    2. Tongren Polytechnic College, Tongren 554300, China
  • Received:2017-11-23 Online:2018-10-23 Published:2018-10-23

Abstract:

Long noncoding RNAs(lncRNAs), a kind of noncoding RNA transcripts with the length more than 200 nucleotides, widely exists in cytoplasm and nuclei of animals, plants and microbes. Studies have shown that lncRNAs can regulate gene expression at chromosomal, transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels. lncRNA plays a vital role in most life processes in animals, such as reproduction, muscle growth, fat deposition, hair follicle development, mammary gland development and lactation. This paper reviews the regulation mechanism and current research status of lncRNAs in livestock economic traits, which would provide theoretical basis and practical reference for the research and application of lncRNAs in animal husbandry.

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