Identification of Novel Long Noncoding RNAs Underlying Vertebrate Cardiovascular Development

Author:

Kurian Leo1,Aguirre Aitor1,Sancho-Martinez Ignacio1,Benner Christopher1,Hishida Tomoaki1,Nguyen Thai B.1,Reddy Pradeep1,Nivet Emmanuel1,Krause Marie N.1,Nelles David A.1,Esteban Concepcion Rodriguez1,Campistol Josep M.1,Yeo Gene W.1,Izpisua Belmonte Juan Carlos1

Affiliation:

1. From Gene Expression Laboratory (L.K., A.A., I.S.-M., T.H., T.B.N., P.R., E.N., M.N.K., C.R.E., J.C.I.B.) and Integrative Genomics Core (C.B.), Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA; University of California San Diego, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Stem Cell Program, Institute for Genomic Medicine, Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla (L.K., T.B.N., D.A.N., G.W.Y.); and Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain (J.M.C.).

Abstract

Background— Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged as critical epigenetic regulators with important functions in development and disease. Here, we sought to identify and functionally characterize novel lncRNAs critical for vertebrate development. Methods and Results— By relying on human pluripotent stem cell differentiation models, we investigated lncRNAs differentially regulated at key steps during human cardiovascular development with a special focus on vascular endothelial cells. RNA sequencing led to the generation of large data sets that serve as a gene expression roadmap highlighting gene expression changes during human pluripotent cell differentiation. Stage-specific analyses led to the identification of 3 previously uncharacterized lncRNAs, TERMINATOR , ALIEN , and PUNISHER , specifically expressed in undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells, cardiovascular progenitors, and differentiated endothelial cells, respectively. Functional characterization, including localization studies, dynamic expression analyses, epigenetic modification monitoring, and knockdown experiments in lower vertebrates, as well as murine embryos and human cells, confirmed a critical role for each lncRNA specific for each analyzed developmental stage. Conclusions— We have identified and functionally characterized 3 novel lncRNAs involved in vertebrate and human cardiovascular development, and we provide a comprehensive transcriptomic roadmap that sheds new light on the molecular mechanisms underlying human embryonic development, mesodermal commitment, and cardiovascular specification.

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Subject

Physiology (medical),Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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