PMID- 32083129 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201026 LR - 20201026 IS - 2314-6141 (Electronic) IS - 2314-6133 (Print) VI - 2020 DP - 2020 TI - Global Analysis of Alternative Splicing Difference in Peripheral Immune Organs between Tongcheng Pigs and Large White Pigs Artificially Infected with PRRSV In Vivo. PG - 4045204 LID - 10.1155/2020/4045204 [doi] LID - 4045204 AB - Alternative splicing (AS) plays a significant role in regulating gene expression at the transcriptional level in eukaryotes. Flexibility and diversity of transcriptome and proteome can be significantly increased through alternative splicing of genes. In the present study, transcriptome data of peripheral immune organs including spleen and inguinal lymph nodes (ILN) were used to identify AS difference between PRRSV-resistant Tongcheng (TC) pigs and PRRSV-susceptible Large White (LW) pigs artificially infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) in vivo. The results showed that PRRSV infection induced global alternative splicing events (ASEs) with different modes. Among them, 373 genes and 595 genes in the spleen and ILN of TC pigs, while 458 genes and 560 genes in the spleen and ILN of LW pigs had significantly differential ASEs. Alternative splicing was subject to tissue-specific and lineage-specific regulation in response to PRRSV infection. Enriched GO terms and pathways showed that genes with differential ASEs played important roles in transcriptional regulation, immune response, metabolism, and apoptosis. Furthermore, a splicing factor associated with apoptosis, SRSF4, was significantly upregulated in LW pigs. Functional analysis on apoptosis associated genes was validated by RT-PCR and DNA sequencing. These findings revealed different response to PRRSV between PRRSV-resistant TC pigs and PRRSV-susceptible LW pigs at the level of alternative splicing, suggesting the potential relationship between AS and disease resistance to PRRSV. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Yu Zhang et al. FAU - Zhang, Yu AU - Zhang Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6108-4955 AD - Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China. FAU - Xue, Liyao AU - Xue L AD - Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China. FAU - Xu, Hang AU - Xu H AD - Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China. FAU - Liang, Wan AU - Liang W AD - Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China. FAU - Wu, Qingqing AU - Wu Q AD - Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China. FAU - Zhang, Qingde AU - Zhang Q AD - Laboratory Animal Centre, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China. FAU - Zhou, Xiang AU - Zhou X AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5727-6783 AD - Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China. FAU - Liu, Bang AU - Liu B AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3539-6020 AD - Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200130 PL - United States TA - Biomed Res Int JT - BioMed research international JID - 101600173 RN - 170974-22-8 (Serine-Arginine Splicing Factors) SB - IM MH - Alternative Splicing/*genetics MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/genetics MH - Disease Resistance/genetics MH - Gene Expression Profiling/methods MH - Lymph Nodes/virology MH - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome/*genetics/virology MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/*pathogenicity MH - Serine-Arginine Splicing Factors/genetics MH - Spleen/virology MH - Swine MH - Transcriptome/genetics MH - Up-Regulation/genetics PMC - PMC7011390 COIS- The authors declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2020/02/23 06:00 MHDA- 2020/10/27 06:00 PMCR- 2020/01/30 CRDT- 2020/02/22 06:00 PHST- 2019/08/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/11/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/02/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/02/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/10/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/01/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2020/4045204 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biomed Res Int. 2020 Jan 30;2020:4045204. doi: 10.1155/2020/4045204. eCollection 2020.