Long non-coding RNAs(lncRNAs)play a significant role in maintaining tissue morphology and functions,and their precise regulatory effectiveness is closely related to expression patterns.However,the spatial expression p...Long non-coding RNAs(lncRNAs)play a significant role in maintaining tissue morphology and functions,and their precise regulatory effectiveness is closely related to expression patterns.However,the spatial expression patterns of lncRNAs in humans are poorly characterized.Here,we constructed five comprehensive transcriptomic atlases of human lncRNAs covering thousands of major tissue samples in normal and disease states.The lncRNA transcriptomes exhibited high consistency within the same tissues across resources,and even higher complexity in specialized tissues.Tissue-elevated(TE)lncRNAs were identified in each resource and robust TE lncRNAs were refined by integrative analysis.We detected 1 to 4684 robust TE lncRNAs across tissues;the highest number was in testis tissue,followed by brain tissue.Functional analyses of TE lncRNAs indicated important roles in corresponding tissue-related pathways.Moreover,we found that the expression features of robust TE lncRNAs made them be effective biomarkers to distinguish tissues;TE lncRNAs also tended to be associated with cancer,and exhibited differential expression or were correlated with patient survival.In summary,spatial classification of lncRNAs is the starting point for elucidating the function of lncRNAs in both maintenance of tissue morphology and progress of tissue-constricted diseases.展开更多
There is no doubt that COVID-19 outbreak is currently the biggest public health threat,which has caused catastrophic con sequences in many countries and regions.As host immunity is key to fighting against virus infect...There is no doubt that COVID-19 outbreak is currently the biggest public health threat,which has caused catastrophic con sequences in many countries and regions.As host immunity is key to fighting against virus infection,it is important to characterize the immunologic changes in the COVID-19 patients,and to explore potential therapeutic candidates.The most efficient ways to end this pandemic are to vaccinate the susceptible population,and to use specific drugs,such as monoclonal antibodies against the viral spike protein(S protein),to treat the affected individuals.Several promising neutralizing antibodies have recently been reported(Cao et al.,2020;Lv et al.,2020).展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.31970646,32060152,32070673,and 32170676)the Hainan Province Science and Technology Special Fund(No.ZDYF2021SHFZ051)+2 种基金the Harbin Medical University Marshal Initiative Funding(No.HMUMIF-21024)the Marshal Initiative Funding of Hainan Medical University(No.JBGS202103)the Heilongjiang Touyan Innovation Team Program.
文摘Long non-coding RNAs(lncRNAs)play a significant role in maintaining tissue morphology and functions,and their precise regulatory effectiveness is closely related to expression patterns.However,the spatial expression patterns of lncRNAs in humans are poorly characterized.Here,we constructed five comprehensive transcriptomic atlases of human lncRNAs covering thousands of major tissue samples in normal and disease states.The lncRNA transcriptomes exhibited high consistency within the same tissues across resources,and even higher complexity in specialized tissues.Tissue-elevated(TE)lncRNAs were identified in each resource and robust TE lncRNAs were refined by integrative analysis.We detected 1 to 4684 robust TE lncRNAs across tissues;the highest number was in testis tissue,followed by brain tissue.Functional analyses of TE lncRNAs indicated important roles in corresponding tissue-related pathways.Moreover,we found that the expression features of robust TE lncRNAs made them be effective biomarkers to distinguish tissues;TE lncRNAs also tended to be associated with cancer,and exhibited differential expression or were correlated with patient survival.In summary,spatial classification of lncRNAs is the starting point for elucidating the function of lncRNAs in both maintenance of tissue morphology and progress of tissue-constricted diseases.
基金This work was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61822108,62041102 and 62032007 to Q.J.)the Emergency Research Project for COVID-19 of Harbin Institute of Technology(No.2020-001 to Q.J.)the Scientific Research Project Approved by Heilongjiang Provincial Health Committee(No.2019-253 to J.L.).
文摘There is no doubt that COVID-19 outbreak is currently the biggest public health threat,which has caused catastrophic con sequences in many countries and regions.As host immunity is key to fighting against virus infection,it is important to characterize the immunologic changes in the COVID-19 patients,and to explore potential therapeutic candidates.The most efficient ways to end this pandemic are to vaccinate the susceptible population,and to use specific drugs,such as monoclonal antibodies against the viral spike protein(S protein),to treat the affected individuals.Several promising neutralizing antibodies have recently been reported(Cao et al.,2020;Lv et al.,2020).
