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Published on: April 18, 2025
lncRNA, miRNA, and mRNA dynamics in cholangiocyte-to-immature hepatocyte differentiation in liver regeneration
Pingping Huang1, Xue Yu2, Congcong Shen1
1Institute of Biophysics, Dezhou University, Dezhou, 253023, China.
Abstract:
Non-coding RNAs play essential roles during liver regeneration, however, their functions in cholangiocyte-to-hepatocyte differentiation is still unclear. Emerging liver ductal organoids offer a powerful model to replicate the molecular mechanisms of the in vivo cholangiocyte-to-immature hepatocyte transition, potentially accelerating advancements in liver regenerative medicine. Here, we established the liver ductal organoids from three C57BL/6 mice, and induced the differentiation of cholangiocyte into immature hepatocyte to carry out the transcriptome sequencing. Then, the expression profiles of lncRNA, miRNA and mRNA in expansion (EM) and differentiation medium (DM) samples were explored. A total of 529,049,578 and 61,266,130 clean reads were generated from 6 RNA-seq and 6 miRNA-seq libraries, respectively. Through stringent filtering, we identified 24,676 lncRNAs, 1,018 miRNAs and 38,689 mRNAs transcripts. This dataset will contribute to the elucidation of the underlying molecular mechanisms associated with cholangiocyte-to-immature hepatocyte differentiation during liver regeneration, and provides clues for liver regenerative medicine.
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