Evolutionary conserved circular MEF2A RNAs regulate myogenic differentiation and skeletal muscle development

• Xiaoxu Shen ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaoxu Shen, Xiyu Zhao, Haorong He

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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• Xiyu Zhao ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaoxu Shen, Xiyu Zhao, Haorong He

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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• Haorong He ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaoxu Shen, Xiyu Zhao, Haorong He

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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• Jing Zhao,

  Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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• Yuanhang Wei,

  Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0303-4308

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• Yuqi Chen,

  Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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• Shunshun Han,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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• Yifeng Zhu,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute of Animal Nutrition, Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China, Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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• Yao Zhang,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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• Qing Zhu ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: zhuqing@sicau.edu.cn (QZ); yinhuadongsicau@163.com (HY)

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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• Huadong Yin

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: zhuqing@sicau.edu.cn (QZ); yinhuadongsicau@163.com (HY)

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9132-3603

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