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Snake venoms contain pharmacologically active proteins and peptides that can decrease the viability of S. mansoni worms in vitro. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in S. mansoni and are promising new therapeutic targets. However, new candidates still need to be identified, as only four S. mansoni lncRNAs have been functionally characterized to date. Therefore, we investigated lncRNA expression changes in S. mansoni following incubation with Bothrops venoms. Adult worms were incubated with eight venoms at a sublethal dose, and phenotypic parameters were evaluated. RNA-Seq was conducted on worms incubated with Bothrops jararacussu or Bothrops moojeni venoms, followed by Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis for each sex. B. moojeni venom reduced all phenotypic measurements, while B. jararacussu reduced oviposition. Both venoms altered global gene expression, including lncRNAs. 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These results reveal the involvement of lncRNAs in S. mansoni gene expression modulation induced by Bothrops venoms and point to lncRNAs that should be prioritized in future functional studies, such as SmLINC121220-IBu, SmLINC152105-IBu and SmLNCA123831-IBu.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijms27115027","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,2]],"date-time":"2026-06-02T12:45:08Z","timestamp":1780404308000},"page":"5027","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Long Non-Coding RNAs Identified as Hub Genes by Weighted Gene Co-Expression Network Analysis in Schistosoma mansoni Following Incubation with Bothrops Snake Venoms"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"27","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-8383-3310","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marina","family":"Zenga-Carrenho","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Laborat\u00f3rio de Ciclo Celular, Instituto Butantan, S\u00e3o Paulo 05503-900, SP, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-2481-2387","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Agatha","family":"Fischer-Carvalho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laborat\u00f3rio de Ciclo Celular, Instituto Butantan, S\u00e3o Paulo 05503-900, SP, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tereza Cristina","family":"Taveira-Barbosa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laborat\u00f3rio de Ciclo Celular, Instituto Butantan, S\u00e3o Paulo 05503-900, SP, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-5264-3524","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pedro","family":"Jardim Poli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laborat\u00f3rio de Ciclo Celular, Instituto Butantan, S\u00e3o Paulo 05503-900, SP, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vila\u00e7a","family":"Guimar\u00e3es-Oliveira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laborat\u00f3rio de Ciclo Celular, Instituto Butantan, S\u00e3o Paulo 05503-900, SP, Brazil"},{"name":"Programa de P\u00f3s-Gradua\u00e7\u00e3o Interunidades em Biotecnologia, Universidade de S\u00e3o Paulo, S\u00e3o Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alison Felipe","family":"Alencar Chaves","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laborat\u00f3rio de Toxinologia Aplicada, Center of Toxins, Immune-Response, and Cell Signaling (CeTICS), Butantan Institute, S\u00e3o Paulo 05503-900, SP, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8994-1904","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Solange M. 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