lncRNA TCONS_00815878对猪骨骼肌卫星细胞分化的影响

猪骨骼肌发育是一个复杂的生物学过程,其中骨骼肌卫星细胞分化是影响骨骼肌发育的重要环节。近年来发现长链非编码RNA (long non-coding RNA, lncRNA)在骨骼肌卫星细胞分化中具有重要作用。为探究lncRNA TCONS_00815878对猪骨骼肌卫星细胞分化的影响,本研究利用qRT-PCR技术检测出生7 d内大白仔猪6种组织(心脏、脾脏、肺脏、肾脏、背肌和腿肌)及从胚胎期到出生后5个不同时间点(35 d、45 d、55 d胚胎及产后第7 d和第200 d后腿肌肉组织) TCONS_00815878的表达情况;利用反义核苷酸(antisense oligonucleotides, ASO)在猪骨骼肌卫星细胞中敲低TCONS_00815878,检验分化标记基因MyoD、MyoG和MyHC表达情况;通过生物信息学分析预测TCONS_00815878靶基因,并利用DAVID软件在线预测其靶基因的功能与通路。结果表明:TCONS_00815878在猪心肌和腿肌中高表达;仔猪出生后7 d内,TCONS_00815878在猪肌肉组织中表达量不断升高,第7 d达到高峰;在猪骨骼肌卫星细胞增殖和分化过程中,TCONS_00815878在分化期表达量不断上升,且在分化30 h表达量达到峰值;敲低TCONS_00815878后,MyoD、MyoG和MyHC基因表达量降低,其中MyoD表达量显著下降(P0.05)。此外,功能预测结果发现,其靶基因富集到糖酵解和丙酮酸代谢等与骨骼肌卫星细胞分化相关的多个生物学过程。本研究推测,lncRNA TCONS_00815878可能对猪骨骼肌卫星细胞的分化起促进作用。     

利用CRISPRi干扰研究MyoG和Myf6基因对牛骨骼肌卫星细胞分化的影响

CRISPR干扰(clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat interference,CRISPRi)技术因高效的基因干扰效率而成为基因功能研究的重要工具。Myo G、Myf6基因是生肌调节因子家族(myogenic regulatory factors,MRFs)的重要成员,是骨骼肌分化所必需的调控因子。该研究以牛骨骼肌卫星细胞为实验材料,探讨Myo G和Myf6基因在骨骼肌卫星细胞分化过程中的相互关系。构建Myo G、Myf6基因CRISPRi载体,分别转染牛骨骼肌卫星细胞,诱导其分化,Real-time PCR检测肌肉分化重要功能基因Myo G、Myf6、MYH2、Myo D的表达情况。结果表明,在牛骨骼肌卫星细胞分化期间,抑制Myo G基因表达将诱导Myf6基因的代偿性升高,但并不能完全弥补Myo G基因的缺少对肌肉分化产生的影响,而抑制Myf6基因表达则不会引起Myo G基因表达升高,这为肌肉分化机制的阐明提供了理论依据。     

EGCG通过抑制wnt/β-catenin信号通路调节猪骨骼肌卫星细胞的增殖和分化

为了阐明Wnt/β-catenin信号通路在猪骨骼肌卫星细胞增殖分化中的作用,利用Wnt/β-catenin信号通路抑制剂(-)-表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(EGCG)处理猪骨骼肌卫星细胞,采用MTT、流式细胞术、免疫荧光和Western印迹等方法检测了细胞增殖和分化情况.结果显示,与对照组相比,EGCG以时间、浓度依赖方式抑制猪骨骼肌卫星细胞的增殖.流式细胞术检测细胞周期结果表明,与对照组相比,经EGCG处理后,猪骨骼肌卫星细胞的G1期细胞比例上升,而G2和S期细胞比例下降,这说明细胞被阻滞在G1期,细胞的增殖受到抑制.免疫荧光检测分化过程中MyHC的表达,与对照组相比,EGCG促进猪骨骼肌卫星细胞的分化,并降低增殖标志基因MyoD以及细胞周期蛋白D的表达量,而提高了分化标志基因MyoG和MyHC的表达量.在猪骨骼肌卫星细胞增殖分化过程中,EGCG降低β-联蛋白的表达量,且核内的β-联蛋白明显减少.结果表明,EGCG通过抑制Wnt/β-catenin信号通路抑制猪骨骼肌卫星细胞的增殖,促进其分化.     

鸡骨骼肌发育过程生肌素的表达

ＭｙｏＤ家族生肌因子ＭｙｏＤ、生肌素（ｍｙｏｇｅｎｉｎ）、ｍｙｆ－５和ｍｙｆ－６／ｈｅｒｃｕｌｉｎ对脊椎动物肌细胞分化和骨骼肌系统的发育成熟具有重要意义,其中生肌素的作用尤为突出,是肌细胞终末分化的关键因素。采用Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎ和Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ印迹技术检测鸡胚骨骼肌发育过程中生肌素在转录水平的表达动力学,发现在胚胎发育第９ｄ已有鸡肢体骨骼肌生肌素ｍＲＮＡ表达,第１３ｄ达到高峰,第１５ｄ开始下降,第１８ｄ至出生后两周几无可检测的ｍＲＮＡ;而生肌素蛋白则在胚胎发育第１３ｄ方可被检测到,第１５～１８ｄ达到高峰,至出生后两周仍维持在一定水平,表明生肌素的表达存在翻译和翻译后水平的调控。利用鸡生肌素基因上游－２２３／＋４０调控片段为探针对发育不同时期的鸡肌肉组织细胞核抽提物进行Ｓｏｕｔｈｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ印迹分析。发现一种约３５ｋＤ的核内蛋白与探针有较强结合,结合活性第９ｄ时出现,至第１８ｄ达到峰值,出生后两周时降至难检测水平;另外有一种约１１ｋＤ的核内蛋白的ＤＮＡ结合活性恰好在转录活性下降的第１５～１８ｄ发生,按此情况两种核因子可能对生肌素的转录激活分别起正负调控作用。     

EB病毒潜伏膜蛋白LMP1编码基因沉默对NF-kB表达的影响

目的:探讨EBV阳性胃上皮细胞中潜伏膜蛋白1(latent membrane protein 1,LMP1)基因沉默对NF-kB转录表达的影响.方法:以稳定表达LMP1的EBV阳性胃上皮细胞系作为靶细胞,采用化学合成的siRNA特异性沉默LMP1,用RT-PCR和Westem-blotting分别检测其在不同时间段mRNA和蛋白水平特异性沉默效果;Western blotting及免疫酶染色法检测LMP1基因沉默对NF-kB转录表达及核转移的影响.结果:siRNA在mRNA和蛋白水平可特异性沉默LMP1的表达,且有时间效应关系;Westem blotting及免疫酶染色法检测结果显示LMP1沉默可干扰NF-kB表达,导致靶细胞核内NF-kB水平下降,细胞浆内水平升高,而NF-kB总蛋白有下降趋势.结论:LMP1基因特异性沉默能够影响NF-kB表达,抑制其核转移.     

Msx1重新分布Ezh2和H3K27me3到细胞核核周具有细胞类型特异性

细胞核内部的空间排布并不是随机的,而是高度动态且具细胞特异性的。在发育过程中,序列特异性的转录调控因子和表观遗传修饰因子的协同作用及其核定位与基因的表达调控密切相关。我们前期研究发现,在成肌细胞中,同源异型框蛋白Msx1通过重新分布Ezh2复合物和抑制标记H3K27me3到细胞核核周来调控靶标基因的表达,从而抑制成肌细胞的分化。这种机制是成肌细胞所特有的,还是Msx1在抑制非成肌细胞分化时也会重新分布Ezh2复合物和转录抑制性标记H3K27me3到细胞核核周,目前还不清楚。在发育过程中,Msx1可以抑制乳腺上皮细胞HC11和成骨细胞BMP2T3的分化,因此我们选取了这两种非成肌细胞做进一步探究。我们发现,在这两种非肌肉细胞中,Msx1虽也富集在细胞核核周,却并不能重新分布Ezh2和转录抑制性标记H3K27me3到细胞核核周。我们的研究表明Msx1重新分布Ezh2和抑制性标记H3K27me3到细胞核核周具有细胞类型特异性。提示我们,Msx1可能是通过不同的分子机制来调控不同类型细胞的分化。     

高表达FoxO1抑制猪骨骼肌成肌细胞的分化

FoxO1(Forkhead box O1)是调控肌肉生长、代谢和细胞分化的重要转录因子,但其在成肌细胞分化中的作用还不甚清楚。为了研究FoxO1对哺乳动物成肌细胞分化的影响,以原代培养的长白仔猪成肌细胞作为实验材料,用2%马血清诱导分化,采用实时荧光定量PCR、Western blotting和脂质体转染等方法检测FoxO1及早期和晚期生肌调节因子MyoD和myogenin在猪成肌细胞分化过程中的表达变化。结果显示,在猪成肌细胞分化过程中,FoxO1mRNA表达量显著增加,但总蛋白量变化不显著,其磷酸化水平显著上调。同时,高表达FoxO1的猪成肌细胞中,生肌调节因子MyoD和myogenin mRNA表达受到显著抑制,而MyoD蛋白变化不显著,myogenin却显著下调(P0.05)。以上结果表明,FoxO1能够推迟猪成肌细胞的分化时间并抑制分化;同时推测,FoxO1可能通过抑制生肌调节因子的表达控制骨骼肌纤维类型的终末分化。     

利用TALEN技术在牛胎儿成纤维细胞中敲除Myostatin基因

肌肉生长抑制素(Myostatin, MSTN)基因能够负向调节骨骼肌的生长和发育, 牛MSTN基因突变会出现“双肌”特征。文章利用转录激活因子样效应物核酸酶(TALENs)靶向敲除牛胎儿成纤维细胞的MSTN基因, 获得敲除MSTN基因的细胞系, 为制备MSTN基因敲除牛提供材料。构建一对MSTN基因的TALENs真核表达载体, 分别采用PEI转染试剂和电穿孔法进行牛胎儿成纤维细胞的转染, 测序结果表明TALEN技术可用于敲除牛MSTN基因, 利用T7核酸内切酶1(T7E1)检测其突变效率, 结果显示电穿孔转染的敲除效率为20.4%。通过有限稀释法, 共获得10个MSTN基因敲除的细胞克隆(包括MSTN^-/-和MSTN^+/-), 其靶位点敲除的碱基数分别是1~20不等, 部分会出现移码突变。出现移码突变的细胞系可用于MSTN基因敲除的转基因肉牛的制备。     

EB病毒潜伏膜蛋白LMP1编码基因沉默对NF—kB表达的影响

目的：探讨EBV阳性胃上皮细胞中潜伏膜蛋白1（latentmembraneprotein-1,LMP1）基因沉默对NF-kB转录表达的影响。方法：以稳定表达LMP1的EBV阳性胃上皮细胞系作为靶细胞,采用化学合成的siRNA特异性沉默LMP1,用RT-PCR和Westem-blotting分别检测其在不同时间段mRNA和蛋白水平特异性沉默效果;Westernblotting及免疫酶染色法检测LMP1基因沉默对NF—kB转录表达及核转移的影响。结果：siRNA在mRNA和蛋白水平可特异性沉默LMP1的表达,且有时间效应关系;Westem blotting及免疫酶染色法检测结果显示LMP1沉默可干扰NF—KB表达,导致靶细胞核内NF-kB水平下降,细胞浆内水平升高,而NF—kB总蛋白有下降趋势。结论：LMP1基因特异性沉默能够影响NF-kB表达,抑制其核转移。     

ISL1与PHF8相互作用促进小鼠胚胎干细胞向心肌细胞的分化

近年的研究发现,在心肌细胞分化过程中,转录因子可以与表观修饰蛋白质结合进行更为精细的转录调控.作为转录因子的胰岛素基因增强子结合蛋白1（islet1, ISL1）,在心血管发育过程中发挥至关重要的作用.然而, ISL1是否能够与表观修饰蛋白质相互作用,从而发挥更为精细的调控作用,目前尚未明确.本室研究发现,ISL1在小鼠胚胎干细胞向心肌细胞分化过程中,能够与组蛋白去甲基化酶PHD指蛋白8(PHF8)相互作用从而促进分化. 实时RT-PCR和Western 印迹的方法检测显示,ES细胞向心肌细胞分化过程中ISL1和PHF8具有相似的表达谱.通过免疫共沉淀的方法检测分化过程中ISL1与PHF8的结合,通过染色质免疫沉淀的方法对二者在ISL1下游靶基因增强子区的结合水平进行检测,利用实时RT-PCR检测二者的相互结合对心肌细胞分化的影响.结果显示,ISL1能够与PHF8相互作用,共同结合在ISL1下游靶基因Mef2c和Myocd的增强子区,协同促进ES细胞向心肌细胞的分化.本研究证实,在心肌细胞分化过程中,ISL1存在与表观修饰蛋白质PHF8的相互作用,从而进一步促进心肌细胞的分化.     

12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate activation of the MDR1 promoter is mediated by EGR1.

P-glycoprotein, the product of the MDR1 gene (multidrug resistance gene 1), is an energy-dependent efflux pump associated with treatment failure in some hematopoietic malignancies. Its expression is regulated during normal hematopoietic differentiation, although its function in normal hematopoietic cells is unknown. To identify cellular factors that regulate the expression of MDR1 in hematopoietic cells, we characterized the cis- and trans-acting factors mediating 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) activation of the MDR1 promoter in K562 cells. Transient-transfection assays demonstrated that an MDR1 promoter construct containing nucleotides -69 to +20 conferred a TPA response equal to that of a construct containing nucleotides -434 to +105. TPA induced EGR1 binding to the -69/+20 promoter sequences over a time course which correlated with increased MDR1 promoter activity and increased steady-state MDR1 RNA levels. The -69/+20 promoter region contains an overlapping SP1/EGR site. The TPA-responsive element was localized to the overlapping SP1/EGR site by using a synthetic reporter construct. A mutation in this site that inhibited EGR protein binding blocked the -69/+20 MDR1 promoter response to TPA. The expression of a dominant negative EGR protein also blocked the TPA response of the -69/+20 promoter construct. Finally, the expression of EGR1 was sufficient to activate a construct containing tandem MDR1 promoter SP1/EGR sites. These data suggest a role for EGR1 in modulating MDR1 promoter activity in hematopoietic cells.     

Expression of the protein phosphatase 1 inhibitor KEPI is downregulated in breast cancer cell lines and tissues and involved in the regulation of the tumor suppressor EGR1 via the MEK-ERK pathway

KEPI is a protein kinase C-potentiated inhibitory protein for type 1 Ser/Thr protein phosphatases. We found no or reduced expression of KEPI in breast cancer cell lines, breast tumors and metastases in comparison to normal breast cell lines and tissues, respectively. KEPI protein expression and ubiquitous localization was detected with a newly generated antibody. Ectopic KEPI expression in MCF7 breast cancer cells induced differential expression of 95 genes, including the up-regulation of the tumor suppressors EGR1 (early growth response 1) and PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog), which is regulated by EGR1. We further show that the up-regulation of EGR1 in MCF7/KEPI cells is mediated by MEK-ERK signaling. The inhibition of this pathway by the MEK inhibitor UO126 led to a strong decrease in EGR1 expression in MCF7/KEPI cells. These results reveal a novel role for KEPI in the regulation of the tumor suppressor gene EGR1 via activation of the MEK-ERK MAPK pathway.     

WDR13 promotes the differentiation of bovine skeletal muscle‐derived satellite cells by affecting PI3K/AKT signaling

Muscle satellite cells are usually at rest, and when externally stimulated or regulated, they can be further differentiated by cell fusion to form new myotubes and muscle fibers. WD repeat domain 13 (WDR13) is highly conserved in vertebrates. Studies have shown that mice lacking the Wdr13 gene develop mild obesity, hyperinsulinemia, and increased islet β cell proliferation. However, the role of WDR13 in bovine cells is unclear. Here, we investigated the effect of WDR13 on bovine skeletal muscle‐derived satellite cells (MDSCs). We found that WDR13 was upregulated in bovine MDSCs using western blotting and immunofluorescence experiments. Moreover, activation and inhibition of WDR13 expression increased and decreased cell differentiation, respectively, suggesting that WDR13 promotes bovine MDSC differentiation. To further understand the mechanism of action of WDR13, we examined changes in the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway following WDR13 activation or inhibition. In addition, cells were treated with a phosphoinositide kinase 3 (PI3K) inhibitor, LY294004, to observe cell differentiation. The results showed that activation of WDR13 inhibited the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway and enhanced cell differentiation. These data suggest that WDR13 can promote the differentiation of bovine MDSCs by affecting the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.     

Multilineage differentiation of muscle-derived stem cells from GFP transgenic mice

It is unclear whether green fluorescent protein (GFP) expression is maintained during the course of multilineage differentiation of muscle-derived stem cells (MDSCs). We isolated MDSCs from GFP-transgenic mice and transferred them to chondrogenic, neurogenic or myogenic media. Multilineage differentiation was examined by morphological observation, histological staining, immunocytochemical staining, real-time RT-PCR and Western blot. Both differentiated cells and non-differentiated cells maintained stable GFP expression until the cells exhibited a senescent phenotype. Thus, MDSCs from GFP-transgenic mice have multilineage potential in vitro and that GFP expression does not influence the multilineage potential of MDSCs (or vice versa).