猪Musclin基因的组织表达特征及其与生脂基因的相关性分析

根据人、大鼠、小鼠Musclin基因序列设计引物,从大白猪肌肉组织提取总mRNA, R T-PCR扩增猪Musclin cDNA;利用半定量(Semi Quantitative, SQ) RT-PCR检测猪Musclin mRNA在不同组织、以及不同生长阶段和不同品种猪脂肪与肌肉组织中的表达量,研究不同品种猪皮下脂肪组织Musclin基因与脂肪酸合成酶(FAS)、过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体γ (PP ARγ)、甘油三酯水解酶(TGH)基因mRNA表达量的相关性.结果表明:猪Musclin基因片段与其他物种的同源性达59%以上, 该基因在内脏脂肪和皮下脂肪表达丰度最高,脾脏表达量最低(P<0.05);随月龄增长猪肌肉和皮下脂肪组织中Musclin mRNA表达量呈显著下降( P<0.05) ;瘦肉型猪肌肉和皮下组织Musclin mRNA表达显著高于脂肪型猪(P<0.05);皮下脂肪组织中该基因mRNA表达与FAS、PPARγ分别呈显著负相关和正相关(P<0.05),与TGH相关性不显著 (P>0.05).因此,猪Musclin基因除在肌肉中表达外,在脂肪等其他组织也能表达 ;该基因的表达与猪生长阶段、品种有关,且与生脂基因FAS、PPARγ密切相关.推测该基因可能在脂代谢中起到一定的作用 [动物学报 54(3):453-459,2008].     

猪脂肪组织和原代脂肪细胞中GPR43基因的转录表达规律

根据GenBank已发表的人、小鼠及大鼠GPR43(G protein-coupled receptor 43)基因序列, 设计并合成一对引物, RT-PCR扩增获得猪GPR43基因cDNA, 并利用PCR技术检测该基因在不同猪种、不同发育阶段、不同部位脂肪组织及原代脂肪细胞中的转录表达规律。结果显示, 成功克隆猪GPR43 cDNA片段, 长度为486 bp (GenBank登陆号为EU122439); 同源性分析发现, 猪GPR43与人、小鼠和大鼠同源性达83%以上; GPR43 mRNA表达量在脂肪型猪种上显著高于瘦肉型猪种, 随月龄增长表达量逐渐上升, 且皮下脂肪表达量较内脏脂肪高; 在猪前体脂肪细胞诱导分化过程中, GPR43 mRNA表达量呈时间依赖性升高。揭示GPR43 mRNA表达与猪肥胖程度、年龄、脂肪沉积部位以及脂肪细胞分化程度密切相关。     

猪激素敏感脂酶和甘油三酯水解酶基因组织表达特性研究

以八眉猪为研究对象,采用RT-PCR和Western blot方法对猪激素敏感酯酶(HSL)和甘油三酯水解酶(TGH)基因组织表达特点进行了研究。RT-PCR半定量检测显示,HSL基因的mRNA在检测的7种组织中都有表达,其中在脂肪组织表达量较高,中等程度表达于心脏、肝脏、肺、脾和肾脏。TGH基因在7种组织也均有表达,其中肝脏和脂肪组织表达量较高,心脏和肾脏次之,脾脏和肺脏表达量较低。Western blot检测显示,HSL基因在大网膜脂肪和皮下脂肪表达量最高,而在肾脏中没有检测到表达,其他组织中中度表达;TGH基因在大网膜脂肪、皮下脂肪、肝脏、肺脏和脾脏组织中表达,其中在脂肪组织和肝脏组织中表达量最高,而在心脏和肾脏中没有检测到表达。以上结果表明:HSL和TGH基因存在转录后调控,这可能与其在不同组织中的功能差异有关。     

ADRP基因在宗地花猪及其杂交猪不同组织中的表达分析

为研究ADRP基因在宗地花猪及其二元杂交猪不同组织中的表达规律,探讨该基因与脂肪含量的关系,试验以宗地花猪及其二元杂交猪为材料,采用实时荧光定量PCR技术,检测ADRP基因在心脏、肝脏、脾脏、肺脏、肾脏、小肠、背最长肌及脂肪中的相对表达量。结果表明,ADRP基因在宗地花猪及其杂交猪各组织中均有表达,不同组织之间及不同猪种之间的表达存在差异,表达丰度关系宗地花猪的为小肠脂肪肺脏肝脏心脏背最长肌脾脏肾脏,宗江二元猪的为脂肪小肠脾脏肺脏肾脏肝脏背最长肌心脏;显著性检验结果显示,宗江二元猪肝脏、脾脏、肺、小肠、背最长肌中ADRP基因的相对表达量显著高于宗地花猪的(p0.01),心脏、肾脏和脂肪组织中的表达量显著低于宗地花猪的(p0.01)。结果提示,ADRP基因在宗地花猪及其二元杂交猪不同组织中的差异表达可能与脂肪沉积有关。     

广西巴马小型猪SLC30-A8基因克隆及组织表达差异分析

本研究的目的是克隆广西巴马小型猪SLC30-A8基因,并确定各组织的表达量。利用RT-PCR的方法扩增并克隆SLC30-A8基因;荧光定量PCR检测SLC30-A8基因在12月龄广西巴马小型猪心脏、肝脏、脾脏、肺脏、肾脏、胰腺、小肠和脂肪中的表达。结果显示,成功克隆广西巴马小型猪SLC30-A8基因CDS区全长1 110 bp,荧光定量PCR结果显示SLC30-A8基因在12月龄广西巴马小型猪胰腺组织中表达量最高,其次是心脏、脾脏,在肺脏、小肠以及脂肪组织中几乎不表达。本研究成功克隆了广西巴马小型猪SLC30-A8基因并确定在胰腺组织中表达最高。该研究将为下一步研究SLC30-A8基因在糖尿病的发生过程中对糖代谢的作用奠定基础。     

猪PID1基因CDS区的克隆及其mRNA表达与肌内脂肪沉积关系

为了探索PID1(Phosphotyrosine interaction domain containing1)基因的表达与脂肪沉积的关系,文章利用兼并引物进行RT-PCR从猪脂肪和肌肉组织中克隆PID1基因CDS(Coding region)区全序列,并采用荧光定量PCR方法对大白猪、鲁莱黑猪、莱芜猪3个猪品种的肝脏、脂肪和肌肉组织PID1基因mRNA表达进行了相对定量分析。结果表明:经克隆、测序,得到了猪PID1基因654bp全编码区序列,通过Blast比对,与人、大鼠、牛有93.88%、66.94%、88.07%的同源性。PID1基因在同一个品种猪中mRNA表达水平总体表现为:肝脏脂肪肌肉。在不同品种3种组织中PID1基因mRNA表达水平总体表现为:莱芜猪鲁莱黑猪大白猪,其中肝脏中差异显著(P0.05),但是在脂肪和肌肉组织中莱芜猪与鲁莱黑猪差异不显著(P0.05)。对于高肌内脂肪(LWH)、中等肌内脂肪(LWI)和低肌内脂肪(LWL)沉积的3组莱芜猪,PID1基因在肝脏组织中的表达水平是LWH显著高于LWL(P0.05),在肌肉组织中则是LWH显著高于LWI和LWL(P0.05)。PID1基因在莱芜猪品种内3个组织中mRNA表达量与IMF含量相关均不显著,而在品种间3个组织中mRNA表达量与IMF含量呈显著正相关(P0.05)。结果提示:PID1的表达可能与脂肪沉积性状存在一定的关系。     

猪ANK1新的可变剪接体功能预测、组织表达谱分析与真核表达载体构建

为进一步了解猪ANK1基因,本研究以广西巴马猪作为实验对象,分析ANK1基因结构与功能,并利用实时荧光定量PCR方法,分析ANK1基因在广西巴马小型猪11个不同组织(心脏,肝脏,脾脏,肺脏,肾脏,大肠,小肠,胰腺,皮下脂,胃,背最长肌)中的表达水平。组织表达谱分析结果表明ANK1基因在11个组织中均有表达,mRNA表达量表现为:胰腺心脏背最长肌胃大肠肝脏肾脏小肠脾脏肺脏脂肪。ANK1基因编码的蛋白通过生物信息学分析表明,编码156个氨基酸,存在跨膜结构和跨膜信号肽,分子量为17 799.27,理论等电点6.31,α螺旋和无规则卷曲所占比例比较大。通过酶切技术成功获得p EGFP-ANK1重组质粒并转染到C2C12细胞中,于48 h拍照发现细胞发出荧光,说明ANK1基因真核表达载体构建成功。     

非酒精性脂肪肝病大鼠肝脏SOCS-3 的表达与吡格列酮干预研究

目的:探讨SOCS-3在非酒精性脂肪肝病(NAFLD)发病中的作用以及吡格列酮的干预作用。方法:29只雄性SD大鼠随机分为正常对照组(8只),高脂饮食组(21只)。饲养8周后,从高质饮食组随机抽取5只大鼠证实造模成功后,将该组余下的16只大鼠继续以高脂饲料喂养,并随机分为NAFLD对照组(8只);吡格列酮干预组(8只),予以吡格列酮3mg·kg-·1d-1灌胃。16周末,处死所有大鼠,检测血糖、血胰岛素、血脂、肝脏SOCS-3 mRNA和SREBP-1c mRNA表达及肝脏病理学。结果:与正常对照组相比,NAFLD组血糖、血胰岛素、血脂、肝脏脂肪变水平及肝组织SOCS-3 mRNA、SREBP1c mRNA表达显著上调。吡格列酮干预组SOCS-3 mRNA、SREBP-1c mRNA表达较NAFLD组下调,且血糖、血胰岛素、血脂、肝脏脂肪变水平下降。SOCS-3 mRNA表达水平与胰岛素抵抗指数、SREBP-1c mRNA表达水平、肝脂肪变成显著正相关。结论:SOCS-3可能通过胰岛素抵抗及上调肝组织SREBP-1c mRNA表达参与NAFLD发病,吡格列酮能抑制肝脏SOCS-3的表达,对NAFLD有一定治疗作用。     

猪SOCS-2基因的克隆及序列分析

从中国地方猪品种八眉猪(BaMei)肾脏组织中提取总RNA,采用RT-PCR方法克隆了猪SOCS-2(suppressor of cytokinesignaling-2,细胞因子信号转导抑制因子-2)基因的cDNA序列,经T/A克隆,插入到pMD19-T载体上,导入大肠杆菌DH-5α,阳性克隆经PCR鉴定后进行测序,将测序结果与GenBank中已登录的人、大鼠和小鼠SOCS-2基因的序列进行同源性比较,利用生物信息学和分子生物学软件对猪SOCS-2基因编码的蛋白进行结构预测。结果表明:首次成功克隆了猪SOCS-2基因的cDNA序列(GenBank登录号为EF121242),其长度为822bp,该基因ORF区核苷酸序列与其他物种相比同源性达到93%以上,氨基酸同源性则达到89%以上,生物信息学分析表明该蛋白分子量为22.25kD,等电点pI=8.30,包含199个氨基酸残基。该基因cDNA序列的克隆,有利于进一步研究SOCS-2调节机体发育的分子机理。     

Molecular characterization and expression profile of a novel porcine gene differentially expressed in the muscle and backfat tissues from Chinese Meishan and Russian Large White pigs

The mRNA differential display technique was performed to investigate the differences of gene expression in the longissimus dorsi muscle and backfat tissues from Chinese Meishan and Russian Large White pigs. One novel gene that was differentially expressed was identified through semi-quantitative RT-PCR and the cDNA complete sequence was then obtained using the rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) method. The cDNA sequence of this gene is not homologous to any of the known porcine genes. The sequence prediction analysis revealed that the open reading frame of this gene encodes a protein of 402 amino acids that contains the putative conserved transposase DDE domain and further Blast analysis revealed that this protein has 100% homology with the Tn10 transposase from Oryza sativa, Serratia marcescens, and Salmonella, and therefore, this gene can be defined as the swine Tn10 transposase gene. This novel porcine gene was finally assigned to Gene ID: 100049649. The RT-PCR analysis of the tissue expression profile was carried out using the tissue cDNAs of one Meishan pig as the templates, and the result indicated that this novel swine gene is moderately expressed in fat, and weakly expressed in small intestine, liver, kidney, and spleen but almost not expressed in heart, ovary, muscle, and lung. Our experiment established the primary foundation for further research into the biological significance of swine Tn10 transposase gene.     

Molecular characterization and expression profile of a novel porcine gene differentially expressed in the muscle and backfat tissues from Chinese Meishan and Russian Large White pigs

The mRNA differential display technique was performed to investigate the differences of gene expression in the longissimus dorsi muscle and backfat tissues from Chinese Meishan and Russian Large White pigs. One novel gene that was differentially expressed was identified through semiquantitative RT-PCR, and the cDNA complete sequence was then obtained using the rapid amplification of the cDNA ends (RACE) method. The cDNA sequence of this gene is not homologous to any of the known porcine genes. The sequence prediction analysis revealed that the open reading frame of this gene encodes a protein of 402 amino acids that contains the putative conserved transposase DDE domain, and further Blast analysis revealed that this protein has 100% homology with the Tn10 transposase from Oryza sativa, Serratia marcescens, and Salmonella, and, therefore, this gene can be defined as the swine Tn10 transposase gene. This novel porcine gene was finally assigned to Gene ID: 100049649. The RT-PCR analysis of the tissue expression profile was carried out using the tissue cDNAs of one Meishan pig as the templates, and the result indicated that this novel swine gene is moderately expressed in fat and weakly expressed in small intestine, liver, kidney, and spleen but almost not expressed in heart, ovary, muscle, and lung. Our experiment established the primary foundation for further research into the biological significance of swine Tn10 transposase gene.     

Investigation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Lpin1</Emphasis> as a candidate gene for fat deposition in pigs

Lpin1 deficiency prevents normal adipose tissue development and remarkably reduces adipose tissue mass, while overexpression of the Lpin1 gene in either skeletal muscle or adipose tissue promotes adiposity in mice. However, little is known about the porcine Lpin1 gene. In the present study, a 5,559-bp cDNA sequence of the porcine Lpin1 gene was obtained by RT-PCR and 3′RACE. The sequence consisted of a 111-bp 5′UTR, a 2,685-bp open reading frame encoding a protein of 894 amino acids and a 2,763-bp 3′UTR. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed that Lpin1 had a high level of expression in the liver, spleen, skeletal muscle and fat, a low level of expression in the heart, lung and kidney. The porcine Lpin1 gene was assigned to 3q21-27 by using the somatic cell hybrid panel (SCHP) and the radiation hybrid (IMpRH) panel. One C93T single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) was identified and genotyped using the TaqI PCR-RFLP method. Association analysis between the genotypes and fat deposition traits suggested that different genotypes of the Lpin1 gene were associated with percentage of leaf fat and intramuscular fat.     

内蒙古白绒山羊TSC2基因克隆与表达模式分析

旨在克隆内蒙古白绒山羊TSC2基因cDNA并分析其特性及基本表达模式.利用RT-PCR分段克隆TSC2基因cDNA片段并测序,将得到的cDNA各片段核苷酸序列拼接后获得绒山羊TSC2基因编码区全长序列(HQ684023)并进行生物信息学分析.半定量RT-PCR方法检测TSC2基因在不同组织中的表达特异性.结果表明内蒙古白绒山羊TSC2基因cDNA编码区核苷酸序列为5184 bp,包含了编码1727个氨基酸残基的全长ORF.核苷酸序列与牛、猪、马、大熊猫、犬、恒河猴、人、小鼠及大鼠的同源性分别为97％、90％、89％、88％、87％、87％、87％、86％和86％.NCBI CDD程序预测该基因编码的蛋白质有一个Tuberin结构域和一个Rap-GAP结构域;Psite程序分析有5个N糖基化位点、2个cAMP和cGMP依赖蛋白激酶磷酸化位点、16个蛋白激酶C磷酸化位点、25个酪蛋白激酶磷酸化位点.PSORT程序预测其定位于胞内体膜.TSC2基因在内蒙古白绒山羊的睾丸、脑、肝脏、肺、乳腺、脾和肾脏等组织中都有表达,mRNA丰度在睾丸中较高,乳腺中较低.     

野生茄子（Solanum torvum）抗黄萎病相关基因Sto Vel的克隆与分析

采用RT—PCR和RAcE技术从野生茄子中扩增克隆到一个抗黄萎病相关基因,命名为StoVel,其cDNA全长3400bp,含有3153bp的完整开放阅读框,编码1051个氨基酸,该基因编码的蛋白序列与刚果野茄、类番茄和番茄Vel编码的氨基酸序列同源性分别为82％、81％和80％,且有很高的功能区段保守性。将该cDNA全长序列提交Gen Bank,登陆号为DQ020574。半定量PCR表明该基因为组成型表达,在根中表达最多,叶中最少。