华北农学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (3): 190-198. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20195458

所属专题: 畜牧

• 畜牧·水产·兽医 • 上一篇    下一篇

绵羊尾脂沉积关键基因筛选及lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA调控网络分析

张羽欣1,2, 张龙1,3, 郭妍岩1,2, 石笑迪1, 李博禹1,3, 阮维斌2, 姚大为1, , 张效生1,   

  1. 1 天津市农业科学院 畜牧兽医研究所,天津市畜禽分子育种与生物技术重点实验室,天津市畜禽健康养殖工程技术中心,天津 300381
    2 南开大学 生命科学学院,天津 300071
    3 天津农学院 动物科学与动物医学学院,天津 300384
  • 收稿日期:2024-09-27 出版日期:2025-07-04
  • 通讯作者:
    姚大为(1987—),女,河北涿州人,副研究员,博士,主要从事反刍动物乳腺脂代谢研究。
    张效生(1978—),男,宁夏石嘴山人,研究员,硕士,主要从事动物繁殖与遗传育种技术研究与推广工作。
  • 作者简介:

    张羽欣(2002—),女,河北唐山人,在读硕士,主要从事动物遗传育种与繁殖研究。

    张羽欣、张龙为同等贡献作者。

  • 基金资助:
    科技创新2030—农业生物育种重大项目(2022ZD04013); 畜禽生物育种全国重点实验室2024年度开放课题(2024SKLAB6-4); 畜禽种质资源创新及高效繁育技术研究项目(2024ZYCX012); 天津市自然科学基金项目(23JCYBJC00260)

Screening of Key Genes in Tail Fat Deposition and Analysis of lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA Network in Sheep

ZHANG Yuxin1,2, ZHANG Long1,3, GUO Yanyan1,2, SHI Xiaodi1, LI Boyu1,3, RUAN Weibin2, YAO Dawei1, , ZHANG Xiaosheng1,   

  1. 1 Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary,Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Breeding and Biotechnology,Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Animal Healthy Farming,Tianjin 300381,China
    2 College of Life Sciences,Nankai University,Tianjin 300071,China
    3 College of Animal Science and Animal Medicine,Tianjin Agricultural University,Tianjin 300384,China
  • Received:2024-09-27 Published:2025-07-04

摘要:

为筛选不同尾型绵羊尾部脂肪组织之间的差异表达mRNAs、miRNAs和lncRNAs,构建参与调控绵羊尾部脂肪沉积的重要竞争性内源RNA(ceRNA)调控网络,随机选取2岁(24月龄)杜泊羊和天津大尾羊各3只,取尾部脂肪组织进行H&E染色和全转录组测序,运用生物信息学筛选差异表达的RNAs,并进行靶基因预测和功能富集,从调控脂质沉积的角度,进一步分析其调控网络和靶向关系。结果表明,天津大尾羊尾部脂肪细胞面积显著大于杜泊羊尾部脂肪细胞;杜泊羊和天津大尾羊尾部脂肪组织存在差异表达的mRNAs共有1 156个(403个上调表达,753个下调表达),差异表达的miRNAs共有72个(其中46个上调表达,26个下调表达),差异表达的lncRNAs共392个(142个上调表达,250个下调表达);同时,差异表达lncRNAs预测到靶基因216个,这些靶基因参与四氢叶酸代谢过程、GAIT复合体、辅酶分解代谢过程等与脂代谢相关生物学过程以及甘油酯代谢、生物素代谢、脂肪消化和吸收及磷脂酰肌醇信号系统等信号通路;通过预测差异表达的mRNAs和lncRNAs与miRNAs的靶向关系,成功构建一个与绵羊尾脂沉积密切相关的ceRNA网络,其中24个lncRNAs和6个miRNAs被预测可以调控PROX1LPLLRP1B与脂代谢密切相关的基因。综上,PROX1LPLLRP1B在绵羊尾脂沉积中发挥关键作用,预测到MSTRG.9916.7等4个lncRNAs通过PROX1正向调节脂肪代谢,MSTRG.7563.1和MSTRG.4729.1通过LPL正向调节脂肪代谢。

关键词: 杜泊羊, 天津大尾羊, 尾脂, RNA-seq, ceRNA

Abstract:

The objective of this study was to identify differentially expressed mRNAs,miRNAs,and lncRNAs between different tail types of sheep in their tail fat tissues,and to construct a critical ceRNA(competing endogenous RNAs)regulatory network involved in the regulation of fat deposition in the tails of sheep.Three 2-year-old(24-month-old)Dorper sheep and three Tianjin large-tail sheep were randomly selected.Tail fat tissues were collected for H&E staining and whole transcriptome sequencing.Bioinformatics approaches were employed to screen for differentially expressed RNAs,predict target genes,and conduct functional enrichment analyses.The regulatory network and targeting relationships were further analyzed from the perspective of lipid deposition regulation.The results demonstrated that the tail fat cell area of Tianjin large-tail sheep was significantly larger than that of Dorper sheep.There were a total of 1 156 differentially expressed mRNAs between the tail fat tissues of Dorper sheep and Tianjin large-tail sheep(with 403 upregulated and 753 downregulated),72 differentially expressed miRNAs(46 upregulated and 26 downregulated),and 392 differentially expressed lncRNAs(142 upregulated and 250 downregulated).Additionally,216 target genes were predicted from the differentially expressed lncRNAs.These target genes were involved in biological processes related to lipid metabolism,such as the tetrahydrofolate metabolic process,GAIT complex,and coenzyme catabolic process,as well as signaling pathways like glycerolipid metabolism,biotin metabolism,fat digestion and absorption,and the phosphatidylinositol signaling system.The study successfully constructed a ceRNA network closely associated with sheep tail fat deposition by predicting the targeting relationships between differentially expressed mRNAs and lncRNAs and miRNAs.Among them,24 lncRNAs and 6 miRNAs were predicted to regulate genes closely related to lipid metabolism,including PROX1,LPL,and LRP1B.In summary,PROX1,LPL,and LRP1B play a key role in the deposition of tail fat in sheep.This study predicts that four lncRNAs,including MSTRG.9916.7,positively regulate fat metabolism through PROX1,while MSTRG.7563.1 and MSTRG.4729.1 positively regulate fat metabolism through LPL.

Key words: Dorper sheep, Tianjin large-tail sheep, Tail fat, RNA-seq, ceRNA

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张羽欣, 张龙, 郭妍岩, 石笑迪, 李博禹, 阮维斌, 姚大为, 张效生. 绵羊尾脂沉积关键基因筛选及lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA调控网络分析[J]. 华北农学报, 2025, 40(3): 190-198. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20195458.

ZHANG Yuxin, ZHANG Long, GUO Yanyan, SHI Xiaodi, LI Boyu, RUAN Weibin, YAO Dawei, ZHANG Xiaosheng. Screening of Key Genes in Tail Fat Deposition and Analysis of lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA Network in Sheep[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2025, 40(3): 190-198. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20195458.