畜牧兽医学报 ›› 2014, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (2): 225-232.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2014.02.009

• 遗传繁育 • 上一篇    下一篇

脂肪组织特异性PU.1敲除小鼠的鉴定及其活体脂肪和肌肉含量分析

庞卫军1,2*,卫宁1,王禹1,熊燕1,童强2,杨公社1   

  1. (1.西北农林科技大学 动物脂肪沉积与肌肉发育实验室,杨凌 712100; 2.贝勒医学院,美国 休斯顿 77030)
  • 收稿日期:2013-06-28 出版日期:2014-02-23 发布日期:2014-02-23
  • 通讯作者: 庞卫军,E-mail:pwj1226@nwsuaf.edu.cn
  • 作者简介:庞卫军(1972-),男,陕西汉中人,副教授,博士,主要从事动物遗传育种研究
  • 基金资助:

    国家“973”计划子项目(2012CB124705);国家自然科学基金(30600437);西北农林科技大学基本科研业务项目(QN2009021);国家生猪产业技术体系(CARS-36)

Identification of Adipose-specific PU.1 Knockout Mice and Analysis of Their Live Body Fat and Lean Contents

PANG Wei-jun1,2*,WEI Ning1,WANG Yu1,XIONG Yan1,TONG Qiang2,YANG Gong-she1   

  1. (1.Laboratory of Animal Fat Deposition and Muscle Development,Northwest A & F University,Yangling 712100,China; 2.Baylor College of Medicine,Houston 77030,USA)
  • Received:2013-06-28 Online:2014-02-23 Published:2014-02-23

摘要:

本研究运用基因工程和同源重组等技术,产生了脂肪组织特异性PU.1敲除小鼠(aP2-cre-PU.1fl/fl),并用PCR技术进行基因型判定。Western blot结果表明,与PU.1fl/fl小鼠相比,aP2-cre-PU.1fl/fl小鼠脂肪组织PU.1蛋白表达显著降低,达到敲除水平。在此基础上,对1~6月龄的PU.1fl/flaP2-cre-PU.1fl/fl小鼠体重和活体成分进行了分析。研究发现,aP2-cre-PU.1fl/fl小鼠在出生后第5和第6月龄体重显著高于PU.1fl/fl小鼠(P<0.05);6月龄时,肌肉量无显著差异,但aP2-cre-PU.1fl/fl小鼠脂肪量明显高于PU.1fl/fl小鼠(P<0.05)。结果提示,aP2-cre-PU.1fl/fl小鼠脂肪重量的增加是其体重增加的主要原因。脂肪组织特异性PU.1敲除小鼠的生产为深入研究PU.1基因在体调控脂肪生成的功能奠定了基础,也为探索PU.1基因控制家畜体脂沉积提供了理论依据。

Abstract:

 aP2-cre-PU.1fl/fl mice were generated and identified using gene engineering,homologous recombination,PCR and Western blotting technologies in this study.The results showed that,compared with PU.1fl/fl mice,PU.1 protein was down-regulated to the level of that of aP2-cre-PU.1fl/fl.The body weight and body composition were analyzed in PU.1fl/fl and aP2-cre-PU.1fl/fl mice with 1-6 month old.Moreover,the body weight of aP2-cre-PU.1fl/fl mice was significantly higher than that of PU.1fl/fl mice at month 5 and month 6 (P<0.05).There was no significant difference in muscle weight but fat weight was significantly higher in aP2-cre-PU.1fl/fl mice than that in PU.1fl/fl mice (P<0.05).The results suggest that increase of adipose tissue of aP2-cre-PU.1fl/fl mice results in the increase of their body weight.Therefore,aP2-cre-PU.1fl/fl mice is the better animal model to explore PU.1 physiological functions in adipose tissue,which provide the theorical basis for exploring the effect of PU.1 gene on fat deposition in animals.

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