畜牧兽医学报 ›› 2018, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (7): 1377-1386.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2018.07.006

• 遗传育种 • 上一篇    下一篇

不同毛色牦牛皮肤组织学观察及MC1R基因功能验证

唐朋1,2, 凌笑笑1, 高泽成1,2, 贾聪俊1, 梁春年1, 吴晓云1, 褚敏1, 阎萍1*   

  1. 1. 中国农业科学院兰州畜牧与兽药研究所, 甘肃省牦牛繁育重点实验室, 兰州 730050;
    2. 甘肃农业大学动物科技学院, 兰州 730050
  • 收稿日期:2017-11-20 出版日期:2018-07-23 发布日期:2018-07-23
  • 通讯作者: 阎萍,研究员,主要从事动物遗传育种与繁殖研究,E-mail:pingyanlz@163.com
  • 作者简介:唐朋(1988-),男,陕西宝鸡人,硕士生,主要从事动物遗传育种与繁殖研究,E-mail:844768241@qq.com
  • 基金资助:

    现代肉牛牦牛产业技术体系(CARS-37);中国农业科学院创新工程项目(CAAS-ASTIP-2014-LIHPS-01)

Skin Histological Observation of Yak with Different Coat Colors and MC1R Functional Verification

TANG Peng1,2, LING Xiao-xiao1, GAO Ze-cheng1,2, JIA Cong-jun1, LIANG Chun-nian1, WU Xiao-yun1, CHU Min1, YAN Ping1*   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730050, China;
    2. College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730050, China
  • Received:2017-11-20 Online:2018-07-23 Published:2018-07-23

摘要:

旨在阐明不同毛色牦牛皮肤组织形态学特点及MC1R调控黑色素合成的可能分子机制。采集大通牦牛(黑褐色)和天祝白牦牛(白色)各6头的背部皮肤组织,用甲苯胺蓝染色法分别对不同毛色牦牛皮肤组织进行染色,观察黑色素和成熟黑色素细胞的含量差异及分布特征,并通过实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)检测MC1R在不同毛色牦牛皮肤中的表达差异。B16小鼠黑色素瘤细胞中转染shRNA MC1R干扰载体后,应用qRT-PCR和Western blot检测转染效率,分析比较各组中与毛色相关基因(AgoutiMITFTYR)的表达差异性,利用酶标仪检测不同时间点黑色素产量。结果表明,两种毛色牦牛的表皮和毛囊周围均分布着大量的黑色素细胞,但天祝白牦牛仅在表皮基底层和毛根处检测到少量黑色素,而大通牦牛表皮层和毛囊处产生大量黑色素。与大通牦牛相比,天祝白牦牛皮肤中MC1R表达量极显著降低(P<0.01)。在成功抑制MC1R的B16细胞中,TYR表达量极显著降低(P<0.01),MITF表达量显著降低(P<0.05),而Agouti表达量未发生显著变化(P>0.05);同时黑色素含量减少。综上表明,黑色素大量沉积与MC1R高表达是导致牦牛毛色差异的原因。将shRNA MC1R载体成功转染B16小鼠黑色素瘤细胞后,MC1R的抑制情况与下游调控基因TYR表达一致,进而降低黑色素含量,说明MC1R对黑色素的合成及毛色形成起重要的调控作用。

Abstract:

The objectives of this study were to elucidate the characteristics of skin histomorphology in yaks with different coat colors and to discover the potential molecular mechanism by which MC1R induced melanin synthesis. Skin tissues were collected from the hindquarters of 6 Datong yaks(dark brown) and 6 Tianzhu yaks(white). Toluidine blue staining was used to reveal the content and distribution of both melanin and mature melanocytes in the skin tissues of different coat colors. MC1R expression was determined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR). Afterward,shRNA interference vectors for MC1R were transfected into B16 murine melanoma cells,and transfection efficiency was quantified by qRT-PCR and Western blot assay. The expressions of hair color-related genes(Agouti,MITF and TYR) in each group were analyzed and compared,and melanin production was detected with a microplate reader at different time points. The results showed that a large number of melanocytes distributed around the epidermis and hair follicles of both types of yaks. Tiny amounts of melanin were detected at the base of the epidermis and the hair roots of Tianzhu white yak skin tissues,while large amounts of melanin were discovered in the epidermis and hair follicles of Datong yak skin tissues. The expression of MC1R in Tianzhu white yaks was significantly lower than that in Datong yaks(P<0.01).In B16 cells with successful inhibition of MC1R,expression of TYR was very significantly lower(P<0.01),MITF expression was significantly lower(P<0.05),Agouti expression was not significantly different(P>0.05),and melanin content was lower than in cells that expressed MC1R. These results indicate that MC1R plays an important role in melanin synthesis and formation of coat color. To summarize,shRNA MC1R vectors were successfully transfected into B16 mouse melanoma cells;inhibition of MC1R in B16 cells was consistent with reduced expression of the downstream gene TYR,which lowered the melanin content in skin tissues. Therefore,we conclude that massive deposition of melanin and high expression of MC1R are responsible for the differences in yak coat colors.

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