畜牧兽医学报 ›› 2022, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (10): 3480-3489.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2022.10.020

• 生物技术与繁殖 • 上一篇    下一篇

可变剪接体WNT4-β对山羊卵泡颗粒细胞增殖和激素分泌的影响

王鹏1,2, 韩海银1, 李文韬1, 刘子嶷1, 储明星2*, 刘玉芳1,2*   

  1. 1. 河北工程大学生命科学与食品工程学院, 邯郸 056021;
    2. 中国农业科学院北京畜牧兽医研究所 农业农村部动物遗传育种与繁殖重点实验室, 北京 100193
  • 收稿日期:2022-03-31 出版日期:2022-10-23 发布日期:2022-10-26
  • 通讯作者: 刘玉芳,主要从事动物遗传育种研究,E-mail:aigaiy@126.com;储明星,主要从事羊优异繁殖性状分子机理的研究,E-mail:mxchu@263.net
  • 作者简介:王鹏(1997-),男,河北衡水人,硕士生,主要从事动物遗传育种研究,E-mail:1353513200@qq.com;韩海银(1983-),女,河北邯郸人,博士,主要从事动物遗传育种研究,E-mail:1299788389@qq.com。
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(32102509);财政部和农业农村部:国家现代农业产业技术体系(CARS-38);中国农业科学院科技创新工程(CAAS-ZDRW202106;ASTIP-IAS13)

Effect of Alternative Splicing WNT4-β on Follicular Granulosa Cell Proliferation and Hormone Secretion in Goats

WANG Peng1,2, HAN Haiyin1, LI Wentao1, LIU Ziyi1, CHU Mingxing2*, LIU Yufang1,2*   

  1. 1. College of Life Science and Food Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056021, China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
  • Received:2022-03-31 Online:2022-10-23 Published:2022-10-26

摘要: 旨在研究WNT4的一个可变剪接体(WNT4-β)对山羊卵泡颗粒细胞增殖的影响。本研究选取4~6月龄健康母羊20只,采集双侧卵巢,体外分离卵泡颗粒细胞进行培养。通过免疫荧光染色技术确定WNT4-β的表达位置;在山羊颗粒细胞中过表达或干扰WNT4-β后,利用RT-qPCR、Western blot检测WNT4-β和WNT信号通路中关键标记因子ROA1、RHOA及颗粒细胞增殖标记基因cyclin-D2、CDK4的表达变化;CCK-8技术检测颗粒细胞增殖情况;并通过ELISA分析颗粒细胞中生殖激素水平的变化。免疫荧光染色结果显示,WNT4-β只在山羊卵泡颗粒细胞中表达,在卵母细胞不表达;过表达WNT4-β后,WNT4-β和颗粒细胞增殖因子cyclin-D2、CDK4的mRNA相对表达量极显著增加(P<0.01),蛋白表达水平显著增加(P<0.05);WNT信号通路标记因子ROA1、RHOA mRNA表达水平显著增加(P<0.05),β-catenin蛋白表达水平显著增加(P<0.05);干扰WNT4-β后,WNT4-β、cyclin-D2、CDK4、ROA1和RHOA 的mRNA表达显著降低(P<0.05),WNT4-β、cyclin-D2、CDK4及β-catenin蛋白表达显著降低(P<0.05)。CCK-8结果显示,过表达WNT4-β促进颗粒细胞增殖(P<0.05);ELISA结果显示,过表达WNT4-β后,颗粒细胞中雌二醇(estradiol,E2)水平显著增加(P<0.05),孕酮(progesterone,P4)水平升高但不显著(P>0.05);干扰WNT4-β后则结果相反,颗粒细胞增殖受到抑制(P<0.05),E2和P4的水平显著降低(P<0.05)。综上所述,WNT4可变剪接体WNT4-β通过调控WNT信号通路促进山羊卵泡颗粒细胞增殖及类固醇激素分泌,本研究为解析WNT4调控山羊颗粒细胞增殖的潜在分子机制提供理论基础。

关键词: 山羊, 卵泡发育, 颗粒细胞增殖, 可变剪接体, WNT4-β

Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of an alternative splicing (WNT4-β) of WNT4 on the follicular granulosa cells proliferation of goat. In this study, 20 healthy ewes from 4 to 6 months of age were selected, goat ovarian tissues were collected, follicular granulosa cells were isolated in vitro and cultured. The expression location of WNT4-β was determined by immunofluorescence staining. Overexpression or interference of WNT4-β in goat granulosa cells, RT-qPCR and Western blot were used to detect the expression of key marker factors (ROA1 and RHOA) in the WNT signaling pathway, and granulosa cell proliferation marker genes cyclin-D2 and CDK4. CCK-8 was used to detect the granulosa cells proliferation. ELISA was used to analyze the changes of reproductive hormone levels in granulosa cells. Immunofluorescence staining result showed that WNT4 was expressed only in follicular granulosa cells of goat, but not in oocyte cells. WNT4-β and granulosa cell proliferation factors cyclin-D2 and CDK4 mRNA significantly increased (P<0.01) after overexpression of WNT4-β, and significant increase in protein expression levels (P<0.05). The expression levels of WNT signaling pathway marker factors ROA1 and RHOA mRNA significantly increased (P<0.05), and β-catenin protein levels significantly increased (P<0.05). The mRNA expression of WNT4-β, cyclin-D2, CDK4, ROA1 and RHOA significantly reduced after interfering with WNT4-β (P<0.05). WNT4-β, cyclin-D2, CDK4 and β-catenin proteins expression significantly reduced (P<0.05). The CCK-8 result showed that overexpression of WNT4-β promoted proliferation of granulosa cells (P<0.05). ELISA results showed that estradiol (E2) levels significantly increased (P<0.05) and progesterone (P4) levels increased but not significantly (P>0.05) in granulosa cells after overexpression of WNT4-β. The opposite result was got after interfering with WNT4-β, the granulosa cell proliferation was inhibited (P<0.05) and the levels of E2 and P4 significantly reduced (P<0.05). In conclusion, the WNT4 alternative splicing WNT4-β promotes follicular granulosa cell proliferation and ovulation-related steroid hormone secretion in goats by regulating the WNT signaling pathway, and this study provides a theoretical basis for revealing the molecular function of WNT4 in reproductive traits in goats.

Key words: goat, follicular development, granulosa cell proliferation, alternative splicing, WNT4-β

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