畜牧兽医学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (8): 3773-3786.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.08.019

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湖羊不同发育期瘤胃形态学变化及基因表达差异研究

范婧1, 李伟1, 朱妍2, 勿都巴拉1, 史佳慧2, 胡斯乐2,*, 吴江鸿1,*   

  1. 1. 内蒙古民族大学动物科技学院, 通辽 028000
    2. 内蒙古民族大学生命科学与食品学院, 通辽 028000
  • 收稿日期:2025-01-16 出版日期:2025-08-23 发布日期:2025-08-28
  • 通讯作者: 胡斯乐,吴江鸿
  • 作者简介:范婧(1999-), 女, 内蒙古武川人, 硕士生, 主要从事家畜基因组与环境互作方面的研究, E-mail: 13171423726@163.com
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金项目(32260812);内蒙古自治区重点研发和成果转化计划项目(2023YFDZ0027);内蒙古自治区科技计划项目(201303059);内蒙古自治区教育厅一流学科科研专项项目(YLXKZX-NMD-009)

Study on Rumen Morphological Changes and Gene Expression Differences in Hu Sheep at Different Developmental Stages

FAN Jing1, LI Wei1, ZHU Yan2, Wudubala 1, SHI Jiahui2, Husile 2,*, WU Jianghong1,*   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao 028000, China
    2. College of Life Science and Food, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao 028000, China
  • Received:2025-01-16 Online:2025-08-23 Published:2025-08-28
  • Contact: Husile , WU Jianghong

摘要:

旨在阐明不同发育阶段湖羊瘤胃组织形态发生与基因表达调控的协同规律,初探瘤胃功能成熟的分子基础。因此,本研究以健康母湖羊及其所产母羔羊为研究对象,按胚胎早期(85±5 d)、胎儿期(125±5 d)、新生期、成熟期(120±5 d)分4组,每组5只。经标准化饲养管理后,电休克处死羔羊并采集瘤胃背囊组织,部分样本经固定染色进行HE观察,分析形态学差异;其余样本冻存用于RNA提取及转录组测序,探究基因表达模式。结果表明,虽然瘤胃壁厚度随着日龄增加会逐渐增厚,但瘤胃乳头发育关键期是新生期至成熟期间。转录组结果也表明,成熟期的瘤胃基因表达模式与其他3个时期有显著差异,差异基因的表达模式可以分为21个典型模块,而成熟期的部分模块主要参与了脂肪酸代谢、免疫屏障构建、矿物质吸收等生物学过程与信号通路。PIP基因在成熟后瘤胃中的表达水平较其他3个发育阶段显著上升,进而调控ErbB2与MAPK等信号通路以完成免疫屏障构建,在成熟期MCT1等溶质载体家族成员表达水平显著上调,促进短链脂肪酸及其代谢物的跨膜运输并维持细胞内pH,完善营养物质转运的分子基础。因此,本研究发现瘤胃成熟的关键过程发生在出生后,基因表达模式的转变支撑了瘤胃形态的成熟,为揭示羔羊瘤胃发育的分子机制提供了一种新的思路。

关键词: 湖羊羔羊, 瘤胃发育, 转录组测序

Abstract:

This study aimed to elucidate the synergistic interplay between rumen tissue morphogenesis and gene expression regulation in Hu sheep across distinct developmental stages, and to preliminarily explore the molecular basis underlying rumen functional maturation. Therefore, this study used healthy female Hu sheep and their female lambs as research subjects, which were divided into 4 groups according to the embryonic period (85±5 d), fetal period (125±5 d), neonatal period, and mature period (120±5 d), with 5 individuals in each group. After standardized feeding management, the lambs were euthanized by electroshock, and rumen dorsal sac tissues were collected. Part of the samples were fixed and stained for HE observation to analyze morphological differences; the remaining samples were frozen for RNA extraction and transcriptome sequencing to explore gene expression patterns. The results showed that although the thickness of the rumen wall gradually increased with age, the critical period for rumen papilla development occurred from the neonatal period to the mature stage. Transcriptome results also indicated that the rumen gene expression pattern at the mature stage was significantly different from that of the other 3 stages. The expression patterns of differentially expressed genes could be divided into 21 typical modules, among which some modules in the mature stage were mainly involved in biological processes and signaling pathways such as fatty acid metabolism, immune barrier construction, and mineral absorption. The expression level of the PIP gene in the rumen at maturity was significantly higher than that in the other 3 developmental stages, thereby regulating signaling pathways such as ErbB2 and MAPK to complete immune barrier construction. At the mature stage, the expression levels of solute carrier family members such as MCT1 were significantly upregulated, promoting the transmembrane transport of short-chain fatty acids and their metabolites, maintaining intracellular pH, and improving the molecular basis of nutrient transport. Therefore, the present study found that the key process of rumen maturation occurs after birth, and the transformation of gene expression pattern supports the maturation of rumen morphology, which provides a new way of thinking to reveal the molecular mechanism of rumen development in lambs.

Key words: Hu lamb, rumen development, transcriptome sequencing

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