畜牧兽医学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (11): 5433-5448.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.11.008

• 遗传育种 • 上一篇    下一篇

猪白色与米色脂肪细胞的三维基因组结构解析

蒋一帆1(), 李昊星2,3,4(), 林育1, 张治华2,3,4, 王彦芳1,*()   

  1. 1. 中国农业科学院北京畜牧兽医研究所, 北京 100193
    2. 国家生物信息中心, 北京 100101
    3. 中国科学院北京基因组研究所, 北京 100101
    4. 中国科学院大学生命科学学院, 北京 100049
  • 收稿日期:2025-04-08 出版日期:2025-11-23 发布日期:2025-11-27
  • 通讯作者: 王彦芳 E-mail:jiang092122@163.com;1076599497@qq.com;wangyanfang@caas.cn
  • 作者简介:蒋一帆(1999-),女,重庆人,硕士,主要从事猪遗传育种研究,E-mail:jiang092122@163.com
    李昊星(1996-),男,云南昆明人,博士,主要从事生物信息学研究,E-mail: 1076599497@qq.com
    第一联系人:

    蒋一帆和李昊星为同等贡献作者

  • 基金资助:
    国家重点研发计划(2020YFA0509503);国家杰出青年科学基金(32025034);中国农业科学院科技创新工程(ASTIP-IAS05);中央级公益性科研院所基本科研业务费专项资金项目(2024-YWF-ZYSQ-06)

Three-Dimensional Genome Architecture of Porcine White and Beige Adipocytes

JIANG Yifan1(), LI Haoxing2,3,4(), LIN Yu1, ZHANG Zhihua2,3,4, WANG Yanfang1,*()   

  1. 1. Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
    2. China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing 100101, China
    3. Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
    4. College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2025-04-08 Online:2025-11-23 Published:2025-11-27
  • Contact: WANG Yanfang E-mail:jiang092122@163.com;1076599497@qq.com;wangyanfang@caas.cn

摘要:

旨在从三维基因组层面探究猪白色与米色脂肪细胞的差异,并鉴定出两种脂肪细胞的特异性启动子-增强子互作(promoter-enhancer interactions,PEIs),筛选出促进猪米色脂肪细胞分化的关键增强子。本研究分化了猪白色与米色脂肪细胞,利用高通量染色体构象捕获(high-throughput chromosome conformation capture, Hi-C)技术比对了两种脂肪细胞在染色质区室、拓扑关联结构域(TADs)以及染色质环(loops)的差异,对猪白色与米色脂肪细胞的三维基因组构象进行详细解析;结合全基因组H3K27ac与H3K4me3的ChIP-seq数据鉴定两种脂肪细胞的PEIs,筛选促进猪米色脂肪细胞分化的潜在增强子,构建双荧光素酶载体验证增强子活性。Hi-C数据展示了两种脂肪细胞的三维基因组结构差异,有5%的基因组区域存在染色质区室状态的不同,鉴定到白色脂肪细胞特异性TADs 1 923个,特异性loops 12 920个;米色脂肪细胞特异性TADs 2 010个,特异性loops 9 526个。ChIP-seq结果显示鉴定到白脂特异性PEIs 795个,米脂特异性PEIs 737个。结合转录组数据,筛选出在米脂中特异性高表达且存在特异性PEIs基因的增强子作为促进米色脂肪分化的关键增强子。进一步,构建了TMEM100基因525 bp与AMCF-Ⅱ基因200 bp潜在增强子片段的双荧光素酶报告质粒,荧光素酶活性检测结果显示,两个基因的潜在增强子片段对报告质粒荧光活性有显著上调作用(P < 0.05)。本研究构建了猪白色与米色脂肪细胞的三维基因组图谱,揭示了两种脂肪细胞间的染色质空间结构差异,初步验证了TMEM100与AMCF-Ⅱ基因的增强子活性,提示TMEM100与AMCF-Ⅱ基因的增强子可能通过PEIs调控进而促进猪米色脂肪细胞分化。

关键词: 猪, 米色脂肪细胞, Hi-C, 三维基因组, 增强子

Abstract:

This study aimed to investigate the differences between porcine white and beige adipocytes at the three-dimensional (3D) genome level, identify cell type-specific promoter-enhancer interactions (PEIs) in both adipocyte types, and screen for critical enhancers that promote the differentiation of porcine beige adipocytes. This study differentiated porcine white and beige adipocytes, and employed high-throughput chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C) to compare differences in chromatin compartments, topologically associating domains (TADs), and chromatin loops between the two adipocyte types. We comprehensively resolved the 3D genome architecture of porcine adipocytes. Using genome-wide H3K27ac and H3K4me3 ChIP-seq data, the study identified promoter-enhancer interactions (PEIs) in both adipocyte types and screened for potential enhancers that promote the differentiation of pig beige adipocytes. The activity of these enhancers was further validated through the construction of dual-luciferase reporter vectors. The Hi-C data revealed divergent 3D genome architectures between the two adipocyte types, with chromatin compartment switching occurring in 5% of genomic regions. A total of 1 923 white adipose-specific TADs (topologically associating domains) and 12 920 white adipose-specific loops were identified, while 2 010 beige adipose-specific TADs and 9 526 beige adipose-specific loops were also detected. ChIP-seq results revealed the identification of 795 white adipose-specific PEIs and 737 beige adipose-specific PEIs. By integrating transcriptomic data, we identified gene enhancers that are specifically highly expressed in beige adipocytes and exhibit cell type-specific PEIs, which were prioritized as critical enhancers promoting beige adipocyte differentiation. Furthermore, dual-luciferase reporter plasmids carrying 525 bp (TMEM100 gene) and 200 bp (AMCF-Ⅱ gene) candidate enhancer fragments were constructed. Luciferase activity assays demonstrated that these putative enhancers upregulated luciferase activity significantly (P < 0.05). This study constructed three-dimensional genome maps of porcine white and beige adipocytes, revealing differences in chromatin spatial structures between the two types of adipocytes. We validated the enhancer activity of the TMEM100 and AMCF-Ⅱ genes preliminarily, suggesting that the enhancers of both genes may promote the differentiation of porcine beige adipocytes through PEIs regulation.

Key words: pig, beige adipocyte, Hi-C, 3D genome, enhancer

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