ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2015, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (2): 219-227.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2015.02.007

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Bioinformatics Analysis and Expression Characteristics of Goat Beta-defensin 104a Gene in Adult Bucks

REN You-she#,ZHANG Guo-lin#,GUO Li-na ,ZHANG Chun-xiang*,ZHENG Ya-lin,ZHANG Cai-xia,QIAO Li-ying,JIN Li,LÜ Li-hua,LIU Wen-zhong   

  1. (College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine,Shanxi Agricultural University,Taigu 030801,China)
  • Received:2014-10-30 Online:2015-02-23 Published:2015-02-23

Abstract:

The objectives of this study were to analyze the goat beta-defensins 104a (gBD104a) gene by bioinformatics,and to investigate the expression levels of gBD104a in various tissues of adult bucks and the location in reproduction organ and sperms.Bioinformatics analysis of gBD104a (GenBank No.:KJ508074.1) was made by software online.Relative mRNA expressions were detected by real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR.Cellular localization of gBD104a in testes,epididymidis and sperms were examined by immunohistochemistry.The results showed that:(1) The results of bioinformatics analysis showed that the cDNA of gBD104a gene contains 324 nucleotides,including a complete open reading frame (ORF) encoding 107 amino acids,software online predictded 1-19 amino acids as signal peptide area,27-55 amino acids for potential beta defensins motif,7 potential O-glycosylation sites on C-terminal;(2) The results of QRT-PCR showed that gBD104a mRNA was widely expressed,but the relative expression of gBD104a mRNA was the highest in cauda epididymis.Expressions of gBD104a mRNA in caput epididymis,tracheal,abomasums,jejunum and ileum were more than those in other tissues;(3)The results of immunohistochemistry showed that there were strong positive signal of gBD104a in pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium of caput and corpus,and strong positive signal in columnar epithelium of cauda.gBD104a was located on the sperm acrosome and mitochondria surface.gBD104a was an epididymal secretory glycoprotein.gBD104a mRNA was widely expressed in various tissues of bucks,while the highest expression levels was in cauda epididymis.gBD104a was coated on sperm surface,which maybe play an important role in sperm motility,acrosome reaction and capacitation process.Therefore,the physiological functions of gBD104a needs be further researched.

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