Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (1): 159-167.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.01.015

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The Role of G3BP1 in the Proliferation and Differentiation of Chicken Intramuscular Preadipocytes and Identification of Its Molecular Markers

LI Yuanfang1,2(), WU Ran3,4, LI Shuaihao3,4, WEI Qianran1,2, WANG Yadong1,2, WANG Dandan5, LI Zhi1,2,*(), LI Guoxi3,4,*(), LIU Qiaoming1,2,*()   

  1. 1. School of Medicine and Health, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
    2. Zhengzhou Research Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology, Zhengzhou 450000, China
    3. The Shennong Laboratory, Zhengzhou 450002, China
    4. College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
    5. Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
  • Received:2024-08-09 Online:2025-01-23 Published:2025-01-18
  • Contact: LI Zhi, LI Guoxi, LIU Qiaoming E-mail:yuanfangli1991@163.com;18530085133@163.com;liguoxi0914@126.com;cslqm@hit.edu.com

Abstract:

The study aimed to identify SNP sites of the candidate gene G3BP1 that influence intramuscular fat deposition using a population of 721 Gushi F2 chickens, to develop molecular markers for meat quality traits, and to further investigate its function using intramuscular preadipocytes from Gushi chickens. First, the study identified SNPs in G3BP1 gene and found 3 mutation sites in strong linkage disequilibrium, especially the different genotypes of the 13588667G>A site were significantly associated with the meat quality traits such as sebum, sebum rate and intramuscular fat in the F2 resource group of Gushi chicken (P < 0.05). Therefore, the 13588667G>A site of the G3BP1 gene could be used as an important molecular marker affecting intramuscular fat deposition. Additionally, qRT-PCR, CCK-8, flow cytometry, triglyceride content determination and Oil Red O staining were used to evaluate the effect of G3BP1 gene on the proliferation and differentiation of intramuscular preadipocytes in Gushi chickens. The results showed that after overexpression of G3BP1, the expression levels of proliferation marker genes CDK1, CCNB2, PCNA and CCND1 in intramuscular preadipocytes were significantly increased (P < 0.001), and the cell cycle process was significantly promoted. G3BP1 overexpression also significantly upregulated the expression of the differentiation marker gene LPL (P < 0.05) and dramatically increased the expression of CEBPA (P < 0.001), with a significant increase in lipid droplet formation and triglyceride content in intramuscular preadipocytes (P < 0.01). This study clarifies the role of G3BP1 in promoting the proliferation and adipogenesis of intramuscular preadipocytes and identifies a molecular marker affecting intramuscular fat deposition, providing valuable theoretical and practical insights for breeding high-quality meat chickens in China.

Key words: Gushi chicken, intramuscular fat, G3BP1, molecular marker

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