Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (2): 912-924.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.02.039

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Analysis of the Effect of TET 1 Gene on Methylation of Mouse uNK Cells based on DNA Methylation Histology Technique

ZHAO Jingxian1(), YANG Xiaowei1,2,3(), LIU Yanyan1, ZHAO Ziliang1,4, ZHAO Guangwei1,*(), ZHAO Yongju2,3,*()   

  1. 1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China
    2. College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
    3. Chongqing Key Laboratory of Herbivore Science, Chongqing 400715, China
    4. National Pig Technology Innovation Center, Chongqing 402460, China
  • Received:2024-04-07 Online:2025-02-23 Published:2025-02-26
  • Contact: ZHAO Guangwei, ZHAO Yongju E-mail:1912790377@qq.com;yangxiaowei396@163.com;stay612@163.com;zyongju@163.com

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of ten eleven translocation 1 (TET 1) on the methylation of the DNA of mouse uterine natural killer (uNK) cells, and to gain insight into its molecular regulatory mechanism. Mouse uterine metaphase was aseptically collected on the 10th day of gestation, and the uNK cells were isolated and purified for culture. The expression of TET 1 gene was knocked down by RNA interference technology. Then, total DNA from cells of the interference group and the normal control group were extracted, respectively. Sequencing was performed using reduced representation bisulfite sequencing (RRBS) method, and the results were analyzed by bioinformatics software for the statistics and annotation of differentially methylated region (DMR) in the two group samples, and further analyzed by the GO database for DMR-related genes to understand their functions. Also, the sequencing results were analyzed for the differentially methylated region (DMR) annotation, and the enriched signaling pathways in which regulated by the KEGG database. The results showed that there were 14 120 DMRs in the TET 1 interference group when compared with the control group, of which 4 897 were hypermethylated DMRs and 9 223 were hypomethylated DMRs. The largest number of DMRs were distributed in the genebody, with a total of 9 762 DMRs, accounting for 69.14% of the total number of DMRs. DMRs were widely distributed in the different elements of the genome, and some genes had DMRs with both hypermethylated and hypomethylated in different elements. GO annotation results showed that the DMRs were mainly concentrated in ATP binding, nucleic acid binding, cell formation, cell differentiation, embryonic development, RNA polymerase II transcriptional regulation and negative regulation of cell proliferation, etc. KEGG database analysis results revealed that the DMRs were significantly enriched in the metabolic pathways, with a total of 12 key molecules involved in metabolism in the pyruvate metabolic pathway, and 54 DMRs appeared, which was the most significant enrichment of DMRs in the metabolic pathway. Among the 12 key molecules, acetyl-coA synthetase (Acss), lactate dehydrogenase B (Ldhb), and pyruvate kinase L/R (Pklr) exhibited a single hypermethylated status. In addition, significant enrichment of DMRs were also found in the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway and HIF-1 signaling pathway, indicating that DMRs play important roles in mediating pyruvate metabolism. Thus, TET 1 has a methylation regulatory effect mouse uNK cells, and pyruvate metabolism is the main pathway for its regulatory effect. What's more, Acss, Ldhb and Pklr are potential regulatory target molecules, while PI3K/AKT and HIF-1 are important signaling pathways which involved in regulation.

Key words: TET 1, uNK cell, methylomics, pyruvate, mouse

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