Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (7): 3188-3198.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.07.014

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Effects of Overexpression and Interference of PRKD1 Gene on Osteogenic Differentiation of Bovine Osteoblasts

ZHAO Tong1(), WANG Yahui2, WU Tianyi2, GAO Chen2, GAO Xiaoxiao1, ZHANG Lupei2,*(), GAO Huijiang2, LI Junya2   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266000, China
    2. Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
  • Received:2025-01-21 Online:2025-07-23 Published:2025-07-25
  • Contact: ZHANG Lupei E-mail:zhaotong1204@163.com;zhanglupei@caas.cn

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to investigate the regulatory effect of protein kinase D1 (PRKD1) gene, an important candidate gene for chest depth trait in beef carcass, on the osteogenic differentiation of bovine osteoblasts. In this study, osteoblasts derived from pregnancy Huaxi bovine fetal ribs with 3 months old were used as in vitro models. According to PRKD1 gene sequence, PRKD1 overexpressed plasmid (pPRKD1) and PRKD1 siRNA (siPRKD1) were constructed and synthesized, respectively, and transfected into bovine osteoblasts. On the 4 days of differentiation, RT-qPCR and Western blot assay were used to detect the expression levels of RUNX2, SP7, SPP1 and COL I genes. The activity of ALP was detected on the 7 days of differentiation. On the 21 days of differentiation, the osteogenic ability of osteoblasts was detected by Alizarin Red calcium nodule staining. All the above-mentioned experiments were conducted with 3 biological replicates each, and within each group, 3 intra-group replicates were set up. The results showed that after overexpression of PRKD1, mRNA and protein expressions of SP7 and COL I genes were significantly increased(P < 0.01), while RUNX2 and SPP1 genes were not significantly changed, PRKD1 overexpression also significantly increased the ALP activity and mineralized nodules of osteoblasts, while interference of PRKD1 showed the opposite effect. In conclusion, PRKD1 gene significantly affects the differentiation and osteogenic function of bovine rib osteoblasts, and the results provide theoretical basis for further analysis of the regulation mechanism of PRKD1 gene on bovine carcass chest depth traits.

Key words: bovine, PRKD1, osteoblasts, osteogenic differentiation

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