ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2017, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (11): 2068-2075.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2017.11.007

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The Influences of miR-186-5p on Migration and Proliferation of Sheep Melanocytes

XU Dong-mei1,2, ZHAO Yu-jun1, DU Bin1, ZHANG Ya-ling1, ZHU Zhi-wei2, XIE Jian-shan3, FAN Rui-wen1, YU Xiu-ju1, DONG Chang-sheng1*   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, China;
    2. College of Life Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, China;
    3. School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
  • Received:2017-02-27 Online:2017-11-23 Published:2017-11-23

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to explore influence of miR-186-5p on migration and proliferation of sheep melanocytes. The expression of miR-186-5p in different color skin of sheep were determined by Quantitative real-time PCR; The over-expression vectors of miR-186-5p were transfected into sheep melanocytes, and then, the expression of miR-186-5p was analyzed using Quantitative real-time PCR; The melanin content were detected by spectrophotometer; The capacity of migration and proliferation were analyzed by wound-healing assay. The results showed that the expression of miR-186-5p was significantly higher in white skin than that in black skin (P<0.05); In transfected melanocytes with over-expression of miR-186-5p, the expression of miR-186-5p was significantly increased (P<0.01), the level of melanin content was significantly reduced(P<0.05),the capacity of migration and proliferation of melanocytes also reduced. In summary, miR-186-5p was associated with the formation of melanin in sheep skin, in sheep melanocytes, overexpression of miR-186-5p would reduce the melanin production and suppress the migration and proliferation of melanocytes.

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