摘要
为深入研究lpin1基因在鱼类肌肉损伤修复过程中的作用机制,以团头鲂(Megalobrama amblycephala)为研究对象,采用荧光定量PCR和整胚原位杂交技术检测团头鲂lpin1基因的时空表达及肌肉损伤后该基因的表达变化。结果显示,团头鲂lpin1基因的ORF序列长2 694 bp,编码897个氨基酸,编码的蛋白质具有高度保守的Lipin-N、Lipin-mid和LNS2(Lipin/Ned1/Smp2)结构域,系统进化树分析显示团头鲂Lpin1与鲤和斑马鱼的亲缘关系最近。荧光定量PCR结果显示,lpin1在团头鲂胚胎发育过程中的各个时期均有表达,且在成鱼肌肉组织中表达量最高;整胚原位杂交进一步显示lpin1在肌肉效应期和心跳期的头部和体节中特异表达;对团头鲂幼鱼肌肉进行不同程度损伤后,与未损伤组相比,lpin1基因分别在轻度损伤后48 h和重度损伤后72 h的表达量最高,pax7基因表达量分别在轻度损伤后144 h和重度损伤后96 h最高。以上结果表明,lpin1基因可能在团头鲂肌肉损伤和修复的过程中扮演着重要角色。
骨骼肌卫星细胞(skeletal muscle satellite cell,MuSC)是参与肌肉受损后修复和再生过程的肌肉干细
Lpin1既可以作为一种磷脂酸磷酸化酶(phospha-tidic acid phophyhydrolase,PAP)参与磷脂和甘油三酯的合
前期基于团头鲂骨骼肌损伤后的转录组数据分析发现,lpin1基因在团头鲂肌肉损伤后差异表
本研究使用的团头鲂幼鱼(1龄)全长(15.62±2.33) cm,购自黄冈团头鲂养殖场,充氧袋打包运回华中农业大学水产学院试验基地,并于池中暂养2周后用于肌肉损伤试验。供试鱼用0.1%的MS-222(Sigma)麻醉后,用直径0.2 cm的针头插入其排泄孔上方侧线附近的肌节中进行肌肉损伤操作,其中轻度损伤的长度约为0.3 cm,重度损伤的长度约为1 cm,深度约为0.5 cm。将损伤后的团头鲂鱼体消毒后立即放入清水中,正常养殖。分别于损伤后0、24、48、72、96、144、216 h取损伤部位的肌肉组织(规格为1.0 cm ×1.0 cm),所取样品立即放入液氮中保存,每个时间点取9尾鱼样本。
试验所需胚胎及仔鱼是通过3对团头鲂亲本人工授精而来。受精卵在平均水温27 ℃左右的孵化桶中进行孵化,解剖镜下观察胚胎发育情况,取样后立即放入液氮中保存。原位杂交所用胚胎去卵膜后于4%多聚甲醛中4 ℃固定24 h后脱水至甲醇中-20 ℃保存。另外,采集团头鲂成鱼(n=3)肝脏、鳃、心脏、大脑、肠道和肌肉等6个组织样品,用于分析目的基因在各组织中的表达情况。
参照TRIzo
从笔者所在实验室前期已有的团头鲂转录组数据中获得lpin1基因的序列,通过PCR验证该基因的ORF序列,并送至武汉天一辉远科技有限公司测序,PCR引物见
引物名称 Primer name | 引物序列 Primer sequence (5′-3′) | 用途 Application |
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lpin1-ORF-F | ATGAACTACGTGGGTCAGTTGGC |
扩增ORF Amplifying ORF |
lpin1-ORF-R | TTAGCTGCTCTGAGCATGTTGATCC | |
lpin1-WISH-F | TACGCACTTCAGAGCCATCAC |
合成探针 Synthesizing probes |
lpin1-WISH-R | TAATACGACTCACTATAGGGGACGCTGAAGACCACATC | |
lpin1-qRT-F | ACCCTCTCCGGCTGTATTGA |
荧光定量PCR Fluorescent quantitative PCR |
lpin1-qRT-R | CTGACCGGCTCCCCATTTAT | |
pax7-qRT-F | GAGGCCTCTTCCGTTAGCTC | |
pax7-qRT-R | GCTGCGTCTCTGTTTCCTCT | |
ef-1α-qRT-F | CTTCTCAGGCTGACTGTGC | |
ef-1α-qRT-R | CCGCTAGCATTACCCTCC |
运用在线网站(www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gox/orffinder)预测氨基酸序列;使用MAGA 6.0软件构建Lpin1蛋白的系统进化树、DNAMAN软件进行Lpin1蛋白的多序列比对;蛋白质信号肽预测、蛋白质的理论分子质量和理论等电点分析分别用软件SignalP(www.cbs.dtu.dk/services/SignalP/)和Protparam(http://web.expasy.org/protparam)进行;利用NCBI的CDD数据库(www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/cdd)预测Lpin1蛋白的结构域。
为分析lpin1基因的时空表达谱,本研究分别以团头鲂成鱼各组织、胚胎发育各时期和不同损伤程度的肌肉的cDNA为模板,以ef-1α作为内参基因,试验步骤参照文献[
团头鲂lpin1基因的ORF序列长度为2 694 bp,编码897个氨基酸。预测的蛋白理论分子质量为98.93 ku,理论等电点为5.43。SignalP预测结果显示,Lpin1蛋白N-末端无信号肽,为非分泌型蛋白。基于多个物种Lpin1氨基酸序列的系统进化分析显示,鱼类聚为1个分支,爬行类、鸟类和哺乳类形成另一分支,在鱼类分支中团头鲂与鲤和斑马鱼的亲缘关系最近(

图1 Lpin1的系统进化分析
Fig.1 Phylogenetic analysis of Lpin1
带三角形的为团头鲂Lpin1蛋白,节点上的数值表示bootstrap。Lpin1 protein of M. amblycephala was shown in black triangles, value on the nodes represent the bootstrap.

图2 Lpin1蛋白的氨基酸序列多重比对
Fig. 2 Multiple alignment and analysis of amino acid sequences of Lpin1 proteins
Lipin-N、Lipin-mid和LNS2分别为3个保守的结构域。Three conserved domains, Lipin-N, Lipin-mid and LNS2 were found.
使用荧光定量PCR分析lpin1基因在团头鲂成鱼各组织和胚胎各发育阶段的表达,结果发现lpin1 mRNA在肌肉和心脏中的表达量最高且显著高于其他组织(

图 3 lpin1基因在团头鲂成鱼各组织中的相对表达量
Fig.3 The relative expression of lpin1 in adult M. amblycephala tissues
柱上不同字母表示差异显著,P<0.05。下同。Different letters indicated significant difference (P<0.05).The same as below.

图4 lpin1基因在团头鲂胚胎各发育阶段的相对表达量
Fig.4 Relative expression of lpin1 at M. amblycephala different embryo development stages
Fe:受精卵时期;2:2-细胞期;Bl:囊胚期;Ga:原肠胚期;Ne:神经胚期;Ap:体节期;M:肌肉效应期;Ha:出膜期;dph:出膜后天数。Fe: Fertilized eggs; 2: 2-cell stage; Bl: Blastula stage; Ga: Gastrula stage; Ne: Neurula stage; Ap: Appearance of myomere stage; M: Muscle functioning stage; Ha: Hatching stage; dph: Days post hatching.

图5 原位杂交技术检测团头鲂lpin1基因在胚胎不同发育时期的表达
Fig.5 Expression of lpin1 gene at different embryo development stages of M. amblycephala based on in situ hybridization
图中蓝色为杂交信号,标尺:200 μm。Blue for hybridization signals of lpin1 gene. Scale bars: 200 µm.
荧光定量PCR结果显示,与未损伤组相比,lpin1和pax7基因在轻度和重度损伤后24 h的表达均下调。轻度损伤后,lpin1表达量在48 h达到峰值,然后降低,但在48~216 h其表达量均高于对照组;而pax7基因表达量在损伤后96 h显著升高,并在144 h达到最高。重度损伤后,lpin1表达量在72 h和216 h时显著高于对照组;pax7表达量在48 h和96~216 h均显著高于对照组,且在96 h达到峰值(

图6 团头鲂lpin1(A)和pax7(B)基因在肌肉损伤修复过程中的表达变化
Fig.6 Expression changes of lpin1 (A)and pax7(B) genes during muscle repair of M. amblycephala
不同小写(大写)字母表示不同时间轻度(重度)损伤之间有显著性差异,P<0.05。Different lowercase letters(uppercase letters) indicated significant difference between mild injuries (severe injuries) at different times, P<0.05.
本研究获得了团头鲂lpin1基因ORF全长2 694 bp,编码897个氨基酸。通过对不同物种功能结构域分析发现,该蛋白的氨基末端和羧基末端都有一段高度保守的序列,分别为Lipin-N和LNS2(Lipin/Ned1/Smp2)结构域。其中LNS2结构域包含了磷脂酸磷酸酶活性序列DxDxT和转录共激活因子功能的活性位点基序LxxIL,DxDxT的存在将Lpin1鉴定
为卤代酸脱卤酶超家族(haloacid dehalogenase superfamily, HAD)的成
本研究发现lpin1 mRNA在团头鲂成鱼肌肉和心脏中的表达显著高于其他组织。类似地,在小鼠中,lpin1基因在脂肪、心脏和骨骼肌中高表
当骨骼肌出现损伤后,肌卫星细胞被激活,通过增殖、迁移和分化形成肌细胞,经过融合过程后形成新的肌纤维以修复受伤的肌肉组
综上,本研究克隆获得团头鲂lpin1基因,其Lipin-N、Lipin-mid和LNS2结构域在进化上高度保守。时空表达结果显示lpin1在团头鲂成鱼肌肉中的表达量最高,从受精卵到出膜后20 d的各个时期均有表达,且肌肉效应期和心跳期时在头部和体节中特异表达。另外,本研究也发现团头鲂肌肉不同程度损伤后,lpin1与pax7基因表达变化呈现相似趋势,这些结果可为研究lpin1基因在鱼类肌肉损伤和修复过程中的分子机制奠定基础。
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