为探究LEPR基因多态性的遗传特性,本研究以贵州白山羊为试验材料,运用DNA池结合直接测序方法进行LEPR基因的SNPs位点的筛选,继而对LEPR基因RNA的二级结构以及其所编码蛋白质的二级结构和三级结构进行生物信息分析。结果表明,在试验群体L...为探究LEPR基因多态性的遗传特性,本研究以贵州白山羊为试验材料,运用DNA池结合直接测序方法进行LEPR基因的SNPs位点的筛选,继而对LEPR基因RNA的二级结构以及其所编码蛋白质的二级结构和三级结构进行生物信息分析。结果表明,在试验群体LEPR基因中共发现4个SNPs,分别为exon4-G246A(Asp-Asn)、exon8-C39T(同义突变)、intron8-G59A(内含子突变)和exon18-C94T(Ser-Leu)。经生物信息学软件分析表明,exon4-G246A(Asp-Asn)和exon18-C94T(Ser-Leu)位点突变前后的等位基因频率、LEPR m RNA的二级结构、LEPR蛋白质二级结构和三级结构均有改变。展开更多
Leptin receptor(LEPR)plays a vital role in obesity in humans and animals.The objective of this study is to assess LEPR functional variants for chicken adipose deposition by integration of association and in-silico ana...Leptin receptor(LEPR)plays a vital role in obesity in humans and animals.The objective of this study is to assess LEPR functional variants for chicken adipose deposition by integration of association and in-silico analysis using a unique chicken population,the Northeast Agricultural University broiler lines divergently selected for abdominal fat content(NEAUHLF).Five online bioinformatics tools were used to predict the functionality of the single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs)in coding region.Further,the possible structure–function relationship of high confidence SNPs was determined by bioinformatics analyses,including the conservation and stability analysis based on amino acid residues,prediction of protein ligand-binding sites,and the superposition of protein tertiary structure.Meanwhile,we analyzed the association between abdominal fat traits and 20 polymorphisms of chicken LEPR gene.The integrated results showed that rs731962924(N867I)and rs13684622(C1002R)could lead to striking changes in the structure and function of proteins,of which rs13684622(C1002R)was significantly associated with abdominal fat weight(AFW,P=0.0413)and abdominal fat percentage(AFP,P=0.0260)in chickens.Therefore,we are of the opinion that rs13684622(C1002R)may be an essential functional SNP affecting chicken abdominal fat deposition,and potentially applied to improvement of broiler abdominal fat in molecular marker-assisted selection(MAS)program.Additionally,the coupling of association with computer electronic predictive analysis provides a new avenue to identify important molecular markers for breeders.展开更多
文摘为探究LEPR基因多态性的遗传特性,本研究以贵州白山羊为试验材料,运用DNA池结合直接测序方法进行LEPR基因的SNPs位点的筛选,继而对LEPR基因RNA的二级结构以及其所编码蛋白质的二级结构和三级结构进行生物信息分析。结果表明,在试验群体LEPR基因中共发现4个SNPs,分别为exon4-G246A(Asp-Asn)、exon8-C39T(同义突变)、intron8-G59A(内含子突变)和exon18-C94T(Ser-Leu)。经生物信息学软件分析表明,exon4-G246A(Asp-Asn)和exon18-C94T(Ser-Leu)位点突变前后的等位基因频率、LEPR m RNA的二级结构、LEPR蛋白质二级结构和三级结构均有改变。
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81402582)the Scientific Research Foundation for Returned Scholars,Ministry of Education of China(No.48-12)
文摘肥胖已经成为全球性的公共卫生问题,严重影响人类的身体健康和生活品质。本文运用CRISPR/Cas9技术,构建了肥胖相关基因——瘦素受体(leptin receptor,lepr)和黑素皮质素受体4(melanocortin-4 receptor,mc4r)的斑马鱼突变体,并对其进行形态和功能分析。结果显示,lepr^(-/-)和mc4r^(-/-)斑马鱼在胚胎和幼鱼期没有明显异常,但在成年期,lepr^(-/-)和mc4r^(-/-)斑马鱼相比对照进食增多、体重增加、体脂含量升高,呈现肥胖表型。血糖测定结果显示,饱食喂养条件可以诱导lepr^(-/-)和mc4r^(-/-)成年斑马鱼出现糖耐量受损的现象。进一步地,运用real time RT-PCR对76个能量代谢相关基因在lepr^(-/-)和mc4r^(-/-)斑马鱼肝脏中转录表达水平进行检测,并与Lep^(ob/ob)小鼠肝脏c DNA microarray的数据比较,发现胰岛素/胰岛素样生长因子信号转导通路(insulin/IGF signaling pathway,ISS)相关的基因在lepr^(-/-)斑马鱼和Lep^(ob/ob)小鼠肝脏中表达变化具有较高的正相关性,提示肥胖调控网络在进化中维持了一定的功能保守性。
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31572394)the China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA(CARS-41)the White Feather Broiler Breeding Joint Project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China(19190526).
文摘Leptin receptor(LEPR)plays a vital role in obesity in humans and animals.The objective of this study is to assess LEPR functional variants for chicken adipose deposition by integration of association and in-silico analysis using a unique chicken population,the Northeast Agricultural University broiler lines divergently selected for abdominal fat content(NEAUHLF).Five online bioinformatics tools were used to predict the functionality of the single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs)in coding region.Further,the possible structure–function relationship of high confidence SNPs was determined by bioinformatics analyses,including the conservation and stability analysis based on amino acid residues,prediction of protein ligand-binding sites,and the superposition of protein tertiary structure.Meanwhile,we analyzed the association between abdominal fat traits and 20 polymorphisms of chicken LEPR gene.The integrated results showed that rs731962924(N867I)and rs13684622(C1002R)could lead to striking changes in the structure and function of proteins,of which rs13684622(C1002R)was significantly associated with abdominal fat weight(AFW,P=0.0413)and abdominal fat percentage(AFP,P=0.0260)in chickens.Therefore,we are of the opinion that rs13684622(C1002R)may be an essential functional SNP affecting chicken abdominal fat deposition,and potentially applied to improvement of broiler abdominal fat in molecular marker-assisted selection(MAS)program.Additionally,the coupling of association with computer electronic predictive analysis provides a new avenue to identify important molecular markers for breeders.
