Background:The regulatory genes related to lipid metabolism affect the intramuscular fat(IMF)content and improve meat quality traits.Mediator Complex Subunit 4(MED4),a vitamin D receptor protein,affects vitamin D,live...Background:The regulatory genes related to lipid metabolism affect the intramuscular fat(IMF)content and improve meat quality traits.Mediator Complex Subunit 4(MED4),a vitamin D receptor protein,affects vitamin D,livestock growth,carcass traits,and triglyceride deposition.However,the physiological function of the MED4 gene on bovine adipocyte differentiation remains unknown.Methods:This study explored the function of the MED4 gene in preadipocyte differentiation in Chinese Red Steppe cattle.The overexpression plasmid and the interference sequences of the MED4 gene were constructed to detect the effects of the MED4 gene on adipogenesis and biomakers using quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blotting.Results:The MED4 gene had significantly high expression during preadipocyte differentiation(p<0.05).Overexpression of the MED4 gene increased the expression of the PPARγgene,a preadipocyte differentiation biomarker,improved cellular lipid droplets and triglycerides accumulation,and positively accelerated adipocyte maturation(p<0.05).Interference of the MED4 gene can negatively regulate preadipocyte differentiation.Conclusion:This study showed that the MED4 gene may affect the preadipocyte differentiation and adipogenesis in Chinese Red Steppe cattle by regulating the PPARγgene.展开更多
Plant cells possess a two-layered immune system consisting of pattern-triggered immunity(PTI)and effector-triggered immunity(ETI), mediated by cell surface pattern-recognition receptors and intracellular nucleotide-bi...Plant cells possess a two-layered immune system consisting of pattern-triggered immunity(PTI)and effector-triggered immunity(ETI), mediated by cell surface pattern-recognition receptors and intracellular nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat receptors(NLRs), respectively. The CONSTITUTIVE EXPRESSION OF PR GENES 5(CPR5) nuclear pore complex protein negatively regulates ETI, including ETI-associated hypersensitive response. Here, we show that CPR5 is essential for the activation of various PTI responses in Arabidopsis, such as resistance to the non-adapted bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 hrc C-. In a forward-genetic screen for suppressors of cpr5, we identified the mediator protein MED4. Mutation of MED4 in cpr5 greatly restored the defective PTI of cpr5. Our findings reveal that CPR5 plays opposite roles in regulating PTI and ETI, and genetically regulates PTI via MED4.展开更多
基金Supported by the China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA(CARS37).Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program of Jilin Province CXGC2022DX007.
文摘Background:The regulatory genes related to lipid metabolism affect the intramuscular fat(IMF)content and improve meat quality traits.Mediator Complex Subunit 4(MED4),a vitamin D receptor protein,affects vitamin D,livestock growth,carcass traits,and triglyceride deposition.However,the physiological function of the MED4 gene on bovine adipocyte differentiation remains unknown.Methods:This study explored the function of the MED4 gene in preadipocyte differentiation in Chinese Red Steppe cattle.The overexpression plasmid and the interference sequences of the MED4 gene were constructed to detect the effects of the MED4 gene on adipogenesis and biomakers using quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blotting.Results:The MED4 gene had significantly high expression during preadipocyte differentiation(p<0.05).Overexpression of the MED4 gene increased the expression of the PPARγgene,a preadipocyte differentiation biomarker,improved cellular lipid droplets and triglycerides accumulation,and positively accelerated adipocyte maturation(p<0.05).Interference of the MED4 gene can negatively regulate preadipocyte differentiation.Conclusion:This study showed that the MED4 gene may affect the preadipocyte differentiation and adipogenesis in Chinese Red Steppe cattle by regulating the PPARγgene.
基金supported by grants from the National Key R&D Program of China (2021YFA1300701)National Natural Science Foundation of China (32120103004, 32270282)the Hainan Excellent Talent Team, and the State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics (SKLPG2016B-2)。
文摘Plant cells possess a two-layered immune system consisting of pattern-triggered immunity(PTI)and effector-triggered immunity(ETI), mediated by cell surface pattern-recognition receptors and intracellular nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat receptors(NLRs), respectively. The CONSTITUTIVE EXPRESSION OF PR GENES 5(CPR5) nuclear pore complex protein negatively regulates ETI, including ETI-associated hypersensitive response. Here, we show that CPR5 is essential for the activation of various PTI responses in Arabidopsis, such as resistance to the non-adapted bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 hrc C-. In a forward-genetic screen for suppressors of cpr5, we identified the mediator protein MED4. Mutation of MED4 in cpr5 greatly restored the defective PTI of cpr5. Our findings reveal that CPR5 plays opposite roles in regulating PTI and ETI, and genetically regulates PTI via MED4.
