In this paper,we studied the structure,expression and function of black carp insulin gene.The complete Mylopharyngodon piceus insulin(Mp-Ins)gene is 1,965 bp long and includes a 1,499 bp 5ʹ-untranslated region(UTR),a ...In this paper,we studied the structure,expression and function of black carp insulin gene.The complete Mylopharyngodon piceus insulin(Mp-Ins)gene is 1,965 bp long and includes a 1,499 bp 5ʹ-untranslated region(UTR),a 139 bp 3′-UTR with a poly(A)tail,and an open reading frame(ORF)of 327 bp.The predicted molecular weight of the recombinant Mp-Ins(rMp-Ins)protein is 11.87 kDa.The mRNA expression of Mp-Ins is upregulated in the brain and liver.After the injection of rMp-Ins,Mp-Ins mRNA transcript abundance was significantly upregulated in the liver.The rMp-Ins protein could inhibit the concentration of glycogen phosphorylase(GP),growth hormone(GH),fatty acid synthase(FAS),and insulin-like growth factors-1(IGF-1),and it also significantly increased the concentration of PI3K.Additionally,the injection of rMp-Ins did not have a significant impact on the glucose-6-phosphatase(G6Pase)content in blood.In situ hybridization results showed that the positive signal of the Mp-Ins gene was mainly concentrated in the cell nucleus of brain tissue and the cell membrane of liver tissue and muscle tissue.Together,these results demonstrated that Mp-Ins plays an important role in growth and metabolism in M.piceus.展开更多
基金This research was supported by China’s Agricultural Research System(CARS-45-03).
文摘In this paper,we studied the structure,expression and function of black carp insulin gene.The complete Mylopharyngodon piceus insulin(Mp-Ins)gene is 1,965 bp long and includes a 1,499 bp 5ʹ-untranslated region(UTR),a 139 bp 3′-UTR with a poly(A)tail,and an open reading frame(ORF)of 327 bp.The predicted molecular weight of the recombinant Mp-Ins(rMp-Ins)protein is 11.87 kDa.The mRNA expression of Mp-Ins is upregulated in the brain and liver.After the injection of rMp-Ins,Mp-Ins mRNA transcript abundance was significantly upregulated in the liver.The rMp-Ins protein could inhibit the concentration of glycogen phosphorylase(GP),growth hormone(GH),fatty acid synthase(FAS),and insulin-like growth factors-1(IGF-1),and it also significantly increased the concentration of PI3K.Additionally,the injection of rMp-Ins did not have a significant impact on the glucose-6-phosphatase(G6Pase)content in blood.In situ hybridization results showed that the positive signal of the Mp-Ins gene was mainly concentrated in the cell nucleus of brain tissue and the cell membrane of liver tissue and muscle tissue.Together,these results demonstrated that Mp-Ins plays an important role in growth and metabolism in M.piceus.
