斑马鱼seipin基因克隆及其在肝脏脂质代谢中的作用

Cloning of zebrafish (Danio rerio) seipin gene and its role in D. rerio liver lipid metabolism

  • 摘要:
    目的 为探究鱼类脂滴相关Seipin蛋白在肝脏脂质代谢中的作用。
    方法 本研究选择斑马鱼为研究对象,克隆得到斑马鱼Seipin的编码基因进行序列分析,并在在体和离体实验中敲降和过表达Seipin后通过实时荧光定量PCR(RT-PCR)检测斑马鱼肝脏和肝细胞甘油三酯(TG)代谢相关基因表达变化。
    结果 斑马鱼seipin编码序列长1 053 bp ,共编码350个氨基酸。生物信息学分析表明斑马鱼Seipin蛋白属于碱性、不稳定、疏水性跨膜蛋白。RT-PCR结果显示,与对照组相比,干扰Seipin表达24 h后,斑马鱼肝脏和肝细胞TG合成相关基因dgat1b的表达量显著升高,TG转运相关基因mttp表达量显著升高,TG分解相关基因lpl表达量呈升高趋势,atgl表达量呈下降趋势。干扰Seipin表达36 h后,斑马鱼肝脏和肝细胞TG合成相关基因dgat1a的表达量呈升高趋势,TG转运相关基因mttp表达量显著降低,TG分解相关基因lpl表达量显著降低。过表达Seipin 24 h后斑马鱼肝细胞TG合成相关基因dgat2表达量显著降低,TG转运相关基因mttp表达量显著降低,TG分解相关基因lpl表达量无显著差异。过表达Seipin 36 h后斑马鱼肝细胞TG合成相关基因dgat2表达量显著升高,TG转运相关基因mttp表达量显著升高,TG分解相关基因lpl表达量无显著差异。研究表明,Seipin可以通过影响TG代谢相关基因表达参与斑马鱼肝脏脂质代谢。本研究可为进一步研究Seipin调控斑马鱼脂质存储与代谢的机制提供基础。

     

    Abstract: Seipin is a key protein regulating lipid storage. Mutation in the bscl2 gene encoding Seipin causes severe congenital generalized lipoatrophy in humans. Patients lose whole-body adipose tissue, accompanied by abnormal liver fat deposition. The function of Seipin in adipose tissue formation and adipocyte differentiation has been widely studied. However, how Seipin regulates lipid storage and metabolism in the liver is still unclear. Therefore, in order to explore the role of fish lipid droplet-related protein Seipin in liver lipid metabolism, the coding sequence of Seipin was cloned for sequence analysis, and the expression of triglyceride (TG) metabolism-related genes in D. rerio liver and liver cells was detected through real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (qPCR) after interfering and overexpressing Seipin in vivo and in vitro experiments. The results showed that the seipin coding sequence of D. rerio was 1 053 bp in length, encoding 350 amino acids. Bioinformatics analysis showed that D. rerio Seipin protein belongs to alkaline, unstable and hydrophobic transmembrane protein. Real-time quantitative PCR results showed that compared with the control group, the expression of TG synthesis-related gene dgat1b in D. rerio liver and liver cells was significantly increased (P<0.05), the expression of TG transport-related gene mttp was significantly increased (P<0.05), the expression of TG lipolysis related gene lpl was increased (P>0.05), and the expression of atgl was decreased (P>0.05). After 36 h of Seipin interference, the expression of TG synthesis-related gene dgat1a in D. rerio liver and liver cells increased (P>0.05), the expression of mttp decreased significantly (P<0.05), and the expression of lpl decreased significantly (P<0.05). After overexpression of Seipin for 24 h, the expression of TG synthesis-related gene dgat2 in D. rerio liver cells decreased significantly (P<0.05), the expression of mttp decreased significantly (P<0.05), and there was no significant difference in the expression of lpl (P>0.05). After overexpression of Seipin for 36 h, the expression of TG synthesis-related gene dgat2 in D. rerio liver cells increased significantly (P<0.05), the expression of mttp increased significantly (P<0.05), and there was no significant difference in the expression of lpl (P>0.05). The above results indicate that Seipin may participate in D. rerio liver lipid metabolism by affecting the expression of TG metabolism-related genes. This study provides a basis for further study on the mechanism of Seipin regulating lipid storage and metabolism in D. rerio.

     

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