Testosterone is closely associated with lipid metabolism and known to affect body fat composition and muscle mass in males.However,the mechanisms by which testosterone acts on lipid metabolism are not yet fully unders...Testosterone is closely associated with lipid metabolism and known to affect body fat composition and muscle mass in males.However,the mechanisms by which testosterone acts on lipid metabolism are not yet fully understood,especially in teleosts.In this study,cyp17a1-/-zebrafish(Danio rerio)exhibited excessive visceral adipose tissue(VAT),lipid content,and up-regulated expression and activity of hepatic de novo lipogenesis(DNL)enzymes.The assay for transposase accessible chromatinwithsequencing(ATAC-seq)results demonstrated that chromatin accessibility of DNL genes was increased in cyp17a1-/-fish compared to cyp17a1+/+male fish,including stearoyl-CoA desaturase(scd)and fatty acid synthase(fasn).Androgen response element(ARE)motifs in the androgen signaling pathway were significantly enriched in cyp17a1+/+male fish but not in cyp17a1-/-fish.Both androgen receptor(ar)-/-and wildtype(WT)zebrafish administered with Ar antagonist flutamide displayed excessive visceral adipose tissue,lipid content,and up-regulated expression and activity of hepatic de novo lipogenesis enzymes.The Ar agonist BMS-564929 reduced the content of VAT and lipid content,and down-regulated acetyl-CoA carboxylase a(acaca),fasn,and scd expression.Mechanistically,the rescue effect of testosterone on cyp17a1-/-fish in terms of phenotypes was abolished when ar was additionally depleted.Collectively,these findings reveal that testosterone inhibits lipid deposition by down-regulating DNL genes via Ar in zebrafish,thus expanding our understanding of the relationship between testosterone and lipid metabolism in teleosts.展开更多
【目的】克隆金钱鱼cyp17a1基因,分析其在组织中的分布、卵巢不同发育时期中的表达变化,为金钱鱼繁殖生物学提供理论依据。【方法】通过金钱鱼转录组文库筛选和RT-PCR进行cyp17a1 c DNA序列扩增;用DNAstar软件比较Cyp17a1同源性,MEGA5....【目的】克隆金钱鱼cyp17a1基因,分析其在组织中的分布、卵巢不同发育时期中的表达变化,为金钱鱼繁殖生物学提供理论依据。【方法】通过金钱鱼转录组文库筛选和RT-PCR进行cyp17a1 c DNA序列扩增;用DNAstar软件比较Cyp17a1同源性,MEGA5.0构建系统进化树,RT-PCR检测cyp17a1组织表达,实时定量PCR检测不同卵巢发育时期cyp17a1的表达量。【结果】金钱鱼cyp17a1开放阅读框编码515个氨基酸残基;Cyp17a1氨基酸序列与同属鲈形目鱼类Cyp17a1同源性较高(87.8%～92.7%),与大黄鱼最高(92.7%),与其他目鱼类同源性次之(72.7%～85.0%),与硬骨鱼类Cyp17a2或Cyp17a1-like同源性最低(48.2%～51.7%);所有硬骨鱼类Cyp17a1聚为一支,在Cyp17a1分支中,金钱鱼与鲈形目鱼类聚为一支;cyp17a1在性腺中表达量较高,在精巢中表达最强;在肝、脑和头肾表达较弱;在脾脏、肠、心脏、肌肉和鳃中未检测到表达;卵巢中cyp17a1的表达量随卵巢发育逐渐增加,Ⅳ期卵巢中cyp17a1表达量最高。【结论】cyp17a1在性腺中表达量较高,在金钱鱼卵巢发育过程中有重要作用。展开更多
The human RNA methyltransferase like i gene (RNMTL1) is one of thirteen newly discovered geneswithin a 116 Kb segment of the chromosome 17p13.3 that suffers from a high frequent loss of heterozygosityin human hepatoce...The human RNA methyltransferase like i gene (RNMTL1) is one of thirteen newly discovered geneswithin a 116 Kb segment of the chromosome 17p13.3 that suffers from a high frequent loss of heterozygosityin human hepatocellular carcinoma in China[1-5]. To understand the molecular mechanisms underlyingtranscription control of the RNMTL1 gene in human cancers, we decline using of the conventional approachwhere the cis-elements bound by the known transcription factors are primary targets, and carried out thesystematic analyses to dissect the promoter structure and identify/characterize the key cis-elements thatare responsible for its strong expression in cell. The molecular approaches applied included 1, the primerextension for mapping of the transcription starts; 2, the transient transfection/reporter assays on a largenumber of deletion and site-specific mutants of the promoter segment for defining the minimal promoterand the crucial elements within; and 3, the electrophoresis mobility shift assay with specific antibodies forreconfirming the nature of the transcription factors and their cognate cis-elements. We have shown that theinteraction of an ATF/CREB element (-38 to -31) and its cognate transcription factors play a predominantrole in the promoter activity of the RNMTL1 gene. The secondary DNA structures of the ATF/CREBelement play a more vital role in the protein-DNA interaction. Finally, we reported a novel mechanismunderlying the YY1 mediated transcription repression, namely, the ATF/CREB dependent transcription-repression by YY1 is executed in absence of its own sequence-specific binding.展开更多
Due to sexual dimorphism in the growth of certain cultured fish species,the production of monosex fishes is desirable for the aquaculture industry.Nowadays,the most widely practiced technique available for the mass pr...Due to sexual dimorphism in the growth of certain cultured fish species,the production of monosex fishes is desirable for the aquaculture industry.Nowadays,the most widely practiced technique available for the mass production of monosex fish populations is sex steroid-induced sex reversal.Here,a novel strategy for the successful production of all-female(AF)common carp(Cyprinus carpio L.),to take advantage of the sexual dimorphism in growth documented in this species,has been developed using genetic engineering via single gene-targeting manipulation without any exogenous hormone treatments.Male and female heterozygous cyp17a1-deficient common carp were first obtained using the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR-associated endonuclease 9(CRISPR/Cas9)technique.An all-male phenotype for homozygous cyp17a1-deficient carp,regardless of the individuals’sexdetermination genotypes(XY or XX),has been observed.A male-specific DNA marker newly identified in our laboratory was used to screen the neomale carp population with the XX genotype from the cyp17a1-deficient carp.These neomale carp develop a normal testis structure with normal spermatogenesis and sperm capacity.The neomale common carp were then mated with wild-type(WT)females(cyp17a1^(+/+)XX genotype)using artificial fertilization.All the AF offspring sample fish from the neomale-WT female mating were confirmed as having the cyp17a^(1+/-)XX genotype,and normal development of gonads to ovaries was observed in 100.00%of this group at eight months post-fertilization(mpf).A total of 1000 carp fingerlings,500 from the WT male and female and 500 from the neomale and WT female mating,were mixed and reared in the same pond.The average body weight of cyp17a1^(+/-)XX females was higher by 6.60%(8 mpf)and 32.66%(12 mpf)than that of the control common carp.Our study demonstrates the first successful production of a monosex teleost population with the advantages of sexual dimorphism in growth using genetic manipulation targeting a single locus.展开更多
The plant hormone abscisic acid （ABA） regulates many important physiological and developmental processes in plants. The objective of this study was to clone the ABA 8′-hydroxylase gene in common wheat. In the prese...The plant hormone abscisic acid （ABA） regulates many important physiological and developmental processes in plants. The objective of this study was to clone the ABA 8′-hydroxylase gene in common wheat. In the present study, we used the eDNA sequence of barley HvCYP707A1 gene （GenBank accession no. AB239299） as a probe for BLAST search against the common wheat （Triticum aestivum L.） EST database in GenBank. All wheat ESTs sharing high similarity with the reference gene were subjected to contig assembly. Primers were designed based on the constructed contigs to clone the wheat CYP707A1 gene, designated as TaCYP707A1. The genomic DNA sequence of TaCYPTO7A1 gene comprised five exons and four introns, with a size of 2225 bp. The corresponding cDNA sequence of TaCYP707A1 was 1737 bp, containing an open reading frame （ORF） of 1431 bp, a 42-bp 5′-untranslated region （UTR） and a 264-bp 3′UTR, with 94.9% of identical sequences to HvCYP707A1 gene （AB239299）. The neighbor joining tree indicated that the deduced amino acid sequences of TaCYP707A1 gene was highly similar to those of barley and rice. The TaCYP707A1 gene was located on chromosome 6BL using a set of Chinese Spring nullisomic-tetrasomic lines and ditelosomic line 6BS. These results will be of high importance in understanding of molecular mechanism of ABA catabolism.展开更多
Vitamin D, a fat-soluble vitamin and endocrine horm one, and it impacts various bone and extra-bone health, such as osteoporosis, diabetes, and cancer. The main circulating form of vitamin D is 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25...Vitamin D, a fat-soluble vitamin and endocrine horm one, and it impacts various bone and extra-bone health, such as osteoporosis, diabetes, and cancer. The main circulating form of vitamin D is 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and it is a useful clinical biomarker of vitamin D status. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) defines as vitamin D deficiency (VDD) when serum 25(OH)D concentration is less than 20 ng/mL⑴.Worldwide, VDD is recognized as a severe public health problem. In 2007, Holick estimated that globally over one billion people suffered from VDD or vitamin D insufficiency (VDI). In China, it has bee n reported that the prevale nee of VDD ranged from 38.8% to 91.2% in different regions.展开更多
AIM: To identify the novel mutation alleles in the CYP1B1 gene of primary congenital glaucoma(PCG) patients at Shandong Province of China, and investigate their correlation with glaucomatous features.METHODS: The DNA ...AIM: To identify the novel mutation alleles in the CYP1B1 gene of primary congenital glaucoma(PCG) patients at Shandong Province of China, and investigate their correlation with glaucomatous features.METHODS: The DNA from the peripheral blood of 13 congenital glaucoma patients and 50 ethnically matched healthy controls from the affiliated hospital of Qingdao University were extracted. The coding region of the CYP1B1 gene was amplified by PCR and direct DNA sequencing was performed. Disease causing-variants were analyzed by comparing the sequences and the structures of wild type and mutant CYP1B1 proteins by PyMOL software.RESULTS: Two missense mutations, including A330 F caused by c.988 G>T&c.989 C>T, and R390H caused by c.1169 G>A, were identified in one of the 13 PCG patients analyzed in our study. A330F mutation was observed to be novel in the Chinese Han population, which dramatically altered the protein structure of CYP1B1 gene, including the changes in the ligand-binding pocket. Furthermore, R390H mutation caused the changes in heme-protein binding site of this gene. In addition, the clinical phenotype displayed by PCG patient with these mutations was more pronounced than other PCG patients without these mutations. Multiple surgeries and combined drug treatment were not effective in reducing the elevated intraocular pressure in this patient.CONCLUSION: A novel A330F mutation is identified in the CYP1B1 gene of Chinese PCG patient. Moreover, in combination with other mutation R390H, this PCG patient shows significant difference in the CYP1B1 protein structure, which may specifically contribute to severe glaucomatous phenotype.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program,China (2022YFF1000300 to Z.Y.and2022YFD2401800 to G.Z.)Pilot Program A Project from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA24010206 to Z.Y.)+3 种基金Foundation of Hubei Hongshan Laboratory (2021hskf013 to G.Z.and 2021hszd021 to Z.Y.)National Natural Science Foundation of China (31972779 to G.Z.)Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS (2020336 to G.Z.)State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology (2016FBZ05 to Z.Y.)。
文摘Testosterone is closely associated with lipid metabolism and known to affect body fat composition and muscle mass in males.However,the mechanisms by which testosterone acts on lipid metabolism are not yet fully understood,especially in teleosts.In this study,cyp17a1-/-zebrafish(Danio rerio)exhibited excessive visceral adipose tissue(VAT),lipid content,and up-regulated expression and activity of hepatic de novo lipogenesis(DNL)enzymes.The assay for transposase accessible chromatinwithsequencing(ATAC-seq)results demonstrated that chromatin accessibility of DNL genes was increased in cyp17a1-/-fish compared to cyp17a1+/+male fish,including stearoyl-CoA desaturase(scd)and fatty acid synthase(fasn).Androgen response element(ARE)motifs in the androgen signaling pathway were significantly enriched in cyp17a1+/+male fish but not in cyp17a1-/-fish.Both androgen receptor(ar)-/-and wildtype(WT)zebrafish administered with Ar antagonist flutamide displayed excessive visceral adipose tissue,lipid content,and up-regulated expression and activity of hepatic de novo lipogenesis enzymes.The Ar agonist BMS-564929 reduced the content of VAT and lipid content,and down-regulated acetyl-CoA carboxylase a(acaca),fasn,and scd expression.Mechanistically,the rescue effect of testosterone on cyp17a1-/-fish in terms of phenotypes was abolished when ar was additionally depleted.Collectively,these findings reveal that testosterone inhibits lipid deposition by down-regulating DNL genes via Ar in zebrafish,thus expanding our understanding of the relationship between testosterone and lipid metabolism in teleosts.
文摘【目的】克隆金钱鱼cyp17a1基因,分析其在组织中的分布、卵巢不同发育时期中的表达变化,为金钱鱼繁殖生物学提供理论依据。【方法】通过金钱鱼转录组文库筛选和RT-PCR进行cyp17a1 c DNA序列扩增;用DNAstar软件比较Cyp17a1同源性,MEGA5.0构建系统进化树,RT-PCR检测cyp17a1组织表达,实时定量PCR检测不同卵巢发育时期cyp17a1的表达量。【结果】金钱鱼cyp17a1开放阅读框编码515个氨基酸残基;Cyp17a1氨基酸序列与同属鲈形目鱼类Cyp17a1同源性较高(87.8%～92.7%),与大黄鱼最高(92.7%),与其他目鱼类同源性次之(72.7%～85.0%),与硬骨鱼类Cyp17a2或Cyp17a1-like同源性最低(48.2%～51.7%);所有硬骨鱼类Cyp17a1聚为一支,在Cyp17a1分支中,金钱鱼与鲈形目鱼类聚为一支;cyp17a1在性腺中表达量较高,在精巢中表达最强;在肝、脑和头肾表达较弱;在脾脏、肠、心脏、肌肉和鳃中未检测到表达;卵巢中cyp17a1的表达量随卵巢发育逐渐增加,Ⅳ期卵巢中cyp17a1表达量最高。【结论】cyp17a1在性腺中表达量较高,在金钱鱼卵巢发育过程中有重要作用。
文摘The human RNA methyltransferase like i gene (RNMTL1) is one of thirteen newly discovered geneswithin a 116 Kb segment of the chromosome 17p13.3 that suffers from a high frequent loss of heterozygosityin human hepatocellular carcinoma in China[1-5]. To understand the molecular mechanisms underlyingtranscription control of the RNMTL1 gene in human cancers, we decline using of the conventional approachwhere the cis-elements bound by the known transcription factors are primary targets, and carried out thesystematic analyses to dissect the promoter structure and identify/characterize the key cis-elements thatare responsible for its strong expression in cell. The molecular approaches applied included 1, the primerextension for mapping of the transcription starts; 2, the transient transfection/reporter assays on a largenumber of deletion and site-specific mutants of the promoter segment for defining the minimal promoterand the crucial elements within; and 3, the electrophoresis mobility shift assay with specific antibodies forreconfirming the nature of the transcription factors and their cognate cis-elements. We have shown that theinteraction of an ATF/CREB element (-38 to -31) and its cognate transcription factors play a predominantrole in the promoter activity of the RNMTL1 gene. The secondary DNA structures of the ATF/CREBelement play a more vital role in the protein-DNA interaction. Finally, we reported a novel mechanismunderlying the YY1 mediated transcription repression, namely, the ATF/CREB dependent transcription-repression by YY1 is executed in absence of its own sequence-specific binding.
基金the National Key Research and Development Program,China(2018YFD0900205)to Zhan Yinthe National Natural Science Foundation,China(31972779 and 31530077)to Gang Zhai and Zhan Yin+2 种基金the Pilot Program A Project from the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA24010206)to Zhan Yinthe Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS(20200336)to Gang Zhaithe State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology(2016FBZ05)to Zhan Yin.
文摘Due to sexual dimorphism in the growth of certain cultured fish species,the production of monosex fishes is desirable for the aquaculture industry.Nowadays,the most widely practiced technique available for the mass production of monosex fish populations is sex steroid-induced sex reversal.Here,a novel strategy for the successful production of all-female(AF)common carp(Cyprinus carpio L.),to take advantage of the sexual dimorphism in growth documented in this species,has been developed using genetic engineering via single gene-targeting manipulation without any exogenous hormone treatments.Male and female heterozygous cyp17a1-deficient common carp were first obtained using the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR-associated endonuclease 9(CRISPR/Cas9)technique.An all-male phenotype for homozygous cyp17a1-deficient carp,regardless of the individuals’sexdetermination genotypes(XY or XX),has been observed.A male-specific DNA marker newly identified in our laboratory was used to screen the neomale carp population with the XX genotype from the cyp17a1-deficient carp.These neomale carp develop a normal testis structure with normal spermatogenesis and sperm capacity.The neomale common carp were then mated with wild-type(WT)females(cyp17a1^(+/+)XX genotype)using artificial fertilization.All the AF offspring sample fish from the neomale-WT female mating were confirmed as having the cyp17a^(1+/-)XX genotype,and normal development of gonads to ovaries was observed in 100.00%of this group at eight months post-fertilization(mpf).A total of 1000 carp fingerlings,500 from the WT male and female and 500 from the neomale and WT female mating,were mixed and reared in the same pond.The average body weight of cyp17a1^(+/-)XX females was higher by 6.60%(8 mpf)and 32.66%(12 mpf)than that of the control common carp.Our study demonstrates the first successful production of a monosex teleost population with the advantages of sexual dimorphism in growth using genetic manipulation targeting a single locus.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2009CB118300)the National 863 Program of China(2006AA10Z1A7and2006AA100102)the International Collaboration Project from the Ministry of Agriculture of China(2006-G2)
文摘The plant hormone abscisic acid （ABA） regulates many important physiological and developmental processes in plants. The objective of this study was to clone the ABA 8′-hydroxylase gene in common wheat. In the present study, we used the eDNA sequence of barley HvCYP707A1 gene （GenBank accession no. AB239299） as a probe for BLAST search against the common wheat （Triticum aestivum L.） EST database in GenBank. All wheat ESTs sharing high similarity with the reference gene were subjected to contig assembly. Primers were designed based on the constructed contigs to clone the wheat CYP707A1 gene, designated as TaCYP707A1. The genomic DNA sequence of TaCYPTO7A1 gene comprised five exons and four introns, with a size of 2225 bp. The corresponding cDNA sequence of TaCYP707A1 was 1737 bp, containing an open reading frame （ORF） of 1431 bp, a 42-bp 5′-untranslated region （UTR） and a 264-bp 3′UTR, with 94.9% of identical sequences to HvCYP707A1 gene （AB239299）. The neighbor joining tree indicated that the deduced amino acid sequences of TaCYP707A1 gene was highly similar to those of barley and rice. The TaCYP707A1 gene was located on chromosome 6BL using a set of Chinese Spring nullisomic-tetrasomic lines and ditelosomic line 6BS. These results will be of high importance in understanding of molecular mechanism of ABA catabolism.
基金supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China [grants number 81872626,81573151,U1204823,and 81573243]Science and Technology Foundation for Innovation Talent of Henan Province [No.154200510010]
文摘Vitamin D, a fat-soluble vitamin and endocrine horm one, and it impacts various bone and extra-bone health, such as osteoporosis, diabetes, and cancer. The main circulating form of vitamin D is 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and it is a useful clinical biomarker of vitamin D status. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) defines as vitamin D deficiency (VDD) when serum 25(OH)D concentration is less than 20 ng/mL⑴.Worldwide, VDD is recognized as a severe public health problem. In 2007, Holick estimated that globally over one billion people suffered from VDD or vitamin D insufficiency (VDI). In China, it has bee n reported that the prevale nee of VDD ranged from 38.8% to 91.2% in different regions.
基金Supported by “Clinical medical+X” Project from Department of Medicine of Qingdao University
文摘AIM: To identify the novel mutation alleles in the CYP1B1 gene of primary congenital glaucoma(PCG) patients at Shandong Province of China, and investigate their correlation with glaucomatous features.METHODS: The DNA from the peripheral blood of 13 congenital glaucoma patients and 50 ethnically matched healthy controls from the affiliated hospital of Qingdao University were extracted. The coding region of the CYP1B1 gene was amplified by PCR and direct DNA sequencing was performed. Disease causing-variants were analyzed by comparing the sequences and the structures of wild type and mutant CYP1B1 proteins by PyMOL software.RESULTS: Two missense mutations, including A330 F caused by c.988 G>T&c.989 C>T, and R390H caused by c.1169 G>A, were identified in one of the 13 PCG patients analyzed in our study. A330F mutation was observed to be novel in the Chinese Han population, which dramatically altered the protein structure of CYP1B1 gene, including the changes in the ligand-binding pocket. Furthermore, R390H mutation caused the changes in heme-protein binding site of this gene. In addition, the clinical phenotype displayed by PCG patient with these mutations was more pronounced than other PCG patients without these mutations. Multiple surgeries and combined drug treatment were not effective in reducing the elevated intraocular pressure in this patient.CONCLUSION: A novel A330F mutation is identified in the CYP1B1 gene of Chinese PCG patient. Moreover, in combination with other mutation R390H, this PCG patient shows significant difference in the CYP1B1 protein structure, which may specifically contribute to severe glaucomatous phenotype.
