旨在筛选对黑色素生成起调节作用的小RNA,并探究其对山羊肤色及毛色的调控机制。本研究采集了健康酉州乌羊(Youzhou dark goat, YZDG)、川东白山羊(Chuandong white goat, CDWG)100日龄胎羊皮肤样本(n=3),和健康2~3周岁大足黑山羊(Dazu ...旨在筛选对黑色素生成起调节作用的小RNA,并探究其对山羊肤色及毛色的调控机制。本研究采集了健康酉州乌羊(Youzhou dark goat, YZDG)、川东白山羊(Chuandong white goat, CDWG)100日龄胎羊皮肤样本(n=3),和健康2~3周岁大足黑山羊(Dazu black goat, DBG)、内蒙古绒山羊(Inner Mongolia cashmere goat, IMCG)个体皮肤样本(n=3),利用组织切片染色技术观察皮肤中黑色素沉积情况;通过小RNA测序技术筛选差异miRNAs;培养B16-F10皮肤黑色素瘤细胞,利用细胞转染、qPCR、Western Blot、黑色素含量检测等技术验证miR-129-5p对黑色素生成的影响。结果显示,黑色素颗粒明显在YZDG胎羊皮肤和DBG毛囊的毛球、毛干、外根鞘等部位沉积,而在CDWG胎羊皮肤和IMCG表皮、毛囊中没有被观察到。经测序分析,在肤色差异的YZDG和CDWG中筛选到62个差异表达miRNAs,其中31个在乌皮山羊中上调,31个下调。在毛色差异的DBG和IMCG中,筛选到38个差异表达miRNAs,其中10个在黑色被毛山羊中表达上调,28个表达下调。两组测序结果均显示miR-129-5p在乌皮和黑色被毛山羊皮肤中高表达(P<0.05)。在细胞中过表达miR-129-5p后,相比于对照组,mimics组细胞黑色素沉积量提高了18.9%(P<0.05),TYR、TYRP1基因表达量分别上调57.3%和16.5%(P<0.05),蛋白表达量分别显著上调49.2%和40.2%(P<0.05);但MITF基因及其蛋白表达量无显著变化(P>0.05)。在抑制miR-129-5p后,inhibitor组TYR基因mRNA表达下调38.9%、蛋白表达水平下调21.1%(P<0.05);TYRP1、MITF蛋白表达水平分别下调25.3%及28.4%(P<0.05)。本研究发现,miR-129-5p在不同肤色及毛色的山羊皮肤中差异表达,且可通过调控TYR、TYRP1等关键基因的表达影响黑色素的生成,是山羊肤色和毛色形成过程的重要调节因子。展开更多
BACKGROUND Diabetic kidney disease(DKD),characterized by increased urinary microalbumin levels and decreased renal function,is the primary cause of end-stage renal di-sease.Its pathological mechanisms are complicated ...BACKGROUND Diabetic kidney disease(DKD),characterized by increased urinary microalbumin levels and decreased renal function,is the primary cause of end-stage renal di-sease.Its pathological mechanisms are complicated and multifactorial;Therefore,sensitive and specific biomarkers are needed.Urinary exosome originate from diverse renal cells in nephron segments and partially mirror the pathological changes in the kidney.The microRNAs(miRNAs)in urinary exosome are remark-ably stable and highly tissue-specific for the kidney.METHODS Type 2 diabetic mellitus(T2DM)patients were recruited from the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University and were divided into two groups:DM,diabetic pa-tients without albuminuria[urinary albumin to creatinine ratio(UACR)<30 mg/g]and DKD,diabetic patients with albuminuria(UACR≥30 mg/g).Healthy subjects were the normal control(NC)group.Urinary exosomal miR-145-5p,miR-27a-3p,and miR-29c-3p,were detected using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction.The correlation between exosomal miRNAs and the clinical in-dexes was evaluated.The diagnostic values of exosomal miR-145-5p and miR-27a-3p in DKD were determined using receiver operating characteristic(ROC)analysis.Biological functions of miR-145-5p were investigated by performing RESULTS Urinary exosomal expression of miR-145-5p and miR-27a-3p was more upregulated in the DKD group than in the DM group(miR-145-5p:4.54±1.45 vs 1.95±0.93,P<0.001;miR-27a-3p:2.33±0.79 vs 1.71±0.76,P<0.05)and the NC group(miR-145-5p:4.54±1.45 vs 1.55±0.83,P<0.001;miR-27a-3p:2.33±0.79 vs 1.10±0.51,P<0.001).The exosomal miR-145-5p and miR-27a-3p positively correlated with albuminuria and serum creatinine and negatively correlated with the estimated glomerular filtration rate.miR-27a-3p was also closely related to blood glucose,gly-cosylated hemoglobin A1c,and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.ROC analysis revealed that miR-145-5p had a better area under the curve of 0.88[95%confidence interval(CI):0.784-0.985,P<0.0001]in diagnosing DKD than miR-27a-3p with 0.71(95%CI:0.547-0.871,P=0.0239).Bioinformatics analysis revealed that the target genes of miR-145-5p were located in the actin filament,cytoskeleton,and extracellular exosome and were involved in the pathological processes of DKD,including apoptosis,inflammation,and fibrosis.CONCLUSION Urinary exosomal miR-145-5p and miR-27a-3p may serve as novel noninvasive diagnostic biomarkers or promising therapeutic targets for DKD.展开更多
文摘旨在筛选对黑色素生成起调节作用的小RNA,并探究其对山羊肤色及毛色的调控机制。本研究采集了健康酉州乌羊(Youzhou dark goat, YZDG)、川东白山羊(Chuandong white goat, CDWG)100日龄胎羊皮肤样本(n=3),和健康2~3周岁大足黑山羊(Dazu black goat, DBG)、内蒙古绒山羊(Inner Mongolia cashmere goat, IMCG)个体皮肤样本(n=3),利用组织切片染色技术观察皮肤中黑色素沉积情况;通过小RNA测序技术筛选差异miRNAs;培养B16-F10皮肤黑色素瘤细胞,利用细胞转染、qPCR、Western Blot、黑色素含量检测等技术验证miR-129-5p对黑色素生成的影响。结果显示,黑色素颗粒明显在YZDG胎羊皮肤和DBG毛囊的毛球、毛干、外根鞘等部位沉积,而在CDWG胎羊皮肤和IMCG表皮、毛囊中没有被观察到。经测序分析,在肤色差异的YZDG和CDWG中筛选到62个差异表达miRNAs,其中31个在乌皮山羊中上调,31个下调。在毛色差异的DBG和IMCG中,筛选到38个差异表达miRNAs,其中10个在黑色被毛山羊中表达上调,28个表达下调。两组测序结果均显示miR-129-5p在乌皮和黑色被毛山羊皮肤中高表达(P<0.05)。在细胞中过表达miR-129-5p后,相比于对照组,mimics组细胞黑色素沉积量提高了18.9%(P<0.05),TYR、TYRP1基因表达量分别上调57.3%和16.5%(P<0.05),蛋白表达量分别显著上调49.2%和40.2%(P<0.05);但MITF基因及其蛋白表达量无显著变化(P>0.05)。在抑制miR-129-5p后,inhibitor组TYR基因mRNA表达下调38.9%、蛋白表达水平下调21.1%(P<0.05);TYRP1、MITF蛋白表达水平分别下调25.3%及28.4%(P<0.05)。本研究发现,miR-129-5p在不同肤色及毛色的山羊皮肤中差异表达,且可通过调控TYR、TYRP1等关键基因的表达影响黑色素的生成,是山羊肤色和毛色形成过程的重要调节因子。
基金Supported by the Nature Science Foundation of Hebei Province,No.H2023104011.
文摘BACKGROUND Diabetic kidney disease(DKD),characterized by increased urinary microalbumin levels and decreased renal function,is the primary cause of end-stage renal di-sease.Its pathological mechanisms are complicated and multifactorial;Therefore,sensitive and specific biomarkers are needed.Urinary exosome originate from diverse renal cells in nephron segments and partially mirror the pathological changes in the kidney.The microRNAs(miRNAs)in urinary exosome are remark-ably stable and highly tissue-specific for the kidney.METHODS Type 2 diabetic mellitus(T2DM)patients were recruited from the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University and were divided into two groups:DM,diabetic pa-tients without albuminuria[urinary albumin to creatinine ratio(UACR)<30 mg/g]and DKD,diabetic patients with albuminuria(UACR≥30 mg/g).Healthy subjects were the normal control(NC)group.Urinary exosomal miR-145-5p,miR-27a-3p,and miR-29c-3p,were detected using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction.The correlation between exosomal miRNAs and the clinical in-dexes was evaluated.The diagnostic values of exosomal miR-145-5p and miR-27a-3p in DKD were determined using receiver operating characteristic(ROC)analysis.Biological functions of miR-145-5p were investigated by performing RESULTS Urinary exosomal expression of miR-145-5p and miR-27a-3p was more upregulated in the DKD group than in the DM group(miR-145-5p:4.54±1.45 vs 1.95±0.93,P<0.001;miR-27a-3p:2.33±0.79 vs 1.71±0.76,P<0.05)and the NC group(miR-145-5p:4.54±1.45 vs 1.55±0.83,P<0.001;miR-27a-3p:2.33±0.79 vs 1.10±0.51,P<0.001).The exosomal miR-145-5p and miR-27a-3p positively correlated with albuminuria and serum creatinine and negatively correlated with the estimated glomerular filtration rate.miR-27a-3p was also closely related to blood glucose,gly-cosylated hemoglobin A1c,and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.ROC analysis revealed that miR-145-5p had a better area under the curve of 0.88[95%confidence interval(CI):0.784-0.985,P<0.0001]in diagnosing DKD than miR-27a-3p with 0.71(95%CI:0.547-0.871,P=0.0239).Bioinformatics analysis revealed that the target genes of miR-145-5p were located in the actin filament,cytoskeleton,and extracellular exosome and were involved in the pathological processes of DKD,including apoptosis,inflammation,and fibrosis.CONCLUSION Urinary exosomal miR-145-5p and miR-27a-3p may serve as novel noninvasive diagnostic biomarkers or promising therapeutic targets for DKD.
