牛卵巢腔前卵泡的机械分离试验

机械方法处理胎牛、犊牛和成年牛卵巢可以获得大量的腔前卵泡。胎牛卵巢用眼科手术剪刀剪碎（Ｍ１）或用组织切碎机切碎（Ｍ２）,犊牛和成年牛卵巢用组织切碎机切碎,经悬浮吹打和过滤,平均每只卵巢可获得腔前卵泡胎牛为３２８２（Ｍ１）和５６８８（Ｍ２）,犊牛为２１００,成年牛为３５２．在所分离的胎牛和犊牛卵巢卵泡中原始卵泡和初级卵泡占绝大部分,而成年牛卵巢卵泡主要是初级卵泡和次级卵泡。不论是胎牛、犊牛或成年牛,从其所分离的绝大部分腔前卵泡外观质量完好     

Pyridoxine regulates hair follicle development via the PI3K/Akt,Wnt and Notch signalling pathways in rex rabbits

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of pyridoxine on the development of hair follicles in Rex rabbits and the underlying molecular mechanism. Two hundred 3-month-old Rex rabbits were randomly divided into 5 groups and fed diets supplemented with 0, 5, 10, 20, or 40 mg/kg pyridoxine. The hair follicle density on the dorsal skin and the gene and protein expression levels of components of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (PKB or Akt), Wnt, Notch and bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signalling pathways were measured. In addition, free hair follicles were isolated from Rex rabbits and cultured with pyridoxine in vitro to measure hair shaft growth. Furthermore, dermal papilla cells (DPC) were isolated from the skin of Rex rabbits and cultured with pyridoxine in vitro to measure the gene and protein expression levels of components of the PI3K/Akt, Wnt, Notch and BMP signalling pathways. The results showed that the addition of dietary pyridoxine significantly increased the total follicle density, secondary follicle density, and secondary-to-primary ratio (S/P, P < 0.05), that the growth ratio of hair stems was promoted by pyridoxine in basic culture medium, and that the growth length of tentacle hair follicles cultured in the pyridoxine group was longer than that in the control group (P < 0.05). In addition, pyridoxine changed the DPC cycle progression and promoted cell proliferation, and appropriate concentrations of pyridoxine (10 and 20 μmol/L) significantly inhibited cell apoptosis (P < 0.05). Pyridoxine significantly affected the gene expression of components of the PI3K/Akt, Wnt and Notch signalling pathways in the skin and DPC of Rex rabbits (P < 0.05), increased the levels of phosphorylated catenin beta 1 (CTNNB1) and Akt, and decreased the level of phosphorylated glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK-3β) (P < 0.05). Therefore, the molecular mechanism by which pyridoxine promotes hair follicle density in Rex rabbits probably occurs through activation of the PI3K/Akt, Wnt and Notch signalling pathways, prolonging hair follicle growth and delaying the onset of telogen.     

Transcriptome sequencing of black and white hair follicles in the giant panda

With the completion of the draft assembly of the giant panda genome sequence, RNA sequencing technology has been widely used in genetic research on giant pandas. We used RNA-seq to examine black and white hair follicle samples from adult pandas. By comparison with the giant panda genome, 75 963 SNP loci were labeled, 2426 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, and 2029 new genes were discovered, among which 631 were functionally annotated. A cluster analysis of the DEGs showed that they were mainly related to the Wnt signaling pathway, ECM–receptor interaction, the p53 signaling pathway, and ribosome processing. The enrichment results showed that there were significant differences in the regulatory networks of hair follicles with different colors during the transitional stage of hair follicle resting growth, which may play a regulatory role in melanin synthesis during growth. In conclusion, our results provide new insights and more data support for research on the color formation in giant pandas.     

基于单细胞转录组测序技术对鄂尔多斯细毛羊次级毛囊形态发生诱导期的研究

【目的】 试验旨在解析鄂尔多斯细毛羊胚胎期次级毛囊诱导期形态发生过程中主要细胞类型的分子特征和分化过程。【方法】 对采集的3只鄂尔多斯细毛羊（胎龄87 d）体侧部（肩胛骨后缘处）的皮肤样本进行HE染色，鉴定毛囊的发育时期；部分皮肤样本经过混样后进行单细胞转录组测序（scRNA-Seq），应用t-分布随机近邻嵌入（tSNE）分析细胞簇，分别使用胶原Ⅰ型α1链（Col1a1）和角蛋白15（Krt15）鉴定真皮谱系细胞和表皮谱系细胞，并使用皮肤组织不同细胞的标记基因进行细胞类型分析；对测序数据进行拟时序分析，探究其分化过程中差异基因的表达；通过GO功能富集分析进一步验证基因的功能。【结果】 HE染色结果发现，鄂尔多斯细毛羊在胎龄87 d处于次级毛囊诱导期。通过scRNA-Seq在胎龄87 d的细毛羊体侧部皮肤细胞样品中获得10 603个细胞和18 704个基因的scRNA-Seq数据可用于下游分析。tSNE分析发现，皮肤组织中共有15个细胞簇；Col1a1和Krt15标记基因鉴定表明，真皮细胞和表皮细胞具有高度异质性。拟时序分析构建毛囊形态发生过程中真皮/表皮细胞谱系细胞的分化轨迹和基因动态表达图谱表明，在真皮谱系细胞由成纤维细胞（Fb）向成熟真皮聚凝物（DC）的分化过程中，多个不同阶段的标记基因FST重组蛋白（Fst）、抑制素亚基βα（Inhba）和转录阻遏物GATA结合1（Trps1）均在拟时序轨道上特异性表达，并富集了Wnt、Noggin和骨形态发生蛋白（BMP）等与毛囊形态发生相关的信号通路；在表皮谱系细胞分化过程中，基质和毛囊间表皮（IFE）的标记基因角蛋白10（Krt10）、同源基因C13（HOXC13）和音猬因子信号（SHH）在表皮谱系细胞拟时序轨道的2个分支上均特异性表达，且富集在细胞增殖和细胞黏附等相关通路。【结论】 在细毛羊次级毛囊诱导期，真皮谱系细胞由成纤维细胞分化至真皮聚凝物，表皮谱系细胞处于基质和毛囊间表皮细胞增殖分化阶段，结果可加深人们对细毛羊次级毛囊形态发生过程的了解，为鄂尔多斯细毛羊育种研究提供有力的理论和技术支持。     

Analysis of PPP1R11 expression in granulosa cells during developmental follicles of yak and its effects on cell function

The aims of this study were to analyse the protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 11 (PPP1R11) expression and cellular localization in yak follicles and investigate its effects on cell proliferation, apoptosis and oestrogen secretion in granulosa cells (GCs). Ten healthy and non-pregnant female yaks (4-year-old) were used as experimental animals. The mRNA relative expression level of PPP1R11 in GCs from small (<3.0 mm), medium (3.0–5.9 mm) and large (6.0–9.0 mm) follicles was detected by RT-qPCR, and the cellular localization of PPP1R11 protein was detected by immunohistochemistry staining (IHC). After isolation, culture and identification of yak GCs in vitro, si-PPP1R11 and si-NC (negative control) were transfected into GCs. RT-qPCR and immunofluorescence staining were used to evaluate the interference efficiency, and ELISA was performed to detect oestrogen concentration. Then, EdU staining and TUNEL staining were conducted to analyse cell proliferation and apoptosis. In addition, the oestrogen synthesis, proliferation- and apoptosis-related genes were detected by RT-qPCR after knockdown PPP1R11. The results showed that PPP1R11 is mainly located in ovarian GCs, and the expression levels of PPP1R11 in GCs from large follicles were significantly higher than that from medium and small follicles. Transfection of si-PPP1R11 into GCs could significantly inhibit the expression of PPP1R11. Interestingly, the oestrogen secretion ability and the expression level of oestrogen pathway-related genes (STAR, CYP11A1, CYP19A1 and HSD17B1) were also significantly downregulated. Moreover, the proportion of positive cells was decreased, and cellular proliferation-related genes (PCNA, CCNB1 and CDC25A) were significantly downregulated after knockdown PPP1R11. However, the proportion of apoptotic cells was increased, and apoptosis-related genes (BAX, CASP3 and P53) were significantly upregulated. Taken together, this study was the first revealed the expression and cellular localization of PPP1R11 in yak follicles. Interference PPP1R11 could reduce oestrogen secretion, inhibit proliferation and promote apoptosis in GCs, which provided a basis for further studies on the regulatory mechanism of PPP1R11 in follicle development.     

KRT16在长毛兔毛囊发育过程中的表达规律及功能探究

旨在探究KRT16在长毛兔毛囊发育过程中的表达规律及功能。本试验选取12只健康的6月龄皖系长毛兔，于剪毛后在生长期、退行期和休止期选取背部皮肤采样。通过克隆得到兔KRT16基因的编码序列，利用生物信息学软件对KRT16编码序列(CDS)的生物学特性进行初步分析。实时荧光定量PCR(quantitative real-time PCR,qRT-PCR)分析KRT16在毛囊不同时期表达量。在毛囊毛乳头细胞(dermal papilla cell, DPC)中过表达和敲低KRT16,探究KRT16对毛囊生长发育相关基因的调控作用，以及对DPC增殖的影响。结果显示，KRT16基因的编码序列全长1 431 bp,可编码476个氨基酸，在不同哺乳动物中表现出高度同源性。实时荧光定量PCR结果显示，在毛囊发育周期中，KRT16在毛囊发育周期呈现出不同的表达水平，在生长期高表达。通过在兔毛乳头细胞中过表达与敲减KRT16,检测毛囊发育相关基因的表达水平变化，过表达KRT16后，SFRP2和TGFβ1基因的mRNA表达量极显著下降(P<0.01),BCL2、CCND1、EGF、LEF1和CTNNB...