miR-383在牦牛、犏牛睾丸组织中的差异表达及功能预测

本研究旨在分析miR-383成熟体在雄性牦牛和犏牛F1代睾丸组织中的差异表达,以了解其在精子形成中的重要作用.以发育成熟的牦牛和犏牛睾丸组织为材料,利用实时荧光定量PCR方法检测miR-383成熟体在牦牛及犏牛睾丸组织中的差异表达情况;利用TargetScan和miRanda数据库获得miR-383的靶基因集合,通过David和Gene Ontology在线软件分析miR-383靶基因的生物学功能.实时荧光定量PCR结果显示miR-383成熟体在牦牛和犏牛F1代睾丸组织中表达显著差异(P<0.05),在牦牛睾丸组织中表达量较高,靶基因预测共获得131个靶基因,GO分析及KEGG信号通路分析得到miR-383靶基因功能,这些靶基因参与了细胞增殖、凋亡、核酸合成调控等过程.结合miR-383成熟体的表达差异和靶基因功能预测结果,miR-383可能参与生殖细胞的分化及精子形成调控,为miR-383在犏牛生殖细胞中的功能与调控机制研究提供了理论依据.

Differential Expression and Function Prediction of miR-383 in Yak and Cattle-yak Testis

The aim of this study was to detect the differential expression of miR-383 in yak and cattle-yak testis,and explore the important roles of miR-383 in spermatogenesis.Using the testis tissue of mature yak and cattle-yak as experimental material,Real-time PCR was performed to detect the miR-383 expression.miR-383 targets were obtained using TargetScan and miRanda database,and biological functions of these target genes were predicted by David and Gene Ontology online softwares.The miR-383 had significantly differential expression in F₁ testis tissue between yak and cattle-yak(P<0.05),and it had the highest expression level in yak testis tissues.131 target genes were obtained by target gene prediction which involved in cell proliferation,apoptosis,regulation of nucleic acid synthesis and other processes by GO analysis and KEGG pathway analysis.The results showed that miR-383 might participate in the regulation of germ cell differentiation and spermatogenesis,which would provide clues and theoretical basis for studying the function and regulation mechanism of miR-383 in cattle-yak germ cell.