中国农业科学 ›› 2026, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (2): 441-458.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2026.02.016

• 畜牧·兽医 • 上一篇    下一篇

鸭睾丸单细胞发育图谱构建与调控分析

陶志云1, 徐文娟1, 卢立志2, 宋卫涛1, 章双杰1, 刘宏祥1, 王志成1, 顾昊天1, 朱春红1(), 李慧芳1()   

  1. 1 江苏省家禽科学研究所, 江苏扬州 225125
    2 浙江省农业科学院, 杭州 310021
  • 收稿日期:2025-02-27 接受日期:2025-11-30 出版日期:2026-01-16 发布日期:2026-01-22
  • 通信作者:
    朱春红,E-mail:
    李慧芳,E-mail:
  • 联系方式: 陶志云,E-mail:zhiyun2@126.com。
  • 基金资助:
    江苏省前沿技术研发计划(现代农业)(BF2025306); 国家重点研发计划(2022YFD1300100); 江苏省种业振兴“揭榜挂帅”项目(JBGS(2021); 扬州市现代农业(YZ2024054)

Atlas Construction and Regulatory Analysis of Duck Testicular Cell Development

TAO ZhiYun1, XU WenJuan1, LU LiZhi2, SONG WeiTao1, ZHANG ShuangJie1, LIU HongXiang1, WANG ZhiCheng1, GU HaoTian1, ZHU ChunHong1(), LI HuiFang1()   

  1. 1 Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences, Yangzhou 225125, Jiangsu
    2 Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021
  • Received:2025-02-27 Accepted:2025-11-30 Published:2026-01-16 Online:2026-01-22
  • Supported by:
    030,JBGS(2022); 030,JBGS(111)

摘要:

【目的】 通过单细胞测序技术解析鸭睾丸发育成熟前后细胞异质性,构建鸭睾丸单细胞发育图谱,并进行比较分析,进一步揭示睾丸发育成熟过程和调控机制。【方法】 分别收集10周龄(未成熟睾丸组,IMT)和23周龄(成熟睾丸组,MT)鸭睾丸3份,制备单细胞悬液,进行单细胞测序。对获得的测序数据进行质控、标准化、降维和聚类分析,构建鸭不同发育时期睾丸图谱。对细胞亚群进行注释,并分析组间差异,筛选关键调控基因和信号通路。【结果】 6个样本平均获得超过30 000 000高质量测序数据,经质控获得54 702个有效细胞(IMT组27 756个,MT组26 946个)。通过细胞聚类和标记基因鉴定,成功鉴定21个细胞亚群,包含10个生殖细胞亚群和11个体细胞亚群。随着鸭睾丸发育成熟,精原干细胞、精原细胞、初级精母细胞、支持细胞1型和3型显著降低,中间型精母细胞、次级精母细胞、圆形精子细胞、长形精子细胞、支持细胞2型和4型显著增加。差异基因分析发现4 495个差异基因(上调1 737个,下调2 758个),其中生殖细胞中Gm614、SPATC1、TSSK6、ZIC1、PHF7、Armc12FAM166C等显著上调;在支持细胞中PKIA、SNX22、Wnt6、LAMA1、SCN4B、CDH6、FAM110C等显著下调。功能富集分析表明,TOP20 GO均属于细胞组分类别;KEGG分析提示内质网中的蛋白质加工和细胞衰老等信号通路具有关键调控作用;进一步对这两个信号通路中的差异基因进行蛋白互作网络分析显示,SEC63通过与ERLEC1、AMFRRAD23B等相互作用调节内质网中的蛋白质加工过程,而CDK6通过CHEK2、CCNA2、CCNA1CDC25等相互作用调节细胞衰老信号通路。【结论】 首次构建了鸭睾丸发育成熟前后单细胞转录图谱,揭示睾丸发育成熟过程中细胞亚群动态变化规律,发现了大量差异表达基因,且提示SEC63CDK6可能分别通过调控内质网中蛋白质加工和细胞周期进程在睾丸成熟机制中发挥重要作用。

关键词: 鸭, 睾丸, 单细胞测序, 图谱构建, 调控分析

Abstract:

【Objective】 The aim of this study was to analyze the cellular heterogeneity of duck testes before and after maturation using single-cell sequencing technology, to construct a developmental map of duck testicular cells, and to further reveal the process and regulatory mechanisms of testicular maturation. 【Method】 Each three testes samples from 10 week (immature testis group, IMT) and 23 week old (mature testis group, MT) ducks were collected, and single-cell suspensions were prepared for single-cell sequencing. The quality control, standardization, dimensionality reduction, and cluster analysis on the obtained sequencing data were performed to construct testicular maps of ducks at different developmental stages. Cell subpopulations were annotated, intergroup differences were analyzed, and key regulatory genes and signaling pathways of testicular development and maturation were screened. 【Result】 More than 30 million high-quality sequencing data were obtained from the each six samples. After quality control, 54 702 valid cells were obtained (27 756 in the IMT group and 26 946 in the MT group). Through cell clustering and identification of marker genes, 21 cell sub-populations were successfully identified, including 10 germ cell sub-populations and 11 somatic cell sub- populations. During the development and maturation of duck testes, spermatogonial stem cells, spermatogonia, primary spermatocytes, and Sertoli cells type 1 and type 3 decreased significantly, while intermediate spermatocytes, secondary spermatocytes, round spermatids, elongated spermatids, and Sertoli cells type 2 and type 4 increased significantly. Differential gene analysis identified 4 495 differential genes (1 737 up-regulated and 2 758 down-regulated). Among them, genes such as Gm614, SPATC1, TSSK6, ZIC1, PHF7, Armc12 and FAM166C were significantly up-regulated in germ cells, and genes such as PKIA, SNX22, Wnt6, LAMA1, SCN4B, CDH6 and FAM110C were significantly down-regulated in Sertoli cells. Functional enrichment analysis showed that the top 20 GO terms all belonged to the cell component category. KEGG analysis indicated that signaling pathways such as protein processing in the endoplasmic reticulum and cellular senescence played key regulatory roles. Furthermore, protein-protein interaction network analysis of differentially expressed genes of these two signaling pathways showed that SEC63 regulated the protein processing process in the endoplasmic reticulum through interactions with ERLEC1, AMFR and RAD23B, etc., while CDK6 might regulate the cellular senescence signaling pathway through interactions with CHEK2, CCNA2, CCNA1 and CDC25, etc. 【Conclusion】 This study constructed the single-cell transcription map of duck testes before and after maturity for the first time, revealed the dynamic change rules of cell sub-populations during testicular development, discovered a large number of differentially expressed genes, and suggested that SEC63 and CDK6 might play important roles in the testicular maturation mechanism by regulating the endoplasmic reticulum stress response and cell cycle progression, respectively.

Key words: duck, testis, single-cell sequencing, atlas construction, regulatory analysis