白绒乌鸡MITF基因的cDNA克隆、表达及其对黑色素沉积的影响

doi:10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2015.18.014

摘要/Abstract

摘要： 【目的】克隆白绒乌鸡小眼畸形相关转录因子（microphthalmia- associaated transcription factor, MITF）基因序列，研究 MITF 基因在白绒乌鸡各组织中的表达，探索其对白绒乌鸡体内黑色素沉积的影响，为深入研究乌鸡体内黑色素沉积的内在调控机制奠定理论基础。【方法】以150日龄健康的白绒乌鸡为研究对象，采用简并引物和巢式PCR方法从白绒乌鸡皮肤组织中克隆 MITF 基因cDNA序列，通过DNAStar、Clustal X、BioEdit和MEGA4.0等软件对获得的序列进行生物信息学分析；利用实时荧光定量PCR法和紫外分光光度法分别研究白绒乌鸡各组织 MITF 基因的表达特性和黑色素的沉积规律，并应用线性回归方法分析白绒乌鸡各组织 MITF 基因表达量与黑色素沉积之间的相关性。【结果】经测序和拼接，最终获得了长度为1 431 bp的白绒乌鸡 MITF 基因的cDNA序列 (登录号: KC879241)，该序列包含1个完整的CDS区(25—1 431 bp)，编码468个氨基酸，预测蛋白分子量为52.42 kD，等电点为6.47；结构域分析发现该基因编码的氨基酸具有1个保守的基础-螺旋-环-螺旋-亮氨酸拉链（bHLH-zip）结构。同源比对结果表明，该基因CDS区氨基酸序列与原鸡的同源性高达100%；与其他鸟类同源性达98%以上，与哺乳动物同源性为90%左右；氨基酸系统进化树显示，白绒乌鸡MITF与原鸡的亲缘关系最近，与猪和人的亲缘关系最远。荧光定量PCR结果表明 MITF 基因表达量在白绒乌鸡各组织间差异达极显著水平(P＜0.01)，其中以皮肤表达量最高，大约为肾的2.9倍、肌胃的4.4倍、肝的11.4倍、肌肉的86.2倍；紫外分光光度计检测结果显示各组织黑色素的沉积规律与各组织 MITF 基因的表达规律大体相似，总体趋势表现为皮肤＞肾＞肌胃＞肝＞肌肉。相关分析表明，白绒乌鸡组织中 MITF 基因的表达量与黑色素含量呈显著的正相关关系(P＜0.05)。【结论】MITF 基因在动物进化中高度保守，该基因表达具有组织特异性，对白绒乌鸡体内黑色素沉积起正向调控作用，其高表达可能有助于乌鸡体内黑色素的形成。

关键词: 白绒乌鸡, 黑色素, 小眼畸形相关转录因子, 克隆, 基因表达

Abstract: 【Objective】The aim of this paper was to clone microphthalmia-associaated transcription factor(MITF) , explore its expression and relationship with melanin deposition in different tissues of Silky Fowl, for further studying molecular mechanism of melanin deposition among Silky Fowl.【Method】A total of 150 day-old healthy Silky Fowls were selected as the research materials in this experiments. Degenerate primers and Nested PCR were used to isolate MITFgene from the skin of Silky Fowl, and DNAStar, Clustal X, BioEdit and MEGA4.0 software were adopted to analyze biological information of the obtained sequence. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and ultraviolet spectrophotometry (US) were employed, respectively, to study MITF expression characteristics and melanin deposition in tissues of Silky Fowl, and linear regression estimation was applied to identify the correlation between MITF gene expression and melanin deposition in the tissues of Silky Fowl.【Result】Results showed that the 1 431 bp cDNA sequence of MITF gene was obtained by sequencing and splicing, which contained a complete CDS (25-1 431bp). The CDS domain was composed by 468 amino acids (GenBank accession No. KC879241) with a predicted molecular weight of 52.42kD , an isoelectric point of 6.47, and a conserved basic-helix-loop-helix leucine-zipper (bHLH-zip) protein structure.The homology comparison indicated that the Silky MITF gene shared 100% amino acid homology to Gallus gallus, above 98% to other birds，and about 90% to mammal in CDS domaim. The amino acid phylogenetic tree analysis demonstrated that Silky Fowl MITF had the closest genetic relationship to Gallus gallus, but the farthest to pig and human. The qRT-PCR confirmed that different expressions of MITF gene were detected among tissues of Silky Fowl (P＜0.01), with the highest expression in the skin which was about 2.9 times that of the kidney, 4.4 times that of the gizzard, 11.4 times that of the liver, and 86.2 times that of the muscle. The ultraviolet spectrophotmeter examination showed that the law of melanin depositionwas consistent with thatof MITF expression in tissues, with an overall trend: skin＞kidney＞gizzard ＞liver＞muscular. Correlation analysis diplayed that there was a positive correlation between MITF expression and melanin deposition(P＜0.05).【Conclusion】 MITF gene is highly conservative in the evolution of animal species, the gene expression is specific in tissues, and plays a positive role in the regulation of melanin deposition on Silky Fowl, whose high expression may contribute to the formation of melanin.

Key words: Silky Fowl, melanin, MITF, cloning, gene mRNA expression

郑嫩珠，辛清武，朱志明，缪中纬，李丽，刘凤辉，黄勤楼. 白绒乌鸡MITF基因的cDNA克隆、表达及其对黑色素沉积的影响[J]. 中国农业科学, 2015, 48(18): 3711-3718.

ZHENG Nen-zhu, XIN Qing-wu, ZHU Zhi-ming, MIAO Zhong-wei, Li Li, Liu Feng-hui, HUANG Qin-lou. cDNA Cloning and Expression of MITF Gene and Its Effect on Melanin Deposition in Silky Fowl[J]. Scientia Agricultura Sinica, 2015, 48(18): 3711-3718.

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