Scientia Agricultura Sinica ›› 2013, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (10): 2110-2118.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2013.10.017

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Study on the Cloning of Coding Sequence and Ontogenetic mRNA Expression of Ovine UCP4 Gene

 ZHOU  Sha-Sha, LIU  Bao-Feng, WEI  Lin-Lin, WANG  Jing-Lin, LIU  Jian-Hua, LIANG  Chen, QIAO  Li-Ying, LIU  Wen-Zhong   

  1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi
  • Received:2012-11-16 Online:2013-05-15 Published:2013-04-09

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Abstract: 【Objective】This study aims to clone the coding sequence (CDS) of ovine UCP4 gene, to analyze the CDS and its coding protein structures, and to profile the ontogenetic mRNA expression so that to lay a theoretical foundation for future research on the structure and function of this gene. 【Method】The CDS was amplified from ovine cerebrum tissue by reverse transcription- polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Physicochemical features and structural characteristics of ovine UCP4 were analyzed by bioinformatics methods. Ninety-six animals from two sheep breeds with significant differences in tail types (Guangling Large Tailed- and Small Tailed-Han Sheep) were used to study the ontogenetic mRNA expression by real-time quantitative PCR in eight tissues (cerebrum, cerebellum, hypothalamus, pituitary, and subcutaneous fat, perirenal fat, mesenteric fat and tail fat) from 2-to 12-month old age at two-month interval. 【Result】The sequencing data showed that the length of complete CDS was 972 bp encoding a protein of 323 amino acids. The isoelectric point (pI) of the protein was 9.43, and the molecular weight was 35.73 kDa. The percentages of helix, strand and loop were 56.04%, 7.12% and 36.84%, respectively, in the secondary structure. This transmembrane protein had no signal peptide but with two predicted glycosylation sites and 15 potential phosphorylation sites. The UCP4 mRNA expressed in all these tissues, but overexpressed in brain tissue other than in adipose tissue. Generally, breed, tissue and the months of age had significant influences on the UCP4 mRNA expression. 【Conclusion】 The obtained whole CDS of ovine UCP4 gene, expression profile and its limiting factors are of scientific significance to further studies on the relationship between the gene structure and energy metabolism.

Key words: sheep , UCP4 gene , coding sequence , mRNA expression

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