Cao Yuzhu, Jia Qihui, Xing Yuxin, Ma Chenglin, Guan Hongbo, Tian Weihua, Kang Xiangtao, Tian Yadong, Liu Xiaojun, Li Hong
College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China.
International Joint Research Laboratory for Poultry Breeding of Henan, Zhengzhou 450046, China.
Animals (Basel). 2024 Jan 25;14(3):383. doi: 10.3390/ani14030383.
Stanniocalcin 2 (STC2) is a secreted glycoprotein involved in multiple biological processes. To systemically study the biological role of in chickens, phylogenetic tree analysis and conservation analysis were conducted. Association analysis between variations in the gene and the economic traits of Gushi-Anka F2 was conducted. The tissue expression patterns of expression in different chicken tissues and liver at different stages were detected. The biological role of in chicken liver was investigated through overexpression and interfering methods in the LMH cell line. Correlation analyses between expression and lipid components were conducted. (1) The phylogenetic tree displayed that chicken STC2 is most closely related with Japanese quail and most distantly related with Xenopus tropicalis. STC2 has the same identical conserved motifs as other species. (2) rs9949205 (T > C) found in intron was highly significantly correlated with chicken body weight at 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 weeks ( < 0.01). Extremely significant correlations of rs9949205 with semi-evisceration weight (SEW), evisceration weight (EW), breast muscle weight (BMW), leg muscle weight (LMW), liver weight and abdominal fat weight (AFW) were revealed ( < 0.01). Significant associations between rs9949205 and abdominal fat percentage, liver weight rate, breast muscle weight rate and leg muscle weight rate were also found ( < 0.05). Individuals with TT or TC genotypes had significantly lower abdominal fat percentage and liver weight rate compared to those with the CC genotype, while their body weight and other carcass traits were higher. (3) showed a high expression level in chicken liver tissue, which significantly increased with the progression of age ( < 0.05). was observed to inhibit the content of lipid droplets, triglycerides (TG) and cholesterol (TC), as well the expression level of genes related to lipid metabolism in LMH cells. (4) Correlation analysis showed that the gene was significantly correlated with 176 lipids in the breast muscle ( < 0.05) and mainly enriched in omega-3 and omega-6 unsaturated fatty acids. In conclusion, the gene in chicken might potentially play a crucial role in chicken growth and development, as well as liver lipid metabolism and muscle lipid deposition. This study provides a scientific foundation for further investigation into the regulatory mechanism of the gene on lipid metabolism and deposition in chicken liver.
鲽源钙素2(STC2)是一种参与多种生物学过程的分泌型糖蛋白。为了系统研究其在鸡中的生物学作用,进行了系统发育树分析和保守性分析。对STC2基因变异与固始-安卡F2代经济性状进行了关联分析。检测了STC2在不同鸡组织及不同发育阶段肝脏中的组织表达模式。通过在LMH细胞系中过表达和干扰的方法研究了STC2在鸡肝脏中的生物学作用。进行了STC2表达与脂质成分的相关性分析。(1)系统发育树显示,鸡STC2与日本鹌鹑的亲缘关系最近,与热带爪蟾的亲缘关系最远。STC2与其他物种具有相同的保守基序。(2)在STC2内含子中发现的rs9949205(T>C)与0、2、4、6、8、10和12周龄鸡的体重高度显著相关(P<0.01)。rs9949205与半净膛重(SEW)、全净膛重(EW)、胸肌重(BMW)、腿肌重(LMW)、肝脏重和腹脂重(AFW)呈极显著相关(P<0.01)。rs9949205与腹脂率、肝脏重率、胸肌重率和腿肌重率之间也存在显著关联(P<0.05)。与CC基因型个体相比,TT或TC基因型个体的腹脂率和肝脏重率显著较低,而体重和其他胴体性状较高。(3)STC2在鸡肝脏组织中表达水平较高,且随年龄增长显著升高(P<0.05)。在LMH细胞中,STC2可抑制脂滴、甘油三酯(TG)和胆固醇(TC)的含量以及脂质代谢相关基因的表达水平。(4)相关性分析表明,STC2基因与胸肌中的176种脂质显著相关(P<0.05),主要富集于ω-3和ω-6不饱和脂肪酸。综上所述,鸡的STC2基因可能在鸡的生长发育以及肝脏脂质代谢和肌肉脂质沉积中发挥关键作用。本研究为进一步探究STC2基因对鸡肝脏脂质代谢和沉积的调控机制提供了科学依据。