Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (12): 151-159.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2021-0368

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Effect of PDK4 on the Lipid Metabolism of Goat Intramuscular Adipocytes

ZHANG Hao1,2(), ZHANG Ya-nan1,2, LI Xin1,2, WANG Jia-mei1,2, WANG Yong1(), ZHU Jiang-jiang1, XIONG Yan1,2, LIN Ya-qiu1,2()   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Protection and Utilization of Ministry of Education/Sichuan Province, Southwest Minzu University,Chengdu 610041
    2. College of Animal & Veterinary Sciences,Southwest Minzu University,Chengdu 610041
  • Received:2021-03-22 Online:2021-12-26 Published:2022-01-19
  • Contact: WANG Yong,LIN Ya-qiu E-mail:zhanghao9235@163.com;wangyong010101@swun.cn;linyq1999@163.com

Abstract:

This study aims to clone the goat PDK4 gene sequence,to clarify its tissue and temporal expression characteristics,and to clarify its effect on the lipid metabolism of goat intramuscular adipocytes. Overexpression and interference cell model of goat PDK4 was constructed,and RT-PCR and real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR were used to determine and study the effect of PDK4 on the lipid metabolism in goat intramuscular adipocytes. As results,the cloned goat PDK4 sequence was 1 808 bp,and it was located in mitochondria and cytoplasm. The expression pattern of goat PDK4 tissue and cell temporal expression was clarified,showing that PDK4 was highly expressed in the goat’s lung,triceps brachii muscle and liver tissue(P<0.01). The expression level in goat intramuscular adipocytes at 5 d of induction was significantly higher than that before differentiation(P<0.01). Interference and overexpression of goat PDK4 significantly reduced and increased lipid accumulation,respectively. The expression of lipid metabolism-related genes FABP3,CD36,ACACA,AGPAT6 and ADRP significantly(P<0.05)or extremely significantly(P<0.01)decreased with si-PDK4,while those genes extremely significantly increased(P<0.01)after overexpression of PDK4. In conclusion,PDK4 is expressed in goat tissues and in various stages of intramuscular preadipocyte differentiation. Overexpression of goat PDK4 promots the up-regulation of lipid droplet accumulation and lipid deposition-related gene expression in adipocytes,and shows the opposite trend and expression after interference.

Key words: pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4, goat, expression characteristics, lipid metabolism