Pten基因對奶牛乳腺上皮細胞泌乳的調節功能

王卓然　王春梅　王杰　李慶章　高學軍

摘 要：該研究以泌乳中期的奶牛乳腺上皮細胞為模型，探索Pten基因的表達與奶牛乳腺發育和泌乳之間的關系，目的在于揭示Pten基因在奶牛乳腺中的調節作用，為動物乳腺發育和泌乳調節機制的研究提供基礎資料。該研究以中國荷斯坦奶牛作為實驗動物，應用熒光定量qRT-PCR、Westernblotting和免疫組織化學技術，對奶牛不同發育階段及不同乳品質的乳腺組織中Pten mRNA和蛋白質的相對表達量進行檢測；以體外培養的泌乳中期奶牛乳腺上皮細胞為研究對象，構建重組質粒pGCMV-Pten-IRES-EGFP，對細胞進行瞬時轉染，進行Pten基因過表達實驗；應用RNA干擾的方法用Pten siRNA瞬時轉染細胞，進行Pten基因抑制實驗。分別用相關試劑盒檢測Pten基因過表達和抑制之后細胞？-酪蛋白、甘油三酯以及乳糖分泌的情況，為了檢測Pten基因對奶牛乳腺上皮細胞活力和增殖能力的影響，分別應用CASY-TT細胞分析儀和流式細胞儀檢測細胞活性和細胞周期，采用熒光定量qRT-PCR和Western blotting技術，在mRNA和蛋白水平檢測與泌乳相關的信號通路基因的表達變化；同時，添加外源性催乳素和葡萄糖培養細胞，檢測培養液上清中？-酪蛋白、甘油三酯和乳糖的濃度，以及Pten基因的表達量變化，從而探索Pten基因在催乳素誘導的葡萄糖轉化生成乳糖過程中的作用。研究結果表明，泌乳期Pten基因表達量顯著低于干乳期。與泌乳期低乳品質奶牛乳腺相比，泌乳期高乳品質的奶牛乳腺組織中Pten mRNA和蛋白表達水平分別降低了30%和40%；Pten基因過表達可抑制奶牛乳腺上皮細胞的活力、增殖能力以及？-酪蛋白、甘油三酯和乳糖的分泌量（P<0.05），使奶牛乳腺上皮細胞中MAPK、CyclinD1、AKT、mTOR、S6K1、STAT5、SREBP1、PPAR？、PRLR、GLUT1的表達下調（P<0.05），并上調4EBP1的表達水平（P<0.05）；Pten基因抑制實驗表現出相反的結果；而Pten基因的過表達和抑制對ELF5的表達均無顯著影響（P>0.05）。催乳素的添加能促進細胞分泌？-酪蛋白、甘油三酯和乳糖（P<0.05），并下調Pten基因表達量（P<0.05）；葡萄糖的添加顯著增加了？-酪蛋白和乳糖分泌量（P<0.05），但甘油三酯含量無顯著變化（P>0.05），同時Pten基因的表達量無明顯改變（P>0.05）。綜上所述，Pten基因參與調節奶牛乳腺上皮細胞泌乳的過程，負向調節細胞的活力、增殖能力和細胞周期，并能抑制奶牛乳腺上皮細胞分泌？-酪蛋白、甘油三酯和乳糖；這種調節作用是通過Pten基因靶向調節PI3K-AKT信號通路，進而調節其他泌乳相關信號通路基因的表達而實現的；同時發現Pten基因的表達受催乳素的負調節，但葡萄糖對Pten基因的表達水平無顯著影響。

關鍵詞：奶牛乳腺 發育 泌乳 Pten

Abstract：In the aim of detectting the role of Pten gene in the mammary gland of dairy cow， dairy cows mammary epithelial cells （DCMECs） in mid-lactation period were used as models to investigate the relationship of Pten expression and mammary glands development and lactation， which provides basic data for the study of ruminant mammary gland development and lactation mechanisms， and the theoretical support for milk production and milk quality of the artificial regulation at the same time. In this research， Holstein dairy cows were used as experimental animals， applying to qRT-PCR， Western blotting， and immunofluorescence triple staining technology， Pten mRNA and protein expression at different development stages and various milk qualities of dairy cows mammary gland tissue were detected. Furthermore， DCMECs as research objects in vitro were used to study the function of Pten gene. Recombinant plasmid pGCMV-Pten-IRES-EGFP was constructed and transient transfected into cells to prosue the Pten gene overexpression experiment. Meanwhile， RNAi method was used to transfect Pten siRNA in the Pten gene inhibition experiment. We determined concentrations of β-casein， triglyceride， and lactose following Pten gene overexpression and inhibition by specific kits. To determine whether Pten gene affected DCMEC viability and proliferation， cells were analyzed by CASY-TT and flow cytometry. Genes involved in lactation-related signaling pathways were detected by qRT-PCR and Western blotting. After prolactin and glucose were added to the cell cultures， concentrations of β-casein， triglyceride， and lactose were detected， and Pten gene expression was also assessed. Thus investigating the role of Pten gene in the process of glucose transform into lactose induced by prolactin. In summary， we showed that Pten gene is specifically involved in lactation of dairy cow mammary epithelial cells， and down-regulates DCMEC viability， proliferation ability， and the cell cycle along with β-casein， triglyceride， and lactose secretion. Pten gene targets and regulates the PI3K/AKT pathway， which in turn regulates other lactation-related signaling genes. Moreover， the expression of Pten gene can be down-regulated by prolactin， but the introduction of glucose to culture medium revealed no significant difference in Pten gene expression level in DCMECs.

Key Words：Dairy cow mammary gland；Development；Lactation；Pten

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