MYOD1 inhibits avian adipocyte differentiation via miRNA-206/KLF4 axis

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Zhongtao Yin¹  Zhuocheng Hou¹  Qiangsen Zhao¹  Zheng Wang¹  Ning Yang¹  Xiaoqin Li¹  Sirui Chen¹  Sen Wu² 

[1]National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, MARA, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road No. 2, 100193, Beijing, China

[2]State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road No. 2, 100193, Beijing, China

关键词: Adipocyte differentiation;    Avian;    CRISPR/Cas9;    KLF4;    MYOD1;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40104-021-00579-x

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundA considerable number of muscle development-related genes were differentially expressed in the early stage of avian adipocyte differentiation. However, the functions of them in adipocyte differentiation remain largely known. In this study, the myoblast determination protein 1 (MYOD1) was selected as a representative of muscle development. We investigated its expression, function, and regulation in avian adipocyte differentiation.ResultsThe expression of MYOD1 decreased significantly in the early stage of avian adipocyte differentiation. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated deletion of MYOD1 induced adipocyte differentiation, whereas over-expression of MYOD1 inhibited adipogenesis. The mRNA-seq data showed that MYOD1 could perturb the lipid biosynthetic process during differentiation. Our results showed that MYOD1 directly up-regulates the miR-206 expression by binding the upstream 1200 bp region of miR-206. Then, over-expression of miR-206 can inhibit the adipogenesis. Furthermore, MYOD1 affected the expression of endogenous miR-206 and its target gene Kruppel-like factor 4 (KLF4), which is an important activator of adipogenesis. Accordingly, the inhibition of miR-206 or over-expression of KLF4 could counteract the inhibitory effect of MYOD1 on adipocyte differentiation.ConclusionsOur results establish that MYOD1 inhibits adipocyte differentiation by up-regulating miR-206 to suppress the KLF4 expression. These findings identify a novel function of MYOD1 in adipocyte differentiation, suggesting a potential role in body-fat distribution regulation.

【 授权许可】

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