MicroRNA-148a Regulates the Proliferation and Differentiation of Ovine Preadipocytes by Targeting PTEN
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been found to be involved in lipid deposition and metabolism. However, there have been no reports on the roles of miR-148a in the proliferation and adipogenesis of preadipocytes in sheep. In this study, the expression of miR-148a was profiled in the eight tissues of Tibetan e...
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Published in | Animals (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 3; p. 820 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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15.03.2021
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Summary: | MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been found to be involved in lipid deposition and metabolism. However, there have been no reports on the roles of miR-148a in the proliferation and adipogenesis of preadipocytes in sheep. In this study, the expression of miR-148a was profiled in the eight tissues of Tibetan ewes and differentiated preadipocytes, and the role of miR-148a in differentiation and proliferation of ovine preadipocytes was investigated using Oil Red O staining, CCK-8, EdU staining, cell cycle detection, and RT-qPCR. The effect of
on the differentiation of ovine preadipocytes was also investigated. The miR-148a was widely expressed in the eight tissues investigated and had significantly increased expression in liver, spleen and subcutaneous adipose tissues, and the heart. The expression of miR-148a continued to increase with the differentiation of ovine preadipocytes. The over-expression of miR-148a significantly promoted differentiation but inhibited the proliferation of ovine preadipocytes. The inhibition of miR-148a had the opposite effect on the differentiation and proliferation of ovine preadipocytes with over-expressed miR-148a. The results from the dual luciferase reporter assays showed that miR-148a mimic significantly decreased the luciferase activity of
-3'UTR dual luciferase reporter vector, suggesting that
is a target gene of miR-148a. In over-expressed-
preadipocytes, the number of lipid droplets remarkably decreased, and the expression levels of adipogenesis marker genes
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and
were also significantly down-regulated. These results suggest that miR-148a accelerated the adipogenic differentiation of ovine preadipocytes by inhibiting
expression, and also inhibited the proliferation of ovine preadipocytes. |
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ISSN: | 2076-2615 2076-2615 |
DOI: | 10.3390/ani11030820 |