China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2020, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (4): 1009-1017.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2020.04.005

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Analysis of DNA Methylation and mRNA Expression Levels of ITGB2 Gene in Different Fineness of Subo Merino Sheep

DU Jianwen1, YANG Xuemei1, WANG Dan1, ZHU Hua1,2, HE Junmin1,2, ABLAT Sulayman1,2, TIAN Yuezhen2, ZHAO Bingru1,2, XU Xinming2, FU Xuefeng2, HANIKEZI Tulafu2, WU Weiwei2, TIAN Kechuan2, HUANG Xixia1   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China;
    2. Institute of Animal Science, Xinjiang Academy of Animal Science, Urumqi 830011, China
  • Received:2019-08-26 Online:2020-04-20 Published:2020-04-17

Abstract: This study was aimed to analyze the DNA methylation and mRNA expression levels of ITGB2 gene in different fine skin tissues of Subo Merino sheep.Using Subo Merino sheep aged ewe as experimental animal and skin tissue samples of different fineness as experimental samples,the promoter CpG island of ITGB2 gene (GenBank accession No.:NC_040252.1) were predicted,the BSP primer,the primers of the mRNA sequence of ITGB2 gene (GenBank accession No.:NM_001009485.1) and GAPDH gene (GenBank accession No.:NM_001190390.1) were designed,respectively.The bisulfite sequencing method (BSP method) was used to amplify and purify,and then inserted into pMD19-T vector and transferred to JM109 cells for overnight culture to form a single colony.The positive clones were screened for sequencing and the obtained sequences were analyzed.The methylation pattern of CpG island in the promoter region of ITGB2 gene in skin tissue of aged ewe,and the mRNA expression level of ITGB2 gene in different fineness skin tissues of Subo Merino sheep was detected by Real-time quantitative PCR.The results showed that the methylation rate of CpG island of extremely fine group in Subo Merino sheep (94.29%) was higher than that of extremely thick group (87.62%).Among them,the methylation rate of CpG2,CpG3,CpG4 and CpG7 island in extremely fine group of Subo Merino sheep (100%,100%,100% and 80.00%) were higher than that in extremely thick group (86.67%,93.33%,80.00% and 73.33%).The expression of ITGB2 gene in extremely thick skin tissues of Subo Merino sheep was extremely significantly higher than that in extremely fine skin tissues(P < 0.01),and there was a significant negative correlation between the level of DNA methylation and the mRNA expression of ITGB2 gene.This results indicated that DNA methylation had a role in skin growth and development,and could be used as a candidate epigenetic marker for Subo Merino sheep.

Key words: Subo Merino sheep; ITGB2 gene; DNA methylation

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