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Effect of FST Gene Over-expression on Expression of Related Genes in its Pathway

SUN Ya-meng1, ZHANG Dong-jie2, ZHANG Xu1, WANG Liang2, XIE Yu1, LIU Di1,2   

  1. 1. College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China;
    2. Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150086, China
  • Received:2012-10-12 Online:2013-05-20 Published:2013-05-27

Abstract: To investigate the effect of follistatin (FST) gene over-expression on related genes in its pathway, this study cloned the FST gene of Min pig with PCR method, constrcuted eukaryotic expression vector pcDNA3.1(+)-Dsig-FST, identified fibroblast cells transfected with the recombinant plasmid, and detected the change of related genes in its pathway with Real-time PCR method. The results showed that FST gene of Min pig was successfully cloned and over-expressed significantly in the porcine fetal fibroblast cell, and then lead to ActRⅡB and BMP4 gene decline significantly (P<0.05),Smad4 and Myostatin gene had downward trend, ActRA gene had the upward trend. In summary, FST gene changed in its expression had the different effect of degrees inhibition or promotion on its related genes.

Key words: follistatin (FST); clone; eukaryotic expression; porcine fetal fibroblast; pathway gene

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