Abstract
The acyl-CoA dehydrogenase family of enzymes includes short/branched-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (ACADSB), which catalyzes the dehydrogenation of acyl-CoA derivatives in fatty acid metabolism. Our previous findings suggested that ACADSB was a critical candidate gene affecting milk fat synthesis by comparing the transcriptome in bovine mammary epithelial cells (bMECs) from Chinese Holstein dairy cows producing high-fat and low-fat milk as well as gene functional validation studies on the cellular level. In the present study, ACADSB in bMECs was knocked out (KO) using a CRISPR/Cas9 system, and mRNA transcriptome was further sequenced to verify the function of the ACADSB gene and analyze its correlation with lipid metabolism. The findings revealed that 15,693 genes were expressed, 1,548 genes were differentially expressed genes (DEGs), and 6,098 GO terms were enriched, of which 637 GO terms were greatly enhanced, such as phospholipid-translocation ATPase activity (GO:0004012), lipoprotein lipase activity (GO:0004465), acyl-CoA desaturase activity (GO:0016215), and so on. The analysis by KEGG showed that DEGs were distributed over 247 pathogens, of which 49 were significantly enriched, including the metabolism of fatty acids (PATH: 01212), metabolism of glycerolipid (PATH: 00561), and signaling of adipocytokines (PATH: 04920). The CHOL, TGs and FFA contents in bMECs were reduced when the ACADSB gene was knocked out. The RT2 Profiler PCR array also revealed that the loss of the ACADSB gene changed the expression levels of functional genes involved in lipid metabolism, including ACADL, ACOX2, ACAT2, and FABP3. In conclusion, the current findings show that ACADSB is a key regulator of lipid metabolism in bMECs. The ACADSB−/− bMECs could also be useful genetic material and tools for future research into gene functions related to lipid and fatty acid metabolism. It will be valuable for revealing the gene regulatory roles and molecular mechanisms in milk fat synthesis.
Highlights
Milk fat is the most significant energy component in milk, and it plays a critical role in milk quality
After the recombinant plasmid was transfected into bovine mammary epithelial cells (bMECs) through transiently transfecting, the cells containing ACADSB sgRNA were identified with green fluorescence under a fluorescence microscope (Figure 1B)
Research or related diseases, such as Fragile X Mental Retardation 1 (FMR1) homozygous knock out human embryonic stem cell line, which can further study the biological importance of Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein(FMRP) at a cellular level [23]; Regulator of G protein signaling 18 (RGS18) knockout cell line from a human embryonic stem cell line was constructed, which can further understand roles of RGS18 in biological and cellular processes [24]; The diacylglycerol kinase θ (DGKθ ) gene was knocked out in liver cancer cell line HepG2 to investigate the role of DGKθ in lipid metabolism and insulin resistance [25], etc
Summary
Milk fat is the most significant energy component in milk, and it plays a critical role in milk quality. With the advancement of technology, the genetic mechanisms involved in milk fat synthesis are hitherto [1]. In bovine mammary epithelial cells (bMECs), ACADSB is a vital gene involved in lipid and fatty acid metabolism and has regulated triglyceride (TG) synthesis [2]. Fat is oxidatively decomposed by lipase in lipid metabolism into triglycerides and free fatty acids and further decomposed into acetyl-CoA intrusive to the cycle of tricarboxylic acids (TCA), which involves glucose, lipid, and amino acids metabolism [3,4,5]. When a gene for a key enzyme in the mitochondria is mutated or deleted, it directly impacts the mitochondria’s energy metabolism and the organism’s aerobic respiration and glycolysis [8, 9]. As a key functional gene in the lipid and fatty acid metabolism pathways, ACADSB could be an important link in these major metabolic networks
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