天津医药 ›› 2022, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (8): 802-809.doi: 10.11958/20220477

• 实验研究 • 上一篇    下一篇

特异性敲低海马RNA甲基转移酶Pcif1对空间学习记忆的影响与机制研究

孙祖浩1,2(), 所信君1,2, 夏贤友3, 赵爽1, 窦妍1, 于春水1,2,Δ()   

  1. 1天津医科大学总医院医学影像科(邮编300052)
    2天津医科大学医学技术学院
    3细胞生物学系
  • 收稿日期:2022-03-29 修回日期:2022-04-11 出版日期:2022-08-15 发布日期:2022-08-12
  • 通讯作者: 于春水 E-mail:sunzuhao2019@163.com;chunshuiyu@tmu.edu.cn
  • 作者简介:孙祖浩(1997),男,硕士在读,主要从事表观遗传对学习记忆影响方面研究。E-mail: sunzuhao2019@163.com
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金资助项目(82030053);国家自然科学基金资助项目(81971599);国家自然科学基金资助项目(81771818)

The effect and underlying mechanism of hippocampal specific knockdown of RNA methyltransferase Pcif1 on spatial learning and memory

SUN Zuhao1,2(), SUO Xinjun1,2, XIA Xianyou3, ZHAO Shuang1, DOU Yan1, YU Chunshui1,2,Δ()   

  1. 1 Department of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
    2 School of Medical Technology, Tianjin Medical University
    3 Department of Cell Biology, Tianjin Medical University
  • Received:2022-03-29 Revised:2022-04-11 Published:2022-08-15 Online:2022-08-12
  • Contact: YU Chunshui E-mail:sunzuhao2019@163.com;chunshuiyu@tmu.edu.cn

摘要:

目的 探索RNA甲基转移酶Pcif1对海马相关空间学习记忆的影响及分子机制。方法 选择27只8周龄的雄性C57BL/6J Nifdc小鼠进行动物实验,随机分为3组(每组9只):Pcif1敲低组(对小鼠海马立体定位注射1 μL的腺相关病毒包装的靶向Pcif1的shRNA)、假手术组(对小鼠海马立体定位注射1 μL的对照腺相关病毒)、野生组(不做处理)。3周后,Morris水迷宫实验用于测试小鼠的空间学习记忆能力,Western blot检测小鼠海马组织中相关蛋白的表达。选择小鼠海马神经元来源的HT22细胞系进行体外实验,细胞分为2组:HT22-shPcif1组(通过慢病毒包装的靶向Pcif1的shRNA实现细胞Pcif1的敲低)和HT22-Ctrl组(通过对照慢病毒感染细胞),通过全转录组测序(RNA-seq)、细胞毒性实验(CCK-8)、细胞划痕和流式细胞术研究敲低Pcif1影响学习记忆的机制。结果 与野生组和假手术组相比,敲低组小鼠的空间学习记忆能力增强,小鼠海马中的抗凋亡蛋白Bcl-2表达上调。与HT22-Ctrl组相比,HT22-shPcif1组差异表达的基因富集到凋亡、迁移和增殖通路,细胞迁移能力增强,在400 μmol/L H2O2条件下细胞增殖能力提高,凋亡水平下降。结论 选择性敲低海马Pcif1可以促进小鼠的空间学习记忆,其机制可能与抗凋亡蛋白上调,促进细胞迁移和增殖有关。

关键词: tRNA甲基转移酶类, 海马, 空间学习, 空间记忆, 细胞凋亡, 细胞增殖, Pcif1

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the effect and underlying molecular mechanism of RNA methyltransferase Pcif1 on hippocampus-dependent spatial learning and memory. Methods A total of twenty-seven 8-week-old male C57BL/6J Nifdc mice were selected for animal experiments. Animals were randomly divided into 3 groups (9 animals per group): the Pcif1 knockdown group (1 μL adeno-associated virus packaged shRNA targeting Pcif1 was stereotactic injected into mouse hippocampi), the sham-operation group (1 μL contrast adeno-associated virus was stereotactic injected into mouse hippocampi) and the wild-type group (none treatment). After treatment for 3 weeks, Morris water maze (MWM) was used to test the spatial learning and memory of mice, and Western blot assay was performed to detect the expression of related proteins in hippocampal tissues. HT22 cell line, a mouse hippocampal neuronal cell line, was selected for in vitro experiment. Cells were divided into two groups: the HT22-shPcif1 group (cellular Pcfi1 was knocked down by lentivirus packaged shRNA targeting Pcif1) and the HT22-Ctrl group (cells infected by contrast lentivirus). The whole-transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq), cell-count-kit-8 (CCK8) assay, cell scratching assay and flow cytometry were used to study the mechanism of Pcif1 knockdown on learning and memory of mice. Results Comparing to the wild type group and the sham-operation group, spatial learning and memory were promoted in the Pcif1 knockdown group, and anti-apoptosis protein Bcl-2 in hippocampi was upregulated. Comparing to HT22-Ctrl cells, differentially expressed genes of HT22-shPcif1 cells were enriched in pathways of cell apoptosis, migration and proliferation. The cell migration of HT22-shPcif1 cells was enhanced. The cell proliferation of HT22-shPcif1 cells was enhanced under 400 μmol/L H2O2, and the cell apoptosis under 400 μmol/L H2O2 was reduced. Conclusion The selective knockdown of hippocampal Pcif1 facilitates spatial learning and memory of mice, and its mechanisms may be related to the upregulation of anti-apoptosis proteins and the enhancement of cell migration and proliferation.

Key words: tRNA methyltransferases, hippocampus, spatial learning, spatial memory, apoptosis, cell proliferation, Pcif1

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