Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (Mar 2022)

Growth Hormone Receptor Controls Adipogenic Differentiation of Chicken Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Affecting Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Mitochondrial Function

  • Changbin Zhao,
  • Changbin Zhao,
  • Changbin Zhao,
  • Changbin Zhao,
  • Bowen Hu,
  • Bowen Hu,
  • Bowen Hu,
  • Bowen Hu,
  • Zhiying Liao,
  • Zhiying Liao,
  • Zhiying Liao,
  • Zhiying Liao,
  • Haohui Wei,
  • Haohui Wei,
  • Haohui Wei,
  • Haohui Wei,
  • Yongxia Zhao,
  • Yongxia Zhao,
  • Yongxia Zhao,
  • Yongxia Zhao,
  • Jinping Liang,
  • Jinping Liang,
  • Jinping Liang,
  • Jinping Liang,
  • Wen Luo,
  • Wen Luo,
  • Wen Luo,
  • Wen Luo,
  • Qinghua Nie,
  • Qinghua Nie,
  • Qinghua Nie,
  • Qinghua Nie,
  • Qingbin Luo,
  • Qingbin Luo,
  • Qingbin Luo,
  • Qingbin Luo,
  • Dexiang Zhang,
  • Dexiang Zhang,
  • Dexiang Zhang,
  • Dexiang Zhang,
  • Xiquan Zhang,
  • Xiquan Zhang,
  • Xiquan Zhang,
  • Xiquan Zhang,
  • Hongmei Li,
  • Hongmei Li,
  • Hongmei Li,
  • Hongmei Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2022.827623
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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Growth hormone receptor (GHR) can activate several signaling pathways after binding to growth hormone (GH) to regulate cell growth and development. Sex-linked dwarf (SLD) chickens, normal protein functions are prevented because of exon mutations in the GHR gene, have more severe fat deposition. However, the specific molecular mechanisms responsible for this phenotype remains unclear. We therefore investigated the effect of the GHR gene on adipogenic differentiation of chicken bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). We found that bone marrow fat deposition was more severe in SLD chickens compared to normal chickens, and the expression of genes related to adipogenic differentiation was enhanced in SLD chicken BMSCs. We also detected enhanced mitochondrial function of BMSCs in SLD chickens. In vitro, overexpression of GHR in chicken BMSCs increased mitochondrial membrane potential but decreased reactive oxygen and ATP contents, oxidative phosphorylation complex enzyme activity, and mitochondrial number. Expression of genes associated with mitochondrial biogenesis and function was repressed during adipogenic differentiation in chicken BMSCs, the adipogenic differentiation capacity of chicken BMSCs was also repressed. With knockdown of GHR, opposite results were observed. We concluded that GHR inhibited adipogenic differentiation of chicken BMSCs by suppressing mitochondrial biogenesis and mitochondrial function.

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