RNA-seq analysis of the hypothalamic transcriptome reveals the networks regulating physiopathological progress in the diabetic GK rat.
The Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rat is an animal model of non-obese type 2 diabetes (T2D). The GK rat was generated through the introduction of various genetic mutations from continuous inbreeding; these rats develop diabetes spontaneously. The mutated genes in GK rats may play key roles in the regulation of diabetes. The hypothalamus plays a central role in systematic energy homeostasis. Here, the hypothalamic transcriptomes in GK and Wistar rats at 4, 8 and 12 weeks were investigated by RNA-seq, and multiple variants and gene expression profiles were obtained. The number of variants identified from GK rats was significantly greater than that of Wistar rats, indicating that many variants were fixed and heritable in GK rats after selective inbreeding. The differential gene expression analysis indicated that GK rats had a dysfunctional hypothalamic melanocortin system and attenuation of the hypothalamic glucose-sensing pathway. In addition, we generated integrated gene network modules by combining the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network, co-expression network and mutations in GK and Wistar rats. In the modules, GK-specific genes, such as Bad, Map2k2, Adcy3, Adcy2 and Gstm6, may play key roles in hypothalamic regulation in GK rats. Our research provides a comprehensive map of the abnormalities in the GK rat hypothalamus, which reveals the new mechanisms of pathogenesis of T2D.
School of Bioscience &Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.|BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518031, China.
Yuhuan
Y
Meng
School of Bioscience &Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Yujia
Y
Guan
School of Bioscience &Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Wenlu
W
Zhang
Guangdong Key Laboratory of Laboratory Animals, Guangzhou, 510663, China.
Yu-E
YE
Wu
Guangdong Key Laboratory of Laboratory Animals, Guangzhou, 510663, China.
Huanhuan
H
Jia
Guangdong Key Laboratory of Laboratory Animals, Guangzhou, 510663, China.
Yu
Y
Zhang
BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518031, China.
Xiuqing
X
Zhang
School of Bioscience &Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Hongli
H
Du
School of Bioscience &Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.|Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Xiaoning
X
Wang
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