The invention discloses a porcine
circular RNA, a porcine circLDHC, an overexpression vector and a construction method and application thereof, and relates to the technical field of
livestock molecular biology. The porcine
circular RNA is formed by cyclizing 3rd to 6th exons of an LDHC
gene, and the
nucleotide sequence of the porcine
circular RNA is as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. The porcine circLDHC is obtained by carrying out reverse transcription on porcine circular
RNA (Ribonucleic Acid). According to the invention, a specific amplification primer is designed for circLDHC, and the real existence of circLDHC is verified through PCR (
Polymerase Chain Reaction) amplification, sequencing and RNase R
enzyme digestion. Fluorescent
quantitative PCR analysis finds that circLDHC is highly expressed in sexual mature testis tissues of pigs, the expression level of circLDHC is related to testis maturation, and meanwhile, the expression quantity of circLDHC in testis of 75-day-old Meishan boars is remarkably higher than that of circLDHC in testis of same-day-old Duroc boars (plt; 0.01) of the substrate. The invention further finds that the over-expressed circLDHC inhibits the proliferation of the porcine
sertoli cells, promotes the maturation of the porcine
sertoli cells, lays a foundation for further researching the start of the puberty period of the boars, and provides a new thought for analyzing the sexual
precocious puberty mechanism of the boars and improving the reproductive performance.