脂肪分化相关蛋白基因多态性与优质鸡屠宰性状和肌内脂肪含量的相关性研究

对脂肪分化相关蛋白(Adipocyte Differentiation-Related Protein, ADFP)基因的外显子进行SNPs 检测, 探讨其作为鸡脂肪性状候选基因的可能性。实验以四川省畜牧科学研究院和大恒家禽育种有限公司培育的优质肉鸡新品系为素材, 采用PCR-SSCP的方法进行SNPs 检测和基因型的分析。结果找到3个SNPs位点: 4 079位由A→T(位点A)、4 843位由C→T(位点B)和7 070位由A→G(位点C)。单位点基因型对屠宰性状的遗传效应分析表明, 位点A的基因型对腿肌率、腹脂重、腹脂率和肌内脂肪含量有显著性影响(P < 0.05), 位点B的基因型对活重和屠体重均有显著性影响(P < 0.05), 位点C的基因型对胸肌重和肌内脂肪含量有显著性影响(P < 0.05), 对胸肌率有极显著性影响(P < 0.01)。初步推断ADFP基因可能是影响鸡脂肪性状的主效基因或与主效基因连锁, 推测可以利用多态位点A和C对鸡腹脂重、腹脂率和肌内脂肪含量进行标记辅助选择。     

鸡瘦蛋白受体(OBR)基因内含子8单核苷酸多态性与体脂性状的相关研究

以东北农业大学高低脂双向选择系的第 6世代肉鸡为材料 ,鸡 7周龄时测定体重和腹脂重等屠体性状。根据鸡瘦蛋白受体基因内含子 8的序列 (GenBank登陆号 :AF2 2 2 783 )设计引物 ,用直接测序的方法检测多态性位点 ,用PCR SSCP的方法进行基因型分析 ,建立适合的统计模型对多态性位点产生的基因型与生长和体组成性状进行相关分析。结果表明 ,在第 50 0和 659位碱基同时发生了T—C、G—A突变。经最小二乘分析 ,3种基因型在腹脂重和腹脂率上差异显著 (P <0 0 5) ,BB型个体腹脂重和腹脂率显著高于AB型 (P <0 0 5) ,极显著地高于AA型个体 (P <0 0 1) ;3种基因型在肝重上差异显著 (P <0 0 5) ,且AA基因型个体的肝重显著低于AB和BB基因型个体。初步推断OBR基因可能是影响鸡脂肪性状的主效基因或与主效基因连锁 ,推测可以利用这个多态位点对鸡的体脂性状进行标记辅助选择     

鸡MD基因5′侧翼区多态性与鸡生长和体组成性状的相关研究(英文)

苹果酸脱氢酶(MalateDehydrogenase,MD)是一种氧化还原性酶,参与体内多种能量代谢反应。它可以催化苹果酸氧化脱羧生成丙酮酸和CO2,并使NADP+还原成NADPH,NADPH是脂肪酸合成所必需的载体,棕榈酸可以利用生成的NADPH来合成长链脂肪酸,MD的活性与脂肪酸合成效率之间存在密切的相关,MD也参与体内骨骼肌、心肌的能量代谢,并对肌纤维的生长有一定的调节作用。根据鸡MD基因的5′侧翼区序列设计一对引物,用直接测序的方法在侧翼区检测多态性位点,在235bp(GenBank登录号:U49693)处发现一个SNP位点,此位点是一个限制性内切酶(SphⅠ酶)发生变化的位点。以东北农业大学高低脂双向选择系的第8世代肉鸡和东农F2资源群体为实验材料,用PCR-RFLP的方法进行基因型分析,建立适合的统计模型,进行基因型与生长和体组成性状的相关分析。结果表明:在高低脂系第8世代肉鸡中AA基因型个体的腹脂重和腹脂率显著高于BB基因型个体(P<0.05);BB基因型个体的大胸肌重和大胸肌率显著高于AA基因型个体(P<0.05)。在东农F2资源家系中BB基因型个体的大胸肌重和大胸肌率显著高于AA和AB基因型个体(P<0.05);AA基因型个体的肝脏重和肝脏率显著高于BB基因型个体(P<0.05)。综上所述,MD基因可能是影响鸡生长和体组成性状的主效基因或与控制生长和体组成性状的主效基因相连锁。     

鸡MD基因5'侧翼区多态性与鸡生长和体组成性状的相关研究

苹果酸脱氢酶(Malate Dehydrogenase,MD)是一种氧化还原性酶,参与体内多种能量代谢反应.它可以催化苹果酸氧化脱羧生成丙酮酸和CO2,并使NADP+还原成NADPH,NADPH是脂肪酸合成所必需的载体,棕榈酸可以利用生成的NADPH来合成长链脂肪酸,MD的活性与脂肪酸合成效率之间存在密切的相关,MD也参与体内骨骼肌、心肌的能量代谢,并对肌纤维的生长有一定的调节作用.根据鸡MD基因的5侧翼区序列设计一对引物,用直接测序的方法在侧翼区检测多态性位点,在235bp(GenBank登录号U49693)处发现一个SNP位点,此位点是一个限制性内切酶(SphⅠ酶)发生变化的位点.以东北农业大学高低脂双向选择系的第8世代肉鸡和东农F2资源群体为实验材料,用PCR-RFLP的方法进行基因型分析,建立适合的统计模型,进行基因型与生长和体组成性状的相关分析.结果表明在高低脂系第8世代肉鸡中AA基因型个体的腹脂重和腹脂率显著高于BB基因型个体(P＜0.05);BB基因型个体的大胸肌重和大胸肌率显著高于AA基因型个体(P＜0.05).在东农F2资源家系中BB基因型个体的大胸肌重和大胸肌率显著高于AA和AB基因型个体(P＜0.05);AA基因型个体的肝脏重和肝脏率显著高于BB基因型个体(P＜0.05).综上所述,MD基因可能是影响鸡生长和体组成性状的主效基因或与控制生长和体组成性状的主效基因相连锁.     

鸡MD基因5＇侧翼区多态性与鸡生长和体组成性状的相关研究

苹果酸脱氢酶（Malate Dehydrogenase,MD）是一种氧化还原性酶,参与体内多种能量代谢反应.它可以催化苹果酸氧化脱羧生成丙酮酸和CO2,并使NADP＋还原成NADPH,NADPH是脂肪酸合成所必需的载体,棕榈酸可以利用生成的NADPH来合成长链脂肪酸,MD的活性与脂肪酸合成效率之间存在密切的相关,MD也参与体内骨骼肌、心肌的能量代谢,并对肌纤维的生长有一定的调节作用.根据鸡MD基因的5侧翼区序列设计一对引物,用直接测序的方法在侧翼区检测多态性位点,在235bp（GenBank登录号：U49693）处发现一个SNP位点,此位点是一个限制性内切酶（SphⅠ酶）发生变化的位点.以东北农业大学高低脂双向选择系的第8世代肉鸡和东农F2资源群体为实验材料,用PCR-RFLP的方法进行基因型分析,建立适合的统计模型,进行基因型与生长和体组成性状的相关分析.结果表明：在高低脂系第8世代肉鸡中AA基因型个体的腹脂重和腹脂率显著高于BB基因型个体（P＜0.05）;BB基因型个体的大胸肌重和大胸肌率显著高于AA基因型个体（P＜0.05）.在东农F2资源家系中BB基因型个体的大胸肌重和大胸肌率显著高于AA和AB基因型个体（P＜0.05）;AA基因型个体的肝脏重和肝脏率显著高于BB基因型个体（P＜0.05）.综上所述,MD基因可能是影响鸡生长和体组成性状的主效基因或与控制生长和体组成性状的主效基因相连锁.     

利用双单倍体群体剖析水稻产量及其相关性状的遗传基础

主效QTL、上位性效应和它们与环境的互作(QE)都是数量性状的重要遗传因素。利用籼粳交珍汕97／武育粳2号F1植株上的花药进行组织培养得到的190个双单倍体群体和179个微卫星标记,通过两年两重复田间试验,采用混合线性模型方法分析了9个控制水稻产量及其相关性状的遗传效应,得到57个主效QTL,41对上位性互作,8对QTL与环境的互作和7对上位性效应与环境的互作。单个主效QTL解释这些性状1．3％～25．8％的表型方差。各性状QTL的累积表型贡献率达11．5％～66．8％。大多数性状之间具有显著的表型相关性,相关性较高的性状之间常具有较多共同或紧密连锁的QTL。结果表明,基因的多效性或紧密连锁可能是性状相关的重要遗传基础。     

鸡视网膜母细胞瘤基因1(RB1)多态性与体重性状的相关性

为探讨鸡视网膜母细胞瘤基因1(Retinoblastoma1,RB1)多态性对体重性状的影响,文章以东北农业大学高、低脂双向选择品系肉鸡为实验材料,采用MALDI-TOF-MS、PCR-RFLP方法进行基因多态性检测和个体基因型分析,共获得27个SNP位点的基因型数据。采用滑动窗口法构建单倍型,进而利用单位点和单倍型分别与鸡体重性状进行关联分析。结合单位点和单倍型分析结果,确定了RB1基因上4个显著影响1周龄体重的SNP位点,2个显著影响1、3周龄体重的SNP位点。研究结果表明RB1基因是影响鸡早期体重性状的重要候选基因。     

黄瓜雄花性状的遗传分析

为了解黄瓜雄花花器的遗传特性,该研究以雄花器官较小的华南型黄瓜二早子为母本,花器较大的加工型黄瓜NC-76为父本,构建4世代遗传群体,并采用多世代联合分离分析方法,分析黄瓜雄花花器性状的遗传特性。结果表明:分离群体的雄花花梗和花冠长2个性状均表现为单峰分布,表明两性状为数量性状且有主基因控制;花梗长性状符合2对完全显性主基因+加性-显性多基因(E-5)模型,花冠长性状符合2对加性-显性-上位性主基因+加性-显性-上位性多基因(E-1)模型;控制花梗长性状的两对主基因的加性效应相等,为0.573,多基因的加性效应和显性效应值相差不大,且均为负向;控制花冠长度性状的2对主基因的加性效应均为0,显性效应分别为-0.226和-0.472,在上位性作用中以加性×加性和显性×显性互作为主,多基因以显性效应为主,正向显性效应值为0.613,大于负向的加性效应值。花梗和花冠长度两个性状在F2群体中主基因遗传率分别为61.04%和69.60%,多基因遗传率均为0。由此看出黄瓜雄花花器性状为数量遗传,遗传率相对较高。该研究结果显示在黄瓜杂交育种中对花器大小选择可以在较早世代选择。     

转录组测序揭示细胞周期通路参与鸡腹脂沉积

近年来,随着生长性状和饲料转化率的提高,中国地方品种肉鸡腹脂率不断增加,大大降低了肉鸡的品质。过多的腹脂沉积不仅降低了肉鸡的屠宰率和抗病力,而且由于脂肪较难处理,导致其被随意丢弃,污染环境。为了挖掘与中国地方品种肉鸡腹脂沉积相关的基因和调控通路,本研究对杏花鸡分别进行高脂和普通饲料的喂养,检测腹脂沉积情况,并利用转录组测序检测高脂饲养对肝脏和腹脂组织中基因表达的影响。结果表明,喂养两周后高脂组肉鸡腹脂重和腹脂率显著增加,且腹脂细胞的直径和面积也显著增大。对两组鸡的腹脂和肝脏进行转录组测序,发现在腹脂中显著差异表达基因主要富集于细胞周期通路、PPAR (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor)信号通路和ECM (extracellular matrix)受体信号通路中;而在肝脏中,显著差异表达基因同样显著富集于细胞周期通路中,同时也显著富集于类固醇生物合成和PPAR信号通路中。通过分析腹脂和肝脏组织中共同差异表达的基因,发现这些基因同样显著富集于细胞周期中。进一步以鸡肝癌细胞系LMH(chicken hepatoma cell)细胞和鸡前脂肪细胞系ICP(immortalized chicken preadipocytes)细胞进行体外验证,利用高脂培养基和普通培养基进行培养,结果发现48h后,高脂培养基可显著促进细胞周期进程,增加处于S期的细胞数。同时,qRT-PCR结果发现高脂培养基可显著促进细胞周期相关基因的表达。综上所述,本研究通过基因表达差异分析,发现高脂饲养可能通过激活鸡脂肪组织的细胞周期来促进前脂肪细胞增殖,进而增加腹脂沉积。该研究结果为进一步了解优质肉鸡腹脂沉积的机制提供了理论依据。     

Epistatic effect between ACACA and FABP2 gene on abdominal fat traits in broilers

Epistasis is generally defined as the interaction between two or more genes or their mRNA or protein products to influence a single trait. Experimental evidence suggested that epistasis could be important in the determination of the genetic architecture of complex traits in domestic animals. Acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase alpha (ACACA) and fatty acid binding protein 2 (FABP2) are both key factors of lipogenesis and transport. They may play a crucial role in the weight variability of abdominal adipose tissue in the growing chicken. In this study, the polymorphisms of c.2292GA in ACACA and c.-561AC in FABP2 were detected among individuals from two broiler lines which were divergently selected for abdominal fat content. Epistasis between the two SNPs on abdominal fat weight (AFW) and abdominal fat percentage (AFP) was analyzed. The additive × additive epistatic components between these two SNPs were found significant or suggestively significant on both AFW and AFP in lean lines of the 9th and 10th generation; whereas, it was not significantly associated with either AFW or AFP in fat lines. At the same time, there were not any other significant epistatic components found in both generations or in both lines. Significant epistatic effects between these two SNPs found only in the lean lines could partly be due to the fact that the abdominal fat traits in these two experimental lines have been greatly modified by strong artificial selection. The results suggested that the epistasis mode may be different between the lean and fat chicken lines. Our results could be helpful in further understanding the genetic interaction between candidate genes contributing to phenotypic variation of abdominal fat content in broilers.     

Epistatic Effects on Abdominal Fat Content in Chickens: Results from a Genome-Wide SNP-SNP Interaction Analysis

We performed a pairwise epistatic interaction test using the chicken 60 K single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) chip for the 11^th generation of the Northeast Agricultural University broiler lines divergently selected for abdominal fat content. A linear mixed model was used to test two dimensions of SNP interactions affecting abdominal fat weight. With a threshold of P<1.2×10⁻¹¹ by a Bonferroni 5% correction, 52 pairs of SNPs were detected, comprising 45 pairs showing an Additive×Additive and seven pairs showing an Additive×Dominance epistatic effect. The contribution rates of significant epistatic interactive SNPs ranged from 0.62% to 1.54%, with 47 pairs contributing more than 1%. The SNP-SNP network affecting abdominal fat weight constructed using the significant SNP pairs was analyzed, estimated and annotated. On the basis of the network’s features, SNPs Gga_rs14303341 and Gga_rs14988623 at the center of the subnet should be important nodes, and an interaction between GGAZ and GGA8 was suggested. Twenty-two quantitative trait loci, 97 genes (including nine non-coding genes), and 50 pathways were annotated on the epistatic interactive SNP-SNP network. The results of the present study provide insights into the genetic architecture underlying broiler chicken abdominal fat weight.     

Associations of ATGL gene polymorphisms with chicken growth and fat traits

Adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) catalyses the initial step in triglyceride hydrolysis, so theATGL gene is a candidate for growth and fat traits in chickens. Nine reported single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located in 3 exons of the chickenATGL gene were chosen for genotyping an F₂ population. Only 5 SNPs were confirmed for polymorphisms and used for association analyses. The results show that c.531G>A (p.E177Syn) was not associated with any growth and fat traits (P > 0.05), but c.782G>A (p.S261N) was associated with body weight (BW) on days 14, 21, 35, 63, 70, 77, cingulated fat width and abdominal fat pad weight (P< 0.05), and significantly associated with BW on days 42, 49, and 56 (P < 0.01). Significant associations of c.903C>T (p.F301Syn) with BW on days 49 and 77 days and crude protein content of breast muscle (P < 0.05), and c. 1164G>A (p.K388Syn) with BW on day 7 (P< 0.05) were also detected. Additionally, c. 1069T>C (p.L357Syn) was associated with breast muscle colour (P < 0.05), and significantly associated with crude fat (ether extract) content of breast muscle (P< 0.01). Thus the missense SNP of c.782G>A (p.S261N) was significantly associated with the largest number of chicken growth and fat traits in this study.     

Effect of polymorphisms in the CAMKMT gene on growth traits in Ujumqin sheep

Our previous genome‐wide association study in sheep revealed that OAR3‐84073899.1 (SNP31) in intron 8 of the CAMKMT gene was significantly associated with post‐weaning gain at the genomic level. Herein, we performed a replication study to investigate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the CAMKMT gene exons, and 1000 bp of the 5′‐ and 3′‐intranslated regions (UTRs) and their associations with growth traits in Ujumqin sheep. Five SNPs were identified through DNA pool sequencing technology: SNP26 in the 5′‐UTR, SNP06 in exon 5, SNP07 in exon 8 and SNP27 and SNP28 in the 3′‐UTR. Six SNPs, including SNP31 in intron 8, were genotyped in the validation group of 343 Ujumqin sheep, and each SNP was classified into three genotypes. The chi‐square test suggested that all the variations were in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium (P > 0.05) except for SNP28 and SNP31. Linkage disequilibrium analysis showed that SNP07 and SNP31 were strongly linked. An association analysis suggested that SNP06 was significantly associated with chest girth at 6 months of age (P < 0.05). SNP07 exhibited significant correlation with body weight and chest girth at 4 months of age and with body weight, chest girth and chest width at 6 months of age (P < 0.05). SNP27 was highly associated with body weight and chest girth at 4 months of age (P < 0.05), and SNP28 was extremely significantly associated with body weight and chest girth at 4 months of age and with chest girth at 6 months of age (P < 0.01). SNP31 was significantly associated with body weight and shin circumference at 4 months of age and with post‐weaning gain (P < 0.05). Association analysis of the combined effect of SNP07 and SNP31 showed significant correlation with body weight and chest girth at four of months of age (P < 0.05) and with body weight and chest girth at 6 months of age (P < 0.05). These results indicate that the SNPs could be used as meritorious and available genetic markers in growth traits breeding and that the CAMKMT gene may be one of the key candidate genes that affect Ujumqin economic traits.     

A-FABP基因多态性与肉鸡生长和体组成性状的关联

为探讨A-FABP基因多态性对肉鸡生长和体组成性状的影响,文章选用肉鸡高、低脂双向选择品系第十世代肉仔鸡为实验材料,采用测序、PCR-RFLP、PCR-LP、DHPLC方法进行基因多态性检测和个体基因型分析,通过对8个SNPs进行连锁不平衡分析并选择5个标签SNPs构建单倍型,进而利用单位点和单倍型分别与鸡生长和体组成性状进行关联分析。结果表明,7个SNPs(除SNP 5以外)及单倍型同时对鸡肌胃重、肌胃率有显著影响(P<0.05),而对生长和其他体组成性状无显著影响(P>0.05)。鉴于不同物种A-FABP基因现有的功能研究均没有发现其对消化系统有重要作用,因此该基因是否为影响肉鸡肌胃重和肌胃率的主效基因还有待于进一步研究。     

Characterization of epistasis influencing complex spontaneous obesity in the BSB model

There is growing awareness that complex interactions among multiple genes and environmental factors play an important role in controlling obesity traits. The BSB mouse, which is produced by the backcross of (lean C57BL/6J x lean Mus spretus) x C57BL/6J, provides an excellent model of epistatic obesity. To evaluate potential epistatic interactions among six chromosomal regions previously determined to influence obesity phenotypes, we performed novel Bayesian analyses on the basis of both epistatic and nonepistatic models for four obesity traits: percentage of body fat, adiposity index, total fat mass, and body weight, and also for plasma total cholesterol. The epistatic analysis detected at least one more QTL than the nonepistatic analysis did for all obesity traits. These obesity traits were variously influenced by QTL on chromosomes 2, 7, 12, 15, and 16. Interaction between genes on chromosomes 2 and 12 was present for all obesity traits, accounting for 3-4.8% of the phenotypic variation. Chromosome 12 was found to have weak main effects on all obesity traits. Several different epistatic interactions were also detected for percentage of body fat, adiposity index, and total fat mass. Chromosomes 6 and 12 have not only main effects but also strong epistatic effects on plasma total cholesterol. Our results emphasize the importance of modeling epistasis for discovery of obesity genes.     

Differential expression of six genes and correlation with fatness traits in a unique broiler population

Previous results from genome wide association studies (GWASs) in chickens divergently selected for abdominal fat content of Northeast Agricultural University (NEAUHLF) showed that many single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) variants were associated with abdominal fat content. Of them, six top significant SNPs at the genome level were located within SRD5A3, SGCZ, DLC1, GBE1, GALNT9 and DNAJB6 genes. Here, expression levels of these six candidate genes were investigated in abdominal fat and liver tissue between fat and lean broilers from the 14th generation population of NEAUHLF. The results showed that expression levels of SRD5A3, SGCZ and DNAJB6 in the abdominal fat and SRD5A3, DLC1, GALNT9, DNAJB6 and GBE1 in the liver tissue differed significantly between the fat and lean birds, and were correlated with abdominal fat traits. The findings will provide important references for further function investigation of the six candidate genes involved in abdominal fat deposition in chickens.     

The single nucleotide polymorphisms of the chicken myostatin gene are associated with skeletal muscle and adipose growth

Myostatin, a new member of the TGF-p superfamily, is predominantly expressed in skeletal muscle cells and functions as a negative regulator of skeletal muscle growth in animals. Recently, we have reported three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the chicken my-ostatin gene. Herein, we investigate the association of those SNPs with the production traits in a F2 chicken line derived from Broilers crossing to Silky with the least square analysis. The results show that the BB and AA genotypes are strongly associated with abdominal fat weight (AFW), abdominal fat percentage (AFP), and birth weight (BW) (P < 0.05). Breast muscle percentage (BMP) of the AA type is higher than that of the AB type. The breast muscle weight and breast muscle percentages of F2 individuals have significant difference between CC and DD genotypes (P< 0.05). Breast muscle weight (BMW) of EF birds is higher than that of EE birds (P< 0.05). In this report, we present the first genetic evidence to show that chicken myostatin not o     

The effects of UCP-1 polymorphisms on obesity phenotypes among Korean female subjects

Three SNPs of UCP-1 including A-3826G, A-1766G, and Ala64Thr (G+1068A) were genotyped among 453 overweight Korean female subjects recruited from an obesity clinic. Four common haplotypes with frequency greater than 0.04 were constructed with three SNPs. For an accurate evaluation of the effects of UCP-1 polymorphism on body fat accumulation, all subjects were tested using computerized tomography to measure the cross-sectional fat tissue areas at abdominal and distal part of the body. By statistical analyses, ht4[GAA] showed a significant association with decreased abdominal fat tissue area (P=0.02, dominant model), fat tissue area at thigh (P=0.008, dominant model), body fat mass (P=0.002, dominant model), and waist-to-hip ratio (P=0.01, dominant model). In addition, ht3[GAG] was associated with the accelerated reduction of waist-to-hip ratio and body fat mass by very low calorie diet among subjects who finished one-month-weight control program (P=0.05-0.006).     

鸡apoA5基因单核苷酸多态性及其与屠体性状的关联研究

以丝羽乌骨鸡和隐性白洛克正反交产生的F2代为实验群体, 采用PCR-SSCP和DNA测序的方法检测鸡载脂蛋白A5(apoA5)基因的单核苷酸多态性(SNPs), 并将所发现的SNPs与体重、胸肌重、腿肌重、心脏重、肝脏重和腹脂重等屠体性状进行关联分析。结果发现, 鸡apoA5基因5′-调控区C-169T, 外显子2 C600T、T635C, 外显子3 C841G、C914T、C1142G、C1394T共7个突变位点。其中外显子2突变位点C600T、T635C对12周龄腹脂重、腹脂率、肝脏重和心脏重有显著影响(P<0.05), 根据PCR-SSCP的结果将其分为6种基因型(AA, AB, AC, BB, BC, CC): 其中CC型个体的腹脂重和腹脂率显著高于AA型、AB型、AC型、BB型、BC型 (P<0.05); AC型个体的肝脏重显著低于AA型、AB型、BB型、BC型和CC型的肝脏重(P<0.05); BC型个体的心脏重显著低于BB型的心脏重(P<0.05)。