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SNPs in the coding region of bovine MGAT2 gene are associated with body weight and weight gain |
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| Authors: | Lian Qu Mingjuan Yang Jinlong Zhu Junxia Liu Mijie Li Liangzhi Zhang Xianyong Lan Chuzhao Lei Chunlei Zhang Hong Chen |
| Affiliation: | 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China 3. College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, People’s Republic of China 2. Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Xuzhou Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, China |
| Abstract: | Monoacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 (MGAT2), as a candidate gene for quantitative traits, relates to dietary fat uptake, lipids synthesis and storage, which plays a major role in the absorption of dietary fat by catalyzing the resynthesis of triacylglycerol in enterocytes. In this study, based on DNA pool sequencing and PCR-RFLP methods, polymorphisms of the MGAT2 gene were detected in 1145 Chinese indigenous cattle. The results revealed two novel mutations located on exon 1 and exon 5 (NM_001099136.1:m.84G>T and 756A>G). Hence, we described the HaeIII forced PCR-RFLP method in exon1 and a MluI PCR-RFLP method in exon5 to detect them. In addition, the associations of these polymorphisms with growth traits were evaluated in Nanyang cattle. The results showed that only HaeIII locus was associated with body weight and average daily gain aged 6 months, and individuals with genotype TT showed significantly higher body weight and average daily gain than those with genotype GG. |
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