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Li F, Cai C, Qu K, Liu J, Jia Y, Hanif Q, Chen N, Zhang J, Chen H, Huang B, Lei C. DGAT1 K232A polymorphism is associated with milk production traits in Chinese cattle. Anim Biotechnol 2020; 32:427-431. [PMID: 32053037 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2020.1711769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The production traits of cattle, especially milk trait, are of great significance to human life. A quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with milk fat content was detected in the centromeric region of cattle chromosome 14. This QTL harbors a strong candidate gene called DGAT1 responsible for the milk quality. A non-conservative substitution of lysine by alanine (K232A) was found in DGAT1 gene producing a strong effect on milk composition and yield. The lysine (K allele) is associated with increased milk fat content, while the decreased milk fat content is linked to the alanine (A allele) amino acid. To estimate the frequencies of the DGAT1 K232A polymorphism in Chinese cattle breeds, PCR and DNA sequencing methods were used to investigate the polymorphism of DGAT1 K232A in a total of 682 individuals, including 655 Chinese cattle and 27 Holstein cattle. The results demonstrated that the frequency of K allele gradually elevated from the northern group to the southern group of native Chinese cattle, whereas the frequency of A allele showed a contrary pattern, displaying a significant geographical difference across native Chinese cattle breeds. Our results confirm that the southern cattle group has higher milk fat content than that of the northern group.
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- Fangyu Li
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- Yunnan Academy of Grassland and Animal Science, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Academy of Grassland and Animal Science, Kunming, China
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- Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Anhui Academy of Agriculture Science, Hefei, China
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- Yunnan Academy of Grassland and Animal Science, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- Yunnan Academy of Grassland and Animal Science, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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Yan L, She Y, Elzo MA, Zhang C, Fang X, Chen H. Exploring genetic diversity and phylogenic relationships of Chinese cattle using gene mtDNA 16S rRNA. Arch Anim Breed 2019; 62:325-333. [PMID: 31807643 PMCID: PMC6852867 DOI: 10.5194/aab-62-325-2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The objective of this research was to characterize the genetic diversity and phylogenetic diversity among 12 cattle breeds (10 Chinese breeds and two foreign taurine breeds as controls) utilizing gene mtDNA 16S rRNA. The complete sequences of the mtDNA 16S rRNA genes of the 251 animals were 1570 bp long. The mean percentages of the four nitrogen bases were 37.8 % for adenine (A), 23.7 % for thymine (T), 20.9 % for cytosine (C), and 17.6 % for guanine (G). The mtDNA 16S rRNA gene base percentages had a strong bias towards A + T. All detected nucleotide variations in gene mtDNA 16S rRNA were either transitions (62.3 %) or transversions (37.7 %); no indels (insertions and deletions) were found. A total of 40 haplotypes were constructed based on these mutations. A total of 36 haplotypes of these 40 haplotypes were present in 10 Chinese cattle breeds. The haplotype diversity of all Chinese cattle populations was 0.903 ± 0.077 , while the nucleotide diversity was 0.0071 ± 0.0039 . Kimura's two-parameter genetic distances between pairs of the studied 12 breeds ranged from 0.001 to 0.010. The phylogenetic analysis assigned the 10 Chinese breeds to two distinct lineages that likely differed in their percentage of Bos taurus and Bos indicus ancestry.
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- Linjun Yan
- Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China.,School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nantong College of Science and Technology, Nantong, Jiangsu 226007, China
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- Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0910, USA
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- Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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Zeng L, Chen N, Ning Q, Yao Y, Chen H, Dang R, Zhang H, Lei C. PRLH
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gene variations associated with heat tolerance in Chinese cattle. Anim Genet 2018; 49:447-451. [DOI: 10.1111/age.12702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- L. Zeng
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province; College of Animal Science and Technology; Northwest A&F University; Yangling Shaanxi 712100 China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province; College of Animal Science and Technology; Northwest A&F University; Yangling Shaanxi 712100 China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province; College of Animal Science and Technology; Northwest A&F University; Yangling Shaanxi 712100 China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province; College of Animal Science and Technology; Northwest A&F University; Yangling Shaanxi 712100 China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province; College of Animal Science and Technology; Northwest A&F University; Yangling Shaanxi 712100 China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province; College of Animal Science and Technology; Northwest A&F University; Yangling Shaanxi 712100 China
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- Key Laboratory of Plateau Lake Ecology and Environment Change; Institute of Plateau Lake Ecology and Pollution Management; School of Resource Environment and Earth Science; Yunnan University; Chenggong, Kunming, Yunnan 650504 China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province; College of Animal Science and Technology; Northwest A&F University; Yangling Shaanxi 712100 China
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Y chromosome diversity and paternal origin of Chinese cattle. Mol Biol Rep 2013; 40:6633-6. [PMID: 24065546 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-013-2777-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2013] [Accepted: 09/14/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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To determine the Y chromosome genetic diversity and paternal origin of Chinese cattle, 369 bulls from 17 Chinese native cattle breeds and 30 bulls from Holstein and four bulls from Burma were analyzed using a recently discovered USP9Y marker that could distinguish between taurine and indicine cattle more efficiently. In total, the taurine Y1, Y2 haplogroup and indicine Y3 haplogroup were detected in 7 (1.9 %), 193 (52.3 %) and 169 (45.8 %) individuals of 17 Chinese native breeds, respectively, although these frequencies varied amongst the Chinese native cattle breeds examined. Y2 dominates in northern China (91.4 %), while Y3 dominates in southern China (81.2 %). Central China is an admixture zone with Y2 predominating overall (72.0 %). Our results demonstrate that Chinese cattle have two paternal origins, one from B. taurus (Y2) and the other from B. indicus (Y3). The Y1 haplogroup may originate from the imported beef cattle breeds in western countries. The geographical distributions of the Y2 and Y3 haplogroup frequencies reveal a pattern of male indicine introgression from south to north China, and male taurine introgression from north to south China.
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Li R, Zhang XM, Campana MG, Huang JP, Chang ZH, Qi XB, Shi H, Su B, Zhang RF, Lan XY, Chen H, Lei CZ. Paternal origins of Chinese cattle. Anim Genet 2013; 44:446-9. [DOI: 10.1111/age.12022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- R. Li
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture; College of Animal Science and Technology; Northwest A&F University; Yangling; Shaanxi; 712100; China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution; Kunming Institute of Zoology and Kunming Primate Research Centre; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming; Yunnan; 650223; China
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- Department of Human Evolutionary Biology; Harvard University; Cambridge; MA; 02138; USA
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture; College of Animal Science and Technology; Northwest A&F University; Yangling; Shaanxi; 712100; China
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- Weinan Vocational and Technical College; Weinan; Shaanxi; 714000; China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution; Kunming Institute of Zoology and Kunming Primate Research Centre; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming; Yunnan; 650223; China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution; Kunming Institute of Zoology and Kunming Primate Research Centre; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming; Yunnan; 650223; China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution; Kunming Institute of Zoology and Kunming Primate Research Centre; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming; Yunnan; 650223; China
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- College of Life Science; National Experiment Teaching Center of Biology; Hubei Normal University; Huangshi; Hubei; 435002; China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture; College of Animal Science and Technology; Northwest A&F University; Yangling; Shaanxi; 712100; China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture; College of Animal Science and Technology; Northwest A&F University; Yangling; Shaanxi; 712100; China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture; College of Animal Science and Technology; Northwest A&F University; Yangling; Shaanxi; 712100; China
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Polymorphism of bovine Y-STR UMN0929 and its correlation with carcass traits in five Chinese beef cattle populations. Mol Biol Rep 2010; 38:411-6. [PMID: 20339927 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-010-0123-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2010] [Accepted: 03/17/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The correlations between Y chromosome polymorphisms and the carcass traits were studied in five Chinese beef cattle populations by PCR, single strand conformation polymorphism and Y-STR sequence analysis. Nine alleles and their frequencies were identified on Y-STR UMN0929 region in Qinchuan (n=116), Luxi (n=112), Jinnan (n=104) pure breeds, Simmental×Qinchuan crossbred (n=80) and Angus×Qinchuan crossbred (n=96). The most popular A-176 and B-178 alleles were presented in all 5 cattle populations in the range of 12% (Jinnan) to 66% (Simmental×Qinchuan). The allele I-194 presented Luxi and Angus×Qinchuan. In Qinchun cattle, G-190 and E-186 alleles had bigger effect on BPI (4.23±0.32 and 4.22±0.48 kg/cm, P<0.01) and CW (325.40±49.42 and 316.73±45.29 kg, P<0.01), respectively. In Luxi cattle, I-194 allele affected higher BPI (4.08±0.35 kg/cm, P<0.01) and CW (302.07±17.55 kg, P<0.01), respectively. In Jinnan cattle breed, H-192 had higher BPI (4.32±0.50 kg/cm, P<0.05) and CW (327.87±59.37 kg, P<0.05), respectively. In Simmental×Qinchuan cross breed, C-180 allele affected largely on BPI (5.16±0.25 kg/cm, P<0.05) and CW (393.16±25.92 kg, P<0.05). In Angus×Qinchuan cross breed, I-194 had higher BPI (4.43±0.33 kg, P<0.05) and CW (346.63±29.77 kg, P<0.05). Correlations between alleles and other carcass traits (net meat weight, top grade weight, slaughter rate, net meat rate, loin-eye muscle area, carcass length, meet tenderness and shear force) were also analyzed using mixed-effect model. Cattle Y-STR UMN0929 loci alleles and its correlation with carcass traits in beef cattle populations could be implemented into the cattle breeding program for choosing beef cattle with better carcass traits.
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Liu Y, Zan L, Zhao S, Xin Y, Li L, Cui W, Tang Z, Li K. Molecular characterization, polymorphism of bovine ZBTB38 gene and association with body measurement traits in native Chinese cattle breeds. Mol Biol Rep 2010; 37:4041-9. [PMID: 20237851 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-010-0063-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2009] [Accepted: 03/05/2010] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Zinc finger and BTB domain containing 38 (ZBTB38), binding to and repressing methylated DNA, is an important candidate gene for selection of body measurement traits through marker-assisted selection (MAS). The expression of ZBTB38 is regulated in human and animal height as well as other stature indexes. Genomic structural analysis shows that bovine ZBTB38 shares much similarity with human ZBTB38. We discovered and evaluated the potential association of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the bovine ZBTB38 gene with body measurement traits in 722 individuals. The latest findings demonstrate that the A841G SNP in exon 1 is significantly associated with Body Length (BL), Hip Height (HH) and Heart Girth (HG). Furthermore, the analysis of A841G SNP marker shows that there are significant effects on the BL (P = 0.0389) in 722 individuals, significant effects on the HH (P = 0.0173) and HG (P = 0.0147) in Qinchuan improvement steers (QI) population, as well as significant effects on the WH (P = 0.0094) in Xuelong (XL) population. These results clearly suggest that the ZBTB38 gene is among of target genes for body measurement traits in bovine reproduction and breeding, and thus provide data for establishment of an animal model using cattle to study big animal body type.
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- Yongfeng Liu
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A & F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, 712100, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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