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Wu X, Xiang D, Zhang W, Ma Y, Zhao G, Yin Z. Identification of Breed-Specific SNPs of Danish Large White Pig in Comparison with Four Chinese Local Pig Breed Genomes. Genes (Basel) 2024; 15:623. [PMID: 38790252 PMCID: PMC11120843 DOI: 10.3390/genes15050623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
Abstract
Genetic variation facilitates the evolution, environmental adaptability, and biodiversity of organisms. Danish Large White (LW) pigs have more desirable phenotypes compared with local Chinese pigs, which have difficulty adapting to the modern swine industry. However, the genome-wide mutational differences between these pig breeds are yet to be evaluated. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate genomic variation and identify breed-specific SNPs in Danish LW pigs. Here, 43 LW, 15 Diqing Tibetan (DQZ), and 15 Diannan small-ear (DN) pigs whose genomes were re-sequenced with 5× depth were selected. This was followed by a conjoined analysis of our previous resequencing data of 24 Anqing six-end white (AQ) and six Asian wild (SS) pigs. In total, 39,158,378 SNPs and 13,143,989 insertion-deletions were obtained in all breeds. The variation number of LW pigs was the lowest, with 287,194 breed-specific and 1289 non-synonymous SNPs compared with Chinese breeds. Functional analysis of the breed-specific non-synonymous SNPs indicated that these mutations were mainly associated with the reproductive performance, feed intake, and feed conversion ratio of LW pigs. These findings provide a theoretical basis for genetic improvements in the Chinese swine industry.
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- Xudong Wu
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Product Safety Engineering, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230001, China
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- Yunnan Academy of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Kunming 650224, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Product Safety Engineering, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230001, China
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- Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Local Animal Genetic Resource Conservation and Bio-Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Local Animal Genetic Resource Conservation and Bio-Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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Zhu L, Shen S, Pan C, Lan X, Li J. Bovine FRAS1: mRNA Expression Profile, Genetic Variations, and Significant Correlations with Ovarian Morphological Traits, Mature Follicle, and Corpus Luteum. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:597. [PMID: 38396565 PMCID: PMC10886075 DOI: 10.3390/ani14040597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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The amelioration of bovine fertility caused by a multi-factorial problem has always been a hot topic, among which the detection of available target genes is the most crucial. It was hypothesized that the Fraser extracellular matrix complex subunit 1 (FRAS1) gene detected by GWAS is involved in physiological activities such as ovarian development. Herein, unilateral ovaries from 2111 cows were used to examine the mRNA expression profile and polymorphisms of bovine FRAS1 and their associations with fertility-related characteristics. Firstly, it was confirmed that FRAS1 gene transcripts are expressed in various bovine tissues. Then, among five potential insertion-deletion (indel) loci, the 20 bp (named P3-D20-bp) and 15 bp (P4-D15-bp) deletion mutations were confirmed to be polymorphic with linkage equilibrium. Secondly, the P3-D20-bp polymorphism was significantly associated with ovarian weight and corpus luteum diameter in the metaestrus phase and ovarian length in the dioestrum stage. Additionally, both ovarian length and mature follicle diameter in metaestrus are significantly correlated with different genotypes of P4-D15-bp. Thirdly, the transcriptional expression of the FRAS1 gene in groups with a minimum value of ovarian weight or volume was significantly higher than the expression in groups with a maximum value. Instead of that, the more corpus luteum and mature follicles there are, the higher the transcription expression of the FRAS1 gene is. Furthermore, FRAS1 expression in cows with a heterozygous genotype (ID) of P3-D20-bp was significantly higher than others. Eventually, P3-D20-bp deletion could disturb the binding efficiency of WT1-I and Sox2 to FRAS1 sequence according to binding prediction, indicating that mutation may affect gene expression and traits by influencing the binding of transcription factors. Overall, the polymorphisms of P3-D20-bp and P4-D15-bp of the bovine FRAS1 gene significantly correlated to follicle or ovarian traits that could be applied in optimizing female fertility in cow MAS breeding programs.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; (L.Z.); (S.S.); (C.P.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; (L.Z.); (S.S.); (C.P.)
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Berghöfer J, Khaveh N, Mundlos S, Metzger J. Simultaneous testing of rule- and model-based approaches for runs of homozygosity detection opens up a window into genomic footprints of selection in pigs. BMC Genomics 2022; 23:564. [PMID: 35933356 PMCID: PMC9357325 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08801-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Past selection events left footprints in the genome of domestic animals, which can be traced back by stretches of homozygous genotypes, designated as runs of homozygosity (ROHs). The analysis of common ROH regions within groups or populations displaying potential signatures of selection requires high-quality SNP data as well as carefully adjusted ROH-defining parameters. In this study, we used a simultaneous testing of rule- and model-based approaches to perform strategic ROH calling in genomic data from different pig populations to detect genomic regions under selection for specific phenotypes. RESULTS Our ROH analysis using a rule-based approach offered by PLINK, as well as a model-based approach run by RZooRoH demonstrated a high efficiency of both methods. It underlined the importance of providing a high-quality SNP set as input as well as adjusting parameters based on dataset and population for ROH calling. Particularly, ROHs ≤ 20 kb were called in a high frequency by both tools, but to some extent covered different gene sets in subsequent analysis of ROH regions common for investigated pig groups. Phenotype associated ROH analysis resulted in regions under potential selection characterizing heritage pig breeds, known to harbour a long-established breeding history. In particular, the selection focus on fitness-related traits was underlined by various ROHs harbouring disease resistance or tolerance-associated genes. Moreover, we identified potential selection signatures associated with ear morphology, which confirmed known candidate genes as well as uncovered a missense mutation in the ABCA6 gene potentially supporting ear cartilage formation. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study highlight the strengths and unique features of rule- and model-based approaches as well as demonstrate their potential for ROH analysis in animal populations. We provide a workflow for ROH detection, evaluating the major steps from filtering for high-quality SNP sets to intersecting ROH regions. Formula-based estimations defining ROHs for rule-based method show its limits, particularly for efficient detection of smaller ROHs. Moreover, we emphasize the role of ROH detection for the identification of potential footprints of selection in pigs, displaying their breed-specific characteristics or favourable phenotypes.
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- Jan Berghöfer
- Research Group Veterinary Functional Genomics, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Research Group Veterinary Functional Genomics, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany.,Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Research Group Development & Disease, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany.,Institute of Medical Genetics and Human Genetics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, BCRT, Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, Berlin, Germany
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- Research Group Veterinary Functional Genomics, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany. .,Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
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Fang Y, Hao X, Xu Z, Sun H, Zhao Q, Cao R, Zhang Z, Ma P, Sun Y, Qi Z, Wei Q, Wang Q, Pan Y. Genome-Wide Detection of Runs of Homozygosity in Laiwu Pigs Revealed by Sequencing Data. Front Genet 2021; 12:629966. [PMID: 33995477 PMCID: PMC8116706 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.629966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Laiwu pigs, distinguished by their high intramuscular fat of 7-9%, is an indigenous pig breed of China, and recent studies also found that Laiwu pigs showed high resistance to Porcine circovirus type 2. However, with the introduction of commercial varieties, the population of Laiwu pigs has declined, and some lineages have disappeared, which could result in inbreeding. Runs of homozygosity (ROH) can be used as a good measure of individual inbreeding status and is also normally used to detect selection signatures so as to map the candidate genes associated with economically important traits. In this study, we used data from Genotyping by Genome Reducing and Sequencing to investigate the number, length, coverage, and distribution patterns of ROH in 93 Chinese Laiwu pigs and identified genomic regions with a high ROH frequency. The average inbreeding coefficient calculated by pedigree was 0.021, whereas that estimated by all detected ROH segments was 0.133. Covering 13.4% of the whole genome, a total of 7,508 ROH segments longer than 1 Mb were detected, whose average length was 3.76 Mb, and short segments (1-5 Mb) dominated. For individuals, the coverage was in the range between 0.56 and 36.86%. For chromosomes, SSC6 had the largest number (n = 688), and the number of ROH in SSC12 was the lowest (n = 215). Thirteen ROH islands were detected in our study, and 86 genes were found within those regions. Some of these genes were correlated with economically important traits, such as meat quality (ECI1, LRP12, NDUFA4L2, GIL1, and LYZ), immunity capacity (IL23A, STAT2, STAT6, TBK1, IFNG, and ITH2), production (DCSTAMP, RDH16, and GDF11), and reproduction (ODF1 and CDK2). A total of six significant Gene Ontology terms and nine significant Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways were identified, most of which were correlated with disease resistance and biosynthesis processes, and one KEGG pathway was related to lipid metabolism. In addition, we aligned all of the ROH islands to the pig quantitative trait loci (QTL) database and finally found eight QTL related to the intramuscular fat trait. These results may help us understand the characteristics of Laiwu pigs and provide insight for future breeding strategies.
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- Yifei Fang
- Department of Animal Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms for PRRSV Pathogenesis and Host Response to Infection. Virus Res 2020; 286:197980. [PMID: 32311386 PMCID: PMC7165118 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2020.197980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PRRSV has evolved to arm with various strategies to modify host antiviral response. Viral modulation of homeostatic cellular processes provides favorable conditions for PRRSV survival during infection. PRRSV modulation of cellular processes includes pathways for interferons, apoptosis, microRNAs, cytokines, autophagy, and viral genome recombination.
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) has caused tremendous amounts of economic losses to the swine industry for more than three decades, but its control is still unsatisfactory. A significant amount of information is available for host cell-virus interactions during infection, and it is evident that PRRSV has evolved to equip various strategies to disrupt the host antiviral system and provide favorable conditions for survival. The current study reviews viral strategies for modulations of cellular processes including innate immunity, apoptosis, microRNAs, inflammatory cytokines, and other cellular pathways.
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