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Nie R, Tian H, Zhang W, Li F, Zhang B, Zhang H. NR5A1 and NR5A2 regulate follicle development in chicken (Gallus gallus) by altering proliferation, apoptosis, and steroid hormone synthesis of granulosa cells. Poult Sci 2024; 103:103620. [PMID: 38492249 PMCID: PMC10959722 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.103620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024] Open
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Chicken ovarian follicle development is regulated by complex and dynamic gene expression. Nuclear receptor 5A1 and 5A2 (NR5A1 and NR5A2, respectively) are key genes that regulate steroid hormone production and gonadal development in mammals; however, studies on follicular development in the chicken ovary are scarce. In this study, we investigated the functions of NR5A1 and NR5A2 on follicle development in chickens. The results showed that the expression of NR5A1 and NR5A2 was significantly higher in small yellow follicles and F5. Furthermore, the expression of NR5A1 and NR5A2 was significantly higher in follicular tissues of peak-laying hens (30 wk) than in follicular tissues of late-laying hens (60 wk), with high expression abundance in granulosa cells (GC). The overexpression of NR5A1 and NR5A2 significantly promoted proliferation and inhibited apoptosis of cultured GC; upregulated STAR, CYP11A1, and CYP19A1 expression and estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P4) synthesis in GC from preovulatory follicles (po-GC); and increased STAR, CYP11A1, and CYP19A1 promoter activities. In addition, follicle-stimulating hormone treatment significantly upregulated NR5A1 and NR5A2 expression in po-GC and significantly promoted FSHR, CYP11A1, and HSD3B1 expression in GC from pre-hierarchical follicles and po-GC. The core promoter region of NR5A1 was identified at the -1,095- to -483-bp and -2,054- to -1,536-bp regions from the translation start site (+1), and the core promoter region of NR5A2 was at -998 to -489 bp. Two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) were identified in the core promoter region of the NR5A1 gene, which differed between high- and low-yielding chicken groups. Our study suggested that NR5A1 and NR5A2 promoted chicken follicle development by promoting GC proliferation and E2 and P4 hormone synthesis and inhibiting apoptosis. Moreover, we identified the promoter core region or functional site that regulates NR5A1 and NR5A2 expression.
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- Ruixue Nie
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, Beijing Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Improvement, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, Beijing Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Improvement, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, Beijing Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Improvement, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Poultry Institute, Shangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, Beijing Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Improvement, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, Beijing Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Improvement, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Liu LL, Meng J, Ma HY, Cao H, Liu WJ. Candidate genes for litter size in Xinjiang sheep identified by Specific Locus Amplified Fragment (SLAF) sequencing. Anim Biotechnol 2023; 34:3053-3062. [PMID: 36244020 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2022.2131561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the selection signatures at a genome-wide level in 'Pishan' sheep using Specific Locus Amplified Fragment (SLAF)-seq. Blood samples from 126 ewes were sequenced using SLAF tags, and the ovarian tissues from 8 ewes (Bashbay sheep, a single litter size group (SG group); 'Pishan' sheep, double litter size group (DG group)) were collected to detect expression levels by quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Selection signature analysis was performed using global fixation index (Fst) and nucleotide diversity (π) ratio. A total of 1,192,168 high-quality SLAFs were identified. Notably, 2380 candidate regions under selection using two approaches were identified. A total of 2069 genes were identified, which were involved in dopaminergic synapses, thyroid hormone synthesis, ovarian steroidogenesis and thyroid hormone signalling pathways. Furthermore, Growth Differentiation Factor 9 (GDF9), Period Circadian Regulator 2 (PER2), Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Receptor (TSHR), and Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 1 (NCOA1) reside within these regions and pathways. The expression levels of GDF9 and PER2 genes in sheep tissue of the DG group were significantly higher than those in the SG group. These genes are interesting candidates for litter size and provide a starting point for further identification of conservation strategies for 'Pishan' sheep.
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- Ling-Ling Liu
- Department of Animal Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, China
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- Department of Animal Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, China
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- Department of Animal Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, China
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- Department of Animal Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, China
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- Department of Animal Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, China
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Yue L, Li W, Pan Y, Lan X, Zhang Q, Pan C. Polymorphism of GTF2A1 gene is associated with litter size in sheep. Theriogenology 2023; 208:194-200. [PMID: 37393655 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2023.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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General transcription factor IIA subunit 1 (GTF2A1) is required for transcriptional activation from most promoters in eukaryotic transcription. Previous whole-genome association analyses articles have predicted the effect of this gene on lambing in sheep. In the study, a total of nine insertion/deletion (indel) variants named L1 to L9 in the gene were selected to detect in 550 Australian White sheep (AuW) adult ewes. The polymorphisms were detected in four loci (L1, L2, L3 and L8locus) and the polymorphism information content (PIC) values were 0.270, 0.375, 0.372 and 0.314. Further, our study revealed that L1, L2 and L3 loci of GTF2A1 gene were significantly related to the first parity litter size and the polymorphism of L8 was significantly correlated with litter size in the second parity. In details, for the first parity, individuals with the II genotype of the L1 locus had higher little size than that with the ID genotype, individuals with the ID and DD genotype of the L2 locus had higher little size than that with the II genotype, and individuals with the DD genotype of the L3 locus had higher little size than that with the II genotype. All four loci do not follow to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, and have no linkage between them. In conclusion, the polymorphisms of GTF2A1 were confirmed and analysis results demonstrated that there are some relevance between difference genotypes and litter size, and these findings may provide new insights for accelerating sheep molecular breeding through molecular marker-assisted selection (MAS).
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- Linxiu Yue
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- Tianjin Aoqun Sheep Industry Academy Company, Tianjin, 300000, PR China; Tianjin Aoqun Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd., Tianjin, 301607, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China.
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Chen Q, Cai J, Zhang W, Xiao L, Liu G, Li H, Wu F, Song Q, Li K, Zhang J. Expression analysis of the NR5A2 gene and associations between its polymorphisms and reproductive traits in Jiaxing Black sows. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ANIMAL RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2021.2020124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Qiangqiang Chen
- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Translation Medicine, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Qinglian Food Company Limited, Jiaxing, People’s Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Qinglian Food Company Limited, Jiaxing, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Zhejiang General Station of Animal Husbandry Technology Promotion and Breeding Livestock Monitoring, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Chen ZH, Xu YX, Xie XL, Wang DF, Aguilar-Gómez D, Liu GJ, Li X, Esmailizadeh A, Rezaei V, Kantanen J, Ammosov I, Nosrati M, Periasamy K, Coltman DW, Lenstra JA, Nielsen R, Li MH. Whole-genome sequence analysis unveils different origins of European and Asiatic mouflon and domestication-related genes in sheep. Commun Biol 2021; 4:1307. [PMID: 34795381 PMCID: PMC8602413 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02817-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The domestication and subsequent development of sheep are crucial events in the history of human civilization and the agricultural revolution. However, the impact of interspecific introgression on the genomic regions under domestication and subsequent selection remains unclear. Here, we analyze the whole genomes of domestic sheep and their wild relative species. We found introgression from wild sheep such as the snow sheep and its American relatives (bighorn and thinhorn sheep) into urial, Asiatic and European mouflons. We observed independent events of adaptive introgression from wild sheep into the Asiatic and European mouflons, as well as shared introgressed regions from both snow sheep and argali into Asiatic mouflon before or during the domestication process. We revealed European mouflons might arise through hybridization events between a now extinct sheep in Europe and feral domesticated sheep around 6000-5000 years BP. We also unveiled later introgressions from wild sheep to their sympatric domestic sheep after domestication. Several of the introgression events contain loci with candidate domestication genes (e.g., PAPPA2, NR6A1, SH3GL3, RFX3 and CAMK4), associated with morphological, immune, reproduction or production traits (wool/meat/milk). We also detected introgression events that introduced genes related to nervous response (NEURL1), neurogenesis (PRUNE2), hearing ability (USH2A), and placental viability (PAG11 and PAG3) into domestic sheep and their ancestral wild species from other wild species.
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- Ze-Hui Chen
- grid.9227.e0000000119573309CAS Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, China ,grid.22935.3f0000 0004 0530 8290College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- grid.22935.3f0000 0004 0530 8290College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309CAS Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309CAS Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, China
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- grid.47840.3f0000 0001 2181 7878Center for Computational Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309CAS Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, China
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- grid.412503.10000 0000 9826 9569Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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- grid.412503.10000 0000 9826 9569Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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- grid.22642.300000 0004 4668 6757Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Jokioinen, Finland
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- grid.495192.2Laboratory of Reindeer Husbandry and Traditional Industries, Yakut Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture, The Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Yakutsk, Russia
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- grid.412462.70000 0000 8810 3346Department of Agriculture, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
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- grid.420221.70000 0004 0403 8399Animal Production and Health Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
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- grid.17089.37Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G2E9 Canada
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- grid.5477.10000000120346234Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA. .,Department of Statistics, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94707, USA. .,Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, 1350, København K, Denmark.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
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Li Y, Jin W, Wang Y, Zhang J, Meng C, Wang H, Qian Y, Li Q, Cao S. Three Complete Linkage SNPs ofGDF9Gene Affect the Litter Size Probably Mediated by OCT1 in Hu Sheep. DNA Cell Biol 2020; 39:563-571. [DOI: 10.1089/dna.2019.4984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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- Yinxia Li
- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Animal Science, Nanjing, China
- The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop and Animal Integrated Farming, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Animal Science, Nanjing, China
- The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop and Animal Integrated Farming, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Animal Science, Nanjing, China
- The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop and Animal Integrated Farming, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Animal Science, Nanjing, China
- The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop and Animal Integrated Farming, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Animal Science, Nanjing, China
- The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop and Animal Integrated Farming, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Animal Science, Nanjing, China
- The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop and Animal Integrated Farming, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Animal Science, Nanjing, China
- The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop and Animal Integrated Farming, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China
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Li Y, Zhang J, Qian Y, Meng C, Wang H, Zhong J, Cao S. A T > G Mutation in the NR5A2 Gene Is Associated With Litter Size in Hu Sheep Through Upregulation of Promoter Activity by Transcription Factor MTF-1. Front Genet 2019; 10:1011. [PMID: 31708965 PMCID: PMC6824215 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.01011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Nuclear receptor subfamily 5 group A member 2 (NR5A2), also referred to as LRH-1 or FTF, is an orphan nuclear hormone receptor that is involved in regulating embryonic development, ovarian granulosa cell differentiation, gonadal sex differentiation, and steroidogenesis in mammals. However, little is known about how NR5A2 regulates reproduction in sheep. In this study, we amplified the promoter sequence of NR5A2 and determined that its core promoter region ranged from -721 nt to -281 nt. A T > G polymorphism at -700 nt was detected in the core promoter region. Association analysis found that the litter sizes of Hu ewes at their second and average parities with genotype GG (2.20 ± 0.20 and 1.97 ± 0.06, respectively) were significantly higher than those of ewes with genotype TG (1.68 ± 0.10 and 1.74 ± 0.05, respectively) (p < 0.05) and TT (1.67 ± 0.10 and 1.62 ± 0.06, respectively) (p < 0.05). The litter size of Hu ewes at their third parity with genotype GG (2.10 ± 0.10) was significantly higher than that of ewes with genotype TT (1.56 ± 0.12) (p < 0.05). A luciferase assay showed that the -700G allele increased the luciferase activity relative to the -700T allele. Furthermore, the -700T > G polymorphism created a novel binding site for metal-regulatory transcription factor 1 (MTF-1). A competitive electrophoretic mobility shift assay confirmed that MTF-1 specifically bound with the G-type promoter of NR5A2. An overexpression experiment demonstrated that MTF-1 was involved in the alteration of NR5A2 transcription activity and further increased NR5A2 gene mRNA expression. Our findings revealed that the -700T > G polymorphism promoted NR5A2 expression due to the positive effects on NR5A2 gene transcription activity by MTF-1 and thereby increased fecundity in Hu sheep.
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- Yinxia Li
- Institute of Animal Science, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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