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Adnane M, de Almeida AM, Chapwanya A. Unveiling the power of proteomics in advancing tropical animal health and production. Trop Anim Health Prod 2024; 56:182. [PMID: 38825622 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-024-04037-4] [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: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/04/2024]
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Proteomics, the large-scale study of proteins in biological systems has emerged as a pivotal tool in the field of animal and veterinary sciences, mainly for investigating local and rustic breeds. Proteomics provides valuable insights into biological processes underlying animal growth, reproduction, health, and disease. In this review, we highlight the key proteomics technologies, methodologies, and their applications in domestic animals, particularly in the tropical context. We also discuss advances in proteomics research, including integration of multi-omics data, single-cell proteomics, and proteogenomics, all of which are promising for improving animal health, adaptation, welfare, and productivity. However, proteomics research in domestic animals faces challenges, such as sample preparation variation, data quality control, privacy and ethical considerations relating to animal welfare. We also provide recommendations for overcoming these challenges, emphasizing the importance of following best practices in sample preparation, data quality control, and ethical compliance. We therefore aim for this review to harness the full potential of proteomics in advancing our understanding of animal biology and ultimately improve animal health and productivity in local breeds of diverse animal species in a tropical context.
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- Mounir Adnane
- Department of Biomedicine, Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Tiaret, Tiaret, 14000, Algeria.
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- LEAF-Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Center, Associate Laboratory TERRA, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, Lisboa, 1349-017, Portugal
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, 00265, Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Shen LH, Zhang Y, Shen Y, Su ZT, Yu SM, Cao SZ, Zong XL. Effect of anemoside B4 on milk whey in clinical mastitis-affected cows elucidated using tandem mass tag (TMT)-based quantitative proteomics. Sci Rep 2022; 12:18829. [PMID: 36335251 PMCID: PMC9637092 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23749-x] [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: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Intramuscular injection of anemoside B4 (AB4) has a superior therapeutic effect on clinical mastitis in lactating cows. Here, we explored AB4's effect on milk whey in clinical mastitis-affected cows using proteomics. Among fifty clinical mastitis cows received AB4 administration (0.05 ml/kg/day, for 7 days), twelve healed cows were selected and marked as group T. Twelve clinically heathy cows received the same dose of saline for 7 days, marked as group C. Collected milk whey of group T before and after AB4 administration marked as T1 and T2, respectively. The milk whey of group C after saline injection marked as C1. Milk whey protein changes were detected using tandem mass tag-based quantitative proteomic. We identified 872 quantifiable proteins in the samples. Among them, 511 proteins between T1 and C1, and 361 proteins between T2 and T1 were significantly altered. T1 than C1 had significantly more proteins associated with inflammatory damage and trans-endothelial migration of leukocytes, whereas these proteins were reduced in T2 treated with AB4. Compared with C, proteins associated with fibrin clot degradation and complement system activation were downregulated in T1 but upregulated in T2. In summary, AB4 can exert its therapeutic effect on clinical mastitis in cows mainly by reducing inflammatory damage, activating the complement system, inhibiting trans-endothelial migration of leukocytes, and promoting degradation of milk fibrin clots.
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- Liu-hong Shen
- grid.80510.3c0000 0001 0185 3134The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 Sichuan China
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- grid.80510.3c0000 0001 0185 3134The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 Sichuan China
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- grid.80510.3c0000 0001 0185 3134The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 Sichuan China
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- Guangxi Innovates Medical Technology Co., Ltd., Lipu, 546600 Guangxi China
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- grid.80510.3c0000 0001 0185 3134The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 Sichuan China
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- grid.80510.3c0000 0001 0185 3134The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 Sichuan China
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- grid.80510.3c0000 0001 0185 3134The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, The Medical Research Center for Cow Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 Sichuan China
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Asselstine V, Medrano JF, Cánovas A. Identification of novel alternative splicing associated with mastitis disease in Holstein dairy cows using large gap read mapping. BMC Genomics 2022; 23:222. [PMID: 35305573 PMCID: PMC8934477 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08430-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Mastitis is a very common disease in the dairy industry that producers encounter daily. Transcriptomics, using RNA-Sequencing (RNA - Seq) technology, can be used to study the functional aspect of mastitis resistance to identify animals that have a better immune response to mastitis. When the cow has mastitis, not only genes but also specific mRNA isoforms generated via alternative splicing (AS) could be differentially expressed (DE), leading to the phenotypic variation observed. Therefore, the objective of this study was to use large gap read mapping to identify mRNA isoforms DE between healthy and mastitic milk somatic cell samples (N = 12). These mRNA isoforms were then categorized based on being 1) annotated mRNA isoforms for gene name and length, 2) annotated mRNA isoforms with different transcript length and 3) novel mRNA isoforms of non - annotated genes. Results Analysis identified 333 DE transcripts (with at least 2 mRNA isoforms annotated, with at least one being DE) between healthy and mastitic samples corresponding to 303 unique genes. Of these 333 DE transcripts between healthy and mastitic samples, 68 mRNA isoforms are annotated in the bovine genome reference (ARS.UCD.1.2), 249 mRNA isoforms had novel transcript lengths of known genes and 16 were novel transcript lengths of non - annotated genes in the bovine genome reference (ARS.UCD.1.2). Functional analysis including gene ontology, gene network and metabolic pathway analysis was performed on the list of 288 annotated and unique DE mRNA isoforms. In total, 67 significant metabolic pathways were identified including positive regulation of cytokine secretion and immune response. Additionally, numerous DE novel mRNA isoforms showed potential involvement with the immune system or mastitis. Lastly, QTL annotation analysis was performed on coding regions of the DE mRNA isoforms, identifying overlapping QTLs associated with clinical mastitis and somatic cell score. Conclusion This study identified novel mRNA isoforms generated via AS that could lead to differences in the immune response of Holstein dairy cows and be potentially implemented in future breeding programs. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12864-022-08430-x.
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Asselstine V, Miglior F, Suárez-Vega A, Fonseca PAS, Mallard B, Karrow N, Islas-Trejo A, Medrano JF, Cánovas A. Genetic mechanisms regulating the host response during mastitis. J Dairy Sci 2019; 102:9043-9059. [PMID: 31421890 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-16504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Mastitis is a very costly and common disease in the dairy industry. The study of the transcriptome from healthy and mastitic milk somatic cell samples using RNA-Sequencing technology can provide measurements of transcript levels associated with the immune response to the infection. The objective of this study was to characterize the Holstein milk somatic cell transcriptome from 6 cows to determine host response to intramammary infections. RNA-Sequencing was performed on 2 samples from each cow from 2 separate quarters, one classified as healthy (n = 6) and one as mastitic (n = 6). In total, 449 genes were differentially expressed between the healthy and mastitic quarters (false discovery rate <0.05, fold change >±2). Among the differentially expressed genes, the most expressed genes based on reads per kilobase per million mapped reads (RPKM) in the healthy group were associated with milk components (CSN2 and CSN3), and in the mastitic group they were associated with immunity (B2M and CD74). In silico functional analysis was performed using the list of 449 differentially expressed genes, which identified 36 significantly enriched metabolic pathways (false discovery rate <0.01), some of which were associated with the immune system, such as cytokine-cytokine interaction and cell adhesion molecules. Seven functional candidate genes were selected, based on the criteria of being highly differentially expressed between healthy and mastitic groups and significantly enriched in metabolic pathways that are relevant to the inflammatory process (GLYCAM1, B2M, CD74, BoLA-DRA, FCER1G, SDS, and NFKBIA). Last, we identified the differentially expressed genes that are located in quantitative trait locus regions previously known to be associated with mastitis, specifically clinical mastitis, somatic cell count, and somatic cell score. It was concluded that multiple genes within quantitative trait locus regions could potentially affect host response to mastitis-causing agents, making some cows more susceptible to intramammary infections. The identification of potential candidate genes with functional, statistical, biological, and positional relevance associated with host defense to infection will contribute to a better understanding of the underlying genetic architecture associated with mastitis. This in turn will improve the sustainability of agricultural practices by facilitating the selection of cows with improved host defense leading to increased resistance to mastitis.
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- V Asselstine
- Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1
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- Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1
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- Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1
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- Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1
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- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1
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- Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California-Davis, Davis 95616
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California-Davis, Davis 95616
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- Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1.
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Li S, Wang Q, Lin X, Jin X, Liu L, Wang C, Chen Q, Liu J, Liu H. The Use of "Omics" in Lactation Research in Dairy Cows. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18050983. [PMID: 28475129 PMCID: PMC5454896 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18050983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2017] [Revised: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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“Omics” is the application of genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics in biological research. Over the years, tremendous amounts of biological information has been gathered regarding the changes in gene, mRNA and protein expressions as well as metabolites in different physiological conditions and regulations, which has greatly advanced our understanding of the regulation of many physiological and pathophysiological processes. The aim of this review is to comprehensively describe the advances in our knowledge regarding lactation mainly in dairy cows that were obtained from the “omics” studies. The “omics” technologies have continuously been preferred as the technical tools in lactation research aiming to develop new nutritional, genetic, and management strategies to improve milk production and milk quality in dairy cows.
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- Shanshan Li
- Institute of Dairy Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Dairy Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Dairy Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Dairy Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Dairy Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Dairy Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Dairy Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Dairy Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Dairy Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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de Vries R, van Knegsel A, Johansson M, Lindmark-Månsson H, van Hooijdonk T, Holtenius K, Hettinga K. Effect of shortening or omitting the dry period of Holstein-Friesian cows on casein composition of milk. J Dairy Sci 2015; 98:8678-87. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-9544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2015] [Accepted: 08/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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