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Steinerova M, Horecky C, Knoll A, Nedomova S, Slama P, Pavlik A. Study of genes polymorphisms in RANK/RANKL/OPG and WNT signaling pathways and their associations with bone parameters in broiler chicken. Heliyon 2023; 9:e22371. [PMID: 38053912 PMCID: PMC10694325 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Limb problems are one of the most common problems with fast-growing meat-type chickens. Various bone abnormalities, which can lead to limping, bone weakness, or even fractures, bring overall discomfort to birds and a loss of production. Genetic aspects are often associated with these side effects on bone stability and are also cited as the dominant cause. These points to a close negative relationship of genetic selection for rapid growth with traits involved in bone integrity. Due to the assumption of an additive genetic background, improvements through genetic tools can be used. Our study is focused on selected genes of important signaling pathways for bone metabolism. We tried to detect polymorphisms that would show associations with selected bone parameters in a total of 48 broilers. Those were fast-growing Ross 308 hybrids and slow-growing Hubbard M22BxJA87A hybrids. The TNFRSF11A and WISP1 genes were tested. A total of fourteen polymorphisms were found, three of them were synonymous and five in the intron. In the case of four polymorphisms found in exons of the TNFRSF11A gene (c.11G > T, c.31G > A, c.37C > G, c.514G > A), associations with the observed bone parameters (bone strength, bone dimensions and bone mass) were demonstrated. The genetic architecture of bone traits is not fully understood, therefore the present study and the knowledge gained can help to increase the potential in poultry breeding processes and thus reduce the death of individuals.
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- Michala Steinerova
- Department of Animal Morphology, Physiology and Genetics, Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of AgriSciences, Zemedelska 1/1665, 613 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Animal Morphology, Physiology and Genetics, Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of AgriSciences, Zemedelska 1/1665, 613 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Animal Morphology, Physiology and Genetics, Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of AgriSciences, Zemedelska 1/1665, 613 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Food Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of AgriSciences, Zemedelska 1/1665, 613 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Animal Morphology, Physiology and Genetics, Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of AgriSciences, Zemedelska 1/1665, 613 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Animal Morphology, Physiology and Genetics, Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of AgriSciences, Zemedelska 1/1665, 613 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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Ibelli AMG, Peixoto JDO, Zanella R, Gouveia JJDS, Cantão ME, Coutinho LL, Marchesi JAP, Pizzol MSD, Marcelino DEP, Ledur MC. Downregulation of growth plate genes involved with the onset of femoral head separation in young broilers. Front Physiol 2022; 13:941134. [PMID: 36003650 PMCID: PMC9393217 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.941134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Femoral head separation (FHS) is characterized by the detachment of growth plate (GP) and articular cartilage, occurring in tibia and femur. However, the molecular mechanisms involved with this condition are not completely understood. Therefore, genes and biological processes (BP) involved with FHS were identified in 21-day-old broilers through RNA sequencing of the femoral GP. 13,487 genes were expressed in the chicken femoral head transcriptome of normal and FHS-affected broilers. From those, 34 were differentially expressed (DE; FDR ≤0.05) between groups, where all of them were downregulated in FHS-affected broilers. The main BP were enriched in receptor signaling pathways, ossification, bone mineralization and formation, skeletal morphogenesis, and vascularization. RNA-Seq datasets comparison of normal and FHS-affected broilers with 21, 35 and 42 days of age has shown three shared DE genes (FBN2, C1QTNF8, and XYLT1) in GP among ages. Twelve genes were exclusively DE at 21 days, where 10 have already been characterized (SHISA3, FNDC1, ANGPTL7, LEPR, ENSGALG00000049529, OXTR, ENSGALG00000045154, COL16A1, RASD2, BOC, GDF10, and THSD7B). Twelve SNPs were associated with FHS (p < 0.0001). Out of those, 5 were novel and 7 were existing variants located in 7 genes (RARS, TFPI2, TTI1, MAP4K3, LINK54, and AREL1). We have shown that genes related to chondrogenesis and bone differentiation were downregulated in the GP of FHS-affected young broilers. Therefore, these findings evince that candidate genes pointed out in our study are probably related to the onset of FHS in broilers.
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- Adriana Mércia Guaratini Ibelli
- Embrapa Suínos e Aves, Concórdia, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, Guarapuava, Brazil
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- Embrapa Suínos e Aves, Concórdia, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, Guarapuava, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Animal, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de SP, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Embrapa Suínos e Aves, Concórdia, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Zootecnia, Universidade do Estado de SC, UDESC-Oeste, Chapecó, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Mônica Corrêa Ledur,
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Santos CE, de Oliveira Peixoto J, Fernandes LT, Marcelino DEP, Kawski VL, Neis FT, Ledur MC, Ibelli AMG. Upregulated genes in articular cartilage may help to counteract femoral head separation in broilers with 21 days of age. Res Vet Sci 2022; 147:92-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2022.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Goldoni I, Ibelli AMG, Fernandes LT, Peixoto JDO, Hul LM, Cantão ME, Gouveia JJDS, Ledur MC. Comprehensive Analyses of Bone and Cartilage Transcriptomes Evince Ion Transport, Inflammation and Cartilage Development-Related Genes Involved in Chickens’ Femoral Head Separation. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12060788. [PMID: 35327184 PMCID: PMC8944783 DOI: 10.3390/ani12060788] [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: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Simple Summary Femoral head necrosis (FHN) and other locomotor problems cause severe impacts on the poultry industry due to huge economic losses and reduced animal welfare. Femoral head separation (FHS), the initial phase of FHN, is usually a subclinical condition characterized by the detachment of articular cartilage from the bone. In this study, we aimed to identify genes and biological processes involved with FHS in broilers. A better understanding of the FHS molecular mechanisms can help to develop strategies to reduce this condition in chickens. Here, we described several genes that have their expression altered in the articular cartilage and femur when normal and FHS-affected animals were compared. Furthermore, genetic variants were found differing between the studied groups. Therefore, performing an integrated analysis of these datasets, we were able to detect genes and variants related to FHS in chickens. Some of them, such as SLC4A1, RHAG, ANK1, MKNK2, SPTB, ADA, C7 and EPB420 genes were highlighted and should be further explored to validate them as candidates to FHS and FHN in chickens and possibly in humans. Abstract Femoral head separation (FHS) is usually a subclinical condition characterized by the detachment of articular cartilage from the bone. In this study, a comprehensive analysis identifying shared and exclusive expression profiles, biological processes (BP) and variants related to FHS in the femoral articular cartilage and growth plate in chickens was performed through RNA sequencing analysis. Thirty-six differentially expressed (DE) genes were shared between femoral articular cartilage (AC) and growth plate (GP) tissues. Out of those, 23 genes were enriched in BP related to ion transport, translation factors and immune response. Seventy genes were DE exclusively in the AC and 288 in the GP. Among the BP of AC, the response against bacteria can be highlighted, and for the GP tissue, the processes related to chondrocyte differentiation and cartilage development stand out. When the chicken DE genes were compared to other datasets, eight genes (SLC4A1, RHAG, ANK1, MKNK2, SPTB, ADA, C7 and EPB420) were shared between chickens and humans. Furthermore, 89 variants, including missense in the SPATS2L, PRKAB1 and TRIM25 genes, were identified between groups. Therefore, those genes should be more explored to validate them as candidates to FHS/FHN in chickens and humans.
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- Iara Goldoni
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, R. Salvatore Renna, 875, Guarapuava 85015-430, PR, Brazil; (I.G.); (J.d.O.P.); (L.M.H.)
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, R. Salvatore Renna, 875, Guarapuava 85015-430, PR, Brazil; (I.G.); (J.d.O.P.); (L.M.H.)
- Embrapa Suínos e Aves, Rodovia BR 153, km 110, Concórdia 89715-899, SC, Brazil; (L.T.F.); (M.E.C.)
- Correspondence: (A.M.G.I.); (M.C.L.); Tel.: +55-49-3441-3217 (A.M.G.I.); +55-49-3441-0411 (M.C.L.)
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- Embrapa Suínos e Aves, Rodovia BR 153, km 110, Concórdia 89715-899, SC, Brazil; (L.T.F.); (M.E.C.)
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, R. Salvatore Renna, 875, Guarapuava 85015-430, PR, Brazil; (I.G.); (J.d.O.P.); (L.M.H.)
- Embrapa Suínos e Aves, Rodovia BR 153, km 110, Concórdia 89715-899, SC, Brazil; (L.T.F.); (M.E.C.)
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, R. Salvatore Renna, 875, Guarapuava 85015-430, PR, Brazil; (I.G.); (J.d.O.P.); (L.M.H.)
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- Embrapa Suínos e Aves, Rodovia BR 153, km 110, Concórdia 89715-899, SC, Brazil; (L.T.F.); (M.E.C.)
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias no Semiárido, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, UNIVASF, Rodovia BR 407, 12 Lote 543, Petrolina 56300-000, PE, Brazil;
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- Embrapa Suínos e Aves, Rodovia BR 153, km 110, Concórdia 89715-899, SC, Brazil; (L.T.F.); (M.E.C.)
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zootecnia, UDESC-Oeste, Rua Beloni Trombeta Zanin, 680E, Chapecó 89815-630, SC, Brazil
- Correspondence: (A.M.G.I.); (M.C.L.); Tel.: +55-49-3441-3217 (A.M.G.I.); +55-49-3441-0411 (M.C.L.)
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