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Rydal MP, Jørgensen CB, Gambino M, Poulsen LL, Nielsen JP. Complete association between CHCF1 genotype and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli F4ab-associated post-weaning diarrhea in a pig challenge trial. Vet Microbiol 2023; 282:109771. [PMID: 37150059 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2023.109771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) susceptibility in pigs is highly influenced by their genotype. The aim of this study was to determine the association between CHCF1 genotype and ETEC F4ab susceptibility in experimentally infected pigs. We investigated ETEC diarrhea development in CHCF1 heterozygous susceptible (RS) (n = 12 pigs) compared to CHCF1 homozygous resistant (RR) (n = 12 pigs) for six days after ETEC F4ab challenge. Afterwards, we genotyped with MUC4 and MUC13 markers to relate performance in identifying ETEC F4ab diarrhea susceptible pigs. In the CHCF1 RS group, 12/12 pigs developed ETEC diarrhea compared with 0/12 pigs in the CHCF1 RR group. Weight gain was lower in CHCF1 RS pigs compared with RR pigs (mean ± SD: 208 ± 323 g and 987 ± 615 g, p = 0.0007). Further, the shedding of hemolytic E. coli was significantly higher in CHCF1 RS pigs from 2 to 6 days post inoculation and they shed the challenge strain for more days (mean ± SD: 3.5 ± 1.6 days versus 0.5 ± 0.5 days, p < 0.0001). Twelve pigs with ETEC diarrhea were misclassified as resistant with the MUC4 marker and four pigs without ETEC diarrhea were misclassified as susceptible with the MUC13 marker. We found complete association between CHCF1 genotype and ETEC diarrhea development in pigs from a herd with Danbred genetics. The CHCF1 marker was more likely to determine the true host susceptibility to ETEC F4ab than the other markers. The marker shows potential for improving reliability of PWD challenge models and potentially for use in breeding for ETEC F4ab/ac resistance.
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- Martin Peter Rydal
- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Sinha R, Sahoo NR, Shrivastava K, Vineeth M. R., Kumar P, Qureshi S, Kumar A, Bhushan B. Effect of season, age and sex on E. coli adhesion patterns in Indigenous Ghurrah pigs - a comparative analysis of phenotypic classifications. BIOL RHYTHM RES 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2019.1660517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Rebeka Sinha
- Division of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
- Animal Genetics and Breeding Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Animal Genetics and Breeding Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Standardization Division, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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Expression pattern and association analysis of porcine matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9) with diarrhea and performance traits in piglets. Res Vet Sci 2019; 129:53-58. [PMID: 31931263 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2019.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) plays critical roles in multiple biological processes, such as reproduction, cell proliferation and differentiation, and host defenses. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether MMP9 is a candidate gene for resistance to diarrhea in piglets. In this study, quantitative real-time PCR was used to analyze the expression of MMP9 mRNA in different tissues of specific pathogen-free piglets. MMP9 was expressed in all the tissues (heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney, stomach, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, and colon) analyzed. An association analysis between MMP9 polymorphisms and piglet diarrhea score and performance traits were performed in Min (Chinese indigenous breed) and Landrace populations. In the statistical analysis, at the g.48178429 G>A locus, AA piglets had a lower diarrhea score than that of GA in the Min population (P < .05), whereas GG had higher day-35 body weight and average daily gain (ADG) than AA in the Landrace breed (P < .05). At the rs336583561 locus, Min piglets with the GG genotype have a lower diarrhea score than AG piglets (P < .05). At g.48184777C>T, CC animals have higher body weight than TC Landrace piglets (P < .05 or P < .01). A 5' flanking deletion assay indicated that g.48178429 G>A was not located in the MMP9 promoter region. Our results suggest that the A allele at the g.48178429 G>A locus and the G allele at rs336583561 are resistance alleles in Min pigs. Before these markers are used in pig breeding programs, more studies in larger populations are needed.
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Wang W, Liu Y, Tang H, Yu Y, Zhang Q. ITGB5 Plays a Key Role in Escherichia coli F4ac-Induced Diarrhea in Piglets. Front Immunol 2019; 10:2834. [PMID: 31921118 PMCID: PMC6927286 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) that expresses F4ac fimbriae is the major pathogenic microorganism responsible for bacterial diarrhea in neonatal piglets. The susceptibility of piglets to ETEC F4ac is determined by a specific receptor on the small intestinal epithelium surface. We performed an iTRAQ-labeled quantitative proteome analysis using a case-control design in which susceptible and resistant full-sib piglets were compared for the protein expression levels. Two thousand two hundred forty-nine proteins were identified, of which 245 were differentially expressed (fold change > 1.5, FDR-adjusted P < 0.05). The differentially expressed proteins fell into four functional classes: (I) cellular adhesion and binding, (II) metabolic process, (III) apoptosis and proliferation, and (IV) immune response. The integrin signaling pathway merited particular interest based on a pathway analysis using statistical overexpression and enrichment tests. Genomic locations of the integrin family genes were determined based on the most recent porcine genome sequence assembly (Sscrofa11.1). Only one gene, ITGB5, which encodes the integrin β5 subunit that assorts with the αv subunit to generate integrin αvβ5, was located within the SSC13q41 region between 13:133161078 and 13:139609422, where strong associations of markers with the ETEC F4ac susceptibility were found in our previous GWAS results. To identify whether integrin αvβ5 is the ETEC F4acR, we established an experimental model for bacterial adhesion using IPEC-J2 cells. Then, the ITGB5 gene was knocked out in IPEC-J2 cell lines using CRISPR/Cas9, resulting in a biallelic deletion cell line (ITGB5 -/-). Disruption of ITGB5 significantly reduced ETEC F4ac adhesion to porcine intestinal epithelial cells. In contrast, overexpression of ITGB5 significantly enhanced the adhesion. A GST pull-down assay with purified FaeG and ITGB5 also showed that FaeG binds directly to ITGB5. Together, the results suggested that ITGB5 is a key factor affecting the susceptibility of piglets to ETEC F4ac.
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- Wenwen Wang
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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Rawat C, Sahoo NR, Wagh SS, Kumar P, Kumar S, Sonwane A, Qureshi S, Kumar A, Panigrahi M. Association of ACK1, TFRC polymorphism with diarrhoeagenic E. coli adhesion patterns and their jejunal expression profile in Indian Ghurrah pigs. 3 Biotech 2019; 9:422. [PMID: 31696027 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-019-1956-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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A total of 9 SNPs located in TFRC and ACK1 genes of SSC13q41 genomic region were examined for their association with the adhesion pattern of native Indian pigs using local isolate of diarrhoeagenic E. coli. Phenotypic evaluation of adhesion pattern of 150 pigs revealed 116 animals positive for adhesion, whereas 34 animals had non-adhesive phenotype. Among the adhesive animals, 6, 87 and 23 pigs were strongly adhesive, weakly adhesive and adhesive, respectively. PCR-RFLP study revealed 8 polymorphic SNPs with low to moderate PIC ranging from 7.39 to 37.25% and low to high heterozygosities (8-70%). The loci g.291 C > T, rs81218930 C > T, rs318751568 C > T of TFRC and g.93222 C > A g.94600 C > T of ACK1 showed significant departure from HWE. The genotypic frequencies of the SNPs as well as the haplotypes did not differ significantly (P > 0.05) across the adhesion patterns except one SNP (ACK1-g.107371 A > C). Among the g.107371 A > C genotypes observed, CA was associated with non-adhesive phenotype. Furthermore, TFRC mRNA expression levels were found to be significantly (P < 0.05) different among various adhesive phenotypes, whereas that of ACK1 was significantly (P < 0.05) different between non-adhesive and adhesive groups. The significant association of SNP (ACK1-g.107371 A > C), which was also previously reported to influence ETECF4 mediated diarrhoea susceptibility, implicates its wider application in genetic control of piglet diarrhoea. Furthermore, the up-regulation of TFRC gene expression in adhesive group supports its proposed role in activation of immune cells against E. coli and intracellular iron transport.
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Resistance to ETEC F4/F18-mediated piglet diarrhoea: opening the gene black box. Trop Anim Health Prod 2019; 51:1307-1320. [PMID: 31127494 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-019-01934-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Diarrhoea, a significant problem in pig rearing industry affecting pre- and post-weaning piglets is caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC). The ETEC are classified as per the fimbriae types which are responsible for bacterial attachment with enterocytes and release of toxins causing diarrhoea. However, genetic difference exists for susceptibility to ETEC infection in piglets. The different phenotypes found in pigs determine their (pigs') susceptibility or resistance towards fimbrial subtypes/variants (F4ab, F4ac, F4ad and F18). Specific receptors are present on intestinal epithelium for attachment of these fimbriae, which do not express to same level in all animals. This differential expression is genetically determined and thus their genetic causes (may be putative candidate gene or mutations) render some animals resistant or susceptible to one or more fimbrial subtypes. Genetic linkage studies have revealed the mapping location of the receptor loci for the two most frequent variants F4ab and F4ac to SSC13q41 (i.e. q arm of 13th chromosome of Sus scrofa). Some SNPs have been identified in mucin gene family, transferring receptor gene, fucosyltransferase 1 gene and swine leucocyte antigen locus that are proposed to be linked mutations for resistance/susceptibility towards ETEC diarrhoea. However, owing to the variety of fimbrial types and subtypes, it would be difficult to identify a single causative mutation and the candidate loci may involve more number of genes/regions. In this review, we focus on the genetic mutations in genes involved in imparting resistance/susceptibility to F4 or F18 ETEC diarrhoea and possibilities to use them as marker for selection against susceptible animals.
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Hu D, Rampoldi A, Bratus-Neuenschwander A, Hofer A, Bertschinger HU, Vögeli P, Neuenschwander S. Effective genetic markers for identifying the Escherichia coli F4ac receptor status of pigs. Anim Genet 2019; 50:136-142. [PMID: 30724375 DOI: 10.1111/age.12770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The F4ac receptor locus (F4acR), which encodes susceptibility or resistance to Escherichia coli diarrhoea, is inherited as an autosomal recessive monogenetic trait. F4acR is localized on pig chromosome 13 (SSC13q41-q44) near the MUC13 gene. Two flanking markers (CHCF1 and ALGA0106330) with a high linkage disequilibrium (LD) with F4acR were found to be effective for the genetic identification of F4ac-resistant pigs in the Swiss Large White breed (one recombinant out of 2034 genotyped pigs). Three recombinant boars, one each from the Duroc, Swiss Landrace and Piétrain breeds, were genotyped with seven different markers and phenotyped by means of a microscopic adhesion test. Only ALGA0072075, CHCF1 and CHCF3 indicated the correct phenotype. To test the effect of the resistance allele on production traits, 530 Large White pigs from the national test station were investigated. A significant difference existed among the F4acR locus genotypes in the intramuscular fat content of the longissimus dorsi muscle, whereas no other production traits were influenced by the resistance allele. The frequency of the CHCF1-C and ALGA0106330-A alleles associated with resistance in the Swiss Large White population was 60%, which is advantageous for implementing this trait in a breeding programme to select for E. coli F4ac-resistant animals. The selection of resistant pigs should start on the male side due to the inability of resistant sows to produce sufficient amounts of protecting antibodies in the colostrum. Selection of genetically F4ac-resistant pigs is a sustainable and suitable alternative to decreasing animal loss and antibiotic use due to diarrhoea.
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- D Hu
- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Tannenstrasse 1, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Tannenstrasse 1, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- SUISAG, Allmend 8, 6204 Sempach, Switzerland
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Tannenstrasse 1, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Tannenstrasse 1, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Tannenstrasse 1, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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Sinha R, Sahoo NR, Shrivastava K, Kumar P, Qureshi S, Kumar A, Ravi Kumar GVPPS, Bhushan B. Effect of Mucin13 gene polymorphism on diarrhoeagenic <i>E. coli</i> adhesion pattern and its expression analysis in native Indian pigs. Arch Anim Breed 2018. [DOI: 10.5194/aab-61-321-2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Abstract. We identified genetic polymorphism in Mucin13 gene affecting E. coli adhesion patterns using (local isolate) diarrhoeagenic E. coli in Indian desi pigs. Five SNPs and one indel previously reported to be associated with enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) F4ab/ac adhesion pattern were examined by designing PCR-RFLP protocol. The genotypic frequencies of only one SNP (g.22304A > G) differed significantly (at P≤0.05) in adhesive, non-adhesive and weakly adhesive population. The AA (306 sbp, 231 bp), AG (306, 231, 108, 198 bp) and GG (231, 198 bp, 108 b) genotypes of g.22304A > G locus were observed with frequencies 50.0 %, 21.25 % and 28.75 %, respectively and AG genotype was significantly (P≤0.05) associated with a non-adhesive pattern. The polymorphism information content of SNPs ranged from 17.67 (g.22124T > C) to 37.36 % (g.21471C > T) loci. Three loci (g.21471C > T, g.22124T > C and g.22304A > G) were significantly departed from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium. The linkage disequilibrium analysis revealed locus g.22124T > C and g.22304A > G were significantly (P≤0.05) associated with each other. Expression profiling of target gene in jejuna of animals having AA, AG and GG genotypes revealed differences in various genotypes with the highest in the AA, moderate in the GG and low levels in the AG genotype, although they were statistically non-significant (at P≤0.05). The absence of significant effect of genotypes on MUC13 mRNA expression indicates no direct functional role, although the structural role can not be ignored as the putative receptor gene is located within targeted genomic region. Further, reports of same SNP association with an ETEC F4ab/ac adhesion pattern indicate the target gene's role in diarrhoea even caused by other strains of E. coli which is not ETEC.
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Dubreuil JD, Isaacson RE, Schifferli DM. Animal Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. EcoSal Plus 2016; 7:10.1128/ecosalplus.ESP-0006-2016. [PMID: 27735786 PMCID: PMC5123703 DOI: 10.1128/ecosalplus.esp-0006-2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is the most common cause of E. coli diarrhea in farm animals. ETEC are characterized by the ability to produce two types of virulence factors: adhesins that promote binding to specific enterocyte receptors for intestinal colonization and enterotoxins responsible for fluid secretion. The best-characterized adhesins are expressed in the context of fimbriae, such as the F4 (also designated K88), F5 (K99), F6 (987P), F17, and F18 fimbriae. Once established in the animal small intestine, ETEC produce enterotoxin(s) that lead to diarrhea. The enterotoxins belong to two major classes: heat-labile toxins that consist of one active and five binding subunits (LT), and heat-stable toxins that are small polypeptides (STa, STb, and EAST1). This review describes the disease and pathogenesis of animal ETEC, the corresponding virulence genes and protein products of these bacteria, their regulation and targets in animal hosts, as well as mechanisms of action. Furthermore, vaccines, inhibitors, probiotics, and the identification of potential new targets by genomics are presented in the context of animal ETEC.
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- J Daniel Dubreuil
- Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Québec J2S 7C6, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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The first described adhesive antigen of Escherichia coli strains isolated from animals was the K88 antigen, expressed by strains from diarrheic pigs. The K88 antigen was visible by electron microscopy as a surface-exposed filament that was thin and flexible and had hemagglutinating properties. Many different fimbriae have been identified in animal enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) and have been discussed in this article. The role of these fimbriae in the pathogenesis of ETEC has been best studied with K88, K99, 987P, and F41. Each fimbrial type carries at least one adhesive moiety that is specific for a certain host receptor, determining host species, age, and tissue specificities. ETEC are the most frequently diagnosed pathogens among neonatal and post-weaning piglets that die of diarrhea. Immune electron microscopy of animal ETEC fimbriae usually shows that the minor subunits are located at the fimbrial tips and at discrete sites along the fimbrial threads. Since fimbriae most frequently act like lectins by binding to the carbohydrate moieties of glycoproteins or glycolipids, fimbrial receptors have frequently been studied with red blood cells of various animal species. Identification and characterization of the binding moieties of ETEC fimbrial adhesins should be useful for the design of new prophylactic or therapeutic strategies. Some studies describing potential receptor or adhesin analogues that interfere with fimbria-mediated colonization have been described in the article.
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Goetstouwers T, Van Poucke M, Coppieters W, Nguyen VU, Melkebeek V, Coddens A, Van Steendam K, Deforce D, Cox E, Peelman LJ. Refined candidate region for F4ab/ac enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli susceptibility situated proximal to MUC13 in pigs. PLoS One 2014; 9:e105013. [PMID: 25137053 PMCID: PMC4138166 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Accepted: 07/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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F4 enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (F4 ETEC) are an important cause of diarrhea in neonatal and newly-weaned pigs. Based on the predicted differential O-glycosylation patterns of the 2 MUC13 variants (MUC13A and MUC13B) in F4ac ETEC susceptible and F4ac ETEC resistant pigs, the MUC13 gene was recently proposed as the causal gene for F4ac ETEC susceptibility. Because the absence of MUC13 on Western blot from brush border membrane vesicles of F4ab/acR+ pigs and the absence of F4ac attachment to immunoprecipitated MUC13 could not support this hypothesis, a new GWAS study was performed using 52 non-adhesive and 68 strong adhesive pigs for F4ab/ac ETEC originating from 5 Belgian farms. A refined candidate region (chr13: 144,810,100–144,993,222) for F4ab/ac ETEC susceptibility was identified with MUC13 adjacent to the distal part of the region. This candidate region lacks annotated genes and contains a sequence gap based on the sequence of the porcine GenomeBuild 10.2. We hypothesize that a porcine orphan gene or trans-acting element present in the identified candidate region has an effect on the glycosylation of F4 binding proteins and therefore determines the F4ab/ac ETEC susceptibility in pigs.
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- Tiphanie Goetstouwers
- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium
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- Unit of Animal Genomics, GIGA-R and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège (B34), Liège (Sart Tilman), Belgium
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium
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Inheritance of porcine receptors for enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli with fimbriae F4ad and their relation to other F4 receptors. Animal 2014; 8:859-66. [PMID: 24725922 DOI: 10.1017/s1751731114000779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Enteric Escherichia coli infections are a highly relevant cause of disease and death in young pigs. Breeding genetically resistant pigs is an economical and sustainable method of prevention. Resistant pigs are protected against colonization of the intestine through the absence of receptors for the bacterial fimbriae, which mediate adhesion to the intestinal surface. The present work aimed at elucidation of the mode of inheritance of the F4ad receptor which according to former investigations appeared quite confusing. Intestines of 489 pigs of an experimental herd were examined by a microscopic adhesion test modified in such a manner that four small intestinal sites instead of one were tested for adhesion of the fimbrial variant F4ad. Segregation analysis revealed that the mixed inheritance model explained our data best. The heritability of the F4ad phenotype was estimated to be 0.7±0.1. There are no relations to the strong receptors for variants F4ab and F4ac. Targeted matings allowed the discrimination between two F4ad receptors, that is, a fully adhesive receptor (F4adRFA) expressed on all enterocytes and at all small intestinal sites, and a partially adhesive receptor (F4adRPA) variably expressed at different sites and often leading to partial bacterial adhesion. In pigs with both F4ad receptors, the F4adRPA receptor is masked by the F4adRFA. The hypothesis that F4adRFA must be encoded by at least two complementary or epistatic dominant genes is supported by the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium statistics. The F4adRPA receptor is inherited as a monogenetic dominant trait. A comparable partially adhesive receptor for variant F4ab (F4abRPA) was also observed but the limited data did not allow a prediction of the mode of inheritance. Pigs were therefore classified into one of eight receptor phenotypes: A1 (F4abRFA/F4acR+/F4adRFA); A2 (F4abRFA/F4acR+/F4adRPA); B (F4abRFA/F4acR+/F4adR-); C1 (F4abRPA/F4acR-/F4adRFA); C2 (F4abRPA/F4acR-/F4adRPA); D1 (F4abR-/F4acR-/F4adRFA); D2 (F4abR-/F4acR-/F4adRPA); E (F4abR-/F4acR-/F4adR-).
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Fontanesi L, Bertolini F, Dall'Olio S, Buttazzoni L, Gallo M, Russo V. Analysis of association between the MUC4 g.8227C>G polymorphism and production traits in Italian heavy pigs using a selective genotyping approach. Anim Biotechnol 2012; 23:147-55. [PMID: 22870870 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2011.653462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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In pigs, susceptibility to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) K88 strains (locus F4bcR) is determined by a dominant allele, with the recessive allele determining resistance. The susceptible allele also appeared to be associated with higher growth rate even with discordant results. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in exon 7 of the mucin 4 (MUC4) gene (DQ848681:g.8227C>G), shown to be in close linkage disequilibrium with the F4bcR locus, has been used as marker to identify susceptible pigs, substituting invasive villous adhesion tests. We herein analyzed this SNP in Italian local breeds and applied a selective genotyping approach in Italian Large White, Italian Landrace, and Italian Duroc comparing allele frequency distribution in groups of pigs with extreme estimated breeding values (EBV) for average daily gain (ADG) and backfat thickness (BFT) to evaluate if this marker is associated with these traits. Allele G (associated with susceptibility to ETEC) was associated with higher ADG and BFT in Italian Large White (P=6.66E-04 and P=0.012, respectively) and higher ADG in Italian Landrace (P=7.23E-12). This polymorphism was poorly informative in Italian Duroc. Antagonistic associations of the MUC4 g.8227C>G alleles on susceptibility to ETEC and growth performances evidence the complexity of applying marker assisted selection in pig breeding.
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- Luca Fontanesi
- Dept. of Agro-Food Science and Technology, Sezione di Allevamenti Zootecnici, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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Schroyen M, Stinckens A, Verhelst R, Niewold T, Buys N. The search for the gene mutations underlying enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli F4ab/ac susceptibility in pigs: a review. Vet Res 2012; 43:70. [PMID: 23061722 PMCID: PMC3499147 DOI: 10.1186/1297-9716-43-70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2012] [Accepted: 09/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Diarrhoea due to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli with fimbriae F4 (ETEC-F4) is an important problem in neonatal and just weaned piglets and hence for the pig farming industry. There is substantial evidence for a genetic basis for susceptibility to ETEC-F4 since not all piglets suffer from diarrhoea after an ETEC-F4 infection. It is assumed that the wild boar was originally ETEC-F4 resistant and that susceptibility towards ETEC arose after domestication. There are different phenotypes in the pig determined by which of the three existing F4 variants (F4ab, F4ac or F4ad) they are susceptible or resistant for. This suggests that several F4 receptors exist, expressed individually or in combination with each other on the brush border of the piglet’s small intestine. As such, the mucin-type glycoproteins (IMTGP) are described as F4ab/ac receptors, while the intestinal neutral glycospingolipid (IGLad) is proposed as an F4ad receptor. GP74 is a putative F4ab receptor. However, the specific genes that encode for the susceptibility are not yet known. In the past decades, linkage analyses revealed that the loci encoding for the receptor(s) for the two most frequent variants F4ab and F4ac were mapped to the 13th chromosome of the pig (Sus scrofa 13, SSC13). After fine mapping, the region of interest was mapped between two microsatellite markers, Sw207 and S0075, and interesting candidate genes surfaced. Numerous SNP analyses and a few expression studies on the three MUC-genes (MUC4, MUC13 and MUC20) and the transferrin receptor gene (TFRC) as well as on some other positional candidate genes have been performed in order to find the causative mutation for the ETEC-F4ab/ac receptor(s). However, until today, the exact mutation causing susceptibility to ETEC-F4 remains unknown.
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- Martine Schroyen
- Department Biosystems, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, 3001, Heverlee, Belgium.
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An assessment of opportunities to dissect host genetic variation in resistance to infectious diseases in livestock. Animal 2012; 3:415-36. [PMID: 22444313 DOI: 10.1017/s1751731108003522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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This paper reviews the evidence for host genetic variation in resistance to infectious diseases for a wide variety of diseases of economic importance in poultry, cattle, pig, sheep and Atlantic salmon. Further, it develops a method of ranking each disease in terms of its overall impact, and combines this ranking with published evidence for host genetic variation and information on the current state of genomic tools in each host species. The outcome is an overall ranking of the amenability of each disease to genomic studies that dissect host genetic variation in resistance. Six disease-based assessment criteria were defined: industry concern, economic impact, public concern, threat to food safety or zoonotic potential, impact on animal welfare and threat to international trade barriers. For each category, a subjective score was assigned to each disease according to the relative strength of evidence, impact, concern or threat posed by that particular disease, and the scores were summed across categories. Evidence for host genetic variation in resistance was determined from available published data, including breed comparison, heritability studies, quantitative trait loci (QTL) studies, evidence of candidate genes with significant effects, data on pathogen sequence and on host gene expression analyses. In total, 16 poultry diseases, 13 cattle diseases, nine pig diseases, 11 sheep diseases and three Atlantic salmon diseases were assessed. The top-ranking diseases or pathogens, i.e. those most amenable to studies dissecting host genetic variation, were Salmonella in poultry, bovine mastitis, Marek's disease and coccidiosis, both in poultry. The top-ranking diseases or pathogens in pigs, sheep and Atlantic salmon were Escherichia coli, mastitis and infectious pancreatic necrosis, respectively. These rankings summarise the current state of knowledge for each disease and broadly, although not entirely, reflect current international research efforts. They will alter as more information becomes available and as genome tools become more sophisticated for each species. It is suggested that this approach could be used to rank diseases from other perspectives as well, e.g. in terms of disease control strategies.
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Ren J, Yan X, Ai H, Zhang Z, Huang X, Ouyang J, Yang M, Yang H, Han P, Zeng W, Chen Y, Guo Y, Xiao S, Ding N, Huang L. Susceptibility towards enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli F4ac diarrhea is governed by the MUC13 gene in pigs. PLoS One 2012; 7:e44573. [PMID: 22984528 PMCID: PMC3440394 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2012] [Accepted: 08/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) F4ac is a major determinant of diarrhea and mortality in neonatal and young pigs. Susceptibility to ETEC F4ac is governed by the intestinal receptor specific for the bacterium and is inherited as a monogenic dominant trait. To identify the receptor gene (F4acR), we first mapped the locus to a 7.8-cM region on pig chromosome 13 using a genome scan with 194 microsatellite markers. A further scan with high density markers on chromosome 13 refined the locus to a 5.7-cM interval. Recombination breakpoint analysis defined the locus within a 2.3-Mb region. Further genome-wide mapping using 39,720 informative SNPs revealed that the most significant markers were proximal to the MUC13 gene in the 2.3-Mb region. Association studies in a collection of diverse outbred populations strongly supported that MUC13 is the most likely responsible gene. We characterized the porcine MUC13 gene that encodes two transcripts: MUC13A and MUC13B. Both transcripts have the characteristic PTS regions of mucins that are enriched in distinct tandem repeats. MUC13B is predicated to be heavily O-glycosylated, forming the binding site of the bacterium; while MUC13A does not have the O-glycosylation binding site. Concordantly, 127 independent pigs homozygous for MUC13A across diverse breeds are all resistant to ETEC F4ac, and all 718 susceptible animals from the broad breed panel carry at least one MUC13B allele. Altogether, we conclude that susceptibility towards ETEC F4ac is governed by the MUC13 gene in pigs. The finding has an immediate translation into breeding practice, as it allows us to establish an efficient and accurate diagnostic test for selecting against susceptible animals. Moreover, the finding improves our understanding of mucins that play crucial roles in defense against enteric pathogens. It revealed, for the first time, the direct interaction between MUC13 and enteric bacteria, which is poorly understood in mammals.
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- Jun Ren
- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
- * E-mail: (LH); (JR)
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
- College of Life Science, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
- * E-mail: (LH); (JR)
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Fu WX, Liu Y, Lu X, Niu XY, Ding XD, Liu JF, Zhang Q. A genome-wide association study identifies two novel promising candidate genes affecting Escherichia coli F4ab/F4ac susceptibility in swine. PLoS One 2012; 7:e32127. [PMID: 22457712 PMCID: PMC3311625 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2011] [Accepted: 01/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) expressing F4 fimbria is the major pathogenic bacteria causing diarrhoea in neonatal and post-weaning piglets. Previous studies have revealed that the susceptibility to ETEC F4ab/F4ac is an autosomal Mendelian dominant trait and the loci controlling the F4ab/F4ac receptor are located on SSC13q41, between markers SW207 and S0283. To pinpoint these loci and further validate previous findings, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) using a two generation family-based population, consisting of 301 piglets with phenotypes of susceptibility to ETEC F4ab/F4ac by the vitro adhesion test. The DNA of all piglets and their parents was genotyped using the Illumina PorcineSNP60 BeadChip, and 50,972 and 50,483 SNPs were available for F4ab and F4ac susceptibility, respectively, in the association analysis after quality control. In summary, 28 and 18 significant SNPs (p<0.05) were detected associated with F4ab and F4ac susceptibility respectively at genome-wide significance level. From these significant findings, two novel candidate genes, HEG1 and ITGB5, were firstly identified as the most promising genes underlying F4ab/F4ac susceptibility in swine according to their functions and positions. Our findings herein provide a novel evidence for unravelling genetic mechanism of diarrhoea risk in piglets.
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- Wei-Xuan Fu
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- * E-mail: (J-FL); (QZ)
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- * E-mail: (J-FL); (QZ)
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Ouyang J, Zeng W, Ren J, Yan X, Zhang Z, Yang M, Han P, Huang X, Ai H, Huang L. Association of B3GNT5 polymorphisms with susceptibility to ETEC F4ab/ac in the white Duroc × Erhualian intercross and 15 outbred pig breeds. Biochem Genet 2011; 50:19-33. [PMID: 21956797 DOI: 10.1007/s10528-011-9454-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2010] [Accepted: 05/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The B3GNT5 gene is a candidate for the F4ab/ac receptor conferring susceptibility to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) F4ab/ac in pigs. In this study, we screened mutations in the complete coding region of the porcine B3GNT5 gene and identified four SNPs in the 3' untranslated regions. We genotyped the four SNPs across a large-scale White Duroc × Chinese Erhualian F2 resource population (total F2 = 755) and 292 purebred piglets representing 15 Chinese and Western breeds. We found that the g.1476G→A locus and haplotypes [A;T;G;T] and [A;G;G;T] had significant association with susceptibility to ETEC F4ac in the resource population. None of the B3GNT5 polymorphisms and haplotypes was associated with susceptibility to ETEC F4ab/ac in outbred piglets. This result, together with other reports, supports the conclusion that B3GNT5 is not the responsible gene encoding the ETEC F4ab/ac receptors.
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- Jing Ouyang
- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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Jacobsen M, Cirera S, Joller D, Esteso G, Kracht SS, Edfors I, Bendixen C, Archibald AL, Vogeli P, Neuenschwander S, Bertschinger HU, Rampoldi A, Andersson L, Fredholm M, Jørgensen CB. Characterisation of five candidate genes within the ETEC F4ab/ac candidate region in pigs. BMC Res Notes 2011; 4:225. [PMID: 21718470 PMCID: PMC3160978 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2011] [Accepted: 06/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) that express the F4ab and F4ac fimbriae is a major contributor to diarrhoea outbreaks in the pig breeding industry, infecting both newborn and weaned piglets. Some pigs are resistant to this infection, and susceptibility is inherited as a simple dominant Mendelian trait. Indentifying the genetics behind this trait will greatly benefit pig welfare as well as the pig breeding industry by providing an opportunity to select against genetically susceptible animals, thereby reducing the number of diarrhoea outbreaks. The trait has recently been mapped by haplotype sharing to a 2.5 Mb region on pig chromosome 13, a region containing 18 annotated genes. Findings The coding regions of five candidate genes for susceptibility to ETEC F4ab/ac infection (TFRC, ACK1, MUC20, MUC4 and KIAA0226), all located in the 2.5 Mb region, were investigated for the presence of possible causative mutations. A total of 34 polymorphisms were identified in either coding regions or their flanking introns. The genotyping data for two of those were found to perfectly match the genotypes at the ETEC F4ab/ac locus, a G to C polymorphism in intron 11 of TFRC and a C to T silent polymorphism in exon 22 of KIAA0226. Transcriptional profiles of the five genes were investigated in a porcine tissue panel including various intestinal tissues. All five genes were expressed in intestinal tissues at different levels but none of the genes were found differentially expressed between ETEC F4ab/ac resistant and ETEC F4ab/ac susceptible animals in any of the tested tissues. Conclusions None of the identified polymorphisms are obvious causative mutations for ETEC F4ab/ac susceptibility, as they have no impact on the level of the overall mRNA expression nor predicted to influence the composition of the amino acids composition. However, we cannot exclude that the five tested genes are bona fide candidate genes for susceptibility to ETEC F4ab/ac infection since the identified polymorphism might affect the translational apparatus, alternative splice forms may exist and post translational mechanisms might contribute to disease susceptibility.
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- Mette Jacobsen
- Department of Basic Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1870 Frederiksberg, Denmark.
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Niu X, Li Y, Ding X, Zhang Q. Refined mapping of the Escherichia coli F4ab/F4ac receptor gene(s) on pig chromosome 13. Anim Genet 2011; 42:552-5. [PMID: 21906107 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2011.02176.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli expressing F4 fimbriae is the major cause of diarrhoea in neonatal and post-weaning piglets. Previous studies have revealed that the loci controlling the F4ab/F4ac receptors are located on SSC13q41, between markers SW207 and S0283. In this study, we refined their positions in a two generation population containing 366 piglets of three breeds (Large White, Landrace, and Songliao Black). Nine microsatellite markers within this region were selected from the MARC (U.S. Meat Animal Research Center) porcine linkage map, and the pedigree disequilibrium test was employed for fine-mapping. The F4abR gene was located in the interval between S0283 and SW1833, a 4.8-cM region, and the F4acR gene was located in the interval between S0283 and SW1876, a 1.6-cM region. Our results also suggest that the F4ab/F4ac receptors might be controlled by two different but closely linked loci. The results of microsatellite-based haplotype analysis in the corresponding region show that some specific haplotypes were overwhelmingly present in the adhesive or non-adhesive animals, indicating that there are mutations within the identified regions that are strongly associated with the F4ab/ac phenotypes.
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- X Niu
- Key Laboratory Animal Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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The receptor locus for Escherichia coli F4ab/F4ac in the pig maps distal to the MUC4-LMLN region. Mamm Genome 2010; 22:122-9. [PMID: 21136063 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-010-9305-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2010] [Accepted: 11/03/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) with fimbriae of the F4 family are one of the major causes of diarrhea and death among neonatal and young piglets. Bacteria use the F4 fimbriae to adhere to specific receptors expressed on the surface of the enterocytes. F4 fimbriae exist in three different antigenic variants, F4ab, F4ac, and F4ad, of which F4ac is the most common. Resistance to ETEC F4ab/F4ac adhesion in pigs has been shown to be inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. In previous studies the ETEC F4ab/F4ac receptor locus (F4bcR) was mapped to the q41 region on pig chromosome 13. A polymorphism within an intron of the mucin 4 (MUC4) gene, which is one of the possible candidate genes located in this region, was shown earlier to cosegregate with the F4bcR alleles. Recently, we discovered a Large White boar from a Swiss experimental herd with a recombination between F4bcR and MUC4. A three-generation pedigree including 45 offspring was generated with the aim to use this recombination event to refine the localization of the F4bcR locus. All pigs were phenotyped using the microscopic adhesion test and genotyped for a total of 59 markers. The recombination event was mapped to a 220-kb region between a newly detected SNP in the leishmanolysin-like gene (LMLN g.15920) and SNP ALGA0072075. In this study the six SNPs ALGA0072075, ALGA0106330, MUC13-226, MUC13-813, DIA0000584, and MARC0006918 were in complete linkage disequilibrium with F4bcR. Based on this finding and earlier investigations, we suggest that the locus for F4bcR is located between the LMLN locus and microsatellite S0283.
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Ji H, Ren J, Yan X, Huang X, Zhang B, Zhang Z, Huang L. The porcine MUC20 gene: molecular characterization and its association with susceptibility to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli F4ab/ac. Mol Biol Rep 2010; 38:1593-601. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-010-0268-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2010] [Accepted: 09/02/2010] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Yan X, Huang X, Ren J, Zou Z, Yang S, Ouyang J, Zeng W, Yang B, Xiao S, Huang L. Distribution of Escherichia coli F4 adhesion phenotypes in pigs of 15 Chinese and Western breeds and a White DurocxErhualian intercross. J Med Microbiol 2009; 58:1112-1117. [PMID: 19574416 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.009803-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Diarrhoea in newborn and weaned piglets is mainly caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) with fimbriae F4. To investigate the prevalence of resistance to three fimbrial strains, F4ab, F4ac and F4ad, among Chinese indigenous pigs and Western commercial pigs introduced into China, we determined the ETEC F4 adhesion phenotypes in 292 pure-bred piglets from three Western commercial breeds and 12 Chinese indigenous breeds, and a total of 1093 adult pigs in a White DurocxErhualian intercross, by an in vitro microscopic adhesion assay. All the Tibet and Lantang pigs and a majority of the Erhualian and Rongchang pigs were resistant (nonadherent) to ETEC F4 whereas all the Laiwu pigs and most of the Jiangquhai and Tongcheng pigs were susceptible (adhesive) to at least one of the F4 strains. Yushan Black pigs were uniformly resistant to F4ab, and Jinhua pigs were predominantly resistant to F4ac. Susceptible and resistant animals were observed in the other breeds, indicating that diarrhoea caused by ETEC F4 could be prevalent in these breeds. This study confirmed the existence of eight previously reported F4 adhesion patterns, and supported the assumption that the three F4 receptors are encoded by distinct loci. Expression of the weakly adherent phenotype was observed in six pure-bred piglets and 90 adult F(2)/F(3) animals, and the inheritance of this phenotype and its correlation with susceptibility to disease are still not known.
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- Xueming Yan
- Department of Biology, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang 330038, PR China.,Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, PR China
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Li Y, Qiu X, Li H, Zhang Q. Adhesive patterns of Escherichia coli F4 in piglets of three breeds. J Genet Genomics 2009; 34:591-9. [PMID: 17643944 DOI: 10.1016/s1673-8527(07)60067-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2006] [Accepted: 01/29/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Escherichia coli expressing F4 fimbriae is the major pathogenic bacteria that causes diarrhea in piglets before weaning. The adhesion of E. coli to the brush borders of the epithelial cells of piglets is the precondition leading to diarrhea, which in turn is due to the presence of the F4 receptors determined by an autosomal recessive gene on the brush borders of the epithelial cells. In order to clarify the genetic mechanism of the adhesion, an in vitro adhesion experiment was carried out for three variants of E. coli F4 (ab, ac, and ad) in 366 piglets of three pig breeds [Landrace (LR), Large White (LW), and Songliao Black (SB)]. The results showed that there existed significant differences (P<0.001) in the adhesion percentage among the three breeds. Most SB piglets were nonadhesive for all the three variants, whereas most LR piglets were adhesive. Within each breed except for LR, the proportions of the three F4 variants adhering to the brush borders differed significantly. According to the patterns of the adhesion of the three F4 variants in the three breeds, it is very likely that the three F4 variants F4ab, F4ac, and F4ad have different receptors that are controlled by three different loci.
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- Yuhua Li
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China
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Ren J, Tang H, Yan X, Huang X, Zhang B, Ji H, Yang B, Milan D, Huang L. A pig-human comparative RH map comprising 20 genes on pig chromosome 13q41 that harbours the ETEC F4ac receptor locus. J Anim Breed Genet 2009; 126:30-6. [PMID: 19207927 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2008.00751.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) F4ac is a major cause of diarrhoea in newborn and young pigs. The locus for the intestinal ETEC F4ac receptor (F4acR) has been mapped to pig chromosome (SSC) 13q41 with known homology to human chromosome (HSA) 3q21 and q29. However, the causative gene and mutation(s) remain unknown. The aim of this study was to characterize gene-derived markers on SSC13q41 for fine mapping of the F4acR locus, and construct a high-resolution pig-human comparative map to select positional candidate genes for F4acR. Pig-specific sequence-tagged site markers were developed for 20 genes that are located in a 6.8-Mb region on HSA3q21 and q29, and a total of 34 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were identified in 14 of 20 markers developed. Eighteen markers were mapped to SSC13q41, while the other two markers (PLXNA1 and KLF15) were assigned to SSC13q32 and SSC7q13, respectively, by radiation hybrid mapping. This result showed that there was a small conserved segment on SSC7 corresponding to HSA3q21. A framework map comprising 18 markers on SSC13q41 was established, refining the synteny breakpoint on SSC13q41 to a region of 12.3 centiRay. The comparative radiation hybrid (RH) map revealed three interesting candidate genes for F4acR from the human genome, viz. MUC4, MUC13 and MUC20. Linkage analysis with six marker polymorphisms revealed that MUC4 had the most significant linkage with the F4acR locus.
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- J Ren
- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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Joller D, Jørgensen CB, Bertschinger HU, Python P, Edfors I, Cirera S, Archibald AL, Bürgi E, Karlskov-Mortensen P, Andersson L, Fredholm M, Vögeli P. Refined localization of the Escherichia coli F4ab/F4ac receptor locus on pig chromosome 13. Anim Genet 2009; 40:749-52. [PMID: 19392815 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01881.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Diarrhoea in newborn and weaned pigs caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) expressing F4 fimbriae leads to considerable losses in pig production. In this study, we refined the mapping of the receptor locus for ETEC F4ab/F4ac adhesion (F4bcR) by joint analysis of Nordic and Swiss data. A total of 236 pigs from a Nordic experimental herd, 331 pigs from a Swiss experimental herd and 143 pigs from the Swiss performing station were used for linkage analysis. Genotyping data of six known microsatellite markers, two newly developed markers (MUC4gt and HSA125gt) and an intronic SNP in MUC4 (MUC4-8227) were used to create the linkage map. The region for F4bcR was refined to the interval SW207-S0075 on pig chromosome 13. The most probable position of F4bcR was in the SW207-MUC4 region. The order of six markers was supported by physical mapping on the BAC fingerprint contig from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. Thus, the region for F4bcR could be reduced from 26 to 14 Mb.
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- D Joller
- Institute of Animal Sciences, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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Polymorphisms of three gene-derived STS on pig chromosome 13q41 are associated with susceptibility to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli F4ab/ac in pigs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 51:614-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s11427-008-0078-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2007] [Accepted: 12/25/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zhang B, Ren J, Yan X, Huang X, Ji H, Peng Q, Zhang Z, Huang L. Investigation of the porcine MUC13 gene: isolation, expression, polymorphisms and strong association with susceptibility to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli F4ab/ac. Anim Genet 2008; 39:258-66. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2008.01721.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bosi P, Sarli G, Casini L, De Filippi S, Trevisi P, Mazzoni M, Merialdi G. The influence of fat protection of calcium formate on growth and intestinal defence in Escherichia coli K88-challenged weanling pigs. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2006.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Peng QL, Ren J, Yan XM, Huang X, Tang H, Wang YZ, Zhang B, Huang LS. The g.243A>G mutation in intron 17 of MUC4 is significantly associated with susceptibility/resistance to ETEC F4ab/ac infection in pigs. Anim Genet 2007; 38:397-400. [PMID: 17559554 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2007.01608.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Using a porcine radiation hybrid panel, we assigned the mucin 4 (MUC4) gene to SSC13q41, which harbours the enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) F4ab/ac receptor locus. In addition, we identified two SNPs in intron 17 of MUC4 (DQ124298:g.243A>G and DQ124298:g.334A>G) in the parental population of a White Duroc x Erhualian cross. Association analysis showed that the MUC4 g.243A>G mutation was strongly associated with ETEC F4ab/ac, and especially with F4ac adhesion phenotypes in the White Duroc x Erhualian resource population, indicating that this polymorphism was in a significant linkage disequlibrium with the ETEC F4ab/ac receptor locus. Because of different linkage disequlibrium values between the ETEC F4ab and F4ac adhesion phenotypes and the MUC4 g.243A>G mutation, we argue that the inheritance of F4ab and F4ac receptors might be under the control of two closely linked loci.
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- Q-L Peng
- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, 330045, Nanchang, China
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Wang Y, Ren J, Lan L, Yan X, Huang X, Peng Q, Tang H, Zhang B, Ji H, Huang L. Characterization of polymorphisms of transferrin receptor and their association with susceptibility to ETEC F4ab/ac in pigs. J Anim Breed Genet 2007; 124:225-9. [PMID: 17651325 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2007.00664.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Diarrhoea caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) expressing F4 (F4ab, F4ac and F4ad) fimbriae is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity in newborn and weaned pigs. The locus controlling susceptibility towards ETEC F4ab/ac has been mapped to SSC13q41, in which TFRC (transferrin receptor) was localized and considered as a positional candidate gene for ETEC F4ab/ac receptor. In this study, we determined susceptibility/resistance to ETEC F4ab/ac in a total of 755 F2 animals from a White Duroc x Erhualian intercross using a microscopic enterocyte adhesion assay. We identified two TFRC polymorphisms (SNPs 591 A>G and 632 A>G) in a single exon after comparative sequencing analysis of 2371-bp amplicons containing the complete coding region of TFRC using RNA of eight full-sib F2 animals with susceptible and resistant phenotypes. The intron sequences flanking the two exon polymorphisms were obtained, revealing an intron polymorphism (SNP 291 C>T). We genotyped the 19 founder animals of the White Duroc x Erhualian intercross for the identified polymorphisms, showing that only the 291 C>T polymorphism is a highly informative marker. We further genotyped all 59 F1 and 755 F2 animals for the 291 C>T polymorphism, and the association of this polymorphism with susceptibility/resistance to ETEC F4ab/ac in these F2 animals was evaluated by the transmission disequilibrium test. The result showed that the 291 C>T polymorphism is not a causal mutation, however, has a significant linkage disequilibrium with the ETEC F4ab/ac, especially F4ac receptor locus.
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- Y Wang
- Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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Python P, Jörg H, Neuenschwander S, Asai-Coakwell M, Hagger C, Bürgi E, Bertschinger HU, Stranzinger G, Vögeli P. Inheritance of the F4ab, F4ac and F4ad E. coli receptors in swine and examination of four candidate genes for F4acR. J Anim Breed Genet 2005; 122 Suppl 1:5-14. [PMID: 16130451 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2005.00490.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Susceptibility to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli with fimbriae F4ac is dominantly inherited in the pig. A three-generation pedigree was created to refine the position of F4acR on chromosome 13 comprising 202 pigs: eight parents, 18 F1 and 176 F2 pigs. The 17-point analysis indicates that F4acR lies between Sw207 and S0283. Recombinant offspring specify that the most probable order is Sw207-S0075-F4acR-Sw225-S0283. We observed six phenotypes for the three fimbrial variants F4ab, F4ac and F4ad. The two missing phenotypes F4abR-/F4acR+/F4adR+ and F4abR-/F4acR+/F4adR- indicate that pigs susceptible to F4ac are always susceptible to F4ab. Furthermore, a weak and a strong adhesion of F4ab and F4ad bacteria was observed. The weak receptor F4abR (F4abRw) was present only in pigs devoid of the receptor F4acR (F4abR+/F4acR-). In contrast, in pigs with the phenotype F4abR+/F4acR+, F4ab bacteria adhered to the majority of enterocytes. F4abRw constitutes a frequently observed phenotype whose inheritance is still unclear. Strong adhesion of F4ab and F4ac bacteria is most likely influenced by the same receptor that we name F4bcR. The number of F4ad bacteria that adhered to enterocytes was very variable in the adhesion test. Moreover, expression of F4adR was independent of age. Our segregation analyses indicated a dominant inheritance of F4adR, although the number of susceptible pigs was smaller than expected. We examined four genes as candidates for the F4acR locus: the transferrin receptor gene (TFRC) and three genes members of the glucosyl/galactosyltransferase family (B3GnT5, B3GALT3 and B4GALT4). Comparison of sequences from resistant and homozygous susceptible F4ac pigs did not reveal any causative single nucleotide polymorphism in the four genes. Two silent mutations at the positions 295 (C/T) and 313 (T/C) in B3GALT3 were found. Using the somatic cell hybrid panel, B3GnT5 and B3GALT3 were assigned to the chromosomal region SSC13q23-q41. No mutations were found in the cDNA sequences of these genes associated with the F4acR genotypes.
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- P Python
- Institute of Animal Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH-Zentrum, Zurich, Switzerland
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Fairbrother JM, Nadeau E, Gyles CL. Escherichia coli in postweaning diarrhea in pigs: an update on bacterial types, pathogenesis, and prevention strategies. Anim Health Res Rev 2005; 6:17-39. [PMID: 16164007 DOI: 10.1079/ahr2005105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 584] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Escherichia coli is one of the most important causes of postweaning diarrhea in pigs. This diarrhea is responsible for economic losses due to mortality, morbidity, decreased growth rate, and cost of medication. The E. coli causing postweaning diarrhea mostly carry the F4 (K88) or the F18 adhesin. Recently, an increase in incidence of outbreaks of severe E. coli-associated diarrhea has been observed worldwide. The factors contributing to the increased number of outbreaks of this more severe form of E. coli-associated diarrhea are not yet fully understood. These could include the emergence of more virulent E. coli clones, such as the 0149:LT:STa:STb:EAST1:F4ac, or recent changes in the management of pigs. Development of multiple bacterial resistance to a wide range of commonly used antibiotics and a recent increase in the prevalence and severity of the postweaning syndromes will necessitate the use of alternative measures for their control. New vaccination strategies include the oral immunization of piglets with live avirulent E. coli strains carrying the fimbrial adhesins or oral administration of purified F4 (K88) fimbriae. Other approaches to control this disease include supplementation of the feed with egg yolk antibodies from chickens immunized with F4 or F18 adhesins, breeding of F18- and F4-resistant animals, supplementation with zinc and/ or spray-dried plasma, dietary acidification, phage therapy, or the use of probiotics. To date, not a single strategy has proved to be totally effective and it is probable that the most successful approach on a particular farm will involve a combination of diet modification and other preventive measures.
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- John M Fairbrother
- The Escherichia coli Laboratory, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, 3200 Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada J2S 2M2.
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Van Poucke M, Bourry D, Piumi F, Mattheeuws M, Van Zeveren A, Chardon P, Peelman LJ. Comparative analysis of a BAC contig of porcine chromosome 13q31-q32 and human chromosome 3q21-q22. BMC Genomics 2005; 6:133. [PMID: 16176575 PMCID: PMC1249572 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-6-133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2005] [Accepted: 09/21/2005] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background The gene(s) encoding the ETEC F4ab/ac receptors, involved in neonatal diarrhoea in pigs (a disease not yet described in humans), is located close to the TF locus on Sscr13. In order to reveal and characterize possible candidate genes encoding these receptors, a porcine physical map of the TF region is indispensable. Results A contig of 33 BAC clones, covering approximately 1.35 Mb surrounding the TF locus on Sscr13q31-q32, was built by chromosome walking. A total of 22,552 bp from the BAC contig were sequenced and compared with database sequences to identify genes, ESTs and repeat sequences, and to anchor the contig to the syntenic region of the human genome sequence (Hsap3q21-q22). The contig was further annotated based on this human/porcine comparative map, and was also anchored to the Sanger porcine framework map and the integrated map of Sscr13 by RH mapping. Conclusion The annotated contig, containing 10 genes and 2 ESTs, showed a complete conservation of linkage (gene order and orientation) with the human genome sequence, based on 46 anchor points. This underlines the importance of the human/porcine comparative map for the identification of porcine genes associated with genetic defects and economically important traits, and for assembly of the porcine genome sequence.
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- Mario Van Poucke
- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Heidestraat 19, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Heidestraat 19, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S4, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Radiobiologie et d'Etude du Génome, UMR INRA-CEA, F-78352 Jouy en Josas cedex, France
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- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Heidestraat 19, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Heidestraat 19, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Radiobiologie et d'Etude du Génome, UMR INRA-CEA, F-78352 Jouy en Josas cedex, France
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- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Heidestraat 19, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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Jørgensen CB, Cirera S, Anderson SI, Archibald AL, Raudsepp T, Chowdhary B, Edfors-Lilja I, Andersson L, Fredholm M. Linkage and comparative mapping of the locus controlling susceptibility towards E. COLI F4ab/ac diarrhoea in pigs. Cytogenet Genome Res 2004; 102:157-62. [PMID: 14970696 DOI: 10.1159/000075742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2003] [Accepted: 07/30/2003] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In 1995, Edfors-Lilja and coworkers mapped the locus for the E. COLI K88ab (F4ab) and K88ac (F4ac) intestinal receptor to pig chromosome 13 (SSC13). Using the same family material we have refined the map position to a region between the microsatellite markers Sw207 and Sw225. Primers from these markers were used to screen a pig BAC library and the positive clones were used for fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis. The results of the FISH analysis helped to propose a candidate gene region in the SSC13q41-->q44 interval. Shotgun sequencing of the FISH-mapped BAC clones revealed that the candidate region contains an evolutionary breakpoint between human and pig. In order to further characterise the rearrangements between SSC13 and human chromosome 3 (HSA3), detailed gene mapping of SSC13 was carried out. Based on this mapping data we have constructed a detailed comparative map between SSC13 and HSA3. Two candidate regions on human chromosome 3 have been identified that are likely to harbour the human homologue of the gene responsible for susceptibility towards E. COLI F4ab/ac diarrhoea in pigs.
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- C B Jørgensen
- Department of Animal Science and Animal Health, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
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Van Poucke M, Yerle M, Chardon P, Jacobs K, Genêt C, Mattheeuws M, Van Zeveren A, Peelman LJ. A refined comparative map between porcine chromosome 13 and human chromosome 3. Cytogenet Genome Res 2004; 102:133-8. [PMID: 14970692 DOI: 10.1159/000075738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2003] [Accepted: 08/01/2003] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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We report here the localisation of BAIAP1 (13q24), HTR1F (13q45), PTPRG (13q23) and UBE1C (13q24) by fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH), and BAIAP1 (Swr2114; 21 cR; LOD = 11.03), GATA2 (Sw2448; 37 cR; LOD = 8.26), IL5RA (Swr2114; 64 cR; LOD = 3.85), LMCD1 (Sw2450; 61 cR; LOD = 4.73), MME (CP; 50 cR; LOD = 7.75), RYK (Swc22; 12 cR; LOD = 18.62) and SGU003 (Sw1876; 6 cR; LOD = 16.99) by radiation hybrid (RH) mapping to porcine chromosome 13 (SSC13). The mapping of these 10 different loci (all mapped to human chromosome 3; HSA3) not only confirms the extended conservation of synteny between HSA3 and SSC13, but also defines more precisely the regions with conserved linkage. The syntenic region of the centromeric part of SSC13 was determined by isolating porcine bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones (842D4 and 1031H1) using primers amplifying porcine microsatellite markers S0219 and S0076 (mapped to this region). Sequence comparison of the BAC end sequences with the human genome sequence showed that the centromeric part of SSC13 is homologous with HSA3p24.
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- M Van Poucke
- Department of Animal Nutrition, Genetics, Breeding and Ethology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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