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He L, Wang W, Wang X, Zhang D, Zhang Y, Zhao Y, Zhao L, Li X, Cheng J, Xu D, Ma Z, Yang X, Huang Z, Cai Y, Liu X, Chen Z, Weng X, Lin C, Gong P, Zhang X. Identification of the FGB gene polymorphism and analysis of its association with fat deposition traits in Hu sheep. Anim Biotechnol 2024; 35:2344207. [PMID: 38669223 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2024.2344207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
Abstract
As a crucial economic trait, fat deposition is directly related to carcass quality and feed efficiency in sheep. The purpose of this study was to investigate the polymorphisms of the FGB gene related to fat deposition and detect the expression features of the FGB gene in different adipose tissues of sheep by using Sanger sequencing, MassARRAY® SNP technique, and quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). Results showed that in the intron region of the FGB gene, a SNP g. 3378953 A > T has been identified, and significant association was found between perirenal fat weight, perirenal fat relative weight, mesenteric fat weight, and mesenteric fat relative weight (P < 0.05). Moreover, qRT-PCR analysis showed that FGB was expressed in all three adipose tissues, and FGB gene expression level in the AA genotype was significantly lower than that in the AT or TT genotypes (P < 0.05). Therefore, the FGB gene can be used as a candidate gene to reduce fat deposition in Hu sheep breeding, and the selection of the AA genotype in Hu sheep in production practice is more conducive to improving production efficiency.
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- Lijuan He
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry Quality Standards, Xinjiang Academy of Animal Science, Urumqi, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry Quality Standards, Xinjiang Academy of Animal Science, Urumqi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Mazur P, Sokołowski G, Hubalewska-Dydejczyk A, Płaczkiewicz-Jankowska E, Undas A. Prothrombotic alterations in plasma fibrin clot properties in thyroid disorders and their post-treatment modifications. Thromb Res 2014; 134:510-7. [PMID: 24962680 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2014.05.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2014] [Revised: 05/09/2014] [Accepted: 05/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Available data on fibrin clot properties and fibrinolysis in hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism are inconsistent. Our objective was to assess the impact of effective treatment of hyper- and hypothyroidism on fibrin clot characteristics. MATERIAL AND METHODS In a case-control study, ex vivo plasma fibrin clot permeability (Ks) and efficiency of fibrinolysis were assessed in 35 consecutive hyperthyroid and 35 hypothyroid subjects versus 30 controls. All measurements were performed before and after 3months of thyroid function normalizing therapy. RESULTS At baseline, hyperthyroid, but not hypothyroid, patients had lower Ks than controls (p<0.0001). Hyperthyroid and hypothyroid groups compared with controls had prolonged clot lysis time (CLT), and lower rate of D-dimer release from clots (D-Drate) (all p<0.05). The regression analysis adjusted for fibrinogen showed that in hyperthyroid patients, pre-treatment thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) independently predicted Ks, while thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) antigen predicted CLT. In hypothyroid individuals a similar regression model showed that TSH independently predicts CLT. After 3months of thyroid function normalizing therapy, 32 (91.4%) hyperthyroid and 30 (85.7%) hypothyroid subjects achieved euthyroidism and had improved fibrin clot properties (all p<0.05), with normalization of Ks in hyperthyroid and lysability in hypothyroid patients. CONCLUSIONS Both hyper- and mild-to-moderate hypothyroidism are associated with prothrombotic plasma fibrin clot phenotype and restoration of euthyroidism improves clot phenotype. Abnormal fibrin clot phenotype might contribute to thromboembolic risk in thyroid disease.
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- Piotr Mazur
- Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland; The John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland; The John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland.
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Huang L, Lord ST. The isolation of fibrinogen monomer dramatically influences fibrin polymerization. Thromb Res 2013; 131:e258-63. [PMID: 23622556 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2013.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2012] [Revised: 01/28/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Fibrin polymerization begins with the thrombin-catalyzed cleavage of fibrinopeptides from fibrinogen and proceeds through several assembly steps to form an insoluble fibrin clot. Using dynamic light scattering (DLS), we found that purified fibrinogens are polydisperse, containing small amounts of fibrinogen complexes. In order to characterize the impact of these complexes, we used gel filtration chromatography to isolate monomers from three fibrinogens: plasma, recombinant, and recombinant variant Aα251. SDS-PAGE analysis showed that the polypeptides in the monomers were indistinguishable from those in the initial fibrinogen. DLS showed the fibrinogen monomers were monodisperse. We used turbidity to follow polymerization and found the polymerization of fibrinogen monomers was markedly different from the polymerization of the initial fibrinogen; the final optical density (OD) was significantly higher for monomers. Moreover, the polymerization curve for fibrinogen monomers was independent of the polymerization curves of the fibrinogen samples without gel filtration. For example, monomers isolated from two recombinant fibrinogen preparations polymerized similarly even though the final OD increased 2-fold for one preparation and 3-fold for the other. Scanning electron microscopy of the fibrin clots verified the turbidity data; monomer clots had thicker fibers. We conclude that fibrinogen complexes alter the kinetics of polymerization and impair the assembly of monomers into protofibrils and fibers.
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- Lihong Huang
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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