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Aryee SND, Owusu-Adjei D, Osei-Amponsah R, Skinner BM, Amuzu-Aweh EN, Ahunu B, Enright A, Sargent CA. Population Structure and Genomic Characterisation of the Ashanti Dwarf Pig of Ghana. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:792. [PMID: 38473177 DOI: 10.3390/ani14050792] [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: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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There is still limited information on the genomic structure and genetic diversity of African pigs. Genetic diversity studies can contribute significantly to the genetic improvement and conservation of African pigs. This study presents a genetic diversity analysis and population structure of pig breeds in Ghana, with a focus on the Ashanti Dwarf pig (ADP), an indigenous pig breed of Ghana. A total of 167 pigs sampled in Ghana and populations consisting of Ashanti Dwarf pigs (n = 106), exotics (mostly European pigs) (n = 11), crosses (between indigenous and exotic breeds) (n = 44), and unknown breeds (nondescript) (n = 6) were genotyped using Porcine SNP60K BeadChip. Moderate heterozygosity levels, ranging from 0.28 for Ashanti Dwarf pigs to 0.31 for exotic pigs (mostly European pigs), were observed. Principal component analysis of the pig populations within Ghana resulted in two distinct clusters of pigs: (i) Northern and (ii) Southern regional clusters. The PCA based on breed also resulted in four clusters: (i) ADPs; (ii) exotics (iii) crossbreeds between ADP and exotics; (iv) unknown breed types. The PCA demonstrated that the clustering was influenced by genetics, geographical location, production systems, and practices. ADMIXTURE-based analysis also showed that the populations within Ghana are admixed. FST analysis revealed SNPs associated with QTLs for traits such as disease resilience and growth among ADP populations within the different regional and ecological zones of Ghana.
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- Sethlina Naa Dodua Aryee
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, UK
- Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1QU, UK
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box LG43, Ghana
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box LG43, Ghana
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, UK
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Saravanan KA, Panigrahi M, Kumar H, Nayak SS, Rajawat D, Bhushan B, Dutt T. Progress and future perspectives of livestock genomics in India: a mini review. Anim Biotechnol 2023; 34:1979-1987. [PMID: 35369840 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2022.2056046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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The field of genetics has evolved a lot after the emergence of molecular and advanced genomic technologies. The advent of Next Generation Sequencing, SNP genotyping platforms and simultaneous reduction in the cost of sequencing had opened the door to genomic research in farm animals. There are various applications of genomics in livestock, such as the use of genomic data: (i) to investigate genetic diversity and breed composition/population structure (ii) to identify genetic variants and QTLs related to economically important and ecological traits, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and genomic signatures of selection; (iii) to enhance breeding programs by genomic selection. Compared to traditional methods, genomic selection is expected to improve selection response by increasing selection accuracy and reducing the generation interval due to early selection. Genomic selection (GS) in developed countries has led to rapid genetic gains, especially in dairy cattle, due to a well-established genetic evaluation system. Indian livestock system is still lagging behind developed nations in adopting these technologies. This review discusses the current status, challenges, and future perspectives of livestock genomics in India.
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- K A Saravanan
- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, UP, India
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Nonneman DJ, Lents CA. Functional genomics of reproduction in pigs: Are we there yet? Mol Reprod Dev 2023; 90:436-444. [PMID: 35704517 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.23625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Reproductive failure is the main reason for culling females in swine herds and is both a financial and sustainability issue. Because reproductive traits are complex and lowly to moderately heritable, genomic selection within populations can achieve substantial genetic gain in reproductive efficiency. A better understanding of the physiological components affecting the expression of these traits will facilitate greater understanding of the genes affecting reproductive traits and is necessary to improve and optimize management strategies to maximize reproductive success of gilts and sows. Large-scale genotyping with single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays are used for genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and have facilitated identification of positional candidate genes. Transcriptomic data can be used to weight SNP for GWAS and could lead to previously unidentified candidate genes. Resequencing and fine mapping of candidate genes are necessary to identify putative functional variants and some of these have been incorporated into new genotyping arrays. Sequence imputation and genotype by sequence are newer strategies that could reveal novel functional mutations. In this study, these approaches are discussed. Advantages and limitations are highlighted where additional research is needed.
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- Dan J Nonneman
- United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska, USA
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Baloch AR, Feugang JM, Rodríguez-Osorio N. Editorial: Genomic and epigenomic applications in animal and veterinary sciences. Front Vet Sci 2023; 10:1167079. [PMID: 37020977 PMCID: PMC10069669 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1167079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/22/2023] Open
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- Abdul Rasheed Baloch
- Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, United States
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- Unidad de Genómica y Bioinformática, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de la República, Salto, Uruguay
- *Correspondence: Nélida Rodríguez-Osorio
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Surgical Models of Liver Regeneration in Pigs: A Practical Review of the Literature for Researchers. Cells 2023; 12:cells12040603. [PMID: 36831271 PMCID: PMC9954688 DOI: 10.3390/cells12040603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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The remarkable capacity of regeneration of the liver is well known, although the involved mechanisms are far from being understood. Furthermore, limits concerning the residual functional mass of the liver remain critical in both fields of hepatic resection and transplantation. The aim of the present study was to review the surgical experiments regarding liver regeneration in pigs to promote experimental methodological standardization. The Pubmed, Medline, Scopus, and Cochrane Library databases were searched. Studies evaluating liver regeneration through surgical experiments performed on pigs were included. A total of 139 titles were screened, and 41 articles were included in the study, with 689 pigs in total. A total of 29 studies (71% of all) had a survival design, with an average study duration of 13 days. Overall, 36 studies (88%) considered partial hepatectomy, of which four were an associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS). Remnant liver volume ranged from 10% to 60%. Only 2 studies considered a hepatotoxic pre-treatment, while 25 studies evaluated additional liver procedures, such as stem cell application, ischemia/reperfusion injury, portal vein modulation, liver scaffold application, bio-artificial, and pharmacological liver treatment. Only nine authors analysed how cytokines and growth factors changed in response to liver resection. The most used imaging system to evaluate liver volume was CT-scan volumetry, even if performed only by nine authors. The pig represents one of the best animal models for the study of liver regeneration. However, it remains a mostly unexplored field due to the lack of experiments reproducing the chronic pathological aspects of the liver and the heterogeneity of existing studies.
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Lowe JWE. Humanising and dehumanising pigs in genomic and transplantation research. HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE LIFE SCIENCES 2022; 44:66. [PMID: 36417007 PMCID: PMC9684229 DOI: 10.1007/s40656-022-00545-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Biologists who work on the pig (Sus scrofa) take advantage of its similarity to humans by constructing the inferential and material means to traffic data, information and knowledge across the species barrier. Their research has been funded due to its perceived value for agriculture and medicine. Improving selective breeding practices, for instance, has been a driver of genomics research. The pig is also an animal model for biomedical research and practice, and is proposed as a source of organs for cross-species transplantation: xenotransplantation. Genomics research has informed transplantation biology, which has itself motivated developments in genomics. Both have generated models of correspondences between the genomes of pigs and humans. Concerning genomics, I detail how researchers traverse species boundaries to develop representations of the pig genome, alongside ensuring that such representations are sufficiently porcine. In transplantation biology, the representations of the genomes of humans and pigs are used to detect and investigate immunologically-pertinent differences between the two species. These key differences can then be removed, to 'humanise' donor pigs so that they can become a safe and effective source of organs. In both of these endeavours, there is a tension between practices that 'humanise' the pig (or representations thereof) through using resources from human genomics, and the need to 'dehumanise' the pig to maintain distinctions for legal, ethical and scientific reasons. This paper assesses the ways in which this tension has been managed, observing the differences between its realisations across comparative pig genomics and transplantation biology, and considering the consequences of this.
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- James W E Lowe
- Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, University of Edinburgh, Old Surgeons' Hall, High School Yards, Edinburgh, EH1 1LZ, UK.
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Panigrahi M, Kumar H, Saravanan KA, Rajawat D, Sonejita Nayak S, Ghildiyal K, Kaisa K, Parida S, Bhushan B, Dutt T. Trajectory of livestock genomics in South Asia: A comprehensive review. Gene 2022; 843:146808. [PMID: 35973570 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.146808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Livestock plays a central role in sustaining human livelihood in South Asia. There are numerous and distinct livestock species in South Asian countries. Several of them have experienced genetic development in recent years due to the application of genomic technologies and effective breeding programs. This review discusses genomic studies on cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig, horse, camel, yak, mithun, and poultry. The frontiers covered in this review are genetic diversity, admixture studies, selection signature research, QTL discovery, genome-wide association studies (GWAS), and genomic selection. The review concludes with recommendations for South Asian livestock systems to increasingly leverage genomic technologies, based on the lessons learned from the numerous case studies. This paper aims to present a comprehensive analysis of the dichotomy in the South Asian livestock sector and argues that a realistic approach to genomics in livestock can ensure long-term genetic advancements.
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- Manjit Panigrahi
- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India.
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Pharmacology & Toxicology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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Lawlor M, Zigo M, Kerns K, Cho IK, Easley IV CA, Sutovsky P. Spermatozoan Metabolism as a Non-Traditional Model for the Study of Huntington’s Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23137163. [PMID: 35806166 PMCID: PMC9266437 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23137163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Huntington’s Disease (HD) is a fatal autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease manifested through motor dysfunction and cognitive deficits. Decreased fertility is also observed in HD animal models and HD male patients, due to altered spermatogenesis and sperm function, thus resulting in reduced fertilization potential. Although some pharmaceuticals are currently utilized to mitigate HD symptoms, an effective treatment that remedies the pathogenesis of the disease is yet to be approved by the FDA. Identification of genes and relevant diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic target pathways including glycolysis and mitochondrial complex-I-dependent respiration may be advantageous for early diagnosis, management, and treatment of the disease. This review addresses the HD pathway in neuronal and sperm metabolism, including relevant gene and protein expression in both neurons and spermatozoa, indicated in the pathogenesis of HD. Furthermore, zinc-containing and zinc-interacting proteins regulate and/or are regulated by zinc ion homeostasis in both neurons and spermatozoa. Therefore, this review also aims to explore the comparative role of zinc in both neuronal and sperm function. Ongoing studies aim to characterize the products of genes implicated in HD pathogenesis that are expressed in both neurons and spermatozoa to facilitate studies of future treatment avenues in HD and HD-related male infertility. The emerging link between zinc homeostasis and the HD pathway could lead to new treatments and diagnostic methods linking genetic sperm defects with somatic comorbidities.
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- Meghan Lawlor
- Division of Animal Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA; (M.L.); (M.Z.); (K.K.)
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- Division of Animal Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA; (M.L.); (M.Z.); (K.K.)
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- Division of Animal Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA; (M.L.); (M.Z.); (K.K.)
- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Science, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; (I.K.C.); (C.A.E.IV)
- Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Science, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; (I.K.C.); (C.A.E.IV)
- Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Division of Animal Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA; (M.L.); (M.Z.); (K.K.)
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-(573)-882-3329
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Auch H, Klymiuk N, Runa-Vochozkova P. Modifying Bacterial Artificial Chromosomes for Extended Genome Modification. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2495:67-90. [PMID: 35696028 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2301-5_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Bacterial artificial chromosomes have been used extensively for the exploration of mammalian genomes. Although novel approaches made their initial function expendable, the available BAC libraries are a precious source for life science. Their comprising of extended genomic regions provides an ideal basis for creating a large targeting vector. Here, we describe the identification of suitable BACs from their libraries and their verification prior to manipulation. Further, protocols for modifying BAC, confirming the desired modification and the preparation of transfection into mammalian cells are given.
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- Hannah Auch
- Large Animal Models in Cardiovascular Research, Internal Medical Department I, TU Munich, Munich, Germany
- Center for Innovative Medical Models, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Large Animal Models in Cardiovascular Research, Internal Medical Department I, TU Munich, Munich, Germany
- Center for Innovative Medical Models, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Large Animal Models in Cardiovascular Research, Internal Medical Department I, TU Munich, Munich, Germany.
- Center for Innovative Medical Models, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
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Vörös I, Sághy É, Pohóczky K, Makkos A, Onódi Z, Brenner GB, Baranyai T, Ágg B, Váradi B, Kemény Á, Leszek P, Görbe A, Varga ZV, Giricz Z, Schulz R, Helyes Z, Ferdinandy P. Somatostatin and Its Receptors in Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury and Cardioprotection. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:663655. [PMID: 34803662 PMCID: PMC8602362 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.663655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Little is known about the role of the neuropeptide somatostatin (SST) in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury and cardioprotection. Here, we investigated the direct cardiocytoprotective effect of SST on ischemia/reperfusion injury in cardiomyocyte cultures, as well as the expression of SST and its receptors in pig and human heart tissues. SST induced a bell-shaped, concentration-dependent cardiocytoprotection in both adult rat primary cardiomyocytes and H9C2 cells subjected to simulated ischemia/reperfusion injury. Furthermore, in a translational porcine closed-chest acute myocardial infarction model, ischemic preconditioning increased plasma SST-like immunoreactivity. Interestingly, SST expression was detectable at the protein, but not at the mRNA level in the pig left ventricles. SSTR1 and SSTR2, but not the other SST receptors, were detectable at the mRNA level by PCR and sequencing in the pig left ventricle. Moreover, remote ischemic conditioning upregulated SSTR1 mRNA. Similarly, SST expression was also detectable in healthy human interventricular septum samples at the protein level. Furthermore, SST-like immunoreactivity decreased in interventricular septum samples of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. SSTR1, SSTR2, and SSTR5 but not SST and the other SST receptors were detectable at the mRNA level by sequencing in healthy human left ventricles. In addition, in healthy human left ventricle samples, SSTR1 and SSTR2 mRNAs were expressed especially in vascular endothelial and some other cell types as detected by RNA Scope® in situ hybridization. This is the first demonstration that SST exerts a direct cardiocytoprotective effect against simulated ischemia/reperfusion injury. Moreover, SST is expressed in the heart tissue at the peptide level; however, it is likely to be of sensory neural origin since its mRNA is not detectable. SSTR1 and SSTR2 might be involved in the cardioprotective action of SST, but other mechanisms cannot be excluded.
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- Imre Vörös
- Cardiometabolic Research Group and MTA-SE System Pharmacology Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- HCEMM-SU Cardiometabolic Immunology Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Cardiometabolic Research Group and MTA-SE System Pharmacology Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- Szentágothai János Research Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Cardiometabolic Research Group and MTA-SE System Pharmacology Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Pharmahungary Group, Szeged, Hungary
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- Cardiometabolic Research Group and MTA-SE System Pharmacology Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- HCEMM-SU Cardiometabolic Immunology Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Cardiometabolic Research Group and MTA-SE System Pharmacology Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Pharmahungary Group, Szeged, Hungary
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- Cardiometabolic Research Group and MTA-SE System Pharmacology Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Cardiometabolic Research Group and MTA-SE System Pharmacology Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Pharmahungary Group, Szeged, Hungary
- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Cardiometabolic Research Group and MTA-SE System Pharmacology Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Szentágothai János Research Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Heart Failure and Transplantology, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland
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- Cardiometabolic Research Group and MTA-SE System Pharmacology Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Pharmahungary Group, Szeged, Hungary
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- Cardiometabolic Research Group and MTA-SE System Pharmacology Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- HCEMM-SU Cardiometabolic Immunology Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Cardiometabolic Research Group and MTA-SE System Pharmacology Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Pharmahungary Group, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Physiology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Szentágothai János Research Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Cardiometabolic Research Group and MTA-SE System Pharmacology Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Pharmahungary Group, Szeged, Hungary
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Yang C, Lim W, Song G. Mechanisms of deleterious effects of some pesticide exposure on pigs. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 175:104850. [PMID: 33993968 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2021.104850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The increase in the size of the global population increases the food and energy demand, making the use of pesticides in agricultural and livestock industries unavoidable. Exposure to pesticides can be toxic to the non-target species, such as humans, wildlife, and livestock, in addition to the target organisms. Various chemicals are used in the livestock industry to control harmful organisms, such as insects, weeds, and parasites. Pigs are one of the most important food sources for humans. In addition, pigs can be used as promising models for assessing the risk of absorption of environmental pollutants through the skin and oral exposure since they are physiologically similar to humans. Exposure to numerous environmental pollutants, such as mycotoxins, persistent organic pollutants, and heavy metals, has been reported to adversely affect growth, fertility, and endocrine homeostasis in pigs. Various pesticides have been observed in porcine tissues, blood, urine, and processed foods; however, there is a lack of comprehensive understanding of their effects on porcine health. This review provides a comprehensive description of the characteristics of pesticides that pigs can be exposed to and how their exposure affects porcine reproductive function, intestinal health, and endocrine homeostasis in vivo and in vitro.
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- Changwon Yang
- Institute of Animal Molecular Biotechnology and Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Kookmin University, Seoul 02707, Republic of Korea.
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- Institute of Animal Molecular Biotechnology and Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
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LaVallee KT, Maus TP, Stock JD, Stalder KJ, Karriker LA, Murthy NS, Kanwar R, Beutler AS, Unger MD. Quantitation of Gait and Stance Alterations Due to Monosodium Iodoacetate-induced Knee Osteoarthritis in Yucatan Swine. Comp Med 2020; 70:248-257. [PMID: 32331555 DOI: 10.30802/aalas-cm-19-000075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Knee osteoarthritis is one of the most common causes of chronic pain worldwide, and several animal models have been developed to investigate disease mechanisms and treatments to combat associated morbidities. Here we describe a novel method for assessment of locomotor pain behavior in Yucatan swine. We used monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) to induce osteoarthritis in the hindlimb knee, and then conducted live observation, quantitative gait analysis, and quantitative weight-bearing stance analysis. We used these methods to test the hypothesis that locomotor pain behaviors after osteoarthritis induction would be detected by multiparameter quantitation for at least 12 wk in a novel large animal model of osteoarthritis. MIA-induced knee osteoarthritis produced lameness quantifiable by all measurement techniques, with onset at 2 to 4 wk and persistence until the conclusion of the study at 12 wk. Both live observation and gait analysis of kinetic parameters identified mild and moderate osteoarthritis phenotypes corresponding to a binary dose relationship. Quantitative stance analysis demonstrated the greatest sensitivity, discriminating between mild osteoarthritis states induced by 1.2 and 4.0 mg MIA, with stability of expression for as long as 12 wk. The multiparameter quantitation used in our study allowed rejection of the null hypothesis. This large animal model of quantitative locomotor pain resulting from MIA-induced osteoarthritis may support the assessment of new analgesic strategies for human knee osteoarthritis.
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- Department of Radiology (Section of Interventional Pain Management), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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- Department of Radiology (Section of Interventional Pain Management), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Departments of Anesthesiology and Oncology, Translational Science Track, Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Departments of Anesthesiology and Oncology, Translational Science Track, Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Departments of Anesthesiology and Oncology, Translational Science Track, Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota;,
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Zigo M, Maňásková-Postlerová P, Zuidema D, Kerns K, Jonáková V, Tůmová L, Bubeníčková F, Sutovsky P. Porcine model for the study of sperm capacitation, fertilization and male fertility. Cell Tissue Res 2020; 380:237-262. [PMID: 32140927 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-020-03181-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mammalian fertilization remains a poorly understood event with the vast majority of studies done in the mouse model. The purpose of this review is to revise the current knowledge about semen deposition, sperm transport, sperm capacitation, gamete interactions and early embryonic development with a focus on the porcine model as a relevant, alternative model organism to humans. The review provides a thorough overview of post-ejaculation events inside the sow's reproductive tract including comparisons with humans and implications for human fertilization and assisted reproductive therapy (ART). Porcine methodology for sperm handling, preservation, in vitro capacitation, oocyte in vitro maturation, in vitro fertilization and intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection that are routinely used in pig research laboratories can be successfully translated into ART to treat human infertility. Last, but not least, new knowledge about mitochondrial inheritance in the pig can provide an insight into human mitochondrial diseases and new knowledge on polyspermy defense mechanisms could contribute to the development of new male contraceptives.
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- Michal Zigo
- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 25250, Vestec, Czech Republic.,Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences, 16521, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 25250, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences, 16521, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences, 16521, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.,Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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Zuidema D, Sutovsky P. The domestic pig as a model for the study of mitochondrial inheritance. Cell Tissue Res 2019; 380:263-271. [DOI: 10.1007/s00441-019-03100-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A descriptive report of the selenium distribution in tissues from pigs with mulberry heart disease (MHD). Porcine Health Manag 2019; 5:17. [PMID: 31497310 PMCID: PMC6717635 DOI: 10.1186/s40813-019-0124-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Mulberry Heart Disease (MHD) is a condition affecting mainly young pigs in excellent body condition. Feed efficient pigs showing high average daily gains are more likely to be affected. MHD has been described as a challenge in Norwegian pig production over the last decade despite abundant supplies of vitamin E, and selenium (Se) close to the upper limits set by the EU. From 2015 to 2017, samples from documented MHD field cases were collected and compared with controls regarding post mortem findings and Se concentrations in numerous internal and external organs were determined in order to characterize the Se distribution, and to identify any differences between MHD cases and controls. Case presentation Eight MHD cases from commercial farms and a pet pig producer located in the South West and East of Norway, and three control animals originating from these farms were included in this study. MHD cases and controls were weaned pigs with an average bodyweight (BW) of 17 kg (range 9 to 46 kg BW), with the exception of one pet piglet (Mangalica, 6 kg BW) that had only received sow milk. Selenium was determined in samples from the cardiovascular, digestive, immune, endocrine, integumentary, muscular, respiratory and urinary systems using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (QQQ ICP-MS). All pigs with MHD suffered sudden deaths. Control animals were euthanized without being bled prior to necropsy and sampling. Significantly different mean Se concentrations between MHD cases and controls were found in cardiac samples as well as almost all skeletal muscles (P < 0.05). Based on the samples from ten different muscles (except the cardiac samples), mean Se concentrations in MHD cases were 0.34 (0.01) mg/ kg DM compared with 0.65 (0.02) mg/ kg DM in control pigs (P < 0.0001). In cardiac samples, mean Se concentrations from MHD cases were 0.87 (0.02) mg/ kg DM vs. 1.12 (0.04) mg/ kg DM (P < 0.0001). Additionally, significantly lower Se concentrations compared with controls were found in the liver as well as the caecum, duodenum, gastric ventricle, jejunum, kidney, skin and thymus samples. Conclusions Based on the present work, the current common practice regarding tissue analyses in MHD cases could be refined to include other organs than liver and heart. The evident differences in mean Se concentrations in 9 out of 10 samples from the muscular system, could make such samples relevant for complementary measurements of Se concentrations to help confirm the MHD diagnosis. We find it interesting that although our limited number of sampled pigs are different in terms of genetics, size and feeding regimes, the variation of Se concentrations in a given organ was low between MHD cases. Since this report includes a limited number of MHD cases and controls, our results should be corroborated by a controlled, larger study.
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Hasan MS, Feugang JM, Liao SF. A Nutrigenomics Approach Using RNA Sequencing Technology to Study Nutrient-Gene Interactions in Agricultural Animals. Curr Dev Nutr 2019; 3:nzz082. [PMID: 31414073 PMCID: PMC6686084 DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzz082] [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: 03/15/2019] [Revised: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Thorough understanding of animal gene expression driven by dietary nutrients can be regarded as a bottom line of advanced animal nutrition research. Nutrigenomics (including transcriptomics) studies the effects of dietary nutrients on cellular gene expression and, ultimately, phenotypic changes in living organisms. Transcriptomics can be applied to investigate animal tissue transcriptomes at a defined nutritional state, which can provide a holistic view of intracellular RNA expression. As a novel transcriptomics approach, RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) technology can monitor all gene expressions simultaneously in response to dietary intervention. The principle and history of RNA-Seq are briefly reviewed, and its 3 principal steps are described in this article. Application of RNA-Seq in different areas of animal nutrition research is summarized. Lastly, the application of RNA-Seq in swine science and nutrition is also reviewed. In short, RNA-Seq holds significant potential to be employed for better understanding the nutrient-gene interactions in agricultural animals.
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- M Shamimul Hasan
- Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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In Vitro Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Salvia sagittata Ethanolic Extract on Primary Cultures of Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cells. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2019; 2019:6829173. [PMID: 31210845 PMCID: PMC6532285 DOI: 10.1155/2019/6829173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The aim of the present research was to study the effects of an ethanolic extract of Salvia sagittata Ruiz & Pav (SSEE), an endemic Ecuadorian plant traditionally used to treat inflammation and different intestinal affections, on primary cultures of porcine aortic endothelial cells (pAECs). pAECs were cultured in the presence of different concentrations (1-200 μg/mL) of SSEE for 24 h, and cytotoxicity was evaluated by the MTT assay. SSEE did not negatively affect cellular viability at any concentration tested. Cell cycle was analyzed and no significant change was observed. Then, the anti-inflammatory effects of SSEE on pAECs were analyzed using a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as the inflammatory stimulus. Different markers involved in the inflammatory process, such as cytokines and protective molecules, were evaluated by real-time quantitative PCR and Western blot. SSEE showed the ability to restore pAEC physiological conditions reducing interleukin-6 and increasing Heme Oxygenase-1 protein levels. The phytochemical composition of SSEE was also evaluated via HPLC-DAD and spectrophotometric assays. The presence of different phenolic acids and flavonoids was revealed, with rosmarinic acid as the most abundant component. SSEE possesses an interesting antioxidant activity, as assessed through both the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assays. In conclusion, results suggest that SSEE is endowed with an in vitro anti-inflammatory effect. This represents the initial step in finding a possible scientific support for the traditional therapeutic use of this plant.
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Carey K, Ryu J, Uh K, Lengi AJ, Clark-Deener S, Corl BA, Lee K. Frequency of off-targeting in genome edited pigs produced via direct injection of the CRISPR/Cas9 system into developing embryos. BMC Biotechnol 2019; 19:25. [PMID: 31060546 PMCID: PMC6501304 DOI: 10.1186/s12896-019-0517-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background The CRISPR/Cas9 system can effectively introduce site-specific modifications to the genome. The efficiency is high enough to induce targeted genome modifications during embryogenesis, thus increasing the efficiency of producing genetically modified animal models and having potential clinical applications as an assisted reproductive technology. Because most of the CRISPR/Cas9 systems introduce site-specific double-stranded breaks (DSBs) to induce site-specific modifications, a major concern is its potential off-targeting activity, which may hinder the application of the technology in clinics. In this study, we investigated off-targeting events in genome edited pigs/fetuses that were generated through direct injection of the CRISPR/Cas9 system into developing embryos; off-targeting activity of four different sgRNAs targeting RAG2, IL2RG, SCD5, and Ig Heavy chain were examined. Results First, bioinformatics analysis was applied to identify 27 potential off-targeting genes from the sgRNAs. Then, PCR amplification followed by sequencing analysis was used to verify the presence of off-targeting events. Off-targeting events were only identified from the sgRNA used to disrupt Ig Heavy chain in pigs; frequency of off-targeting was 80 and 70% on AR and RBFOX1 locus respectively. A potential PAM sequence was present in both of the off-targeting genes adjacent to probable sgRNA binding sites. Mismatches against sgRNA were present only on the 5′ side of AR, suggesting that off-targeting activities are systematic events. However, the mismatches on RBFOX1 were not limited to the 5′ side, indicating unpredictability of the events. Conclusions The prevalence of off-targeting is low via direct injection of CRISPR/Cas9 system into developing embryos, but the events cannot be accurately predicted. Off-targeting frequency of each CRISPR/Cas9 system should be deliberately assessed prior to its application in clinics. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12896-019-0517-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Kayla Carey
- Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- Department of Dairy Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- Department of Dairy Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
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The first comprehensive description of the expression profile of genes involved in differential body growth and the immune system of the Jeju Native Pig and miniature pig. Amino Acids 2018; 51:495-511. [PMID: 30519757 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-018-2685-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Sus scrofa provides a major source of animal protein for humans as well as being an excellent biomedical model. This study was carried out to understand, in detail, the genetic and functional variants of Jeju Native Pigs and miniature pigs through differential expression profiling of the genes controlling their immune response, growth performance, and meat quality. The Illumina HiSeq 2000 platform was used for generating 1.3 billion 90 bp paired-end reads, which were mapped to the S. scrofa genome using TopHat2. A total of 2481 and 2768 genes were differentially expressed with 8-log changes in muscle and liver samples, respectively. Five hundred forty-eight genes in muscle and 642 genes in liver samples had BLAST matches within the non-redundant database. GO process and pathway analyses showed enhanced biological processes related to the extracellular structural organization and skeletal muscle cell differentiation in muscle tissue, whereas the liver tissue shares functions related to the inflammatory response. Herein, we identify inflammatory regulatory genes in miniature pigs and growth response genes in Jeju Native Pigs, information which can provide a stronger base for the selection of breeding stock and facilitate further in vitro and in vivo studies for therapeutic purposes.
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Lowe JWE. Sequencing through thick and thin: Historiographical and philosophical implications. STUDIES IN HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 2018; 72:10-27. [PMID: 30337139 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2018.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2017] [Revised: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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DNA sequencing has been characterised by scholars and life scientists as an example of 'big', 'fast' and 'automated' science in biology. This paper argues, however, that these characterisations are a product of a particular interpretation of what sequencing is, what I call 'thin sequencing'. The 'thin sequencing' perspective focuses on the determination of the order of bases in a particular stretch of DNA. Based upon my research on the pig genome mapping and sequencing projects, I provide an alternative 'thick sequencing' perspective, which also includes a number of practices that enable the sequence to travel across and be used in wider communities. If we take sequencing in the thin manner to be an event demarcated by the determination of sequences in automated sequencing machines and computers, this has consequences for the historical analysis of sequencing projects, as it focuses attention on those parts of the work of sequencing that are more centralised, fast (and accelerating) and automated. I argue instead that sequencing can be interpreted as a more open-ended process including activities such as the generation of a minimum tile path or annotation, and detail the historiographical and philosophical consequences of this move.
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- James W E Lowe
- Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, University of Edinburgh, Old Surgeons' Hall, High School Yards, Edinburgh, EH1 1LZ, UK.
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Leiberich M, Marais HJ, Naidoo V. Phylogenetic analysis of the cytochrome P450 (CYP450) nucleotide sequences of the horse and predicted CYP450s of the white rhinoceros ( Ceratotherium simum) and other mammalian species. PeerJ 2018; 6:e5718. [PMID: 30324017 PMCID: PMC6183514 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Accepted: 09/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background The plight of the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) and the increasing need of treatment options for injured poaching victims led to the necessity to expand the knowledge on applicable drugs in this endangered species. With very little information available on drug pharmacokinetics in rhino, veterinarians have to rely on information generated from other species. The horse being a closely related species, has served as the model for dose extrapolations. However, from recent research on enrofloxacin and carprofen, the white rhino showed considerable differences in the pharmacokinetic properties of these drugs in comparison to the horse. While the reason for the differences is unknown, a likely cause may be a difference in present cytochrome P450 (CYP450), which may result in the rhino being genetically deficient in certain enzyme families. Methods For this paper we assess the degree of similarity of the CYP genome sequences across the different species, using BLAT (BLAST-like alignment tool) for the alignment of the nucleotide sequences of the equine CYP450 with potential homologous nucleotide sequences of the published database from white rhinos and other mammalian species (cow, pig, dog, sheep, elephant, mouse and human). Results The white rhino nucleotide sequences were 90.74% identical to the equine sequences. This was higher than the degree of similarity between any of the other evaluated species sequences. While no specific CYP family were found to be deficient in the published rhino genome, the horse genome contained additional genetic sequence for a larger number of iso-enzymes that were not present in the rhino. Discussion In pharmacokinetic study, it is well known that absence of a metabolic enzyme will result in constraints in drug metabolism and drug elimination. While this was our speculation, comparison to the horse and other mammalian species indicate that all the described CYP genes required for metabolism are present within the rhino genome. These results leave functional differences in enzyme activity and a lack of isoenzymes as the likely reason for the constraint in drug metabolism. Despite a more than 90% similarity of the equine and rhino gene sequences, seemingly small differences can have major effects on drug metabolism. Thus, in spite of the close anatomical relationship, the rhino should not simply be treated like a big horse.
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- Marion Leiberich
- Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Paraclinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Kwon SH, Li L, Terry CM, Shiu YT, Moos PJ, Milash BA, Cheung AK, Blumenthal DK. Differential gene expression patterns in vein regions susceptible versus resistant to neointimal hyperplasia. Physiol Genomics 2018; 50:615-627. [PMID: 29750603 PMCID: PMC6139633 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00082.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Revised: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Arteriovenous hemodialysis graft (AVG) stenosis results in thrombosis and AVG failure, but prevention of stenosis has been unsuccessful due in large part to our limited understanding of the molecular processes involved in neointimal hyperplasia (NH) formation. AVG stenosis develops chiefly as a consequence of highly localized NH formation in the vein-graft anastomosis region. Surprisingly, the vein region just downstream of the vein-graft anastomosis (herein termed proximal vein region) is relatively resistant to NH. We hypothesized that the gene expression profiles of the NH-prone and NH-resistant regions will be different from each other after graft placement, and analysis of their genomic profiles may yield potential therapeutic targets to prevent AVG stenosis. To test this, we evaluated the vein-graft anastomosis (NH-prone) and proximal vein (NH-resistant) regions in a porcine model of AVG stenosis with a porcine microarray. Gene expression changes in these two distinct vein regions, relative to the gene expression in unoperated control veins, were examined at early (5 days) and later (14 days) time points following graft placement. Global genomic changes were much greater in the NH-prone region than in the NH-resistant region at both time points. In the NH-prone region, genes related to regulation of cell proliferation and osteo-/chondrogenic vascular remodeling were most enriched among the significantly upregulated genes, and genes related to smooth muscle phenotype were significantly downregulated. These results provide insights into the spatial and temporal genomic modulation underlying NH formation in AVG and suggest potential therapeutic strategies to prevent and/or limit AVG stenosis.
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- Sun Hyung Kwon
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Utah , Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Utah , Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Utah , Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Utah , Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Utah , Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Bioinformatics Shared Resource, University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute , Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Utah , Salt Lake City, Utah
- Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University , Changsha, Hunan , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Utah , Salt Lake City, Utah
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Ghosh M, Sharma N, Singh AK, Gera M, Pulicherla KK, Jeong DK. Transformation of animal genomics by next-generation sequencing technologies: a decade of challenges and their impact on genetic architecture. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2018; 38:1157-1175. [PMID: 29631431 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2018.1451819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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For more than a quarter of a century, sequencing technologies from Sanger's method to next-generation high-throughput techniques have provided fascinating opportunities in the life sciences. The continuing upward trajectory of sequencing technologies will improve livestock research and expedite the development of various new genomic and technological studies with farm animals. The use of high-throughput technologies in livestock research has increased interest in metagenomics, epigenetics, genome-wide association studies, and identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variations. Such studies are beginning to provide revolutionary insights into biological and evolutionary processes. Farm animals, such as cattle, swine, and horses, have played a dual role as economically and agriculturally important animals as well as biomedical research models. The first part of this study explores the current state of sequencing methods, many of which are already used in animal genomic studies, and the second part summarizes the state of cattle, swine, horse, and chicken genome sequencing and illustrates its achievements during the last few years. Finally, we describe several high-throughput sequencing approaches for the improved detection of known, unknown, and emerging infectious agents, leading to better diagnosis of infectious diseases. The insights from viral metagenomics and the advancement of next-generation sequencing will strongly support specific and efficient vaccine development and provide strategies for controlling infectious disease transmission among animal populations and/or between animals and humans. However, prospective sequencing technologies will require further research and in-field testing before reaching the marketplace.
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- Mrinmoy Ghosh
- a Department of Animal Biotechnology , Jeju National University , Jeju-Do , Republic of Korea
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- b Department of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry , Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology , R.S. Pura , India
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- a Department of Animal Biotechnology , Jeju National University , Jeju-Do , Republic of Korea
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- a Department of Animal Biotechnology , Jeju National University , Jeju-Do , Republic of Korea
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- a Department of Animal Biotechnology , Jeju National University , Jeju-Do , Republic of Korea
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López-Pedrouso M, Pérez-Santaescolástica C, Franco D, Fulladosa E, Carballo J, Zapata C, Lorenzo J. Comparative proteomic profiling of myofibrillar proteins in dry-cured ham with different proteolysis indices and adhesiveness. Food Chem 2018; 244:238-245. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.10.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Revised: 09/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Targeted Mutation of NGN3 Gene Disrupts Pancreatic Endocrine Cell Development in Pigs. Sci Rep 2018; 8:3582. [PMID: 29483633 PMCID: PMC5827570 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-22050-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The domestic pig is an attractive model for biomedical research because of similarities in anatomy and physiology to humans. However, key gaps remain in our understanding of the role of developmental genes in pig, limiting its full potential. In this publication, the role of NEUROGENIN 3 (NGN3), a transcription factor involved in endocrine pancreas development has been investigated by CRISPR/Cas9 gene ablation. Precomplexed Cas9 ribonucleoproteins targeting NGN3 were injected into in vivo derived porcine embryos, and transferred into surrogate females. On day 60 of pregnancy, nine fetuses were collected for genotypic and phenotypic analysis. One of the piglets was identified as an in-frame biallelic knockout (Δ2/Δ2), which showed a loss of putative NGN3-downstream target genes: NEUROD1 and PAX4, as well as insulin, glucagon, somatostatin and pancreatic polypeptide-Y. Fibroblasts from this fetus were used in somatic cell nuclear transfer to generate clonal animals to qualify the effect of mutation on embryonic lethality. Three live piglets were born, received colostrum and suckled normally, but experienced extreme weight loss over a 24 to 36-hour period requiring humane euthanasia. Expression of pancreatic endocrine hormones: insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin were lost. The data support a critical role of NGN3 in porcine endocrine pancreas development.
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Ramos-Ibeas P, Nichols J, Alberio R. States and Origins of Mammalian Embryonic Pluripotency In Vivo and in a Dish. Curr Top Dev Biol 2017; 128:151-179. [PMID: 29477162 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ctdb.2017.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Mouse embryonic stem cells (ESC), derived from preimplantation embryos in 1981, defined mammalian pluripotency for many decades. However, after the derivation of human ESC in 1998, comparative studies showed that different types of pluripotency exist in early embryos and that these can be captured in vitro under various culture conditions. Over the past decade much has been learned about the key signaling pathways, growth factor requirements, and transcription factor profiles of pluripotent cells in embryos, allowing improvement of derivation and culture conditions for novel pluripotent stem cell types. More recently, studies using single-cell transcriptomics of embryos from different species provided an unprecedented level of resolution of cellular interactions and cell fate decisions that are informing new ways to understand the emergence of pluripotency in different organisms. These new approaches enhance knowledge of species differences during early embryogenesis and will be instrumental for improving methodologies for generating intra- and interspecies chimeric animals using pluripotent stem cells. Here, we discuss the recent developments in our understanding of early embryogenesis in different mammalian species.
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- Wellcome Trust - Medical Research Council Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
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Estany J, Ros-Freixedes R, Tor M, Pena RN. TRIENNIAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM: Genetics and breeding for intramuscular fat and oleic acid content in pigs. J Anim Sci 2017; 95:2261-2271. [PMID: 28727022 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2016.1108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The intramuscular fat (IMF) and oleic acid (OL) content have been favorably related to pork quality and human health. This influences the purchasing behavior of consumers and, therefore, also shifts the attention of breeding companies toward whether these traits are included into the breeding goal of the lines producing for high-valued markets. Because IMF and OL are unfavorably associated with lean content, a key economic trait, the real challenge for the industry is not simply to increase IMF and OL, but rather to come up with the right trade-off between them and lean content. In this paper we review the efforts performed to genetically improve IMF and OL, with particular reference to the research we conducted in a Duroc line aimed at producing high quality fresh and dry-cured pork products. Based on this research, we conclude that there are selection strategies that lead to response scenarios where IMF, OL, and lean content can be simultaneously improved. Such scenarios involve regular recording of IMF and OL, so that developing a cost-efficient phenotyping system for these traits is paramount. With the economic benefits of genomic selection needing further assessment in pigs, selection on a combination of pedigree-connected phenotypes and genotypes from a panel of selected genetic markers is presented as a suitable alternative. Evidence is provided supporting that at least a polymorphism in the leptin receptor and another in the stearoyl-CoA desaturase genes should be in that panel. Selection for IMF and OL results in an opportunity cost on lean growth. The extent to which it is affordable relies on the consumers' willingness to pay for premium products and on the cost to benefit ratio of alternative management strategies, such as specific dietary manipulations. How the genotype can influence the effect of the diet on IMF and OL remains a topic for further research.
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Genome-wide genetic structure and differentially selected regions among Landrace, Erhualian, and Meishan pigs using specific-locus amplified fragment sequencing. Sci Rep 2017; 7:10063. [PMID: 28855565 PMCID: PMC5577042 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-09969-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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As typical Chinese indigenous pig breeds, Erhualian and Meishan have been widely used to produce new strain or breed in the world. However, the genetic basis of characteristics of these pig breeds is still limited. Moreover, considering cost and output of sequencing, it is necessary to further develop cost-effective method for pig genome screening. To contribute on this issue, we developed a SLAF-seq (specific-locus amplified fragment sequencing) method for pigs and applied it to analyze the genetic difference among Landrace, Erhualian, and Meishan pigs. A total of 453.75 million reads were produced by SLAF-seq. After quality-control, 165,670 SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) were used in further analysis. The results showed that Landrace had distinct genetic relationship compared to Erhualian (FST = 0.5480) and Meishan (FST = 0.5800), respectively, while Erhualian and Meishan held the relatively close genetic relationship (FST = 0.2335). Furthermore, a genome-wide scanning revealed 268 differentially selected regions (DSRs) with 855 genes and 256 DSRs with 347 genes between Landrace and the two Chinese indigenous pig breeds and between Erhualian and Meishan, respectively. This study provides a new cost-effective method for pig genome study and might contribute to a better understanding on the formation mechanism of genetic difference among pigs with different geographical origins.
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Le TM, Le QVC, Truong DM, Lee HJ, Choi MK, Cho H, Chung HJ, Kim JH, Do JT, Song H, Park C. β2-microglobulin gene duplication in cetartiodactyla remains intact only in pigs and possibly confers selective advantage to the species. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0182322. [PMID: 28813459 PMCID: PMC5558954 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Several β2-microglobulin (B2M) -bound protein complexes undertake key roles in various immune system pathways, including the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn), cluster of differentiation 1 (CD1) protein, non-classical major histocompatibility complex (MHC), and well-known MHC class I molecules. Therefore, the duplication of B2M may lead to an increase in the biological competence of organisms to the environment. Based on the pig genome assembly SSC10.2, a segmental duplication of ~45.5 kb, encoding the entire B2M protein, was identified in pig chromosome 1. Through experimental validation, we confirmed the functional duplication of the B2M gene with a completely identical coding sequence between two copies in pigs. Considering the importance of B2M in the immune system, we performed the phylogenetic analysis of B2M duplication in ten mammalian species, confirming the presence of B2M duplication in cetartioldactyls, like cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and whales, but non-cetartiodactyl species, like mice, cats, dogs, horses, and humans. The density of long interspersed nuclear element (LINE) at the edges of duplicated blocks (39 to 66%) was found to be 2 to 3-fold higher than the average (20.12%) of the pig genome, suggesting its role in the duplication event. The B2M mRNA expression level in pigs was 12.71 and 7.57 times (2-ΔΔCt values) higher than humans and mice, respectively. However, we were unable to experimentally demonstrate the difference in the level of B2M protein because species specific anti-B2M antibodies are not available. We reported, for the first time, the functional duplication of the B2M gene in animals. The identification of partially remaining duplicated B2M sequences in the genomes of only cetartiodactyls indicates that the event was lineage specific. B2M duplication could be beneficial to the immune system of pigs by increasing the availability of MHC class I light chain protein, B2M, to complex with the proteins encoded by the relatively large number of MHC class I heavy chain genes in pigs. Further studies are necessary to address the biological meaning of increased expression of B2M.
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- Thong Minh Le
- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Animal Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Swine models, genomic tools and services to enhance our understanding of human health and diseases. Lab Anim (NY) 2017; 46:167-172. [PMID: 28328880 PMCID: PMC7091812 DOI: 10.1038/laban.1215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The pig is becoming increasingly important as a biomedical model. Given the similarities between pigs and humans, a greater understanding of the underlying biology of human health and diseases may come from the pig rather than from classical rodent models. With an increasing need for swine models, it is essential that the genomic tools, models and services be readily available to the scientific community. Many of these are available through the National Swine Resource and Research Center (NSRRC), a facility funded by the US National Institutes of Health at the University of Missouri. The goal of the NSRRC is to provide high-quality biomedical swine models to the scientific community.
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A genome sequence is worthless if it cannot be deciphered; therefore, efforts to describe - or 'annotate' - genes began as soon as DNA sequences became available. Whereas early work focused on individual protein-coding genes, the modern genomic ocean is a complex maelstrom of alternative splicing, non-coding transcription and pseudogenes. Scientists - from clinicians to evolutionary biologists - need to navigate these waters, and this has led to the design of high-throughput, computationally driven annotation projects. The catalogues that are being produced are key resources for genome exploration, especially as they become integrated with expression, epigenomic and variation data sets. Their creation, however, remains challenging.
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- Jonathan M Mudge
- Department of Computational Genomics, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton CB10 1SA, UK
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- Department of Computational Genomics, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton CB10 1SA, UK.,Illumina Cambridge Ltd, Chesterford Research Park, Little Chesterford, Saffron Walden CB10 1 XL, UK
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Welzenbach J, Neuhoff C, Heidt H, Cinar MU, Looft C, Schellander K, Tholen E, Große-Brinkhaus C. Integrative Analysis of Metabolomic, Proteomic and Genomic Data to Reveal Functional Pathways and Candidate Genes for Drip Loss in Pigs. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:E1426. [PMID: 27589727 PMCID: PMC5037705 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17091426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2016] [Revised: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to integrate multi omics data to characterize underlying functional pathways and candidate genes for drip loss in pigs. The consideration of different omics levels allows elucidating the black box of phenotype expression. Metabolite and protein profiling was applied in Musculus longissimus dorsi samples of 97 Duroc × Pietrain pigs. In total, 126 and 35 annotated metabolites and proteins were quantified, respectively. In addition, all animals were genotyped with the porcine 60 k Illumina beadchip. An enrichment analysis resulted in 10 pathways, amongst others, sphingolipid metabolism and glycolysis/gluconeogenesis, with significant influence on drip loss. Drip loss and 22 metabolic components were analyzed as intermediate phenotypes within a genome-wide association study (GWAS). We detected significantly associated genetic markers and candidate genes for drip loss and for most of the metabolic components. On chromosome 18, a region with promising candidate genes was identified based on SNPs associated with drip loss, the protein "phosphoglycerate mutase 2" and the metabolite glycine. We hypothesize that association studies based on intermediate phenotypes are able to provide comprehensive insights in the genetic variation of genes directly involved in the metabolism of performance traits. In this way, the analyses contribute to identify reliable candidate genes.
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- Julia Welzenbach
- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Allee 15, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Allee 15, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Allee 15, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
- Institute for Organic Agriculture Luxembourg, Association sans but lucratif (A.S.B.L.), 13 Rue Gabriel Lippmann, L-5365 Munsbach, Luxembourg.
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Allee 15, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Erciyes University, Talas Bulvari No. 99, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey.
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Allee 15, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Allee 15, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Allee 15, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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Bernardini C, Zannoni A, Bertocchi M, Bianchi F, Salaroli R, Botelho G, Bacci ML, Ventrella V, Forni M. Deleterious effects of tributyltin on porcine vascular stem cells physiology. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2016; 185-186:38-44. [PMID: 26965667 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2016.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Revised: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The vascular functional and structural integrity is essential for the maintenance of the whole organism and it has been demonstrated that different types of vascular progenitor cells resident in the vessel wall play an important role in this process. The purpose of the present research was to observe the effect of tributyltin (TBT), a risk factor for vascular disorders, on porcine Aortic Vascular Precursor Cells (pAVPCs) in term of cytotoxicity, gene expression profile, functionality and differentiation potential. We have demonstrated that pAVPCs morphology deeply changed following TBT treatment. After 48h a cytotoxic effect has been detected and Annexin binding assay demonstrated that TBT induced apoptosis. The transcriptional profile of characteristic pericyte markers has been altered: TBT 10nM substantially induced alpha-SMA, while, TBT 500nM determined a significant reduction of all pericyte markers. IL-6 protein detected in the medium of pAVPCs treated with TBT at both doses studied and with a dose response. TBT has interfered with normal pAVPC functionality preventing their ability to support a capillary-like network. In addition TBT has determined an increase of pAVPC adipogenic differentiation. In conclusion in the present paper we have demonstrated that TBT alters the vascular stem cells in terms of structure, functionality and differentiating capability, therefore effects of TBT in blood should be deeply explored to understand the potential vascular risk associated with the alteration of vascular stem cell physiology.
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- Chiara Bernardini
- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences - DIMEVET, University of Bologna, Ozzano Emilia, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences - DIMEVET, University of Bologna, Ozzano Emilia, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences - DIMEVET, University of Bologna, Ozzano Emilia, Bologna, Italy
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- Stem Wave Institute for Tissue Healing (SWITH), Gruppo Villa Maria (GVM) Care & Research - Ettore Sansavini Health Science Foundation, Lugo, Ravenna, Italy; National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems at the Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences - DIMEVET, University of Bologna, Ozzano Emilia, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences - DEVET, UNICENTRO - Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences - DIMEVET, University of Bologna, Ozzano Emilia, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences - DIMEVET, University of Bologna, Ozzano Emilia, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences - DIMEVET, University of Bologna, Ozzano Emilia, Bologna, Italy
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Groenen MAM. A decade of pig genome sequencing: a window on pig domestication and evolution. Genet Sel Evol 2016; 48:23. [PMID: 27025270 PMCID: PMC4812630 DOI: 10.1186/s12711-016-0204-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Insight into how genomes change and adapt due to selection addresses key questions in evolutionary biology and in domestication of animals and plants by humans. In that regard, the pig and its close relatives found in Africa and Eurasia represent an excellent group of species that enables studies of the effect of both natural and human-mediated selection on the genome. The recent completion of the draft genome sequence of a domestic pig and the development of next-generation sequencing technology during the past decade have created unprecedented possibilities to address these questions in great detail. In this paper, I review recent whole-genome sequencing studies in the pig and closely-related species that provide insight into the demography, admixture and selection of these species and, in particular, how domestication and subsequent selection of Sus scrofa have shaped the genomes of these animals.
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- Martien A M Groenen
- Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Schook LB, Collares TV, Darfour-Oduro KA, De AK, Rund LA, Schachtschneider KM, Seixas FK. Unraveling the swine genome: implications for human health. Annu Rev Anim Biosci 2016; 3:219-44. [PMID: 25689318 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-animal-022114-110815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The pig was first used in biomedical research in ancient Greece and over the past few decades has quickly grown into an important biomedical research tool. Pigs have genetic and physiological traits similar to humans, which make them one of the most useful and versatile animal models. Owing to these similarities, data generated from porcine models are more likely to lead to viable human treatments than those from murine work. In addition, the similarity in size and physiology to humans allows pigs to be used for many experimental approaches not feasible in mice. Research areas that employ pigs range from neonatal development to translational models for cancer therapy. Increasing numbers of porcine models are being developed since the release of the swine genome sequence, and the development of additional porcine genomic and epigenetic resources will further their use in biomedical research.
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- Lawrence B Schook
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801; , , , ,
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Robert C, Kapetanovic R, Beraldi D, Watson M, Archibald AL, Hume DA. Identification and annotation of conserved promoters and macrophage-expressed genes in the pig genome. BMC Genomics 2015; 16:970. [PMID: 26582032 PMCID: PMC4652390 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-2111-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The FANTOM5 consortium used Cap Analysis of Gene Expression (CAGE) tag sequencing to produce a comprehensive atlas of promoters and enhancers within the human and mouse genomes. We reasoned that the mapping of these regulatory elements to the pig genome could provide useful annotation and evidence to support assignment of orthology. RESULTS For human transcription start sites (TSS) associated with annotated human-mouse orthologs, 17% mapped to the pig genome but not to the mouse, 10% mapped only to the mouse, and 55% mapped to both pig and mouse. Around 17% did not map to either species. The mapping percentages were lower where there was not clear orthology relationship, but in every case, mapping to pig was greater than to mouse, and the degree of homology was also greater. Combined mapping of mouse and human CAGE-defined promoters identified at least one putative conserved TSS for >16,000 protein-coding genes. About 54% of the predicted locations of regulatory elements in the pig genome were supported by CAGE and/or RNA-Seq analysis from pig macrophages. CONCLUSIONS Comparative mapping of promoters and enhancers from humans and mice can provide useful preliminary annotation of other animal genomes. The data also confirm extensive gain and loss of regulatory elements between species, and the likelihood that pigs provide a better model than mice for human gene regulation and function.
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- Christelle Robert
- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, EH25 9RG, Edinburgh, UK.
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
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- Cancer Research UK, Cambridge Research Institute, Li Ka Shing Center, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK.
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, EH25 9RG, Edinburgh, UK.
- Edinburgh Genomics, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK.
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, EH25 9RG, Edinburgh, UK.
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, EH25 9RG, Edinburgh, UK.
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Plomion C, Aury JM, Amselem J, Alaeitabar T, Barbe V, Belser C, Bergès H, Bodénès C, Boudet N, Boury C, Canaguier A, Couloux A, Da Silva C, Duplessis S, Ehrenmann F, Estrada-Mairey B, Fouteau S, Francillonne N, Gaspin C, Guichard C, Klopp C, Labadie K, Lalanne C, Le Clainche I, Leplé JC, Le Provost G, Leroy T, Lesur I, Martin F, Mercier J, Michotey C, Murat F, Salin F, Steinbach D, Faivre-Rampant P, Wincker P, Salse J, Quesneville H, Kremer A. Decoding the oak genome: public release of sequence data, assembly, annotation and publication strategies. Mol Ecol Resour 2015; 16:254-65. [PMID: 25944057 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2015] [Revised: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 04/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The 1.5 Gbp/2C genome of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) has been sequenced. A strategy was established for dealing with the challenges imposed by the sequencing of such a large, complex and highly heterozygous genome by a whole-genome shotgun (WGS) approach, without the use of costly and time-consuming methods, such as fosmid or BAC clone-based hierarchical sequencing methods. The sequencing strategy combined short and long reads. Over 49 million reads provided by Roche 454 GS-FLX technology were assembled into contigs and combined with shorter Illumina sequence reads from paired-end and mate-pair libraries of different insert sizes, to build scaffolds. Errors were corrected and gaps filled with Illumina paired-end reads and contaminants detected, resulting in a total of 17,910 scaffolds (>2 kb) corresponding to 1.34 Gb. Fifty per cent of the assembly was accounted for by 1468 scaffolds (N50 of 260 kb). Initial comparison with the phylogenetically related Prunus persica gene model indicated that genes for 84.6% of the proteins present in peach (mean protein coverage of 90.5%) were present in our assembly. The second and third steps in this project are genome annotation and the assignment of scaffolds to the oak genetic linkage map. In accordance with the Bermuda and Fort Lauderdale agreements and the more recent Toronto Statement, the oak genome data have been released into public sequence repositories in advance of publication. In this presubmission paper, the oak genome consortium describes its principal lines of work and future directions for analyses of the nature, function and evolution of the oak genome.
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- Christophe Plomion
- INRA, UMR1202, BIOGECO, Cestas, F-33610, France.,University of Bordeaux, BIOGECO, UMR1202, Talence, F-33170, France
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Institut de Génomique (IG), Genoscope, Evry, 91057, France
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- INRA, Unité de Recherche Génomique Info (URGI), Versailles, F78026, France
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- INRA, Unité de Recherche Génomique Info (URGI), Versailles, F78026, France
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Institut de Génomique (IG), Genoscope, Evry, 91057, France
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Institut de Génomique (IG), Genoscope, Evry, 91057, France
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- INRA, UMR1202, BIOGECO, Cestas, F-33610, France.,University of Bordeaux, BIOGECO, UMR1202, Talence, F-33170, France
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- INRA, UMR1202, BIOGECO, Cestas, F-33610, France.,University of Bordeaux, BIOGECO, UMR1202, Talence, F-33170, France
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Institut de Génomique (IG), Genoscope, Evry, 91057, France
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Institut de Génomique (IG), Genoscope, Evry, 91057, France
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- INRA, UMR1136 INRA-Université de Lorraine, Interactions Arbres/Micro-organismes, Laboratoire d'Excellence ARBRE, Champenoux, F-54280, France
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- INRA, UMR1202, BIOGECO, Cestas, F-33610, France.,University of Bordeaux, BIOGECO, UMR1202, Talence, F-33170, France
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Institut de Génomique (IG), Genoscope, Evry, 91057, France
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Institut de Génomique (IG), Genoscope, Evry, 91057, France
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- Plateforme bioinformatique Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, UBIA, INRA, Castanet-Tolosan, F-31326, France
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- Plateforme bioinformatique Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, UBIA, INRA, Castanet-Tolosan, F-31326, France
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Institut de Génomique (IG), Genoscope, Evry, 91057, France
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- INRA, UMR1202, BIOGECO, Cestas, F-33610, France.,University of Bordeaux, BIOGECO, UMR1202, Talence, F-33170, France
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- INRA, UR0588 Amélioration Génétique et Physiologie Forestières, Orléans, F-45075, France
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- INRA, UMR1202, BIOGECO, Cestas, F-33610, France.,University of Bordeaux, BIOGECO, UMR1202, Talence, F-33170, France
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- INRA, UMR1202, BIOGECO, Cestas, F-33610, France.,University of Bordeaux, BIOGECO, UMR1202, Talence, F-33170, France
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- INRA, UMR1202, BIOGECO, Cestas, F-33610, France.,University of Bordeaux, BIOGECO, UMR1202, Talence, F-33170, France
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- INRA, UMR1136 INRA-Université de Lorraine, Interactions Arbres/Micro-organismes, Laboratoire d'Excellence ARBRE, Champenoux, F-54280, France
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Institut de Génomique (IG), Genoscope, Evry, 91057, France
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- INRA, Unité de Recherche Génomique Info (URGI), Versailles, F78026, France
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- INRA/UBP UMR 1095, Laboratoire Génétique, Diversité et Ecophysiologie des Céréales, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63039, France
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- INRA, UMR1202, BIOGECO, Cestas, F-33610, France.,University of Bordeaux, BIOGECO, UMR1202, Talence, F-33170, France
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- INRA, Unité de Recherche Génomique Info (URGI), Versailles, F78026, France
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Institut de Génomique (IG), Genoscope, Evry, 91057, France.,Université d'Evry Val d'Essone, UMR 8030, Evry, CP5706, France.,Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 8030, Evry, CP5706, France
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- INRA/UBP UMR 1095, Laboratoire Génétique, Diversité et Ecophysiologie des Céréales, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63039, France
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- INRA, Unité de Recherche Génomique Info (URGI), Versailles, F78026, France
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- INRA, UMR1202, BIOGECO, Cestas, F-33610, France.,University of Bordeaux, BIOGECO, UMR1202, Talence, F-33170, France
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Große-Brinkhaus C, Storck LC, Frieden L, Neuhoff C, Schellander K, Looft C, Tholen E. Genome-wide association analyses for boar taint components and testicular traits revealed regions having pleiotropic effects. BMC Genet 2015; 16:36. [PMID: 25879925 PMCID: PMC4429935 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-015-0194-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background The aim of this study was to perform a genome-wide association analyses (GWAS) for androstenone, skatole and indole in different Pietrain sire lines and compare the results with previous findings in purebred populations. Furthermore, the genetic relationship of androstenone and skatole were investigated with respect to pleiotropy. In order to characterize the performance of intact boars, crossbred progenies of 136 Pietrain boars mated to crossbred sows from three different breeding companies were tested on four test stations. A total of 598 boars were performance tested according to the rules of stationary performance testing in Germany. Beside common fattening and carcass composition traits, the concentrations of the boar taint components and testicular size parameters were recorded. All boars were genotyped with the PorcineSNP60 Illumina BeadChip. The GWAS were performed using the whole data set as well as in sub groups according to the line of origin. Besides an univariate GWAS approach, principal component (PC) techniques were applied to identify common expression pattern affecting the biosynthesis and the metabolism of androstenone. Results In total, 33 SNPs were significantly associated with at least one of the boar taint components. Only one SNP was identified being significant in both subgroups. The analyses of the testes size parameters revealed 31 significant associations. The numbers of significant SNPs within the genetic groups evidenced the strong population specific effects. A multivariate approach using PC revealed 33 significant associations for five different PC. Conclusions Based on Pietrain sired cross bred boars, the mayor objective of our study was to identify QTL for boar taint components and to detect pleiotropy among boar taint and testes traits. The high number of identified QTL revealed that boar taint traits are influenced by a large number of loci. Analyzing pleiotropy allowed identifying a QTL affecting androstenone and the gonasomatic index. In this region, QTL for ovulation rate and age at puberty of sows have been described in literature. This supports the physiological findings that the androstenone level of boars and reproduction performance of sows might be linked by an antagonistic relationship. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12863-015-0194-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Allee 15, 53115, Bonn, Germany.
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Allee 15, 53115, Bonn, Germany.
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Allee 15, 53115, Bonn, Germany.
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Allee 15, 53115, Bonn, Germany.
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Allee 15, 53115, Bonn, Germany.
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Allee 15, 53115, Bonn, Germany.
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McClendon CJ, Gerald CL, Waterman JT. Farm animal models of organic dust exposure and toxicity: insights and implications for respiratory health. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2015; 15:137-44. [PMID: 25636160 PMCID: PMC4783132 DOI: 10.1097/aci.0000000000000143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Modern food animal production is a major contributor to the global economy, owing to advanced intensive indoor production facilities aimed at increasing market readiness and profit. Consequences of these advances are accumulation of dusts, gases, and microbial products that diminish air quality within production facilities. Chronic inhalation exposure contributes to onset and exacerbation of respiratory symptoms and diseases in animals and workers. This article reviews literature regarding constituents of farm animal production facility dusts, animal responses to production building and organic dust exposure, and the effect of chronic inhalation exposure on pulmonary oxidative stress and inflammation. RECENT FINDINGS Porcine models of production facility and organic dust exposures reveal striking similarities to observations of human cells, tissues, and clinical data. Oxidative stress plays a key role in mediating respiratory diseases in animals and humans, and enhancement of antioxidant levels through nutritional supplements can improve respiratory health. SUMMARY Pigs are well adapted to the exposures common to swine production buildings and thus serve as excellent models for facility workers. Insight for understanding mechanisms governing organic dust associated respiratory diseases may come from parallel comparisons between farmers and the animals they raise.
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- Chakia J. McClendon
- Department of Animal Sciences, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC
- Department of Energy and Environmental Systems, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
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- Department of Animal Sciences, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC
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A genome-wide association study in large white and landrace pig populations for number piglets born alive. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117468. [PMID: 25781935 PMCID: PMC4363374 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Accepted: 12/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The number of piglets born alive (NBA) per litter is one of the most important traits in pig breeding due to its influence on production efficiency. It is difficult to improve NBA because the heritability of the trait is low and it is governed by a high number of loci with low to moderate effects. To clarify the biological and genetic background of NBA, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) were performed using 4,012 Large White and Landrace pigs from herdbook and commercial breeding companies in Germany (3), Austria (1) and Switzerland (1). The animals were genotyped with the Illumina PorcineSNP60 BeadChip. Because of population stratifications within and between breeds, clusters were formed using the genetic distances between the populations. Five clusters for each breed were formed and analysed by GWAS approaches. In total, 17 different significant markers affecting NBA were found in regions with known effects on female reproduction. No overlapping significant chromosome areas or QTL between Large White and Landrace breed were detected.
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Sahadevan S, Tholen E, Große-Brinkhaus C, Schellander K, Tesfaye D, Hofmann-Apitius M, Cinar MU, Gunawan A, Hölker M, Neuhoff C. Identification of gene co-expression clusters in liver tissues from multiple porcine populations with high and low backfat androstenone phenotype. BMC Genet 2015; 16:21. [PMID: 25884519 PMCID: PMC4365963 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-014-0158-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2014] [Accepted: 12/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Boar taint is principally caused by accumulation of androstenone and skatole in adipose tissues. Studies have shown high heritability estimates for androstenone whereas skatole production is mainly dependent on nutritional factors. Androstenone is a lipophilic steroid mainly metabolized in liver. Majority of the studies on hepatic androstenone metabolism focus only on a single breed and very few studies account for population similarities/differences in gene expression patterns. In this work, we concentrated on population similarities in gene expression to identify the common genes involved in hepatic androstenone metabolism of multiple pig populations. Based on androstenone measurements, publicly available gene expression datasets from three porcine populations were compiled into either low or high androstenone dataset. Gene expression correlation coefficients from these datasets were converted to rank ratios and joint probabilities of these rank ratios were used to generate dataset specific co-expression clusters. Finally, these networks were clustered using a graph clustering technique. Results Cluster analysis identified a number of statistically significant co-expression clusters in the dataset. Further enrichment analysis of these clusters showed that one of the clusters from low androstenone dataset was highly enriched for xenobiotic, drug, cholesterol and lipid metabolism and cytochrome P450 associated metabolism of drugs and xenobiotics. Literature references revealed that a number of genes in this cluster were involved in phase I and phase II metabolism. Physical and functional similarity assessment showed that the members of this cluster were dispersed across multiple clusters in high androstenone dataset, possibly indicating a weak co-expression of these genes in high androstenone dataset. Conclusions Based on these results we hypothesize that majority of the genes in this cluster forms a signature co-expression cluster in low androstenone dataset in our experiment and that majority of the members of this cluster might be responsible for hepatic androstenone metabolism across all the three populations used in our study. We propose these results as a background work towards understanding breed similarities in hepatic androstenone metabolism. Additional large scale experiments using data from multiple porcine breeds are necessary to validate these findings. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12863-014-0158-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Sudeep Sahadevan
- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Alle, Bonn, 53115, Germany. .,Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing (SCAI), Schloss Birlinghoven, Sankt Augustin, 53754, Germany.
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Alle, Bonn, 53115, Germany.
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Alle, Bonn, 53115, Germany.
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Alle, Bonn, 53115, Germany.
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing (SCAI), Schloss Birlinghoven, Sankt Augustin, 53754, Germany.
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
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- Department of Animal Production and Technology, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia.
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Alle, Bonn, 53115, Germany.
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Alle, Bonn, 53115, Germany.
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Lin L, Luo Y, Sørensen P, Prætorius H, Vajta G, Callesen H, Pribenszky C, Bolund L, Kristensen TN. Effects of high hydrostatic pressure on genomic expression profiling of porcine parthenogenetic activated and cloned embryos. Reprod Fertil Dev 2015; 26:469-84. [PMID: 24618454 DOI: 10.1071/rd13037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2012] [Accepted: 03/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Handmade cloning (HMC) has been used to generate transgenic pigs for biomedical research. Recently, we found that parthenogenetic activation (PA) of porcine oocytes and improved HMC efficiency could be achieved by treatment with sublethal high hydrostatic pressure (HHP). However, the molecular mechanism underlying the effects of HHP treatment on embryonic development is poorly understood and so was investigated in the present study. Thus, in the present study, we undertook genome-wide gene expression analysis in HHP-treated and untreated oocytes, as well as in 4-cell and blastocyst stage embryos derived by PA or HMC. Hierarchical clustering depicted stage-specific genomic expression profiling. At the 4-cell and blastocyst stages, 103 and 163 transcripts were differentially expressed between the HMC and PA embryos, respectively (P<0.05). These transcripts are predominantly involved in regulating cellular differentiation, gene expression and cell-to-cell signalling. We found that 44 transcripts were altered by HHP treatment, with most exhibiting lower expression in HHP-treated oocytes. Genes involved in embryonic development were prominent among the transcripts affected by HHP. Two of these genes (INHBB and ME3) were further validated by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. We also observed that HHP treatment activated expression of the imprinting gene DLX5 in 4-cell PA embryos. In conclusion, our genomic expression profiling data suggest that HHP alters the RNA constitution in porcine oocytes and affects the expression of imprinting genes during embryonic development.
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- Lin Lin
- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Wilhelm Meyer Alle 4, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Wilhelm Meyer Alle 4, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, Blichers Alle 20, 8830, Tjele, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Wilhelm Meyer Alle 4, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- BGI/HuaDa, Beishan Road 10, 518000, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, Blichers Alle 20, 8830, Tjele, Denmark
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Szent István University, István u. 2, Budapest, 1078, Hungary
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Wilhelm Meyer Alle 4, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Aarhus University, Blichers Alle 20, 8830, Tjele, Denmark
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da Silva EC, de Jager N, Burgos-Paz W, Reverter A, Perez-Enciso M, Roura E. Characterization of the porcine nutrient and taste receptor gene repertoire in domestic and wild populations across the globe. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:1057. [PMID: 25471201 PMCID: PMC4302110 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-1057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2014] [Accepted: 11/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The oral GPCR nutrient/taste receptor gene repertoire consists of the Tas1r family (sweet and umami tastes), the Tas2r family (bitter taste) as well as several other potential candidate sensors of amino acids, peptones and fatty acids. Taste/nutrient receptors play a fundamental role in survival through the identification of dietary nutrients or potentially toxic compounds. In humans and rodents some variations in taste sensitivity have been related to receptor polymorphisms. Some allelic variants, in turn, have been linked to the adaptation to specific geographical locations and dietary regimes. In contrast, the porcine taste/nutrient receptor repertoire has been only partially characterized and limited information on genetic variation across breeds and geographical location exists. The present study aims at filling this void which in turn will form the bases for future improvements in pig nutrition. RESULTS Our results show that the pig oral repertoire of taste/nutrient receptors consists of at least 28 receptor genes with significant transcription measured for 27. When compared to humans and rodents, the porcine gene sequences encoding sensors for carbohydrates, amino acids and fatty acids were highly conserved whilst the bitter taste gene family (known as Tas2rs) showed high divergence. We identified 15 porcine Tas2rs of which 13 are orthologous to human sequences. The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) sequence analysis using 79 pig genomes, representing 14 different breeds/populations, revealed that the Tas2r subset had higher variability (average π =2.8 × 10-3) than for non-bitter taste genes (π =1.2-1.5 × 10-3). In addition, our results show that the difference in nutrient receptor genes between Asian and European breeds accounts for only a small part of the variability, which is in contrast with previous findings involving genome wide data. CONCLUSIONS We have defined twenty-eight oral nutrient sensing related genes for the pig. The homology with the human repertoire is high for the porcine non-bitter taste gene repertoire and low for the porcine Tas2r repertoire. Our data suggests that bitter taste is a plastic trait, possibly associated with the ability of pigs to adapt to diverse environments and that may be subject to balancing selection.
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.
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Caminita F, van der Merwe M, Hance B, Krishnan R, Miller S, Buddington K, Buddington RK. A preterm pig model of lung immaturity and spontaneous infant respiratory distress syndrome. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2014; 308:L118-29. [PMID: 25398985 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00173.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and bronchopulmonary dysplasia remain the leading causes of preterm infant morbidity, mortality, and lifelong disability. Research to improve outcomes requires translational large animal models for RDS. Preterm pigs delivered by caesarian section at gestation days (GD) 98, 100, 102, and 104 were provided 24 h of neonatal intensive care, monitoring (pulse oximetry, blood gases, serum biomarkers, radiography), and nutritional support, with or without intubation and mechanical ventilation (MV; pressure control ventilation with volume guarantee). Spontaneous development of RDS and mortality without MV are inversely related with GD at delivery and correspond with inadequacy of tidal volume and gas exchange. GD 98 and 100 pigs have consolidated lungs, immature alveolar architecture, and minimal surfactant protein-B expression, and MV is essential at GD 98. Although GD 102 pigs had some alveoli lined by pneumocytes and surfactant was released in response to MV, blood gases and radiography revealed limited recruitment 1-2 h after delivery, and mortality at 24 h was 66% (35/53) with supplemental oxygen provided by a mask and 69% (9/13) with bubble continuous positive airway pressure (8-9 cmH2O). The lungs at GD 104 had higher densities of thin-walled alveoli that secreted surfactant, and MV was not essential. Between GD 98 and 102, preterm pigs have ventilation inadequacies and risks of RDS that mimic those of preterm infants born during the saccular phase of lung development, are compatible with standards of neonatal intensive care, and are alternative to fetal nonhuman primates and lambs.
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- Department of Health and Sport Science, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Health and Sport Science, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Loewenburg School of Nursing, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee; and
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- Director of Animal Care, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Health and Sport Science, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee
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Judge EP, Hughes JML, Egan JJ, Maguire M, Molloy EL, O'Dea S. Anatomy and bronchoscopy of the porcine lung. A model for translational respiratory medicine. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2014; 51:334-43. [PMID: 24828366 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2013-0453tr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The porcine model has contributed significantly to biomedical research over many decades. The similar size and anatomy of pig and human organs make this model particularly beneficial for translational research in areas such as medical device development, therapeutics and xenotransplantation. In recent years, a major limitation with the porcine model was overcome with the successful generation of gene-targeted pigs and the publication of the pig genome. As a result, the role of this model is likely to become even more important. For the respiratory medicine field, the similarities between pig and human lungs give the porcine model particular potential for advancing translational medicine. An increasing number of lung conditions are being studied and modeled in the pig. Genetically modified porcine models of cystic fibrosis have been generated that, unlike mouse models, develop lung disease similar to human cystic fibrosis. However, the scientific literature relating specifically to porcine lung anatomy and airway histology is limited and is largely restricted to veterinary literature and textbooks. Furthermore, methods for in vivo lung procedures in the pig are rarely described. The aims of this review are to collate the disparate literature on porcine lung anatomy, histology, and microbiology; to provide a comparison with the human lung; and to describe appropriate bronchoscopy procedures for the pig lungs to aid clinical researchers working in the area of translational respiratory medicine using the porcine model.
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- Eoin P Judge
- 1 Irish National Lung and Heart Transplant Program, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Reyes LM, Blosser RJ, Smith RF, Miner AC, Paris LL, Blankenship RL, Tector MF, Tector AJ. Characterization of swine leucocyte antigen alleles in a crossbred pig to be used in xenotransplant studies. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 84:484-8. [DOI: 10.1111/tan.12430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2014] [Revised: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 07/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- L. M. Reyes
- Indiana University School of Medicine; Department of Surgery; Indianapolis IN USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine; Department of Surgery; Indianapolis IN USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine; Department of Surgery; Indianapolis IN USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine; Department of Surgery; Indianapolis IN USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine; Department of Surgery; Indianapolis IN USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine; Department of Surgery; Indianapolis IN USA
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- Indiana University Health Transplant Institute, Department of Surgery; Indiana University School of Medicine; Indianapolis IN USA
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Molnár J, Nagy T, Stéger V, Tóth G, Marincs F, Barta E. Genome sequencing and analysis of Mangalica, a fatty local pig of Hungary. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:761. [PMID: 25193519 PMCID: PMC4162939 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2013] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mangalicas are fatty type local/rare pig breeds with an increasing presence in the niche pork market in Hungary and in other countries. To explore their genetic resources, we have analysed data from next-generation sequencing of an individual male from each of three Mangalica breeds along with a local male Duroc pig. Structural variations, such as SNPs, INDELs and CNVs, were identified and particular genes with SNP variations were analysed with special emphasis on functions related to fat metabolism in pigs. RESULTS More than 60 Gb of sequence data were generated for each of the sequenced individuals, resulting in 11× to 19× autosomal median coverage. After stringent filtering, around six million SNPs, of which approximately 10% are novel compared to the dbSNP138 database, were identified in each animal. Several hundred thousands of INDELs and about 1,000 CNV gains were also identified. The functional annotation of genes with exonic, non-synonymous SNPs, which are common in all three Mangalicas but are absent in either the reference genome or the sequenced Duroc of this study, highlighted 52 genes in lipid metabolism processes. Further analysis revealed that 41 of these genes are associated with lipid metabolic or regulatory pathways, 49 are in fat-metabolism and fatness-phenotype QTLs and, with the exception of ACACA, ANKRD23, GM2A, KIT, MOGAT2, MTTP, FASN, SGMS1, SLC27A6 and RETSAT, have not previously been associated with fat-related phenotypes. CONCLUSIONS Genome analysis of Mangalica breeds revealed that local/rare breeds could be a rich source of sequence variations not present in cosmopolitan/industrial breeds. The identified Mangalica variations may, therefore, be a very useful resource for future studies of agronomically important traits in pigs.
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- Agricultural Genomics and Bioinformatics Group, Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, NARIC, Gödöllő, Hungary.
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Jin L, Jiang Z, Xia Y, Lou P, Chen L, Wang H, Bai L, Xie Y, Liu Y, Li W, Zhong B, Shen J, Jiang A, Zhu L, Wang J, Li X, Li M. Genome-wide DNA methylation changes in skeletal muscle between young and middle-aged pigs. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:653. [PMID: 25096499 PMCID: PMC4147169 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2014] [Accepted: 07/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Age-related physiological, biochemical and functional changes in mammalian skeletal muscle have been shown to begin at the mid-point of the lifespan. However, the underlying changes in DNA methylation that occur during this turning point of the muscle aging process have not been clarified. To explore age-related genomic methylation changes in skeletal muscle, we employed young (0.5 years old) and middle-aged (7 years old) pigs as models to survey genome-wide DNA methylation in the longissimus dorsi muscle using a methylated DNA immunoprecipitation sequencing approach. RESULTS We observed a tendency toward a global loss of DNA methylation in the gene-body region of the skeletal muscle of the middle-aged pigs compared with the young group. We determined the genome-wide gene expression pattern in the longissimus dorsi muscle using microarray analysis and performed a correlation analysis using DMR (differentially methylated region)-mRNA pairs, and we found a significant negative correlation between the changes in methylation levels within gene bodies and gene expression. Furthermore, we identified numerous genes that show age-related methylation changes that are potentially involved in the aging process. The methylation status of these genes was confirmed using bisulfite sequencing PCR. The genes that exhibited a hypomethylated gene body in middle-aged pigs were over-represented in various proteolysis and protein catabolic processes, suggesting an important role for these genes in age-related muscle atrophy. In addition, genes associated with tumorigenesis exhibited aged-related differences in methylation and expression levels, suggesting an increased risk of disease associated with increased age. CONCLUSIONS This study provides a comprehensive analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation patterns in aging pig skeletal muscle. Our findings will serve as a valuable resource in aging studies, promoting the pig as a model organism for human aging research and accelerating the development of comparative animal models in aging research.
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- Institute of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, Sichuan 625014, China.
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A high resolution map of mammalian X chromosome fragile regions assessed by large-scale comparative genomics. Mamm Genome 2014; 25:618-35. [PMID: 25086724 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-014-9537-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/14/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
Chromosomal evolution involves multiple changes at structural and numerical levels. These changes, which are related to the variation of the gene number and their location, can be tracked by the identification of syntenic blocks (SB). First reports proposed that ~180-280 SB might be shared by mouse and human species. More recently, further studies including additional genomes have identified up to ~1,400 SB during the evolution of eutherian species. A considerable number of studies regarding the X chromosome's structure and evolution have been undertaken because of its extraordinary biological impact on reproductive fitness and speciation. Some have identified evolutionary breakpoint regions and fragile sites at specific locations in the human X chromosome. However, mapping these regions to date has involved using low-to-moderate resolution techniques. Such scenario might be related to underestimating their total number and giving an inaccurate location. The present study included using a combination of bioinformatics methods for identifying, at base-pair level, chromosomal rearrangements occurring during X chromosome evolution in 13 mammalian species. A comparative technique using four different algorithms was used for optimizing the detection of hotspot regions in the human X chromosome. We identified a significant interspecific variation in SB size which was related to genetic information gain regarding the human X chromosome. We found that human hotspot regions were enriched by LINE-1 and Alu transposable elements, which may have led to intraspecific chromosome rearrangement events. New fragile regions located in the human X chromosome have also been postulated. We estimate that the high resolution map of X chromosome fragile sites presented here constitutes useful data concerning future studies on mammalian evolution and human disease.
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Huang Y, Bates RO, Ernst CW, Fix JS, Steibel JP. Estimation of U.S. Yorkshire breed composition using genomic data
1. J Anim Sci 2014; 92:1395-404. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-6907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Y. Huang
- Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824
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- Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824
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- Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824
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- Smithfield Premium Genetics, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870
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- Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824
- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824
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