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Reichhardt CC, Cuthbert JM, Motsinger LA, Brady TJ, Briggs RK, Thomas AJ, Thornton KJ. Anabolic implants alter abundance of mRNA involved in muscle growth, metabolism, and inflammation in the longissimus of Angus steers in the feedlot. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2023; 82:106773. [PMID: 36375404 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2022.106773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
The majority of beef cattle in the United States often receive at least one anabolic implant resulting in improved growth, feed efficiency, and environmental and economic sustainability. However, the physiological and molecular mechanisms through which anabolic implants increase skeletal muscle growth of beef cattle remain elusive. The objective of this study was to identify transcriptional changes occurring in skeletal muscle of steers receiving anabolic implants containing different steroid hormones. Forty-eight steers were stratified by weight into 1 of 4 (n = 12/treatment) implant treatment groups: (1) estradiol (ImpE2; 25.7 mg E2; Compudose, Elanco Animal Health, Greenfield, IN), (2) trenbolone acetate (ImpTBA; 200 mg TBA; Finaplix-H, Merck Animal Health, Madison, NJ), (3) combination (ImpETBA; 120 mg TBA + 24 mg E2; Revalor-S, Merck Animal Health), or (4) no implant (CON). Skeletal muscle biopsies were taken from the longissimus 2 and 10 d post-implantation. The mRNA abundance of 94 genes associated with skeletal muscle growth was examined. At 10 d post-implantation, steers receiving ImpETBA had greater (P = 0.02) myoblast differentiation factor 1 transcript abundance than CON. Citrate synthase abundance was increased (P = 0.04) in ImpETBA steers compared to CON steers. In ImpE2 steers 10 d post-implantation, muscle RING finger protein 1 decreased (P = 0.05) compared to CON steers, and forkhead box protein O4 decreased (P = 0.05) in ImpETBA steers compared to CON steers. Interleukin-6 abundance tended to be increased (P = 0.09) in ImpE2 steers compared to both ImpETBA and CON steers. Furthermore, interleukin-10 mRNA abundance tended to be increased (P = 0.06) in ImpTBA steers compared to ImpETBA steers. Leptin receptor abundance was reduced (P = 0.01) in both ImpE2 and ImpTBA steers when compared to CON steers. Abundance of phosphodiesterase 4B was increased (P = 0.04) in ImpTBA steers compared to CON steers 2 d post-implantation. Taken together, the results of this research demonstrate that estradiol increases skeletal muscle growth via pathways related to nutrient partitioning and mitochondria function, while trenbolone acetate improves steer skeletal muscle growth via pathways related to muscle growth.
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- C C Reichhardt
- Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Science, Utah State University, 4815 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT, 84322, USA; Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, University of Hawai`i at Mānoa, 1955 East-West Rd., Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA
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- Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Science, Utah State University, 4815 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT, 84322, USA; Department of Biology, Westminster College, 1840 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, UT, 84105, USA
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- Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Science, Utah State University, 4815 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT, 84322, USA; Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Georgia, 425 River Rd., Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Science, Utah State University, 4815 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT, 84322, USA
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- Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Science, Utah State University, 4815 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT, 84322, USA
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- Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Science, Utah State University, 4815 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT, 84322, USA
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- Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Science, Utah State University, 4815 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT, 84322, USA.
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Kim S, Lim B, Cho J, Lee S, Dang CG, Jeon JH, Kim JM, Lee J. Genome-Wide Identification of Candidate Genes for Milk Production Traits in Korean Holstein Cattle. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11051392. [PMID: 34068321 PMCID: PMC8153329 DOI: 10.3390/ani11051392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Milk production traits that are economically important in the dairy industry have been considered the main selection criteria for breeding. The present genome-wide association study was performed to identify chromosomal loci and candidate genes with potential effects on milk production phenotypes in a Korean Holstein population. A total of eight significant quantitative trait locus regions were identified for milk yield (Bos taurus autosome (BTA) 7 and 14), adjusted 305-d fat yield (BTA 3, 5, and 14), adjusted 305-d protein yield (BTA 8), and somatic cell score (BTA 8 and 23) of milk production traits. Furthermore, we discovered three main candidate genes (diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1), phosphodiesterase 4B (PDE4B), and anoctamin 2 (ANO2)) through bioinformatics analysis. These genes may help to understand better the underlying genetic and molecular mechanisms for milk production phenotypes in the Korean Holstein population. Abstract We performed a genome-wide association study and fine mapping using two methods (single marker regression: frequentist approach and Bayesian C (BayesC): fitting selected single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a Bayesian framework) through three high-density SNP chip platforms to analyze milk production phenotypes in Korean Holstein cattle (n = 2780). We identified four significant SNPs for each phenotype in the single marker regression model: AX-311625843 and AX-115099068 on Bos taurus autosome (BTA) 14 for milk yield (MY) and adjusted 305-d fat yield (FY), respectively, AX-428357234 on BTA 18 for adjusted 305-d protein yield (PY), and AX-185120896 on BTA 5 for somatic cell score (SCS). Using the BayesC model, we discovered significant 1-Mb window regions that harbored over 0.5% of the additive genetic variance effects for four milk production phenotypes. The concordant significant SNPs and 1-Mb window regions were characterized into quantitative trait loci (QTL). Among the QTL regions, we focused on a well-known gene (diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1)) and newly identified genes (phosphodiesterase 4B (PDE4B), and anoctamin 2 (ANO2)) for MY and FY, and observed that DGAT1 is involved in glycerolipid metabolism, fat digestion and absorption, metabolic pathways, and retinol metabolism, and PDE4B is involved in cAMP signaling. Our findings suggest that the candidate genes in QTL are strongly related to physiological mechanisms related to the fat production and consequent total MY in Korean Holstein cattle.
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- Sangwook Kim
- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; (S.K.); (B.L.)
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; (S.K.); (B.L.)
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- Dairy Cattle Genetic Improvement Center, Nonghyup, Goyang 10292, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; (J.C.); (S.L.)
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- Dairy Cattle Genetic Improvement Center, Nonghyup, Goyang 10292, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; (J.C.); (S.L.)
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- Animal Genetics and Breeding Division, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA, Cheonan 31000, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea;
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- Animal Welfare Research Team, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA, Wanju 55365, Jeollabuk-do, Korea;
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; (S.K.); (B.L.)
- Correspondence: (J.-M.K.); (J.L.); Tel.: +82-31-670-3263 (J.-M.K. & J.L.); Fax: +82-31-675-3108 (J.-M.K. & J.L.)
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; (S.K.); (B.L.)
- Correspondence: (J.-M.K.); (J.L.); Tel.: +82-31-670-3263 (J.-M.K. & J.L.); Fax: +82-31-675-3108 (J.-M.K. & J.L.)
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Shin DH, Lee HJ, Cho S, Kim HJ, Hwang JY, Lee CK, Jeong J, Yoon D, Kim H. Deleted copy number variation of Hanwoo and Holstein using next generation sequencing at the population level. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:240. [PMID: 24673797 PMCID: PMC4051123 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2013] [Accepted: 03/03/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Copy number variation (CNV), a source of genetic diversity in mammals, has been shown to underlie biological functions related to production traits. Notwithstanding, there have been few studies conducted on CNVs using next generation sequencing at the population level. RESULTS Illumina NGS data was obtained for ten Holsteins, a dairy cattle, and 22 Hanwoo, a beef cattle. The sequence data for each of the 32 animals varied from 13.58-fold to almost 20-fold coverage. We detected a total of 6,811 deleted CNVs across the analyzed individuals (average length = 2732.2 bp) corresponding to 0.74% of the cattle genome (18.6 Mbp of variable sequence). By examining the overlap between CNV deletion regions and genes, we selected 30 genes with the highest deletion scores. These genes were found to be related to the nervous system, more specifically with nervous transmission, neuron motion, and neurogenesis. We regarded these genes as having been effected by the domestication process. Further analysis of the CNV genotyping information revealed 94 putative selected CNVs and 954 breed-specific CNVs. CONCLUSIONS This study provides useful information for assessing the impact of CNVs on cattle traits using NGS at the population level.
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- Dong-Hyun Shin
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology Major, and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea
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- Division of Animal Genomics and Bioinformatics, National Institute of Animal science, Rural Development Administration, #564 Omockchun-dong, Suwon 441-706, Korea
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- C&K genomics, Seoul National University Mt.4-2, Main Bldg. #514, SNU Research Park, NakSeoungDae, Gwanakgu, Seoul 151-919, Republic of Korea
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- C&K genomics, Seoul National University Mt.4-2, Main Bldg. #514, SNU Research Park, NakSeoungDae, Gwanakgu, Seoul 151-919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology Major, and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology Major, and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea
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- Division of Animal Genomics and Bioinformatics, National Institute of Animal science, Rural Development Administration, #564 Omockchun-dong, Suwon 441-706, Korea
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- Department of Animal Science, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 742-711, Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology Major, and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea
- C&K genomics, Seoul National University Mt.4-2, Main Bldg. #514, SNU Research Park, NakSeoungDae, Gwanakgu, Seoul 151-919, Republic of Korea
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Contribution of mammary epithelial cells to the immune response during early stages of a bacterial infection to Staphylococcus aureus. Vet Res 2014; 45:16. [PMID: 24521038 PMCID: PMC3937043 DOI: 10.1186/1297-9716-45-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2013] [Accepted: 01/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
To differentiate between the contribution of mammary epithelial cells (MEC) and infiltrating immune cells to gene expression profiles of mammary tissue during early stage mastitis, we investigated in goats the in vivo transcriptional response of MEC to an experimental intra mammary infection (IMI) with Staphylococcus aureus, using a non-invasive RNA sampling method from milk fat globules (MFG). Microarrays were used to record gene expression patterns during the first 24 hours post-infection (hpi). This approach was combined with laser capture microdissection of MEC from frozen slides of mammary tissue to analyze some relevant genes at 30 hpi. During the early stages post-inoculation, MEC play an important role in the recruitment and activation of inflammatory cells through the IL-8 signalling pathway and initiate a sharp induction of innate immune genes predominantly associated with the pro-inflammatory response. At 30 hpi, MEC express genes encoding different acute phase proteins, including SAA3, SERPINA1 and PTX3 and factors, such as S100A12, that contribute directly to fighting the infection. No significant change in the expression of genes encoding caseins was observed until 24 hpi, thus validating our experimental model to study early stages of infection before the occurrence of tissue damage, since the milk synthesis function is still operative. This is to our knowledge the first report showing in vivo, in goats, how MEC orchestrate the innate immune response to an IMI challenge with S. aureus. Moreover, the non-invasive sampling method of mammary representative RNA from MFG provides a valuable tool to easily follow the dynamics of gene expression in MEC to search for sensitive biomarkers in milk for early detection of mastitis and therefore, to successfully improve the treatment and thus animal welfare.
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