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Lin W, Ren T, Li W, Liu M, He D, Liang S, Luo W, Zhang X. Novel 61-bp Indel of RIN2 Is Associated With Fat and Hatching Weight Traits in Chickens. Front Genet 2021; 12:672888. [PMID: 34276778 PMCID: PMC8280519 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.672888] [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: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The Ras and Rab interactor 2 (RIN2) gene, which encodes RAS and Rab interacting protein 2, can interact with GTP-bound Rab5 and participate in early endocytosis. This study found a 61-bp insertion/deletion (indel) in the RIN2 intron region, and 3 genotypes II, ID, and DD were observed. Genotype analysis of mutation sites was performed on 665 individuals from F2 population and 8 chicken breeds. It was found that the indel existed in each breed and that yellow feathered chickens were mainly of the DD genotype. Correlation analysis of growth and carcass traits in the F2 population of Xinghua and White Recessive Rock chickens showed that the 61-bp indel was significantly correlated with abdominal fat weight, abdominal fat rate, fat width, and hatching weight (P < 0.05). RIN2 mRNA was expressed in all the tested tissues, and its expression in abdominal fat was higher than that in other tissues. In addition, the expression of the RIN2 mRNA in the abdominal fat of the DD genotype was significantly higher than that of the II genotype (P < 0.05). The transcriptional activity results showed that the luciferase activity of the pGL3-DD vector was significantly higher than that of the pGL3-II vector (P < 0.01). Moreover, the results indicate that the polymorphisms in transcription factor binding sites (TFBSs) of 61-bp indel may affect the transcriptional activity of RIN2, and thus alter fat traits in chicken. The results of this study showed that the 61-bp indel was closely related to abdominal fat-related and hatching weight traits of chickens, which may have reference value for molecular marker-assisted selection of chickens.
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- Wujian Lin
- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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Li W, Liu D, Tang S, Li D, Han R, Tian Y, Li H, Li G, Li W, Liu X, Kang X, Li Z. A multiallelic indel in the promoter region of the Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 3 gene is significantly associated with body weight and carcass traits in chickens. Poult Sci 2019; 98:556-565. [PMID: 30169814 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pey404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Many studies have reported that cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 3 (CDKN3) is involved in the cell cycle. However, the function of CDKN3 has not been well elucidated in organisms. In this study, a multiallelic indel caused by a 19-bp fragment and a 2 × 19 bp fragment was shown for the first time to be inserted into the promoter of the CDKN3 gene in 1994 chickens from 9 different breeds. In addition, 6 genotypes (C5C5, C4C4, C3C3, C4C5, C3C4, and C3C5) were observed (C3C3, C4C4, C5C5 have 3 × 19 bp, 4 × 19 bp, and 5 × 19 bp, respectively). Among these genotypes, the C4C4 genotype was the most dominant genotype in 9 breeds. The results of χ2 analysis of CDKN3 gene in different breeds showed that there were significant differences in the distribution of genotypes among different cultivars (P < 0.01). In addition, association study with F2 chicken resource population which produced by Anka and Gushi chickens showed that the C3C4 genotypes had the greatest semi-evisceration weight (SEW, 1163.94 ± 46.84), evisceration weight (EW, 964.15 ± 41.16), head weight (HW, 45.55 ± 1.43), claw weight (CW, 63.42±2.86), wing weight (WW, 129.15±5.48), liver weight (LW, 29.96±1.27), carcass weight (cW, 1286.96±49.53), weight at 10 (1190.68±45.68) and 12 (1430.65±54.45) wk, followed by C3C3, C4C4, C5C5, C4C5, whereas C3C5 genotypes having the lowest SEW (989.21±47.71), EW (841.38±40.55), HW (41.03±1.46), CW (54.36±2.81), WW (116.31±5.39), LW (27.31±1.25), cW (1093.29±49.99), weight at 10 (1036.10±44.99) and 12 (1246.28±53.59) wk. Expression levels of CDKN3 in breast muscle of chickens with C4C4 (0.72±0.02), C3C3 (0.95±0.41), and C4C5 (0.74±0.13) genotypes were significantly lower than those with C5C5 (1.80±0.01) and C3C5 (2.14±0.17) genotypes (P < 0.05). In conclusion, we investigated the effect of a multiallelic indel in the CDKN3 gene on the economic traits of chickens, and this indel was significantly associated with growth and carcass traits in chickens. Collectively, our findings provide useful information about the repeat sequence indel in the promoter region of the CDKN3 gene as a potential molecular marker for chicken breeding.
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- Wenya Li
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China.,Henan Innovative Engineering Research Center of Poultry Germplasm Resource, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China.,Henan Innovative Engineering Research Center of Poultry Germplasm Resource, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China.,Henan Innovative Engineering Research Center of Poultry Germplasm Resource, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China.,Henan Innovative Engineering Research Center of Poultry Germplasm Resource, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China.,Henan Innovative Engineering Research Center of Poultry Germplasm Resource, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China.,Henan Innovative Engineering Research Center of Poultry Germplasm Resource, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China.,Henan Innovative Engineering Research Center of Poultry Germplasm Resource, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China.,Henan Innovative Engineering Research Center of Poultry Germplasm Resource, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China.,Henan Innovative Engineering Research Center of Poultry Germplasm Resource, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China.,Henan Innovative Engineering Research Center of Poultry Germplasm Resource, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China.,Henan Innovative Engineering Research Center of Poultry Germplasm Resource, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China
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Hadjiargyrou M. Mustn1: A Developmentally Regulated Pan-Musculoskeletal Cell Marker and Regulatory Gene. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19010206. [PMID: 29329193 PMCID: PMC5796155 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19010206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Revised: 12/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The Mustn1 gene encodes a small nuclear protein (~9.6 kDa) that does not belong to any known family. Its genomic organization consists of three exons interspersed by two introns and it is highly homologous across vertebrate species. Promoter analyses revealed that its expression is regulated by the AP family of transcription factors, especially c-Fos, Fra-2 and JunD. Mustn1 is predominantly expressed in the major tissues of the musculoskeletal system: bone, cartilage, skeletal muscle and tendon. Its expression has been associated with normal embryonic development, postnatal growth, exercise, and regeneration of bone and skeletal muscle. Moreover, its expression has also been detected in various musculoskeletal pathologies, including arthritis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, other skeletal muscle myopathies, clubfoot and diabetes associated muscle pathology. In vitro and in vivo functional perturbation revealed that Mustn1 is a key regulatory molecule in myogenic and chondrogenic lineages. This comprehensive review summarizes our current knowledge of Mustn1 and proposes that it is a new developmentally regulated pan-musculoskeletal marker as well as a key regulatory protein for cell differentiation and tissue growth.
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- Michael Hadjiargyrou
- Department of Life Sciences, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY 11568-8000, USA.
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Li J, Chen Y, Wang YG, Zhao XL, Gilbert ER, Liu YP, Wang Y, Hu YD, Zhu Q. MUSTN1 mRNA Abundance and Protein Localization is Greatest in Muscle Tissues of Chinese Meat-Quality Chickens. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:5545-59. [PMID: 23528857 PMCID: PMC3634495 DOI: 10.3390/ijms14035545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2012] [Revised: 01/19/2013] [Accepted: 01/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The Mustang, Musculoskeletal Temporally Activated Novel-1 Gene (MUSTN1) plays an important role in regulating musculoskeletal development in mammals. We evaluated the developmental and tissue-specific regulation of MUSTN1 mRNA and protein abundance in Erlang Mountainous (EM) chickens. Results indicated that MUSTN1 mRNA/protein was expressed in most tissues with especially high expression in heart and skeletal muscle. The MUSTN1 protein localized to the nucleus in myocardium and skeletal muscle fibers. There were significant differences in mRNA and protein abundance among tissues, ages and between males and females. In conclusion, MUSTN1 was expressed the greatest in skeletal muscle where it localized to the nucleus. Thus, in chickens MUSTN1 may play a vital role in muscle development.
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- Juan Li
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625014, Sichuan, China; E-Mails: (J.L.); (Y.C.); (Y.-G.W.); (X.-L.Z.); (Y.-P.L.); (Y.W.); (Y.-D.H.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625014, Sichuan, China; E-Mails: (J.L.); (Y.C.); (Y.-G.W.); (X.-L.Z.); (Y.-P.L.); (Y.W.); (Y.-D.H.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625014, Sichuan, China; E-Mails: (J.L.); (Y.C.); (Y.-G.W.); (X.-L.Z.); (Y.-P.L.); (Y.W.); (Y.-D.H.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625014, Sichuan, China; E-Mails: (J.L.); (Y.C.); (Y.-G.W.); (X.-L.Z.); (Y.-P.L.); (Y.W.); (Y.-D.H.)
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences 0306, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; E-Mail:
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625014, Sichuan, China; E-Mails: (J.L.); (Y.C.); (Y.-G.W.); (X.-L.Z.); (Y.-P.L.); (Y.W.); (Y.-D.H.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625014, Sichuan, China; E-Mails: (J.L.); (Y.C.); (Y.-G.W.); (X.-L.Z.); (Y.-P.L.); (Y.W.); (Y.-D.H.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625014, Sichuan, China; E-Mails: (J.L.); (Y.C.); (Y.-G.W.); (X.-L.Z.); (Y.-P.L.); (Y.W.); (Y.-D.H.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625014, Sichuan, China; E-Mails: (J.L.); (Y.C.); (Y.-G.W.); (X.-L.Z.); (Y.-P.L.); (Y.W.); (Y.-D.H.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +86-835-2882006; Fax: +86-835-2886080
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