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Friedrich J, Bailey RI, Talenti A, Chaudhry U, Ali Q, Obishakin EF, Ezeasor C, Powell J, Hanotte O, Tijjani A, Marshall K, Prendergast J, Wiener P. Mapping restricted introgression across the genomes of admixed indigenous African cattle breeds. Genet Sel Evol 2023; 55:91. [PMID: 38097935 PMCID: PMC10722721 DOI: 10.1186/s12711-023-00861-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The genomes of indigenous African cattle are composed of components with Middle Eastern (taurine) and South Asian (indicine) origins, providing a valuable model to study hybridization and to identify genetic barriers to gene flow. In this study, we analysed indigenous African cattle breeds as models of hybrid zones, considering taurine and indicine samples as ancestors. In a genomic cline analysis of whole-genome sequence data, we considered over 8 million variants from 144 animals, which allows for fine-mapping of potential genomic incompatibilities at high resolution across the genome. RESULTS We identified several thousand variants that had significantly steep clines ('SCV') across the whole genome, indicating restricted introgression. Some of the SCV were clustered into extended regions, with the longest on chromosome 7, spanning 725 kb and including 27 genes. We found that variants with a high phenotypic impact (e.g. indels, intra-genic and missense variants) likely represent greater genetic barriers to gene flow. Furthermore, our findings provide evidence that a large proportion of breed differentiation in African cattle could be linked to genomic incompatibilities and reproductive isolation. Functional evaluation of genes with SCV suggest that mitonuclear incompatibilities and genes associated with fitness (e.g. resistance to paratuberculosis) could account for restricted gene flow in indigenous African cattle. CONCLUSIONS To our knowledge, this is the first time genomic cline analysis has been applied to identify restricted introgression in the genomes of indigenous African cattle and the results provide extended insights into mechanisms (e.g. genomic incompatibilities) contributing to hybrid differentiation. These results have important implications for our understanding of genetic incompatibilities and reproductive isolation and provide important insights into the impact of cross-breeding cattle with the aim of producing offspring that are both hardy and productive.
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Affiliation(s)
- Juliane Friedrich
- Division of Genetics and Genomics, The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick), School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK.
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick), School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George's University, St. George's, Caribbean, Grenada
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- Department of Parasitology, The University of Agriculture Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Biotechnology Division, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick), School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK
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- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK
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- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), ILRI Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick), School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick), School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK.
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Powell J, Talenti A, Fisch A, Hemmink JD, Paxton E, Toye P, Santos I, Ferreira BR, Connelley TK, Morrison LJ, Prendergast JGD. Profiling the immune epigenome across global cattle breeds. Genome Biol 2023; 24:127. [PMID: 37218021 DOI: 10.1186/s13059-023-02964-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Understanding the variation between well and poorly adapted cattle breeds to local environments and pathogens is essential for breeding cattle with improved climate and disease-resistant phenotypes. Although considerable progress has been made towards identifying genetic differences between breeds, variation at the epigenetic and chromatin levels remains poorly characterized. Here, we generate, sequence and analyse over 150 libraries at base-pair resolution to explore the dynamics of DNA methylation and chromatin accessibility of the bovine immune system across three distinct cattle lineages. RESULTS We find extensive epigenetic divergence between the taurine and indicine cattle breeds across immune cell types, which is linked to the levels of local DNA sequence divergence between the two cattle sub-species. The unique cell type profiles enable the deconvolution of complex cellular mixtures using digital cytometry approaches. Finally, we show distinct sub-categories of CpG islands based on their chromatin and methylation profiles that discriminate between classes of distal and gene proximal islands linked to discrete transcriptional states. CONCLUSIONS Our study provides a comprehensive resource of DNA methylation, chromatin accessibility and RNA expression profiles of three diverse cattle populations. The findings have important implications, from understanding how genetic editing across breeds, and consequently regulatory backgrounds, may have distinct impacts to designing effective cattle epigenome-wide association studies in non-European breeds.
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- Jessica Powell
- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK.
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health, Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK
- The International Livestock Research Institute, PO Box 30709, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK
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- The International Livestock Research Institute, PO Box 30709, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya
- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health, ILRI Kenya, PO Box 30709, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya
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- Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK
- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health, Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK.
- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health, Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK.
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK.
- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health, Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK.
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Parejo M, Talenti A, Richardson M, Vignal A, Barnett M, Wragg D. AmelHap: Leveraging drone whole-genome sequence data to create a honey bee HapMap. Sci Data 2023; 10:198. [PMID: 37037860 PMCID: PMC10086014 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-023-02097-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Honey bee, Apis mellifera, drones are typically haploid, developing from an unfertilized egg, inheriting only their queen's alleles and none from the many drones she mated with. Thus the ordered combination or 'phase' of alleles is known, making drones a valuable haplotype resource. We collated whole-genome sequence data for 1,407 drones, including 45 newly sequenced Scottish drones, collectively representing 19 countries, 8 subspecies and various hybrids. Following alignment to Amel_HAv3.1, variant calling and quality filtering, we retained 17.4 M high quality variants across 1,328 samples with a genotyping rate of 98.7%. We demonstrate the utility of this haplotype resource, AmelHap, for genotype imputation, returning >95% concordance when up to 61% of data is missing in haploids and up to 12% of data is missing in diploids. AmelHap will serve as a useful resource for the community for imputation from low-depth sequencing or SNP chip data, accurate phasing of diploids for association studies, and as a comprehensive reference panel for population genetic and evolutionary analyses.
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- M Parejo
- Applied Genomics and Bioinformatics, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
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- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, UK
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- University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings Campus, Edinburgh, UK
- Beebytes Analytics CIC, Roslin Innovation Centre, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, UK
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- GenPhySE, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, INPT, INP-ENVT, 31326, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- Beebytes Analytics CIC, Roslin Innovation Centre, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, UK
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- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, UK.
- Beebytes Analytics CIC, Roslin Innovation Centre, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, UK.
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Talenti A, Powell J, Wragg D, Chepkwony M, Fisch A, Ferreira BR, Mercadante MEZ, Santos IM, Ezeasor CK, Obishakin ET, Muhanguzi D, Amanyire W, Silwamba I, Muma JB, Mainda G, Kelly RF, Toye P, Connelley T, Prendergast J. Optical mapping compendium of structural variants across global cattle breeds. Sci Data 2022; 9:618. [PMID: 36229544 PMCID: PMC9561109 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-022-01684-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Structural variants (SV) have been linked to important bovine disease phenotypes, but due to the difficulty of their accurate detection with standard sequencing approaches, their role in shaping important traits across cattle breeds is largely unexplored. Optical mapping is an alternative approach for mapping SVs that has been shown to have higher sensitivity than DNA sequencing approaches. The aim of this project was to use optical mapping to develop a high-quality database of structural variation across cattle breeds from different geographical regions, to enable further study of SVs in cattle. To do this we generated 100X Bionano optical mapping data for 18 cattle of nine different ancestries, three continents and both cattle sub-species. In total we identified 13,457 SVs, of which 1,200 putatively overlap coding regions. This resource provides a high-quality set of optical mapping-based SV calls that can be used across studies, from validating DNA sequencing-based SV calls to prioritising candidate functional variants in genetic association studies and expanding our understanding of the role of SVs in cattle evolution. Measurement(s) | Optical Mapping | Technology Type(s) | Optical Mapping | Factor Type(s) | Structural variants | Sample Characteristic - Organism | Bos taurus | Sample Characteristic - Location | United Kingdom • Kenya • Zambia • Uganda • Brazil • Nigeria |
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- A Talenti
- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, United Kingdom.
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- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, United Kingdom.,Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Roslin, UK
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- The International Livestock Research Institute, PO Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya.,Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health, ILRI Kenya, Nairobi, 30709-00100, Kenya
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- Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Animal Science, Agriculture Department of São Paulo Government, Sertãozinho, SP, 14.174-000, Brazil
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- Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
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- Biotechnology Division, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.,Biomedical Research Centre, Ghent University Global Campus, Songdo, Incheon, South Korea
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- School of Biosecurity, Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences (SBLS), College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere University, P.O Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
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- School of Biosecurity, Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences (SBLS), College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere University, P.O Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, P.O BOX 32379, Lusaka, Zambia.,Department of Laboratory and Diagnostics, Livestock Services Cooperative Society, P.O. BOX 32025, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, P.O BOX 32379, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Central Veterinary Research Institute, P.O. Box 33980, Lusaka, Zambia
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- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, United Kingdom.,Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Roslin, UK
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- The International Livestock Research Institute, PO Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya
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- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, United Kingdom. .,Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK.
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- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, United Kingdom. .,Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK.
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Zhao R, Talenti A, Fang L, Liu S, Liu G, Chue Hong NP, Tenesa A, Hassan M, Prendergast JGD. The conservation of human functional variants and their effects across livestock species. Commun Biol 2022; 5:1003. [PMID: 36131008 PMCID: PMC9492664 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03961-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite the clear potential of livestock models of human functional variants to provide important insights into the biological mechanisms driving human diseases and traits, their use to date has been limited. Generating such models via genome editing is costly and time consuming, and it is unclear which variants will have conserved effects across species. In this study we address these issues by studying naturally occurring livestock models of human functional variants. We show that orthologues of over 1.6 million human variants are already segregating in domesticated mammalian species, including several hundred previously directly linked to human traits and diseases. Models of variants linked to particular phenotypes, including metabolomic disorders and height, are preferentially shared across species, meaning studying the genetic basis of these phenotypes is particularly tractable in livestock. Using machine learning we demonstrate it is possible to identify human variants that are more likely to have an existing livestock orthologue, and, importantly, we show that the effects of functional variants are often conserved in livestock, acting on orthologous genes with the same direction of effect. Consequently, this work demonstrates the substantial potential of naturally occurring livestock carriers of orthologues of human functional variants to disentangle their functional impacts. An investigation of genetic variants that exist across human and livestock species supports the clear potential of livestock models in providing insights into the mechanisms driving human diseases and traits.
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- Rongrong Zhao
- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310024, China
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- Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, USA
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- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK.
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Riggio V, Tijjani A, Callaby R, Talenti A, Wragg D, Obishakin ET, Ezeasor C, Jongejan F, Ogo NI, Aboagye-Antwi F, Toure A, Nzalawahej J, Diallo B, Missohou A, Belem AMG, Djikeng A, Juleff N, Fourie J, Labuschagne M, Madder M, Marshall K, Prendergast JGD, Morrison LJ. Assessment of genotyping array performance for genome-wide association studies and imputation in African cattle. Genet Sel Evol 2022; 54:58. [PMID: 36057548 PMCID: PMC9441065 DOI: 10.1186/s12711-022-00751-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND In cattle, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have largely focused on European or Asian breeds, using genotyping arrays that were primarily designed for European cattle. Because there is growing interest in performing GWAS in African breeds, we have assessed the performance of 23 commercial bovine genotyping arrays for capturing the diversity across African breeds and performing imputation. We used 409 whole-genome sequences (WGS) spanning global cattle breeds, and a real cohort of 2481 individuals (including African breeds) that were genotyped with the Illumina high-density (HD) array and the GeneSeek bovine 50 k array. RESULTS We found that commercially available arrays were not effective in capturing variants that segregate among African indicine animals. Only 6% of these variants in high linkage disequilibrium (LD) (r2 > 0.8) were on the best performing arrays, which contrasts with the 17% and 25% in African and European taurine cattle, respectively. However, imputation from available HD arrays can successfully capture most variants (accuracies up to 0.93), mainly when using a global, not continent-specific, reference panel, which partially reflects the unusually high levels of admixture on the continent. When considering functional variants, the GGPF250 array performed best for tagging WGS variants and imputation. Finally, we show that imputation from low-density arrays can perform almost as well as HD arrays, if a two-stage imputation approach is adopted, i.e. first imputing to HD and then to WGS, which can potentially reduce the costs of GWAS. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that the choice of an array should be based on a balance between the objective of the study and the breed/population considered, with the HD and BOS1 arrays being the best choice for both taurine and indicine breeds when performing GWAS, and the GGPF250 being preferable for fine-mapping studies. Moreover, our results suggest that there is no advantage to using the indicus-specific arrays for indicus breeds, regardless of the objective. Finally, we show that using a reference panel that better represents global bovine diversity improves imputation accuracy, particularly for non-European taurine populations.
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- Valentina Riggio
- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK. .,Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK.
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- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), ILRI Ethiopia, P.O Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK.,Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Biotechnology Division, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.,Biomedical Research Centre, Ghent University Global Campus, Songdo, Incheon, South Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa
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- National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria
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- Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- Laboratoire National d'Appui Au Dévéloppement Agricole(LANADA)/Laboratoire Central Vétérinaire de Bingerville, Bp: 206, Bingerville, Côte d'Ivoire
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- Department of Microbiology, Parasitology and Biotechnology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
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- Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires (EISMV) de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
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- Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso (UPB), Bobo -Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK.,Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Clinomics, Uitzich Road, Bainsvlei, Bloemfontein, 9338, South Africa.,Clinvet, Uitzich Road, Bainsvlei, Bloemfontein, 9338, South Africa
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- Clinglobal, B03/04, The Tamarin Commercial Hub, Jacaranda Avenue, Tamarin, 90903, Mauritius
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- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), ILRI Kenya, P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya.,International Livestock Research Institute, P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK.,Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK.,Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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Banos G, Talenti A, Chatziplis D, Sánchez-Molano E. Genomic analysis of the rare British Lop pig and identification of distinctive genomic markers. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0271053. [PMID: 35960784 PMCID: PMC9374264 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Concentration of production on a few commercial pig breeds has led to the marginalization of many native, numerically small breeds, increasing their risk of endangerment. In the UK, one such rare breed is the British Lop, a lop-eared breed, of similar origin to the Welsh breed. The objective of the present study was to address the genomic status of the British Lop and its relationship with other breeds and identify a small set of genomic markers that uniquely characterize and distinguish British Lop animals. Results have shown that the British Lop is a relatively distinct population with reduced genomic diversity and effective size consistent with its status as a rare breed. Furthermore, we demonstrated the genetic closeness of the British Lop to phenotypically similar breeds such as Landrace and Welsh as well Large White, Middle White and Pietrain. Finally, a set of 75 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms distributed across multiple chromosomes were identified and validated as markers that can consistently distinguish British Lops from other closely related breeds. Results may inform breeding and management strategies aiming to enhance diversity as well as the development of a breed purity test.
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- Georgios Banos
- Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The Roslin Institute Building, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and Inspection of Agricultural Products, Department of Agriculture, International Hellenic University, Sindos, Greece
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- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Wragg D, Cook EAJ, Latré de Laté P, Sitt T, Hemmink JD, Chepkwony MC, Njeru R, Poole EJ, Powell J, Paxton EA, Callaby R, Talenti A, Miyunga AA, Ndambuki G, Mwaura S, Auty H, Matika O, Hassan M, Marshall K, Connelley T, Morrison LJ, Bronsvoort BMD, Morrison WI, Toye PG, Prendergast JGD. A locus conferring tolerance to Theileria infection in African cattle. PLoS Genet 2022; 18:e1010099. [PMID: 35446841 PMCID: PMC9022807 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
East Coast fever, a tick-borne cattle disease caused by the Theileria parva parasite, is among the biggest natural killers of cattle in East Africa, leading to over 1 million deaths annually. Here we report on the genetic analysis of a cohort of Bos indicus (Boran) cattle demonstrating heritable tolerance to infection with T. parva (h2 = 0.65, s.e. 0.57). Through a linkage analysis we identify a 6 Mb genomic region on bovine chromosome 15 that is significantly associated with survival outcome following T. parva exposure. Testing this locus in an independent cohort of animals replicates this association with survival following T. parva infection. A stop gained variant in a paralogue of the FAF1 gene in this region was found to be highly associated with survival across both related and unrelated animals, with only one of the 20 homozygote carriers (T/T) of this change succumbing to the disease in contrast to 44 out of 97 animals homozygote for the reference allele (C/C). Consequently, we present a genetic locus linked to tolerance of one of Africa’s most important cattle diseases, raising the promise of marker-assisted selection for cattle that are less susceptible to infection by T. parva. More than a million cattle die of East Coast fever in Africa each year, the impact of which disproportionately falls onto low-income, smallholder farmers. The lack of a widely accessible vaccine, heavy reliance on chemicals to control the tick vector and inadequate drug treatments means that new approaches for controlling the disease are urgently required. Through a genetic study of an extended pedigree of Boran cattle that are more than three times less likely to succumb to the disease than matched controls, we identify a region on chromosome 15 of the cattle genome associated with a high level of tolerance to the disease. We show that a nonsense variant in a predicted paralogue of FAS-associated factor 1 (FAF1) in this region is also associated with survival in an independent cohort, and is linked to rates of cell expansion during infection. This genetic variant can therefore support marker-assisted selection, allowing farmers to breed tolerant cattle and offers a route to introduce this beneficial DNA to non-native breeds, enabling reduced disease incidence and increased productivity, which would be of benefit to millions of rural smallholder farmers across Africa.
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- David Wragg
- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), Easter Bush Campus, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), ILRI Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- ILRI Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), ILRI Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- ILRI Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), Easter Bush Campus, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), ILRI Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- ILRI Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), ILRI Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- ILRI Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
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- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- The Epidemiology, Economics and Risk Assessment (EEA) Group, Easter Bush Campus, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), ILRI Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- ILRI Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), ILRI Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- ILRI Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health & Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), Easter Bush Campus, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), ILRI Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- ILRI Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), Easter Bush Campus, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), Easter Bush Campus, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), Easter Bush Campus, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), Easter Bush Campus, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), ILRI Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- ILRI Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- * E-mail: (PGT); (JGDP)
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- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), Easter Bush Campus, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (PGT); (JGDP)
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Cortellari M, Bionda A, Negro A, Frattini S, Mastrangelo S, Somenzi E, Lasagna E, Sarti FM, Ciani E, Ciampolini R, Marletta D, Liotta L, Ajmone Marsan P, Pilla F, Colli L, Talenti A, Crepaldi P. Runs of homozygosity in the Italian goat breeds: impact of management practices in low-input systems. Genet Sel Evol 2021; 53:92. [PMID: 34895134 PMCID: PMC8666052 DOI: 10.1186/s12711-021-00685-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Climate and farming systems, several of which are considered as low-input agricultural systems, vary between goat populations from Northern and Southern Italy and have led to different management practices. These processes have impacted genome shaping in terms of inbreeding and regions under selection and resulted in differences between the northern and southern populations. Both inbreeding and signatures of selection can be pinpointed by the analysis of runs of homozygosity (ROH), which provides useful information to assist the management of this species in different rural areas. Results We analyzed the ROH distribution and inbreeding (FROH) in 902 goats from the Italian Goat Consortium2 dataset. We evaluated the differences in individual ROH number and length between goat breeds from Northern (NRD) and Central-southern (CSD) Italy. Then, we identified the signatures of selection that differentiate these two groups using three methods: ROH, ΔROH, and averaged FST. ROH analyses showed that some Italian goat breeds have a lower inbreeding coefficient, which is attributable to their management and history. ROH are longer in breeds that are undergoing non-optimal management or with small population size. In several small breeds, the ROH length classes are balanced, reflecting more accurate mating planning. The differences in climate and management between the NRD and CSD groups have resulted in different ROH lengths and numbers: the NRD populations bred in isolated valleys present more and shorter ROH segments, while the CSD populations have fewer and longer ROH, which is likely due to the fact that they have undergone more admixture events during the horizontal transhumance practice followed by a more recent standardization. We identified four genes within signatures of selection on chromosome 11 related to fertility in the NRD group, and 23 genes on chromosomes 5 and 6 related to growth in the CSD group. Finally, we identified 17 genes on chromosome 12 related to environmental adaptation and body size with high homozygosity in both groups. Conclusions These results show how different management practices have impacted the level of genomic inbreeding in two Italian goat groups and could be useful to assist management in a low-input system while safeguarding the diversity of small populations. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12711-021-00685-4.
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- Matteo Cortellari
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali - Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali - Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali - Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali - Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Animali, Della Nutrizione e Degli Alimenti and BioDNA Centro di Ricerca Sulla Biodiversità e Sul DNA Antico, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze Biotecnologie e Biofarmaceutica, Università degli Studi di Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Animali, Della Nutrizione e Degli Alimenti and BioDNA Centro di Ricerca Sulla Biodiversità e Sul DNA Antico, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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- Dipartimento Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Animali, Della Nutrizione e Degli Alimenti and BioDNA Centro di Ricerca Sulla Biodiversità e Sul DNA Antico, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali - Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Cortellari M, Barbato M, Talenti A, Bionda A, Carta A, Ciampolini R, Ciani E, Crisà A, Frattini S, Lasagna E, Marletta D, Mastrangelo S, Negro A, Randi E, Sarti FM, Sartore S, Soglia D, Liotta L, Stella A, Ajmone-Marsan P, Pilla F, Colli L, Crepaldi P. Author Correction: The climatic and genetic heritage of Italian goat breeds with genomic SNP data. Sci Rep 2021; 11:19042. [PMID: 34545173 PMCID: PMC8452700 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-98758-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Matteo Cortellari
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali - Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Animali, della Nutrizione e degli Alimenti and BioDNA Centro di ricerca sulla Biodiversità e sul DNA Antico, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122, Piacenza, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali - Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy. .,The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali - Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Unità di Ricerca di Genetica e Biotecnologie, Agris Sardegna, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Pisa, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze Biotecnologie e Biofarmaceutica, Università degli Studi di Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria (CREA) - Research Centre for Animal Production and Acquaculture, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali - Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, 06121, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Via Valdisavoia 5, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, University of Palermo, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali - Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Aalborg, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, 06121, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Torino, largo Braccini 2, 10095, Grugliasco, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Torino, largo Braccini 2, 10095, Grugliasco, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Institute of Biology and Biotechnology in Agriculture, National Research Council (CNR), Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Animali, della Nutrizione e degli Alimenti and BioDNA Centro di ricerca sulla Biodiversità e sul DNA Antico, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122, Piacenza, Italy
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- Dipartimento Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti Universitá degli Studi del Molise, 86100, Campobasso, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Animali, della Nutrizione e degli Alimenti and BioDNA Centro di ricerca sulla Biodiversità e sul DNA Antico, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122, Piacenza, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali - Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy
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Bernabeu E, Canela-Xandri O, Rawlik K, Talenti A, Prendergast J, Tenesa A. Sex differences in genetic architecture in the UK Biobank. Nat Genet 2021; 53:1283-1289. [PMID: 34493869 DOI: 10.1038/s41588-021-00912-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Males and females present differences in complex traits and in the risk of a wide array of diseases. Genotype by sex (GxS) interactions are thought to account for some of these differences. However, the extent and basis of GxS are poorly understood. In the present study, we provide insights into both the scope and the mechanism of GxS across the genome of about 450,000 individuals of European ancestry and 530 complex traits in the UK Biobank. We found small yet widespread differences in genetic architecture across traits. We also found that, in some cases, sex-agnostic analyses may be missing trait-associated loci and looked into possible improvements in the prediction of high-level phenotypes. Finally, we studied the potential functional role of the differences observed through sex-biased gene expression and gene-level analyses. Our results suggest the need to consider sex-aware analyses for future studies to shed light onto possible sex-specific molecular mechanisms.
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- Elena Bernabeu
- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, UK
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- Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, UK
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- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, UK
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- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, UK
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- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, UK.
- Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
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The increasing availability of new genome assemblies often comes with a paucity of associated genomic annotations, limiting the range of studies that can be performed. A common workaround is to lift over annotations from better annotated genomes. However, generating the files required to perform a lift over is computationally and labor intensive and only a limited number are currently publicly available. Here we present nf-LO (nextflow-LiftOver), a containerized and scalable Nextflow pipeline that enables lift overs within and between any species for which assemblies are available. nf-LO will consequently facilitate data interpretation across a broad range of genomic studies.
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- Andrea Talenti
- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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Cortellari M, Barbato M, Talenti A, Bionda A, Carta A, Ciampolini R, Ciani E, Crisà A, Frattini S, Lasagna E, Marletta D, Mastrangelo S, Negro A, Randi E, Sarti FM, Sartore S, Soglia D, Liotta L, Stella A, Ajmone-Marsan P, Pilla F, Colli L, Crepaldi P. The climatic and genetic heritage of Italian goat breeds with genomic SNP data. Sci Rep 2021; 11:10986. [PMID: 34040003 PMCID: PMC8154919 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89900-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Local adaptation of animals to the environment can abruptly become a burden when faced with rapid climatic changes such as those foreseen for the Italian peninsula over the next 70 years. Our study investigates the genetic structure of the Italian goat populations and links it with the environment and how genetics might evolve over the next 50 years. We used one of the largest national datasets including > 1000 goats from 33 populations across the Italian peninsula collected by the Italian Goat Consortium and genotyped with over 50 k markers. Our results showed that Italian goats can be discriminated in three groups reflective of the Italian geography and its geo-political situation preceding the country unification around two centuries ago. We leveraged the remarkable genetic and geographical diversity of the Italian goat populations and performed landscape genomics analysis to disentangle the relationship between genotype and environment, finding 64 SNPs intercepting genomic regions linked to growth, circadian rhythm, fertility, and inflammatory response. Lastly, we calculated the hypothetical future genotypic frequencies of the most relevant SNPs identified through landscape genomics to evaluate their long-term effect on the genetic structure of the Italian goat populations. Our results provide an insight into the past and the future of the Italian local goat populations, helping the institutions in defining new conservation strategy plans that could preserve their diversity and their link to local realities challenged by climate change.
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- Matteo Cortellari
- grid.4708.b0000 0004 1757 2822Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali – Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- grid.8142.f0000 0001 0941 3192Dipartimento di Scienze Animali, della Nutrizione e degli Alimenti and BioDNA Centro di ricerca sulla Biodiversità e sul DNA Antico, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- grid.4708.b0000 0004 1757 2822Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali – Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy ,grid.4305.20000 0004 1936 7988The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG UK
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- grid.4708.b0000 0004 1757 2822Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali – Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Unità di Ricerca di Genetica e Biotecnologie, Agris Sardegna, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- grid.5395.a0000 0004 1757 3729Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Pisa, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- grid.7644.10000 0001 0120 3326Dipartimento di Bioscienze Biotecnologie e Biofarmaceutica, Università degli Studi di Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (CREA) - Research Centre for Animal Production and Acquaculture, 00015 Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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- grid.4708.b0000 0004 1757 2822Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali – Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- grid.9027.c0000 0004 1757 3630Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, 06121 Perugia, Italy
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- grid.8158.40000 0004 1757 1969Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Via Valdisavoia 5, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- grid.10776.370000 0004 1762 5517Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- grid.4708.b0000 0004 1757 2822Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali – Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- grid.5117.20000 0001 0742 471XDepartment of Chemistry and Bioscience, Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Aalborg, Aalborg, Denmark
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- grid.9027.c0000 0004 1757 3630Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, 06121 Perugia, Italy
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- grid.7605.40000 0001 2336 6580Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Torino, largo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy
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- grid.7605.40000 0001 2336 6580Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Torino, largo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy
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- grid.10438.3e0000 0001 2178 8421Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- grid.5326.20000 0001 1940 4177Institute of Biology and Biotechnology in Agriculture, National Research Council (CNR), Milan, Italy
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- grid.8142.f0000 0001 0941 3192Dipartimento di Scienze Animali, della Nutrizione e degli Alimenti and BioDNA Centro di ricerca sulla Biodiversità e sul DNA Antico, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- grid.10373.360000000122055422Dipartimento Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti Universitá degli Studi del Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
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- grid.8142.f0000 0001 0941 3192Dipartimento di Scienze Animali, della Nutrizione e degli Alimenti and BioDNA Centro di ricerca sulla Biodiversità e sul DNA Antico, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- grid.4708.b0000 0004 1757 2822Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali – Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Cortellari M, Bionda A, Talenti A, Ceccobelli S, Attard G, Lasagna E, Crepaldi P, Liotta L. Genomic variability of Cirneco dell’Etna and the genetic distance with other dog breeds. Italian Journal of Animal Science 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/1828051x.2021.1873076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Matteo Cortellari
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali – Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali – Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Rural Sciences and Food Systems, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
- Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights, Agency for the Governance of Agricultural Bio-Resources, Marsa, Malta
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali – Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Friedrich J, Talenti A, Arvelius P, Strandberg E, Haskell MJ, Wiener P. Unravelling selection signatures in a single dog breed suggests recent selection for morphological and behavioral traits. Adv Genet (Hoboken) 2020; 1:e10024. [PMID: 36619250 PMCID: PMC9744541 DOI: 10.1002/ggn2.10024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Strong selection has resulted in substantial morphological and behavioral diversity across modern dog breeds, which makes dogs interesting model animals to study the underlying genetic architecture of these traits. However, results from between-breed analyses may confound selection signatures for behavior and morphological features that were coselected during breed development. In this study, we assess population genetic differences in a unique resource of dogs of the same breed but with systematic behavioral selection in only one population. We exploit these different breeding backgrounds to identify signatures of recent selection. Selection signatures within populations were found on chromosomes 4 and 19, with the strongest signals in behavior-related genes. Regions showing strong signals of divergent selection were located on chromosomes 1, 24, and 32, and include candidate genes for both physical features and behavior. Some of the selection signatures appear to be driven by loci associated with coat color (Chr 24; ASIP) and length (Chr 32; FGF5), while others showed evidence of association with behavior. Our findings suggest that signatures of selection within dog breeds have been driven by selection for morphology and behavior. Furthermore, we demonstrate that combining selection scans with association analyses is effective for dissecting the traits under selection.
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- Juliane Friedrich
- Division of Genetics and GenomicsThe Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of EdinburghMidlothianUK
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- Division of Genetics and GenomicsThe Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of EdinburghMidlothianUK
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- Swedish Armed Forces Dog Training CenterMärstaSweden
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- Department of Animal Breeding and GeneticsSwedish University of Agricultural SciencesUppsalaSweden
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- Animal & Veterinary SciencesScotland's Rural College (SRUC)EdinburghUK
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- Division of Genetics and GenomicsThe Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of EdinburghMidlothianUK
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Zamarian V, Catozzi C, Cuscó A, Stefanello D, Ferrari R, Ceciliani F, Francino O, Sánchez A, Grieco V, Zani D, Talenti A, Crepaldi P, Lecchi C. Characterization of skin surface and dermal microbiota in dogs with mast cell tumor. Sci Rep 2020; 10:12634. [PMID: 32724217 PMCID: PMC7387470 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69572-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The skin microbiota interacts with the host immune response to maintain the homeostasis. Changes in the skin microbiota are linked to the onset and the progression of several diseases, including tumors. We characterized the skin surface and dermal microbiota of 11 dogs affected by spontaneous mast cell tumor (MCT), using skin contralateral sites as intra-animal healthy controls. The microbial profile differed between healthy and tumor skin surfaces and dermis, demonstrating that the change in microbiota composition is related to the presence of MCT. The number of observed taxa between MCT and healthy skin surfaces was detected, showing a decrease in number and heterogeneity of taxa over the skin surface of MCT, at both inter- and intra-individual level. Preliminary data on bacterial population of MCT dermis, obtained only on three dogs, demonstrated an intra-individual reduction of taxa number when compared to the skin surface. Taxonomy reveals an increase of Firmicutes phylum and Corynebacteriaceae family in MCT skin surface when compared to the healthy contralateral. In conclusion, we demonstrate that microbial population of skin surface and dermis is related to mast cell tumor. Our study provides the basis for future investigations aiming to better define the interaction between mast cell tumors, microbiota and host immune response.
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- Valentina Zamarian
- Dipartimento Di Medicina Veterinaria, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento Di Medicina Veterinaria, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Vetgenomics. Ed Eureka. PRUAB. Campus UAB, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dipartimento Di Medicina Veterinaria, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento Di Medicina Veterinaria, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento Di Medicina Veterinaria, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Genetics Veterinary Service (SVGM), Veterinary School, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Molecular Genetics Veterinary Service (SVGM), Veterinary School, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dipartimento Di Medicina Veterinaria, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento Di Medicina Veterinaria, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Department of Agricultural and Environment Science, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento Di Medicina Veterinaria, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, Milan, Italy.
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Catozzi C, Ceciliani F, Lecchi C, Talenti A, Vecchio D, De Carlo E, Grassi C, Sánchez A, Francino O, Cuscó A. Short communication: Milk microbiota profiling on water buffalo with full-length 16S rRNA using nanopore sequencing. J Dairy Sci 2020; 103:2693-2700. [PMID: 31980229 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-17359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The identification of milk microbial communities in ruminants is relevant for understanding the association between milk microbiota and health status. The most common approach for studying the microbiota is amplifying and sequencing specific hypervariable regions of the 16S rRNA gene using massive sequencing techniques. However, the taxonomic resolution is limited to family and, in some cases, genus level. We aimed to improve taxonomic classification of the water buffalo milk microbiota by amplifying and sequencing the full-length 16S rRNA gene (1,500 bp) using Nanopore sequencing (single-molecule sequencing). When comparing with short-read results, we improved the taxonomic classification, reaching species level. We identified the main microbial agents of subclinical mastitis at the species level that were in accordance with the microbiological culture results. These results confirm the potential of single-molecule sequencing for in-depth analysis of microbial populations in dairy animals.
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- Carlotta Catozzi
- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133, Italy
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- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, United Kingdom
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, National Reference Centre for Hygiene and Technologies of Water Buffalo Farming and Productions, 84131 Salerno, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, National Reference Centre for Hygiene and Technologies of Water Buffalo Farming and Productions, 84131 Salerno, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, National Reference Centre for Hygiene and Technologies of Water Buffalo Farming and Productions, 84131 Salerno, Italy
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- Molecular Genetics Veterinary Service (SVGM), Veterinary School, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Molecular Genetics Veterinary Service (SVGM), Veterinary School, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Vetgenomics, Ed Eureka, PRUAB, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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Cantrell B, Friedman S, Lachance H, Bernier C, Murdoch B, Frattini S, Talenti A, Crepaldi P, McKay S. A novel understanding of global DNA methylation in bobcat ( Lynx rufus). Genome 2019; 63:125-130. [PMID: 31770025 DOI: 10.1139/gen-2019-0046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Epigenetic mechanisms may provide a novel prospective of bobcat (Lynx rufus) adaptation to habitat loss/fragmentation. Previous research has focused on bobcat behavior and genetics, but epigenetics has not been studied in bobcat. The aim of this study was to determine the quantity of global DNA methylation in the liver of 30 bobcats. DNA was extracted from liver samples obtained from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. The percent of global DNA methylation was quantified and calculated using the MethylFlashTM Methylated DNA 5-mC Quantification Kit from Epigentek (Farmingdale, NY, USA). Age, sex, and carcass weight data were collected at sampling and analyzed with percent of global DNA methylation. Global DNA methylation was found to range from 0.46% to 2.76%. Age ranged from <1 to 12 years old and weight ranged from 3.18 to 13.61 kg. Further analysis of differential methylation may provide insight into novel means of bobcat conservation within different regions of Vermont. These results reinforce the need for genome-wide epigenetic studies in conservation biology.
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- Bonnie Cantrell
- Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, Springfield, VT 05156, USA
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- Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, United Kingdom
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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Talenti A, Bertolini F, Williams J, Moaeen-Ud-Din M, Frattini S, Coizet B, Pagnacco G, Reecy J, Rothschild MF, Crepaldi P. Genomic Analysis Suggests KITLG is Responsible for a Roan Pattern in two Pakistani Goat Breeds. J Hered 2019; 109:315-319. [PMID: 29099936 DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esx093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The roan coat color pattern is described as the presence of white hairs intermixed with pigmented hairs. This kind of pigmentation pattern has been observed in many domestic species, including the goat. The molecular mechanisms and inheritance that underlie this pattern are known for some species and the KITLG gene has been shown associated with this phenotype. To date, no research effort has been carried out to find the gene(s) that control(s) roan coat color pattern in goats. In the present study, after genotyping with the GoatSNP50 BeadChip, 35 goats that showed a roan pattern and that belonged to two Pakistan breeds (Group A) were analyzed and then compared to 740 goats of 39 Italian and Pakistan goat breeds that did not have the same coat color pattern (Group B). Runs of homozygosity-based and XP-EHH analyses were used to identify unique genomic regions potentially associated with the roan pattern. A total of 3 regions on chromosomes 5, 6, and 12 were considered unique among the group A versus group B comparisons. The A region > 1.7 Mb on chromosome 5 was the most divergent between the two groups. This region contains six genes, including the KITLG gene. Our findings support the hypothesis that the KITLG gene may be associated with the roan phenotype in goats.
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- Andrea Talenti
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- Laboratories of Animal Breeding & Genetics, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Catozzi C, Cuscó A, Lecchi C, Talenti A, Martucciello A, Cappelli G, Bonastre AS, Francino O, Ceciliani F. Short communication: Intra- and inter-individual milk microbiota variability in healthy and infected water buffalo udder quarters. J Dairy Sci 2019; 102:7476-7482. [PMID: 31178197 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-16352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The concept that ruminant mammary gland quarters are anatomically and physiologically unrelated has been recently challenged by immunological evidence. How this interdependence reflects on individual quarter milk microbiota is unknown. The aim of the present study was to cover this gap by investigating the interdependence of quarters among the same mammary gland at the milk microbiota level using next-generation sequencing of the V4-16S rRNA gene. A total of 52 samples were included in this study and classified as healthy or affected by subclinical mastitis. Extraction of DNA, amplification of the V4-16S rRNA gene, and sequencing using Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA) were carried out. We found that the intra-individual variability was lower than the inter-individual one. The present findings further support at milk microbiota level the hypothesis of the interdependence of quarters, as previously demonstrated following immunological studies, suggesting that individual factors (e.g., immunity, genetics) may have a role in modulating milk microbiota.
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- Carlotta Catozzi
- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università di Milano, Via Celoria 10, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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- Vetgenomics, Ed Eureka, Parc de Recerca, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università di Milano, Via Celoria 10, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, United Kingdom
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, National Reference Centre for Hygiene and Technologies of Water Buffalo Farming and Productions, Via delle Calabrie, 27, 84131 Salerno, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, National Reference Centre for Hygiene and Technologies of Water Buffalo Farming and Productions, Via delle Calabrie, 27, 84131 Salerno, Italy
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- Molecular Genetics Veterinary Service, Veterinary School, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Molecular Genetics Veterinary Service, Veterinary School, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università di Milano, Via Celoria 10, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Bertolini F, Servin B, Talenti A, Rochat E, Kim ES, Oget C, Palhière I, Crisà A, Catillo G, Steri R, Amills M, Colli L, Marras G, Milanesi M, Nicolazzi E, Rosen BD, Van Tassell CP, Guldbrandtsen B, Sonstegard TS, Tosser-Klopp G, Stella A, Rothschild MF, Joost S, Crepaldi P. Signatures of selection and environmental adaptation across the goat genome post-domestication. Genet Sel Evol 2018; 50:57. [PMID: 30449276 PMCID: PMC6240954 DOI: 10.1186/s12711-018-0421-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Since goat was domesticated 10,000 years ago, many factors have contributed to the differentiation of goat breeds and these are classified mainly into two types: (i) adaptation to different breeding systems and/or purposes and (ii) adaptation to different environments. As a result, approximately 600 goat breeds have developed worldwide; they differ considerably from one another in terms of phenotypic characteristics and are adapted to a wide range of climatic conditions. In this work, we analyzed the AdaptMap goat dataset, which is composed of data from more than 3000 animals collected worldwide and genotyped with the CaprineSNP50 BeadChip. These animals were partitioned into groups based on geographical area, production uses, available records on solid coat color and environmental variables including the sampling geographical coordinates, to investigate the role of natural and/or artificial selection in shaping the genome of goat breeds. RESULTS Several signatures of selection on different chromosomal regions were detected across the different breeds, sub-geographical clusters, phenotypic and climatic groups. These regions contain genes that are involved in important biological processes, such as milk-, meat- or fiber-related production, coat color, glucose pathway, oxidative stress response, size, and circadian clock differences. Our results confirm previous findings in other species on adaptation to extreme environments and human purposes and provide new genes that could explain some of the differences between goat breeds according to their geographical distribution and adaptation to different environments. CONCLUSIONS These analyses of signatures of selection provide a comprehensive first picture of the global domestication process and adaptation of goat breeds and highlight possible genes that may have contributed to the differentiation of this species worldwide.
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- Francesca Bertolini
- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 USA
- National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- GenPhySE, INRA, Université de Toulouse, INPT, ENVT, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Geographic Information Systems (LASIG), School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- GenPhySE, INRA, Université de Toulouse, INPT, ENVT, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
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- GenPhySE, INRA, Université de Toulouse, INPT, ENVT, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (CREA) - Research Centre for Animal Production and Acquaculture, 00015 Monterotondo, Roma, Italy
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (CREA) - Research Centre for Animal Production and Acquaculture, 00015 Monterotondo, Roma, Italy
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (CREA) - Research Centre for Animal Production and Acquaculture, 00015 Monterotondo, Roma, Italy
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- DIANA Dipartimento di Scienze Animali, della Nutrizione e degli Alimenti, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, 29100 Piacenza, Italy
- BioDNA Centro di Ricerca sulla Biodiversità e sul DNA Antico, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, 29100 Piacenza, Italy
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- Fondazione Parco Tecnologico Padano (PTP), 26900 Lodi, Italy
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- DIANA Dipartimento di Scienze Animali, della Nutrizione e degli Alimenti, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, 29100 Piacenza, Italy
- Department of Support, Production and Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araçatuba, Brazil
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- Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, ARS USDA, Beltsville, MD 20705 USA
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- Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Aarhus University, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
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- GenPhySE, INRA, Université de Toulouse, INPT, ENVT, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
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- BioDNA Centro di Ricerca sulla Biodiversità e sul DNA Antico, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, 29100 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 USA
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- Laboratory of Geographic Information Systems (LASIG), School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 USA
- National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
- GenPhySE, INRA, Université de Toulouse, INPT, ENVT, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy
- Laboratory of Geographic Information Systems (LASIG), School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Recombinetics Inc, St Paul, 55104 MN USA
- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (CREA) - Research Centre for Animal Production and Acquaculture, 00015 Monterotondo, Roma, Italy
- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- DIANA Dipartimento di Scienze Animali, della Nutrizione e degli Alimenti, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, 29100 Piacenza, Italy
- BioDNA Centro di Ricerca sulla Biodiversità e sul DNA Antico, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, 29100 Piacenza, Italy
- Fondazione Parco Tecnologico Padano (PTP), 26900 Lodi, Italy
- Department of Support, Production and Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araçatuba, Brazil
- Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, ARS USDA, Beltsville, MD 20705 USA
- Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Aarhus University, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
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Talenti A, Palhière I, Tortereau F, Pagnacco G, Stella A, Nicolazzi EL, Crepaldi P, Tosser-Klopp G. Functional SNP panel for parentage assessment and assignment in worldwide goat breeds. Genet Sel Evol 2018; 50:55. [PMID: 30449282 PMCID: PMC6240953 DOI: 10.1186/s12711-018-0423-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND International standard panels of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have replaced microsatellites in several species for parentage assessment and assignment (PA) purposes. However, such a resource is still lacking in goats. The application of a cheap tool for PA would help the management of goat populations by improving the reliability of pedigree registration and, consequently, allow a better implementation of breeding schemes or conservation programs. RESULTS Using data from the current GoatSNP50 chip, starting from a worldwide dataset of more than 4000 animals belonging to more than 140 breeds and populations from the AdaptMap initiative, we selected a panel of 195 SNPs. The assignment rate of this panel was up to 100% on an additional dataset that included 2000 Alpine and Saanen animals and highly related candidate sires. CONCLUSIONS In this study, we defined a highly informative SNP panel, which will be publicly available to worldwide breeders and laboratories. Its development on such a large number of breeds and populations, together with validation on a second set of cosmopolitan breeds, makes it a promising and important genomic tool for the goat species.
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- Andrea Talenti
- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 10, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- GenPhySE, INRA, Université de Toulouse, INPT, ENVT, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
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- GenPhySE, INRA, Université de Toulouse, INPT, ENVT, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 10, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione Parco Tecnologico Padano (PTP), Via Einstein, Cascina Codazza, 26900 Lodi, Italy
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- Fondazione Parco Tecnologico Padano (PTP), Via Einstein, Cascina Codazza, 26900 Lodi, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 10, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- GenPhySE, INRA, Université de Toulouse, INPT, ENVT, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 10, 20133 Milan, Italy
- GenPhySE, INRA, Université de Toulouse, INPT, ENVT, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
- Fondazione Parco Tecnologico Padano (PTP), Via Einstein, Cascina Codazza, 26900 Lodi, Italy
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Colli L, Milanesi M, Talenti A, Bertolini F, Chen M, Crisà A, Daly KG, Del Corvo M, Guldbrandtsen B, Lenstra JA, Rosen BD, Vajana E, Catillo G, Joost S, Nicolazzi EL, Rochat E, Rothschild MF, Servin B, Sonstegard TS, Steri R, Van Tassell CP, Ajmone-Marsan P, Crepaldi P, Stella A. Genome-wide SNP profiling of worldwide goat populations reveals strong partitioning of diversity and highlights post-domestication migration routes. Genet Sel Evol 2018; 50:58. [PMID: 30449284 PMCID: PMC6240949 DOI: 10.1186/s12711-018-0422-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Goat populations that are characterized within the AdaptMap project cover a large part of the worldwide distribution of this species and provide the opportunity to assess their diversity at a global scale. We analysed genome-wide 50 K single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data from 144 populations to describe the global patterns of molecular variation, compare them to those observed in other livestock species, and identify the drivers that led to the current distribution of goats. RESULTS A high degree of genetic variability exists among the goat populations studied. Our results highlight a strong partitioning of molecular diversity between and within continents. Three major gene pools correspond to goats from Europe, Africa and West Asia. Dissection of sub-structures disclosed regional gene pools, which reflect the main post-domestication migration routes. We also identified several exchanges, mainly in African populations, and which often involve admixed and cosmopolitan breeds. Extensive gene flow has taken place within specific areas (e.g., south Europe, Morocco and Mali-Burkina Faso-Nigeria), whereas elsewhere isolation due to geographical barriers (e.g., seas or mountains) or human management has decreased local gene flows. CONCLUSIONS After domestication in the Fertile Crescent in the early Neolithic era (ca. 12,000 YBP), domestic goats that already carried differentiated gene pools spread to Europe, Africa and Asia. The spread of these populations determined the major genomic background of the continental populations, which currently have a more marked subdivision than that observed in other ruminant livestock species. Subsequently, further diversification occurred at the regional level due to geographical and reproductive isolation, which was accompanied by additional migrations and/or importations, the traces of which are still detectable today. The effects of breed formation were clearly detected, particularly in Central and North Europe. Overall, our results highlight a remarkable diversity that occurs at the global scale and is locally partitioned and often affected by introgression from cosmopolitan breeds. These findings support the importance of long-term preservation of goat diversity, and provide a useful framework for investigating adaptive introgression, directing genetic improvement and choosing breeding targets.
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- Licia Colli
- DIANA Dipartimento di Scienze Animali, della Nutrizione e degli Alimenti, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Piacenza, Italy. .,BioDNA Centro di Ricerca sulla Biodiversità e sul DNA Antico, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Piacenza, Italy.
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- DIANA Dipartimento di Scienze Animali, della Nutrizione e degli Alimenti, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Piacenza, Italy.,School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Support, Production and Animal Health, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araçatuba, Brazil
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.,National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, DTU, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Aarhus University, Århus, Denmark.,Center for Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria (CREA) - Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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- Population Genetics Lab, Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- DIANA Dipartimento di Scienze Animali, della Nutrizione e degli Alimenti, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Aarhus University, Århus, Denmark
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD, USA
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- DIANA Dipartimento di Scienze Animali, della Nutrizione e degli Alimenti, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Piacenza, Italy.,Laboratory of Geographic Information Systems (LASIG), School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria (CREA) - Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Geographic Information Systems (LASIG), School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Geographic Information Systems (LASIG), School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- GenPhySE, INRA, Université de Toulouse, INPT, ENVT, 31326, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria (CREA) - Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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- Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD, USA
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- DIANA Dipartimento di Scienze Animali, della Nutrizione e degli Alimenti, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Piacenza, Italy.,BioDNA Centro di Ricerca sulla Biodiversità e sul DNA Antico, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione Parco Tecnologico Padano, Lodi, Italy.,Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milan, Italy
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Capra E, Lazzari B, Frattini S, Chessa S, Coizet B, Talenti A, Castiglioni B, Marsan PA, Crepaldi P, Pagnacco G, Williams JL, Stella A. Distribution of ncRNAs expression across hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in Capra hircus. BMC Genomics 2018; 19:417. [PMID: 29848285 PMCID: PMC5977473 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-4767-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Molecular regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis plays an essential role in the fine tuning of seasonal estrus in Capra hircus. Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) are emerging as key regulators in sexual development and mammalian reproduction. In order to identify ncRNAs and to assess their expression patterns, along the HPG axis, we sequenced ncRNA libraries from hypothalamus, pituitary and ovary of three goats. Results Among the medium length noncoding RNAs (mncRNAs) identified, small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) and transfer RNAs (tRNAs) were found to be more abundant in ovary and hypothalamus, respectively. The observed GC content was representative for different classes of ncRNAs, allowing the identification of a tRNA-derived RNA fragments (tRFs) subclass, which had a peak distribution around 32–38% GC content in the hypothalamus. Differences observed among organs confirmed the specificity of microRNA (miRNA) profiles for each organ system. Conclusions Data on ncRNAs in organs constituting the HPG axis will contribute to understanding their role in the physiological regulation of reproduction in goats. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12864-018-4767-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Emanuele Capra
- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Lodi, Italy
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Lodi, Italy.,Parco Tecnologico Padano, Lodi, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Lodi, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Lodi, Italy
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- Istituto di Zootecnica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Lodi, Italy.,Parco Tecnologico Padano, Lodi, Italy.,Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Davies Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, Australia
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Lodi, Italy. .,Parco Tecnologico Padano, Lodi, Italy.
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Talenti A, Dreger DL, Frattini S, Polli M, Marelli S, Harris AC, Liotta L, Cocco R, Hogan AN, Bigi D, Caniglia R, Parker HG, Pagnacco G, Ostrander EA, Crepaldi P. Studies of modern Italian dog populations reveal multiple patterns for domestic breed evolution. Ecol Evol 2018; 8:2911-2925. [PMID: 29531705 PMCID: PMC5838073 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Through thousands of years of breeding and strong human selection, the dog (Canis lupus familiaris) exists today within hundreds of closed populations throughout the world, each with defined phenotypes. A singular geographic region with broad diversity in dog breeds presents an interesting opportunity to observe potential mechanisms of breed formation. Italy claims 14 internationally recognized dog breeds, with numerous additional local varieties. To determine the relationship among Italian dog populations, we integrated genetic data from 263 dogs representing 23 closed dog populations from Italy, seven Apennine gray wolves, and an established dataset of 161 globally recognized dog breeds, applying multiple genetic methods to characterize the modes by which breeds are formed within a single geographic region. Our consideration of each of five genetic analyses reveals a series of development events that mirror historical modes of breed formation, but with variations unique to the codevelopment of early dog and human populations. Using 142,840 genome-wide SNPs and a dataset of 1,609 canines, representing 182 breeds and 16 wild canids, we identified breed development routes for the Italian breeds that included divergence from common populations for a specific purpose, admixture of regional stock with that from other regions, and isolated selection of local stock with specific attributes.
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- Andrea Talenti
- Dipartimento di Medicina VeterinariaUniversità di MilanoMilanoItaly
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- National Human Genome Research InstituteNational Institutes of HealthBethesdaMDUSA
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- Dipartimento di Medicina VeterinariaUniversità di MilanoMilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di Medicina VeterinariaUniversità di MilanoMilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di Medicina VeterinariaUniversità di MilanoMilanoItaly
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- National Human Genome Research InstituteNational Institutes of HealthBethesdaMDUSA
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- Dipartimento di Scienze VeterinarieUniversity of MessinaMessinaItaly
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- Dipartimento di Medicina VeterinariaUniversity of SassariSassariItaly
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- National Human Genome Research InstituteNational Institutes of HealthBethesdaMDUSA
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologie Agro‐AlimentariAlma Mater Studiorum University of BolognaBolognaItaly
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- Area per la Genetica della ConservazioneIstituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca AmbientaleOzzano dell'EmiliaBolognaItaly
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- National Human Genome Research InstituteNational Institutes of HealthBethesdaMDUSA
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- Dipartimento di Medicina VeterinariaUniversità di MilanoMilanoItaly
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- National Human Genome Research InstituteNational Institutes of HealthBethesdaMDUSA
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- Dipartimento di Medicina VeterinariaUniversità di MilanoMilanoItaly
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Frattini S, Capra E, Lazzari B, McKay SD, Coizet B, Talenti A, Groppetti D, Riccaboni P, Pecile A, Chessa S, Castiglioni B, Williams JL, Pagnacco G, Stella A, Crepaldi P. Genome-wide analysis of DNA methylation in hypothalamus and ovary of Capra hircus. BMC Genomics 2017. [PMID: 28645321 PMCID: PMC5481934 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-3866-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND DNA methylation is a frequently studied epigenetic modification due to its role in regulating gene expression and hence in biological processes and in determining phenotypic plasticity in organisms. Rudimentary DNA methylation patterns for some livestock species are publically available: among these, goat methylome deserves to be further explored. RESULTS Genome-wide DNA methylation maps of the hypothalamus and ovary from Saanen goats were generated using Methyl-CpG binding domain protein sequencing (MBD-seq). Analysis of DNA methylation patterns indicate that the majority of methylation peaks found within genes are located gene body regions, for both organs. Analysis of the distribution of methylated sites per chromosome showed that chromosome X had the lowest number of methylation peaks. The X chromosome has one of the highest percentages of methylated CpG islands in both organs, and approximately 50% of the CpG islands in the goat epigenome are methylated in hypothalamus and ovary. Organ-specific Differentially Methylated Genes (DMGs) were correlated with the expression levels. CONCLUSIONS The comparison between transcriptome and methylome in hypothalamus and ovary showed that a higher level of methylation is not accompanied by a higher gene suppression. The genome-wide DNA methylation map for two goat organs produced here is a valuable starting point for studying the involvement of epigenetic modifications in regulating goat reproduction performance.
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- Stefano Frattini
- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research Council UOS of Lodi, Lodi, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research Council UOS of Lodi, Lodi, Italy.,PTP Science Park, Lodi, Italy
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- Department of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research Council UOS of Lodi, Lodi, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research Council UOS of Lodi, Lodi, Italy
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- The Davies Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, 5371, Australia
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research Council UOS of Lodi, Lodi, Italy.,PTP Science Park, Lodi, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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Coizet B, Frattini S, Nicoloso L, Iannuzzi L, Coletta A, Talenti A, Minozzi G, Pagnacco G, Crepaldi P. Polymorphism of the STAT5A, MTNR1A and TNFα genes and their effect on dairy production in Bubalus bubalis. Italian Journal of Animal Science 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/1828051x.2017.1335181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Beatrice Coizet
- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Istituto per il Sistema Produzione Animale in Ambiente Mediterraneo, National Research Council, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
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Talenti A, Bertolini F, Pagnacco G, Pilla F, Ajmone-Marsan P, Rothschild MF, Crepaldi P. The Valdostana goat: a genome-wide investigation of the distinctiveness of its selective sweep regions. Mamm Genome 2017; 28:114-128. [PMID: 28255622 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-017-9678-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The Valdostana goat is an alpine breed, raised only in the northern Italian region of the Aosta Valley. This breed's main purpose is to produce milk and meat, but is peculiar for its involvement in the "Batailles de Chèvres," a recent tradition of non-cruel fight tournaments. At both the genetic and genomic levels, only a very limited number of studies have been performed with this breed and there are no studies about the genomic signatures left by selection. In this work, 24 unrelated Valdostana animals were screened for runs of homozygosity to identify highly homozygous regions. Then, six different approaches (ROH comparison, Fst single SNPs and windows based, Bayesian, Rsb, and XP-EHH) were applied comparing the Valdostana dataset with 14 other Italian goat breeds to confirm regions that were different among the comparisons. A total of three regions of selection that were also unique among the Valdostana were identified and located on chromosomes 1, 7, and 12 and contained 144 genes. Enrichment analyses detected genes such as cytokines and lymphocyte/leukocyte proliferation genes involved in the regulation of the immune system. A genetic link between an aggressive challenge, cytokines, and immunity has been hypothesized in many studies both in humans and in other species. Possible hypotheses associated with the signals of selection detected could be therefore related to immune-related factors as well as with the peculiar battle competition, or other breed-specific traits, and provided insights for further investigation of these unique regions, for the understanding and safeguard of the Valdostana breed.
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- Andrea Talenti
- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del Molise, via Francesco De Sanctis s.n.c., 86100, Campobasso, Italy
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- Istituto di Zootecnica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29122, Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Sechi S, Polli M, Marelli S, Talenti A, Crepaldi P, Fiore F, Spissu N, Dreger DL, Zedda M, Dimauro C, Ostrander EA, Di Cerbo A, Cocco R. Fonni’s dog: morphological and genetic characteristics for a breed standard definition. Italian Journal of Animal Science 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/1828051x.2016.1248867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Sara Sechi
- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Clinica Medica Veterinaria, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Clinica Medica Veterinaria, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Clinica Medica Veterinaria, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- National Human Genome Research Institute National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Sezione di Scienze Zootecniche, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- National Human Genome Research Institute National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Scuola di Specializzazione in Biochimica Clinica, University of “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti - Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- National Human Genome Research Institute National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Talenti A, Nicolazzi EL, Chessa S, Frattini S, Moretti R, Coizet B, Nicoloso L, Colli L, Pagnacco G, Stella A, Ajmone-Marsan P, Ptak G, Crepaldi P. A method for single nucleotide polymorphism selection for parentage assessment in goats. J Dairy Sci 2016; 99:3646-3653. [PMID: 26971153 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Accurate pedigrees are essential to optimize genetic improvement and conservation of animal genetic resources. In goats, the use of mating groups and kidding management procedures hamper the identification of parentage. Small panels of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) have been proposed in other species to substitute microsatellites for parentage assessment. Using data from the current GoatSNP50 chip, we developed a new 3-step procedure to identify a low-density SNP panel for highly accurate parentage assessment. Methodologies for SNP selection used in other species are less suitable in the goat because of uncertainties in the genome assembly. The procedure developed in this study is based on parent-offspring identification and on estimation of Mendelian errors, followed by canonical discriminant analysis identification and stepwise regression reduction. Starting from a reference sample of 109 Alpine goats with known pedigree relationships, we first identified a panel of 200 SNP that was further reduced to 2 final panels of 130 and 114 SNP with random coincidental match inclusion of 1.51×10(-57) and 2.94×10(-34), respectively. In our reference data set, all panels correctly identified all parent-offspring combinations, revealing a 40% pedigree error rate in the information provided by breeders. All reference trios were confirmed by official tests based on microsatellites. Panels were also tested on Saanen and Teramana breeds. Although the testing on a larger set of breeds in the reference population is still needed to validate these results, our findings suggest that our procedure could identify SNP panels for accurate parentage assessment in goats or in other species with unreliable marker positioning.
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- A Talenti
- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie e Sanità Pubblica, Università di Milano, via Celoria 10, Milano, 20133, Italy.
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- Fondazione Parco Tecnologico Padano (PTP), Via Einstein, Cascina Codazza, Lodi, 26900, Italy
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria (IBBA-CNR), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Einstein, Cascina Codazza, Lodi, 26900, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie e Sanità Pubblica, Università di Milano, via Celoria 10, Milano, 20133, Italy
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria (IBBA-CNR), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Einstein, Cascina Codazza, Lodi, 26900, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie e Sanità Pubblica, Università di Milano, via Celoria 10, Milano, 20133, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie e Sanità Pubblica, Università di Milano, via Celoria 10, Milano, 20133, Italy
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- Istituto di Zootecnica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Via Emilia Parmense, Piacenza, 29122, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie e Sanità Pubblica, Università di Milano, via Celoria 10, Milano, 20133, Italy
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- Fondazione Parco Tecnologico Padano (PTP), Via Einstein, Cascina Codazza, Lodi, 26900, Italy; Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria (IBBA-CNR), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Einstein, Cascina Codazza, Lodi, 26900, Italy
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- Istituto di Zootecnica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Via Emilia Parmense, Piacenza, 29122, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Comparate, Università di Teramo, Piazza Aldo Moro 45, Teramo, 64100, Italy; Institute of Animal Production, ul. Sarego 2, Krakow 31-047, Poland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie e Sanità Pubblica, Università di Milano, via Celoria 10, Milano, 20133, Italy
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Nicoloso L, Bomba L, Colli L, Negrini R, Milanesi M, Mazza R, Sechi T, Frattini S, Talenti A, Coizet B, Chessa S, Marletta D, D'Andrea M, Bordonaro S, Ptak G, Carta A, Pagnacco G, Valentini A, Pilla F, Ajmone-Marsan P, Crepaldi P. Genetic diversity of Italian goat breeds assessed with a medium-density SNP chip. Genet Sel Evol 2015; 47:62. [PMID: 26239391 PMCID: PMC4523021 DOI: 10.1186/s12711-015-0140-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Among the European countries, Italy counts the largest number of local goat breeds. Thanks to the recent availability of a medium-density SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) chip for goat, the genetic diversity of Italian goat populations was characterized by genotyping samples from 14 Italian goat breeds that originate from different geographical areas with more than 50 000 SNPs evenly distributed on the genome. RESULTS Analysis of the genotyping data revealed high levels of genetic polymorphism and an underlying North-south geographic pattern of genetic diversity that was highlighted by both the first dimension of the multi-dimensional scaling plot and the Neighbour network reconstruction. We observed a moderate and weak population structure in Northern and Central-Southern breeds, respectively, with pairwise FST values between breeds ranging from 0.013 to 0.164 and 7.49 % of the total variance assigned to the between-breed level. Only 2.11 % of the variance explained the clustering of breeds into geographical groups (Northern, Central and Southern Italy and Islands). CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that the present-day genetic diversity of Italian goat populations was shaped by the combined effects of drift, presence or lack of gene flow and, to some extent, by the consequences of traditional management systems and recent demographic history. Our findings may constitute the starting point for the development of marker-assisted approaches, to better address future breeding and management policies in a species that is particularly relevant for the medium- and long-term sustainability of marginal regions.
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- Letizia Nicoloso
- DIVET, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 10, 20133, Milan, Italy.
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- Istituto di Zootecnica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29122, Piacenza, Italy.
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- Istituto di Zootecnica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29122, Piacenza, Italy.
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- Istituto di Zootecnica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29122, Piacenza, Italy. .,Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia, via Palmiro Togliatti 1587, 00155, Rome, Italy.
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- Istituto di Zootecnica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29122, Piacenza, Italy.
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- Laboratorio Genetica e Servizi (LGS) - Associazione Italiana Allevatori (AIA), via Bergamo, 292, 26100, Cremona, Italy.
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- Agris Sardegna, Unità di Ricerca di Genetica e Biotecnologie, Sassari, Italy.
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- DIVET, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 10, 20133, Milan, Italy.
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- DIVET, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 10, 20133, Milan, Italy.
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- DIVET, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 10, 20133, Milan, Italy.
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- CNR - IBBA, UOS di Lodi, via Einstein, Località Cascina Codazza, 26900, Lodi, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente Di3A, Università degli Studi di Catania, via Valdisavoia 5, 95123, Catania, Italy.
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- Dipartimento Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del Molise, via Francesco De Sanctis s.n.c., 86100, Campobasso, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente Di3A, Università degli Studi di Catania, via Valdisavoia 5, 95123, Catania, Italy.
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- Dipartimento Scienze Biomediche Comparate, Università di Teramo, Piazza Aldo Moro 45, Teramo, Italy.
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- Agris Sardegna, Unità di Ricerca di Genetica e Biotecnologie, Sassari, Italy.
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- DIVET, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 10, 20133, Milan, Italy.
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- Dipartimento per l'Innovazione nei sistemi Biologici, Agroalimentari e Forestali, Università della Tuscia, via de Lellis, 01100, Viterbo, Italy.
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- Dipartimento Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del Molise, via Francesco De Sanctis s.n.c., 86100, Campobasso, Italy.
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- Istituto di Zootecnica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29122, Piacenza, Italy.
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- DIVET, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 10, 20133, Milan, Italy.
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Sardanelli F, Sabattini R, Talenti A, Zandrino F, Simoni G. [Perigastric fluid collection as an indirect sign of gastric perforation in computed tomography. A case]. Radiol Med 1997; 94:400-2. [PMID: 9465253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Rollandi GA, Martinoli C, Conzi R, Cittadini G, Molinari F, Bertolotto M, Talenti A, Curone P. [Magnetic resonance imaging of the small intestine and colon in Crohn's disease]. Radiol Med 1996; 91:81-5. [PMID: 8614737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Three normal volunteers and 20 patients with known Crohn's disease were examined with MRI--at 0.5 Tesla and with a superconductive magnet. Coronal T1-weighted GE images were mainly acquired, before and after i.v. Gd-DTPA injection in breath hold (TR 70 ms, TE 13 ms, FA 70 degrees). MR findings were compared with the results of small and large bowel enema. In 6 patients (30%) the abnormal loops were missed. In the other 14 patients (70%) MRI did depict the affected loops in the same sites as depicted by conventional radiography. The bowel wall was thickened (4-10 mm) in all patients. In 10 patients the thickened wall was markedly enhanced after Gd-DTPA injection. In 6 patients MRI demonstrated disease complications--i.e., stenoses, fistulae and abscesses--missed by conventional radiography. In 7 patients MRI showed the bowel to be more involved than demonstrated by conventional studies. Bowel wall thickening appeared to be a constant and reliable sign of disease. Wall enhancement was a less frequent sign but, when present, it was considered as characteristic as wall thickening. In the staging of Crohn's disease, MRI yields more pieces of information than conventional radiography and depicts the involvement of the intestinal wall and of its surrounding spaces.
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Bertolotto M, Gianetta E, Perrone R, Talenti A, Cuneo S, Garlaschi G. [A prosthetic plug in repair of crural hernia using Lichtenstein's technique. A possible false-positive ultrasound of surgical sponge]. Radiol Med 1995; 89:175-7. [PMID: 7716305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Lombardo G, Martelli S, Marzocchi D, Granello M, Talenti A. [Post-traumatic hemoperitoneum: role of laparoscopy]. MINERVA CHIR 1994; 49:1061-3. [PMID: 7708224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The use of laparoscopic as a diagnostic instrument in blunt penetrating abdominal traumas was first proposed by some authors in the 70s. The introduction of sophisticated instrumental tests, such as CAT and echotomography (ETG), confined this method to narrow diagnostic field which was gradually less frequently used. The lively interest expressed by the surgical world and the enormous spread of laparoscopy after the end of the 80s, following the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, has prompted the renewed use of the laparoscopic technique also in those subjects with blunt abdominal trauma. Over the past 12 months the authors have used laparoscopy in 8 subjects with hemoperitoneum secondary to contusive abdominal trauma in hemodynamically stable conditions, in which instrumental test (CAT and ETG) and peritoneal lavage were positive for the presence of hematic effusion. The use of laparoscopy in 7 patients allowed a wait-and-see approach to be adopted, thus eliminating the need for explorative laparotomy. It was only necessary to proceed with laparotomy in one patient to control bleeding from a major splenic lesion.
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- G Lombardo
- I Divisione di Chirurgia, Ospedale Martini, Torino
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Lombardo G, Oddone C, Marzocchi D, Baldinetti R, Martelli S, Talenti A. [An analysis of the surgical risk in elderly subjects with neoplasms of the large intestine. A follow-up of 102 consecutive cases]. MINERVA CHIR 1993; 48:1015-8. [PMID: 8290143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Today surgeons find that they have to operate with increasing frequency on elderly patients suffering from colorectal cancer. This study examined 102 patients with this pathology. The findings show that age alone is not a contraindication for surgery. On the contrary decisive negative factors include both concomitant pathologies and emergency surgery because it is not possible to correct any pre-existing imbalances before surgery. The overall mortality rate is 9% of which 4% after emergency surgery. It is therefore possible to conclude that elderly patients can undergo radical surgery irrespective of age.
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- G Lombardo
- I Divisione Chirurgica, USSL Torino III, Ospedale Martini, Torino
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Lombardo G, Marzocchi D, Oddone C, Talenti A, Baldinetti R. [The surgical treatment of perforated colonic diverticulitis]. MINERVA CHIR 1993; 48:935-8. [PMID: 8290133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The authors report a consecutive series of 52 patients who underwent urgent operation because of peritonitis by perforated diverticulitis. Urgent colonic resection achieves the best results.
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- G Lombardo
- I Divisione Chirurgica, USSL Torino III, Ospedale Martini, Torino
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Lombardo G, Talenti A, Cafferati M, Martelli S, Marzocchi D, Oddone C. [Splenectomy in HIV-positive patients]. MINERVA CHIR 1993; 48:759-61. [PMID: 8247281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- G Lombardo
- I Divisione Chirurgia, USSL Torino III, Ospedale Martini, Torino
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Donadio F, Talenti A, Lombardo G, Martelli S. [A strangulated obturator hernia. Comments on 2 cases]. MINERVA CHIR 1992; 47:1405-8. [PMID: 1436594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- F Donadio
- I Divisione Chirurgica, USSL Torino III, Presidio Ospedale Martini, Torino
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Cafferati M, Lombardo G, Talenti A, Donadio F. [2 true cysts of the spleen. Case reports]. MINERVA CHIR 1992; 47:955-7. [PMID: 1630690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- M Cafferati
- I Divisione Chirurgica, Ospedale Martini Nuovo, Torino
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Ferrero D, Talenti A, Ferraris C, Cimino F, Grassano G. [A case of mesenteric panniculitis, resulting in short intestine syndrome after massive surgical resection of the ileum]. MINERVA CHIR 1989; 44:2105-8. [PMID: 2616011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A case of mesenteric panniculitis occurring with recurrent intestinal occlusion is reported. To resolve the serious occlusive condition, a massive intestinal resection had to be carried out, leaving the patient with a short intestine syndrome.
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Sodano R, Talenti A, Cumani P, Aussello F. [Congenital deficiency of metahemoglobin-reductases (diaphorases). A case of cyanosis during general anesthesia]. Minerva Anestesiol 1989; 55:53-6. [PMID: 2779813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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A case of cyanosis during general anaesthesia in a patient suffering from congenital deficiency of metahaemoglobin-reductase (diaphorase) is reported. The anaesthesiological technique and the probable triggering cause are analysed. The investigation carried out in members of the family to obtain confirmation of the genetic origin of the enzymatic deficiency is also reported.
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Talenti A, Ferraris C, Cimino F, Ferrero D, Balzola A. [7 cases of extensive intestinal resection for massive mesenteric infarction]. MINERVA CHIR 1988; 43:2117-9. [PMID: 3247048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Talenti A, Grassano G, Ferrero D, Balzola A. [Encapsulating peritonitis: a rare cause of intestinal occlusion in a patient subjected to peritoneal dialysis]. MINERVA CHIR 1988; 43:1973-5. [PMID: 3247035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Lano G, Ghisotti E, Anselmetti GC, Talenti A. [Use of Angelchik's prosthesis in the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux and hiatal hernia]. MINERVA CHIR 1988; 43:163-6. [PMID: 3374814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Cimino F, Roberti L, Ghisotti E, Talenti A. [Plastic surgery for inguinal hernias according to Shouldice technic]. MINERVA CHIR 1984; 39:759-64. [PMID: 6382062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Talenti A, Ferraris C, Magentini G, Fusaro M, Grassano G, Balbo V, Anselmetti G. [Bilio-digestive shunts. Observations on 72 cases of obstructive jaundice]. MINERVA CHIR 1981; 36:473-8. [PMID: 6787481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The Authors report their experience about 72 operations of bilio-digestive anastomosis done for obstructive icterus from 1972 to 1979, 48 of which due to pathology by neoplastic cause and 24 due to pathology by benign causes. 32 operations of bilio-jejunal anastomosis on ansa in the omega fashion have been done operations of bilio-jejunal anastomosis on Roux's ansa four of which operations of transtumoral drainage in accordance with Rodney-Smith's technic, 16 operations of bilio-duodenal anastomosis.
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Fusaro M, Talenti A, Ferraris C, Balbo V, Grassano G, Anselmetti G. [Traumatic rupture of the spleen in 2 stages. Report of a clinical case]. MINERVA CHIR 1980; 35:1337-9. [PMID: 7231717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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