scholarly journals Study of LGB gene polymorphisms of small ruminants reared in Eastern Europe

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (No. 4) ◽  
pp. 152-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sz. Kusza ◽  
D.E. Ilie ◽  
M. Sauer ◽  
K. Nagy ◽  
T.S. Atanasiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Small Ruminants ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Production Traits ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Sheep Breeds ◽  
Genotype Frequencies ◽  
Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium ◽  
Breeding Schemes

The objectives of the current research were: (i) to determine the allele and genotype frequencies of the LGB gene in the sheep and goat breeds reared in Eastern Europe; (ii) to implement a comparative study in order to evaluate the milk production potential and efficiency of the main sheep and goat dairy breeds reared in Romania; (iii) to test the genetic basis and feasibility of introducing the molecular-marker assisted selection for this trait into future breeding schemes designed for small ruminants. Totally 731 purebred unrelated sheep (Turcana: 111, Racka: 98, Tsigai: 79, Karakul of Botosani: 60, Transylvanian Merino: 77) and goats (Carpatina: 82, Banat’s White: 73, Saanen: 74, French Alpine: 77) were sampled and genotyped for the earlier detected alleles. The frequencies of A (0.44–0.53) and B (0.42–0.51) alleles of LGB gene were generally equal, while the C allele incidence was significantly lower for all sheep breeds studied. A relatively low or missing incidence of the C allele and no BC genotype were detected in the studied sheep breeds. All studied sheep breeds were in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium. Gene homozygosity was lower than gene heterozygosity, with the effective allele numbers ranging from 2.00 (Transylvanian Merino) to 2.23 (Tsigai). Two alleles (A and B) and two genotypes (AA and AB) were detected in the four goat breeds studied. Allele A was the most frequent allele found in all breeds (0.57–0.68), while AB genotype had the highest frequency. Gene homozygosity was higher than gene heterozygosity, while the effective allele numbers varied between 1.76 (Banat’s White) and 1.96 (Carpatina). The frequency of alleles and genotypes was similar to that reported in other Eastern sheep and goat breeds, however polymorphism has not been studied yet among these breeds in such a high number in Romania. An association study between single nucleotide polymorphisms and milk production traits should follow.

scholarly journals Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Variations Associated With Specific Genes Putatively Identified Enhanced Genetic Predisposition for 305-Day Milk Yield in the Girolando Crossbreed

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Silva da Cruz ◽  
Danilo Conrado Silva ◽  
Lysa Bernardes Minasi ◽  
Larissa Kamídia de Farias Teixeira ◽  
Flávia Melo Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Milk Production ◽  
Milk Yield ◽  
Genetic Predisposition ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Genome Wide Association Study ◽  
Significant Snps ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Production Traits ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
A Genome

Milk production phenotypes are the main focus of genetic selection in dairy herds, and although there are many genes identified as related to the biology of these traits in pure breeds, little is known about crossbreed animals. This study aimed to identify potential genes associated with the 305-day milk yield in 337 crossbreed Gir × Holstein (Girolando) animals. Milk production records were genotyped for 45,613 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). This dataset was used for a genome-wide association study (GWAS) using the 305-day milk yield adjusted for the fixed effects of herd and year and linear and quadratic effects of age at calving (in days) and calving factor averaged per animal. Genes within the significant SNPs were retrieved from the Bos taurus ARS-UCD1.2 assembly (bosTau9) for gene ontology analysis. In summary, the GWAS identified 52 SNPs associated [p ≤ 10–4, false discovery rate (FDR) = 8.77%] with milk production, including NUB1 and SLC24A2, which were previously described as related to milk production traits in cattle. The results suggest that SNPs associated mainly with NUB1 and SLC24A2 could be useful to understand milk production in Girolando and used as predictive markers for selecting genetic predisposition for milk yield in Girolando.

Study on candidate genes for milk production traits of Red Chittagong Cattle

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
MP Mostari ◽  
MYA Khan
Keyword(s):  
Candidate Genes ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Production Traits ◽  
Milk Production Traits ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Lactating Cows ◽  
Pooled Dna ◽  
Fat Yield

The study was carried out on Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD,) diacylglycerolacyltransferase-1 (DGAT1) and ATP-binding cassette G2 (ABCG2) genes which are responsible for variation in milk production traits (milk yield, fat yield, protein yield, and SNF yield) in cattle. These genes were used as candidate genes in Red Chittagong Cattle (RCC) breed of Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) herd for detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) causing variation in milk production traits. Focusing on the effects of SNPs on milk production traits, phenotypic variation within RCC breed was identified and categorized based on milk production traits. Average lactation yield varied from 527 to 1436 kg (n=29) per lactation. About 18% of lactating cows showed an average of >1000 kg per lactation. Average fat percent ranged from 4.71 to 6.25 (n=15). Eighteen (18) set of primers were designed to amplify targeted regions of SCD, DGAT1 and ABCG2 genes, where 8 set from DGAT1, 6 set from SCD and 4 set from ABCG2 gene. Pooled DNA from 50 RCC cows and 5 RCC bulls were used in sequencing. In sequence analysis, the SCD, DGAT1 and ABCG2 alleles found fixed in RCC. This study suggests an evidence that RCC breed has fixed alleles with respect to SCD, DGAT1 and ABCG2 genes reported to be responsible for higher milk fat yield, higher fat and protein percent. Bang. J. Livs. Res. Vol. 26 (1&2), 2019: P. 1-7

Molecular characterisation of the buffalo SCAP gene and its association with milk production traits in water buffaloes

2018 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-137
Author(s):  
Tingxian Deng ◽  
Xiaoya Ma ◽  
Chunying Pang ◽  
Shasha Liang ◽  
Xingrong Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Milk Production ◽  
Gene Expression Analysis ◽  
Open Reading Frame ◽  
Molecular Characterisation ◽  
Early Lactation ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Production Traits ◽  
Milk Production Traits ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Reading Frame

The study reported in this Research Communication was conducted to investigate the molecular characterisation of buffalo SCAP gene, expression analysis, and the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms and milk production traits in 384 buffaloes. Sequence analysis revealed the SCAP gene had an open reading frame of 3837 bp encoding 1279 amino acids. A ubiquitous expression profile of SCAP gene was detected in various tissues with extreme predominance in the mammary gland during early lactation. Moreover, eleven SNPs in buffalo SCAP gene were identified, six of them (g.1717600A>G, g.1757922C>T, g.1758953G>A, g.1759142C>T, g.1760740G>A, and g.1766036T>C) were found to be significantly associated with 305-day milk yield. Thus, buffalo SCAP could sever as a candidate gene affecting milk production traits in buffalo and the identified SNPs might potentially be genetic markers.

Association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and milk production traits in Italian Brown cattle

2013 ◽  
Vol 157 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Mancini ◽  
E.L. Nicolazzi ◽  
A. Valentini ◽  
G. Chillemi ◽  
P. Ajmone Marsan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Production Traits ◽  
Milk Production Traits ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Brown Cattle

scholarly journals POLYMORPHISMS IN CANDIDATE GENES FOR BEEF QUALITY IN PINZGAU CATTLE

AGROFOR ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna TRAKOVICKÁ ◽  
Nina MORAVČÍKOVÁ ◽  
Rudolf NÁDASKÝ ◽  
Radovan KASARDA
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Markers ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Production Traits ◽  
Beef Quality ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium ◽  
Stearoyl Coa Desaturase ◽  
Slight Deficiency

The aim of present study was to identify the polymorphisms in genes encodingcalpastatin (CASTUoG), calpain (CAPN1, CAPN2), diacylglycerol Oacyltransferase(DGAT1), thyroglobulin (TG5), and Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase(SCD) in order to analyse genetic structure of Pinzgau cattle. The genomic DNAfor genotyping was obtained from in total 56 blood samples of Pinzgau bulls. Afterextraction, the concentration of DNA was controlled by the spectrophotometrymeasurement. The genotyping of each individual was carried out by using PCRRFLPmethods. The average value of observed (0.37±0.05) and expectedheterozygosity (0.39±0.06) clearly indicated the prevalence of homozygousindividuals. Observed Wright's fixation indexes showed positive values across allloci (0.03±0.06), which confirmed slight deficiency of heterozygote animalscompared to the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium expectations. The Hardy-Weinbergequilibrium was found in population, which signalizes only slight impact of factorssuch as selection, migration or inbreeding. The effectiveness of loci allele impact inpopulations has been described also by effective allele numbers (1.68±0.13) thatexpressed the decrease of allele activity in population. The loss of heterozygosityin analysed population was found across all of genetic markers. Each of theevaluated indicators clearly points to the need of genetic diversity monitoring.Moreover, the analyses of single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes significantlyinvolved in control of economically important production traits are still very usablemethods for identification of genetic markers that can be used in marker assistedselection of cattle.

Lack of association between catechol-Omethyltransferase and schizophrenia in a Turkish population

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ceren Acar ◽  
Mustafa Mert Sözen ◽  
Harika Gözükara ◽  
Kübra Orman ◽  
Şükrü Kartalcı
Keyword(s):  
Turkish Population ◽  
Comt Gene ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Val158met Polymorphism ◽  
Genotype Frequencies ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium ◽  
Strong Candidate ◽  
And Control

AbstractObjective: Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is the key molecule in the catabolism of catecholamines like dopamine which is an important molecule in schizophrenia. Due to its function and location COMT gene is a strong candidate gene for schizophrenia. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible associations of 3 COMT single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and schizophrenia in our population. COMT enzyme activity is regulated by a widely known Val158Met polymorphism (rs4680), along with the variation of the SNPs rs737865 and rs165599.Methods: Val158Met polymorphism (rs4680), the SNPs rs737865 and rs165599 were the targets of this study. The study was performed with 96 patients (66 male and 30 female) and 100 controls (47 male and 53 female) from Malatya region on eastern part of Turkey by using TaqMan genotyping assays.Results: We couldn’t find a significant difference between the schizophrenia patients and normal controls for any of the SNPs that were studied. The genotype frequencies in both the patient and control groups satisfied the Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium. No significant gender differences were observed for the SNPs that were investigated. No significant difference was observed in the allele or genotype frequencies as well.Conclusion: COMT gene doesn’t appear to be a risk factor in this population of schizophrenia patients in Turkey.

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