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Fu R, Ren T, Li W, Liang J, Mo G, Luo W, He D, Liang S, Zhang X. A Novel 65-bp Indel in the GOLGB1 Gene Is Associated with Chicken Growth and Carcass Traits. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:ani10030475. [PMID: 32178328 PMCID: PMC7142648 DOI: 10.3390/ani10030475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Simple Summary Many Chinese-local chickens show slow-growing and low-producing performance, which is not conductive to the development of the poultry industry. The identification of thousands of indels in the last twenty years has helped us to make progress in animal genetics and breeding. Golgin subfamily B member 1 (GOLGB1) is located on chromosome 1 in chickens. Previous study showed that a large number of QTLs on the chicken chromosome 1 were related to the important economic traits. However, the biological function of GOLGB1 gene in chickens is still unclear. In this study, we detected a novel 65-bp indel in the fifth intron of the chicken GOLGB1 gene. Correlation analysis between the 65-bp indel and chicken growth and carcass traits was performed through a yellow chicken population, which is commercial. Results revealed that this 65-bp indel was significantly associated with chicken body weight, highly significantly associated with neck weight, abdominal fat weight, abdominal fat percentage, and the yellow index b of breast. These findings hinted that the 65-bp indel in GOLGB1 could be assigned to a molecular marker in chicken breeding and enhance production in the chicken industry. Abstract Golgin subfamily B member 1 (GOLGB1) gene encodes the coat protein 1 vesicle inhibiting factor, giantin. Previous study showed that mutations of the GOLGB1 gene are associated with dozens of human developmental disorders and diseases. However, the biological function of GOLGB1 gene in chicken is still unclear. In this study, we detected a novel 65-bp insertion/deletion (indel) polymorphism in the chicken GOLGB1 intron 5. Association of this indel with chicken growth and carcass traits was analyzed in a yellow chicken population. Results showed that this 65-bp indel was significantly associated with chicken body weight (p < 0.05), highly significantly associated with neck weight, abdominal fat weight, abdominal fat percentage and the yellow index b of breast (p < 0.01). Analysis of genetic parameters indicated that “I” was the predominant allele. Except for the yellow index b of breast, II genotype individuals had the best growth characteristics, by comparison with the ID genotype and DD genotype individuals. Moreover, the mRNA expression of GOLGB1 was detected in the liver tissue of chicken with different GOLGB1 genotypes, where the DD genotype displayed high expression levels. These findings hinted that the 65-bp indel in GOLGB1 could be assigned to a molecular marker in chicken breeding and enhance production in the chicken industry.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rong Fu
- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (R.F.); (T.R.); (W.L.); (J.L.); (G.M.); (W.L.); (D.H.); (S.L.)
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, and Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
| | - Tuanhui Ren
- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (R.F.); (T.R.); (W.L.); (J.L.); (G.M.); (W.L.); (D.H.); (S.L.)
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, and Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
| | - Wangyu Li
- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (R.F.); (T.R.); (W.L.); (J.L.); (G.M.); (W.L.); (D.H.); (S.L.)
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, and Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
| | - Jiaying Liang
- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (R.F.); (T.R.); (W.L.); (J.L.); (G.M.); (W.L.); (D.H.); (S.L.)
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, and Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
| | - Guodong Mo
- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (R.F.); (T.R.); (W.L.); (J.L.); (G.M.); (W.L.); (D.H.); (S.L.)
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, and Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
| | - Wen Luo
- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (R.F.); (T.R.); (W.L.); (J.L.); (G.M.); (W.L.); (D.H.); (S.L.)
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, and Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
| | - Danlin He
- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (R.F.); (T.R.); (W.L.); (J.L.); (G.M.); (W.L.); (D.H.); (S.L.)
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, and Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
| | - Shaodong Liang
- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (R.F.); (T.R.); (W.L.); (J.L.); (G.M.); (W.L.); (D.H.); (S.L.)
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, and Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
| | - Xiquan Zhang
- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (R.F.); (T.R.); (W.L.); (J.L.); (G.M.); (W.L.); (D.H.); (S.L.)
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, and Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
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