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Wang Y, Saelao P, Chanthavixay G, Gallardo RA, Wolc A, Fulton JE, Dekkers JM, Lamont SJ, Kelly TR, Zhou H. Genomic Regions and Candidate Genes Affecting Response to Heat Stress with Newcastle Virus Infection in Commercial Layer Chicks Using Chicken 600K Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Array. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2640. [PMID: 38473888 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25052640] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2024] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Heat stress results in significant economic losses to the poultry industry. Genetics plays an important role in chickens adapting to the warm environment. Physiological parameters such as hematochemical parameters change in response to heat stress in chickens. To explore the genetics of heat stress resilience in chickens, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) was conducted using Hy-Line Brown layer chicks subjected to either high ambient temperature or combined high temperature and Newcastle disease virus infection. Hematochemical parameters were measured during three treatment phases: acute heat stress, chronic heat stress, and chronic heat stress combined with NDV infection. Significant changes in blood parameters were recorded for 11 parameters (sodium (Na+, potassium (K+), ionized calcium (iCa2+), glucose (Glu), pH, carbon dioxide partial pressure (PCO2), oxygen partial pressure (PO2), total carbon dioxide (TCO2), bicarbonate (HCO3), base excess (BE), and oxygen saturation (sO2)) across the three treatments. The GWAS revealed 39 significant SNPs (p < 0.05) for seven parameters, located on Gallus gallus chromosomes (GGA) 1, 3, 4, 6, 11, and 12. The significant genomic regions were further investigated to examine if the genes within the regions were associated with the corresponding traits under heat stress. A candidate gene list including genes in the identified genomic regions that were also differentially expressed in chicken tissues under heat stress was generated. Understanding the correlation between genetic variants and resilience to heat stress is an important step towards improving heat tolerance in poultry.
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- Ying Wang
- Genomics to Improve Poultry Innovation Lab, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Genomics to Improve Poultry Innovation Lab, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- Veterinary Pest Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture U, Kerrville, TX 78006, USA
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- Genomics to Improve Poultry Innovation Lab, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Genomics to Improve Poultry Innovation Lab, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
- Hy-Line International, Dallas Center, IA 50063, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Genomics to Improve Poultry Innovation Lab, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Genomics to Improve Poultry Innovation Lab, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Pan Z, Yao Y, Yin H, Cai Z, Wang Y, Bai L, Kern C, Halstead M, Chanthavixay G, Trakooljul N, Wimmers K, Sahana G, Su G, Lund MS, Fredholm M, Karlskov-Mortensen P, Ernst CW, Ross P, Tuggle CK, Fang L, Zhou H. Pig genome functional annotation enhances the biological interpretation of complex traits and human disease. Nat Commun 2021; 12:5848. [PMID: 34615879 PMCID: PMC8494738 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26153-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
The functional annotation of livestock genomes is crucial for understanding the molecular mechanisms that underpin complex traits of economic importance, adaptive evolution and comparative genomics. Here, we provide the most comprehensive catalogue to date of regulatory elements in the pig (Sus scrofa) by integrating 223 epigenomic and transcriptomic data sets, representing 14 biologically important tissues. We systematically describe the dynamic epigenetic landscape across tissues by functionally annotating 15 different chromatin states and defining their tissue-specific regulatory activities. We demonstrate that genomic variants associated with complex traits and adaptive evolution in pig are significantly enriched in active promoters and enhancers. Furthermore, we reveal distinct tissue-specific regulatory selection between Asian and European pig domestication processes. Compared with human and mouse epigenomes, we show that porcine regulatory elements are more conserved in DNA sequence, under both rapid and slow evolution, than those under neutral evolution across pig, mouse, and human. Finally, we provide biological insights on tissue-specific regulatory conservation, and by integrating 47 human genome-wide association studies, we demonstrate that, depending on the traits, mouse or pig might be more appropriate biomedical models for different complex traits and diseases.
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- Zhangyuan Pan
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- MRC Human Genetics Unit at the Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK
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- Agricultural Genome Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 518120, Shenzhen, China
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- Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Aarhus University, Tjele, 8300, Denmark
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Agricultural Genome Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 518120, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Leibniz-Institute for Farm Animal Biology, Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Aarhus University, Tjele, 8300, Denmark
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- Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Aarhus University, Tjele, 8300, Denmark
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- Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Aarhus University, Tjele, 8300, Denmark
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- Animal Genetics, Bioinformatics and Breeding, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederikgsberg C, 1870, Denmark
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- Animal Genetics, Bioinformatics and Breeding, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederikgsberg C, 1870, Denmark
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- Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- MRC Human Genetics Unit at the Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK.
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
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Tixier-Boichard M, Fabre S, Dhorne-Pollet S, Goubil A, Acloque H, Vincent-Naulleau S, Ross P, Wang Y, Chanthavixay G, Cheng H, Ernst C, Leesburg V, Giuffra E, Zhou H. Tissue Resources for the Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes. Front Genet 2021; 12:666265. [PMID: 34234809 PMCID: PMC8256271 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.666265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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In order to generate an atlas of the functional elements driving genome expression in domestic animals, the Functional Annotation of Animal Genome (FAANG) strategy was to sample many tissues from a few animals of different species, sexes, ages, and production stages. This article presents the collection of tissue samples for four species produced by two pilot projects, at INRAE (National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment) and the University of California, Davis. There were three mammals (cattle, goat, and pig) and one bird (chicken). It describes the metadata characterizing these reference sets (1) for animals with origin and selection history, physiological status, and environmental conditions; (2) for samples with collection site and tissue/cell processing; (3) for quality control; and (4) for storage and further distribution. Three sets are identified: set 1 comprises tissues for which collection can be standardized and for which representative aliquots can be easily distributed (liver, spleen, lung, heart, fat depot, skin, muscle, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells); set 2 comprises tissues requiring special protocols because of their cellular heterogeneity (brain, digestive tract, secretory organs, gonads and gametes, reproductive tract, immune tissues, cartilage); set 3 comprises specific cell preparations (immune cells, tracheal epithelial cells). Dedicated sampling protocols were established and uploaded in https://data.faang.org/protocol/samples. Specificities between mammals and chicken are described when relevant. A total of 73 different tissues or tissue sections were collected, and 21 are common to the four species. Having a common set of tissues will facilitate the transfer of knowledge within and between species and will contribute to decrease animal experimentation. Combining data on the same samples will facilitate data integration. Quality control was performed on some tissues with RNA extraction and RNA quality control. More than 5,000 samples have been stored with unique identifiers, and more than 4,000 were uploaded onto the Biosamples database, provided that standard ontologies were available to describe the sample. Many tissues have already been used to implement FAANG assays, with published results. All samples are available without restriction for further assays. The requesting procedure is described. Members of FAANG are encouraged to apply a range of molecular assays to characterize the functional status of collected samples and share their results, in line with the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) data principles.
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- University Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, GABI, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- University Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, GABI, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- UC Davis Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- UC Davis Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- UC Davis Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- USDA-ARS Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- USDA-ARS, Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory, Miles City, MT, United States
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- University Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, GABI, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- UC Davis Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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Kern C, Wang Y, Xu X, Pan Z, Halstead M, Chanthavixay G, Saelao P, Waters S, Xiang R, Chamberlain A, Korf I, Delany ME, Cheng HH, Medrano JF, Van Eenennaam AL, Tuggle CK, Ernst C, Flicek P, Quon G, Ross P, Zhou H. Functional annotations of three domestic animal genomes provide vital resources for comparative and agricultural research. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1821. [PMID: 33758196 PMCID: PMC7988148 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22100-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Gene regulatory elements are central drivers of phenotypic variation and thus of critical importance towards understanding the genetics of complex traits. The Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes consortium was formed to collaboratively annotate the functional elements in animal genomes, starting with domesticated animals. Here we present an expansive collection of datasets from eight diverse tissues in three important agricultural species: chicken (Gallus gallus), pig (Sus scrofa), and cattle (Bos taurus). Comparative analysis of these datasets and those from the human and mouse Encyclopedia of DNA Elements projects reveal that a core set of regulatory elements are functionally conserved independent of divergence between species, and that tissue-specific transcription factor occupancy at regulatory elements and their predicted target genes are also conserved. These datasets represent a unique opportunity for the emerging field of comparative epigenomics, as well as the agricultural research community, including species that are globally important food resources.
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- Colin Kern
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Agriculture Victoria, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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- Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, David, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
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Halstead MM, Kern C, Saelao P, Wang Y, Chanthavixay G, Medrano JF, Van Eenennaam AL, Korf I, Tuggle CK, Ernst CW, Zhou H, Ross PJ. A comparative analysis of chromatin accessibility in cattle, pig, and mouse tissues. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:698. [PMID: 33028202 PMCID: PMC7541309 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-07078-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [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: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background Although considerable progress has been made towards annotating the noncoding portion of the human and mouse genomes, regulatory elements in other species, such as livestock, remain poorly characterized. This lack of functional annotation poses a substantial roadblock to agricultural research and diminishes the value of these species as model organisms. As active regulatory elements are typically characterized by chromatin accessibility, we implemented the Assay for Transposase Accessible Chromatin (ATAC-seq) to annotate and characterize regulatory elements in pigs and cattle, given a set of eight adult tissues. Results Overall, 306,304 and 273,594 active regulatory elements were identified in pig and cattle, respectively. 71,478 porcine and 47,454 bovine regulatory elements were highly tissue-specific and were correspondingly enriched for binding motifs of known tissue-specific transcription factors. However, in every tissue the most prevalent accessible motif corresponded to the insulator CTCF, suggesting pervasive involvement in 3-D chromatin organization. Taking advantage of a similar dataset in mouse, open chromatin in pig, cattle, and mice were compared, revealing that the conservation of regulatory elements, in terms of sequence identity and accessibility, was consistent with evolutionary distance; whereas pig and cattle shared about 20% of accessible sites, mice and ungulates only had about 10% of accessible sites in common. Furthermore, conservation of accessibility was more prevalent at promoters than at intergenic regions. Conclusions The lack of conserved accessibility at distal elements is consistent with rapid evolution of enhancers, and further emphasizes the need to annotate regulatory elements in individual species, rather than inferring elements based on homology. This atlas of chromatin accessibility in cattle and pig constitutes a substantial step towards annotating livestock genomes and dissecting the regulatory link between genome and phenome.
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- Michelle M Halstead
- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 48824, MI, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
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Chanthavixay G, Kern C, Wang Y, Saelao P, Lamont SJ, Gallardo RA, Rincon G, Zhou H. Integrated Transcriptome and Histone Modification Analysis Reveals NDV Infection Under Heat Stress Affects Bursa Development and Proliferation in Susceptible Chicken Line. Front Genet 2020; 11:567812. [PMID: 33101389 PMCID: PMC7545831 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.567812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Two environmental factors, Newcastle disease and heat stress, are concurrently negatively impacting poultry worldwide and warrant greater attention into developing genetic resistance within chickens. Using two genetically distinct and highly inbred layer lines, Fayoumi and Leghorn, we explored how different genetic backgrounds affect the bursal response to a treatment of simultaneous Newcastle disease virus (NDV) infection at 6 days postinfection (dpi) while under chronic heat stress. The bursa is a primary lymphoid organ within birds and is crucial for the development of B cells. We performed RNA-seq and ChIP-seq targeting histone modifications on bursa tissue. Differential gene expression revealed that Leghorn, compared to Fayoumi, had significant down-regulation in genes involved in cell proliferation, cell cycle, and cell division. Interestingly, we also found greater differences in histone modification levels in response to treatment in Leghorns than Fayoumis, and biological processes enriched in associated target genes of H3K27ac and H3K4me1 were similarly associated with cell cycle and receptor signaling of lymphocytes. Lastly, we found candidate variants between the two genetic lines within exons of differentially expressed genes and regulatory elements with differential histone modification enrichment between the lines, which provides a strong foundation for understanding the effects of genetic variation on NDV resistance under heat stress. This study provides further understanding of the cellular mechanisms affected by NDV infection under heat stress in chicken bursa and identified potential genes and regulatory regions that may be targets for developing genetic resistance within chickens.
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- Ganrea Chanthavixay
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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Halstead MM, Kern C, Saelao P, Chanthavixay G, Wang Y, Delany ME, Zhou H, Ross PJ. Systematic alteration of ATAC-seq for profiling open chromatin in cryopreserved nuclei preparations from livestock tissues. Sci Rep 2020; 10:5230. [PMID: 32251359 PMCID: PMC7089989 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-61678-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
The use of Assay for Transposase-Accessible Chromatin (ATAC-seq) to profile chromatin accessibility has surged over the past years, but its applicability to tissues has been very limited. With the intent of preserving nuclear architecture during long-term storage, cryopreserved nuclei preparations from chicken lung were used to optimize ATAC-seq. Sequencing data were compared with existing DNase-seq, ChIP-seq, and RNA-seq data to evaluate library quality, ultimately resulting in a modified ATAC-seq method capable of generating high quality chromatin accessibility data from cryopreserved nuclei preparations. Using this method, nucleosome-free regions (NFR) identified in chicken lung overlapped half of DNase-I hypersensitive sites, coincided with active histone modifications, and specifically marked actively expressed genes. Notably, sequencing only the subnucleosomal fraction dramatically improved signal, while separation of subnucleosomal reads post-sequencing did not improve signal or peak calling. The broader applicability of this modified ATAC-seq technique was tested using cryopreserved nuclei preparations from pig tissues, resulting in NFR that were highly consistent among biological replicates. Furthermore, tissue-specific NFR were enriched for binding motifs of transcription factors related to tissue-specific functions, and marked genes functionally enriched for tissue-specific processes. Overall, these results provide insights into the optimization of ATAC-seq and a platform for profiling open chromatin in animal tissues.
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- M M Halstead
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
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Mon KKZ, Zhu Y, Chanthavixay G, Kern C, Zhou H. Integrative analysis of gut microbiome and metabolites revealed novel mechanisms of intestinal Salmonella carriage in chicken. Sci Rep 2020; 10:4809. [PMID: 32179754 PMCID: PMC7075953 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-60892-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [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: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Intestinal carriage of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) in the chicken host serves as a reservoir for transmission of Salmonella to humans through the consumption of poultry products. The aim of the current study was to examine the three-way interaction that occurred between host metabolites, resident gut microbiota and Salmonella following inoculation of SE in two-week-old layer chicks. Our results revealed an overall alteration in gut microbiome and metabolites in association with SE infection. Enriched colonization by different microbial members throughout the course of experimental infection highlighted significant fluctuation in the intestinal microbial community in response to Salmonella infection. As changes in community membership occurred, there was also subsequent impact on differential regulation of interlinked predicted functional activities within the intestinal environment dictated by Salmonella-commensal interaction. Alteration in the overall microbial community following infection also has a ripple effect on the host regulation of cecum-associated metabolic networks. The findings showed that there was differential regulation in many of the metabolites in association with SE colonization in chickens. Perturbation in metabolic pathways related to arginine and proline metabolism as well as TCA cycle was most prominently detected. Taken together, the present findings provided a starting point in understanding the effect of intestinal Salmonella carriage on the microbiome and metabolome of developing young layer chicks.
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- Khin K Z Mon
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.,State Key Laboratory of Animal Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
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Saelao P, Wang Y, Chanthavixay G, Gallardo RA, Wolc A, Dekkers JCM, Lamont SJ, Kelly T, Zhou H. Genetics and Genomic Regions Affecting Response to Newcastle Disease Virus Infection under Heat Stress in Layer Chickens. Genes (Basel) 2019; 10:genes10010061. [PMID: 30669351 PMCID: PMC6356198 DOI: 10.3390/genes10010061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is a highly contagious avian pathogen that poses a tremendous threat to poultry producers in endemic zones due to its epidemic potential. To investigate host genetic resistance to NDV while under the effects of heat stress, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) was performed on Hy-Line Brown layer chickens that were challenged with NDV while under high ambient temperature to identify regions associated with host viral titer, circulating anti-NDV antibody titer, and body weight change. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) on chromosome 1 was associated with viral titer at two days post-infection (dpi), while 30 SNPs spanning a quantitative trait loci (QTL) on chromosome 24 were associated with viral titer at 6 dpi. Immune related genes, such as CAMK1d and CCDC3 on chromosome 1, associated with viral titer at 2 dpi, and TIRAP, ETS1, and KIRREL3, associated with viral titer at 6 dpi, were located in two QTL regions for viral titer that were identified in this study. This study identified genomic regions and candidate genes that are associated with response to NDV during heat stress in Hy-Line Brown layer chickens. Regions identified for viral titer on chromosome 1 and 24, at 2 and 6 dpi, respectively, included several genes that have key roles in regulating the immune response.
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- Perot Saelao
- Integrative Genetics and Genomics Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
- Genomics to Improve Poultry Innovation Lab, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Genomics to Improve Poultry Innovation Lab, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Integrative Genetics and Genomics Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
- Genomics to Improve Poultry Innovation Lab, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
- Hy-Line International, Dallas Center, IA 50063, USA.
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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- Genomics to Improve Poultry Innovation Lab, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Genomics to Improve Poultry Innovation Lab, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Saelao P, Wang Y, Chanthavixay G, Yu V, Gallardo RA, Dekkers JCM, Lamont SJ, Kelly T, Zhou H. Integrated Proteomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of Differential Expression of Chicken Lung Tissue in Response to NDV Infection during Heat Stress. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:genes9120579. [PMID: 30486457 PMCID: PMC6316021 DOI: 10.3390/genes9120579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 11/06/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is a devastating worldwide poultry pathogen with major implications for global food security. In this study, two highly inbred and genetically distinct chicken lines, Fayoumis and Leghorns, were exposed to a lentogenic strain of NDV, while under the effects of heat stress, in order to understand the genetic mechanisms of resistance during high ambient temperatures. Fayoumis, which are relatively more resistant to pathogens than Leghorns, had larger numbers of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) during the early stages of infection when compared to Leghorns and subsequently down-regulated their immune response at the latter stages to return to homeostasis. Leghorns had very few DEGs across all observed time points, with the majority of DEGs involved with metabolic and glucose-related functions. Proteomic analysis corroborates findings made within Leghorns, while also identifying interesting candidate genes missed by expression profiling. Poor correlation between changes observed in the proteomic and transcriptomic datasets highlights the potential importance of integrative approaches to understand the mechanisms of disease response. Overall, this study provides novel insights into global protein and expression profiles of these two genetic lines, and provides potential genetic targets involved with NDV resistance during heat stress in poultry.
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- Perot Saelao
- Integrative Genetics and Genomics Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
- Genomics to Improve Poultry Innovation Lab, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Genomics to Improve Poultry Innovation Lab, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Integrative Genetics and Genomics Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
- Genomics to Improve Poultry Innovation Lab, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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- Genomics to Improve Poultry Innovation Lab, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Genomics to Improve Poultry Innovation Lab, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Mon KKZ, Saelao P, Halstead MM, Chanthavixay G, Chang HC, Garas L, Maga EA, Zhou H. Salmonella enterica Serovars Enteritidis Infection Alters the Indigenous Microbiota Diversity in Young Layer Chicks. Front Vet Sci 2015; 2:61. [PMID: 26664988 PMCID: PMC4672283 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2015.00061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [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: 10/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Avian gastrointestinal (GI) tracts are highly populated with a diverse array of microorganisms that share a symbiotic relationship with their hosts and contribute to the overall health and disease state of the intestinal tract. The microbiome of the young chick is easily prone to alteration in its composition by both exogenous and endogenous factors, especially during the early posthatch period. The genetic background of the host and exposure to pathogens can impact the diversity of the microbial profile that consequently contributes to the disease progression in the host. The objective of this study was to profile the composition and structure of the gut microbiota in young chickens from two genetically distinct highly inbred lines. Furthermore, the effect of the Salmonella Enteritidis infection on altering the composition makeup of the chicken microbiome was evaluated through the 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. One-day-old layer chicks were challenged with S. Enteritidis and the host cecal microbiota profile as well as the degree of susceptibility to Salmonella infection was examined at 2 and 7 days post infection. Our result indicated that host genotype had a limited effect on resistance to S. Enteritidis infection. Alpha diversity, beta diversity, and overall microbiota composition were analyzed for four factors: host genotype, age, treatment, and postinfection time points. S. Enteritidis infection in young chicks was found to significantly reduce the overall diversity of the microbiota population with expansion of Enterobacteriaceae family. These changes indicated that Salmonella colonization in the GI tract of the chickens has a direct effect on altering the natural development of the GI microbiota. The impact of S. Enteritidis infection on microbial communities was also more substantial in the late stage of infection. Significant inverse correlation between Enterobacteriaceae and Lachnospiraceae family in both non-infected and infected groups, suggested possible antagonistic interaction between members of these two taxa, which could potentially influences the overall microbial population in the gut. Our results also revealed that genetic difference between two lines had minimal effect on the establishment of microbiota population. Overall, this study provided preliminary insights into the contributing role of S. Enteritidis in influencing the overall makeup of chicken’s gut microbiota.
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- Khin K Z Mon
- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis , Davis, CA , USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis , Davis, CA , USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis , Davis, CA , USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis , Davis, CA , USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis , Davis, CA , USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis , Davis, CA , USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis , Davis, CA , USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis , Davis, CA , USA
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