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Fang ZH, Bovenhuis H, Delacroix-Buchet A, Miranda G, Boichard D, Visker MHPW, Martin P. Genetic and nongenetic factors contributing to differences in α S-casein phosphorylation isoforms and other major milk proteins. J Dairy Sci 2017; 100:5564-5577. [PMID: 28527801 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-12338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Abstract
Relative concentrations of αS-casein (αS-CN) phosphorylation isoforms vary considerably among milk of individual cows. We aimed to explore to what extent genetic and other factors contribute to the variation in relative concentrations of αS-CN phosphorylation isoforms and the phosphorylation degree of αS-CN defined as the proportion of isoforms with higher degrees of phosphorylation. We also investigated the associations of genetic variants of milk proteins and casein haplotypes with relative concentrations of αS-CN phosphorylation isoforms and with the phosphorylation degree of αS-CN in French Montbéliarde cattle from the cheese production area of Franche-Comté. Detailed milk protein composition was determined by liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry from 531 test-day morning milk samples. Parity, lactation stage, and genetic variation of cows contributed to the phenotypic variation in relative concentrations of individual αS-CN phosphorylation isoforms and in the phosphorylation degree of αS-CN. As lactation progressed, we observed a significant increase for relative concentrations of αS-CN isoforms with higher degrees of phosphorylation (αS1-CN-9P, αS2-CN-13P, and αS2-CN-14P) as well as for the phosphorylation degree of both αS1-CN and αS2-CN. Furthermore, the β-CN I variant was associated with a greater proportion of isoforms with lower degrees of phosphorylation (αS1-CN-8P, αS2-CN-10P, and αS2-CN-11P); the β-CN B variant was associated with a greater proportion of isoforms with higher degrees of phosphorylation (αS1-CN-9P, αS2-CN-12P to αS2-CN-14P). The heritability estimates were low to moderate for relative concentrations of αS2-CN phosphorylation isoforms (0.07 to 0.32), high for relative concentrations of αS1-CN-8P (0.84) and αS1-CN-9P (0.56), and moderate for phosphorylation degrees of αS1-CN (0.37) and αS2-CN (0.23). Future studies investigating relations between the phosphorylation degree of αS-CN and technological properties of milk will be beneficial for the dairy industry.
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Affiliation(s)
- Z H Fang
- Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France; Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University and Research, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University and Research, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands
| | - A Delacroix-Buchet
- Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University and Research, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France.
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