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Qin H, Li X, Wang J, Sun G, Mu X, Ji R. Ovarian transcriptome profile from pre-laying period to broody period of Xupu goose. Poult Sci 2021; 100:101403. [PMID: 34425555 PMCID: PMC8383009 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101403] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Xupu goose, a breed from Hunan province, produces high quality and quantity of meat and liver. However, its egg production rate is low, with poor reproductive traits but strong broody performance. These characteristics decrease the economic value of Xupu goose significantly. Here, RNA-seq was used to analyze the transcriptome changes of ovaries of Xupu goose at different stages to explore the molecular mechanism of reproduction from the pre-laying period to the broody period. A total of 258 genes were differentially expressed in the 3 stages. These genes are associated with inflammation, reproduction, mutual recognition and adhesion between cells, and cytoskeleton formation, and so on. In particular, we report, for the first time, the expression patterns of MRP126, serglycin, TXNIP, and FZD2 during the pre-laying, egg-laying, and broody periods of goose ovaries. Functional analysis by GO annotation revealed that GO terms were mainly involved in actin, cell signal transduction and regulation, and cellular components. Three pathways, including focal adhesion (gga04510), ECM-receptor interaction (gga04512), and N-Glycan biosynthesis (gga00510), were significantly enriched in the three groups. These findings provide a basis for further exploration of profiles of goose ovaries to improve egg production of Xupu goose.
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- Haorong Qin
- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, Jiangsu 225300, China.
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, Jiangsu 225300, China; National Waterfowl Gene Bank, Taizhou, Jiangsu 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, Jiangsu 225300, China; National Waterfowl Gene Bank, Taizhou, Jiangsu 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, Jiangsu 225300, China; National Waterfowl Gene Bank, Taizhou, Jiangsu 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, Jiangsu 225300, China; National Waterfowl Gene Bank, Taizhou, Jiangsu 225300, China
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- National Waterfowl Gene Bank, Taizhou, Jiangsu 225300, China
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1. Prolactin hormone (governed by the PRL gene) is secreted by the anterior pituitary of animals, which combines with its receptor (prolactin receptor, PRLR) to act on target cells. Both PRL and PRLR are mainly associated with reproductive performance. The genetic mechanism of nesting in poultry is not yet clear, and so the aim of the current study was to determine expression patterns of PRL and PRLR at different times across the breeding stages of black Muscovy ducks.2. In this study, the CDS regions of PRL and PRLR were determined by RACE sequencing. The expression levels of PRL and PRLR in the pituitary, ovary and uterus from the black Muscovy duck were compared and analysed during the pre-laying, laying and nesting periods.3. The results showed that PRL and PRLR are highly homologous in a variety of poultry species. The expression of the PRL gene in the pituitary was the highest, which was significantly higher than seen in the ovary and uterus. This trend ran through the entire prenatal period, i.e. the laying period and the nesting period. The expression level of the PRLR gene in the pituitary and ovary was generally low, and expression in the uterus was the highest. There was no significant difference in expression of the PRLR gene between pituitary and ovary during different periods, but the expression level of the PRLR gene in the uterus reached its highest level during the nesting stage, which was significantly higher than seen in the early laying period.
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- X Li
- Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China.,National Gene Bank of Waterfowl Resources, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China.,National Gene Bank of Waterfowl Resources, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China.,National Gene Bank of Waterfowl Resources, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China.,National Gene Bank of Waterfowl Resources, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China.,National Gene Bank of Waterfowl Resources, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
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Merkel B, Descamps S, Yoccoz NG, Danielsen J, Daunt F, Erikstad KE, Ezhov AV, Grémillet D, Gavrilo M, Lorentsen SH, Reiertsen TK, Steen H, Systad GH, Þórarinsson ÞL, Wanless S, Strøm H. Earlier colony arrival but no trend in hatching timing in two congeneric seabirds ( Uria spp.) across the North Atlantic. Biol Lett 2019; 15:20190634. [PMID: 31640526 DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2019.0634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
A global analysis recently showed that seabird breeding phenology (as the timing of egg-laying and hatching) does not, on average, respond to temperature changes or advance with time (Keogan et al. 2018 Nat. Clim. Change 8, 313-318). This group, the most threatened of all birds, is therefore prone to spatio-temporal mismatches with their food resources. Yet, other aspects of the breeding phenology may also have a marked influence on breeding success, such as the arrival date of adults at the breeding site following winter migration. Here, we used a large tracking dataset of two congeneric seabirds breeding in 14 colonies across 18° latitudes, to show that arrival date at the colony was highly variable between colonies and species (ranging 80 days) and advanced 1.4 days/year while timing of egg-laying remained unchanged, resulting in an increasing pre-laying duration between 2009 and 2018. Thus, we demonstrate that potentially not all components of seabird breeding phenology are insensitive to changing environmental conditions.
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- Benjamin Merkel
- Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, PO Box 6606 Langnes, 9296 Tromsø, Norway.,Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, University of Tromsø-The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, PO Box 6606 Langnes, 9296 Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, University of Tromsø-The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- University of the Faroe Islands, Vestarabryggja 15, 100 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
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- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian EH26 0QB, UK
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Fram Centre, PO Box 6606 Langnes, 9296 Tromsø, Norway.,Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Association Maritime Heritage, Saint Petersburg, Russia.,Murmansk Marine Biological Institute, 17 street Vladimirskaya, 183010 Murmansk, Russia
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- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, UMR 5175, CNRS-Université de Montpellier-Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier-EPHE, Montpellier, France.,FitzPatrick Institute, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence at the University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa
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- Association Maritime Heritage, Saint Petersburg, Russia.,National Park Russian Arctic, 57 Sovetskikh Kosmonavtove Avenue, Archangelsk, Russia
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, PO Box 5685 Sluppen, 7485 Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Fram Centre, PO Box 6606 Langnes, 9296 Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, PO Box 6606 Langnes, 9296 Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Thormøhlensgate 55, 5006 Bergen, Norway
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- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian EH26 0QB, UK
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- Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, PO Box 6606 Langnes, 9296 Tromsø, Norway
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