Genome-wide association study for numbers of vertebrae in Dezhou donkey population reveals new candidate genes

Numbers of vertebrae is an important economic trait associated with body size and meat productivity in animals. However, the genetic basis of vertebrae number in donkey remains to be well understood. The aim of this study was to identify candidate genes affecting the number of thoracic (TVn) and the...

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Main Authors: Yan SUN, Chang-heng ZHAO, Jun TENG, Yong-hui WANG, Tian-qi WANG, Xiao-yuan SHI, Zi-wen LIU, Hai-jing LI, Ji-jing WANG, Wen-wen WANG, Chao NING, Chang-fa WANG, Qin ZHANG
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Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2023-10-01
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author Yan SUN
Chang-heng ZHAO
Jun TENG
Yong-hui WANG
Tian-qi WANG
Xiao-yuan SHI
Zi-wen LIU
Hai-jing LI
Ji-jing WANG
Wen-wen WANG
Chao NING
Chang-fa WANG
Qin ZHANG
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Chang-heng ZHAO
Jun TENG
Yong-hui WANG
Tian-qi WANG
Xiao-yuan SHI
Zi-wen LIU
Hai-jing LI
Ji-jing WANG
Wen-wen WANG
Chao NING
Chang-fa WANG
Qin ZHANG
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description Numbers of vertebrae is an important economic trait associated with body size and meat productivity in animals. However, the genetic basis of vertebrae number in donkey remains to be well understood. The aim of this study was to identify candidate genes affecting the number of thoracic (TVn) and the number of lumbar vertebrae (LVn) in Dezhou donkey. A genome-wide association study was conducted using whole genome sequence data imputed from low-coverage genome sequencing. For TVn, we identified 38 genome-wide significant and 64 suggestive SNPs, which relate to 7 genes (NLGN1, DCC, SLC26A7, TOX, WNT7A, LOC123286078, and LOC123280142). For LVn, we identified 9 genome-wide significant and 38 suggestive SNPs, which relate to 8 genes (GABBR2, FBXO4, LOC123277146, LOC123277359, BMP7, B3GAT1, EML2, and LRP5). The genes involve in the Wnt and TGF-β signaling pathways and may play an important role in embryonic development or bone formation and could be good candidate genes for TVn and LVn.
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spelling doaj-art-53070cf4965f40e4af1ea3c3151665c62025-08-20T03:58:25ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Journal of Integrative Agriculture2095-31192023-10-0122103159316910.1016/j.jia.2023.04.038Genome-wide association study for numbers of vertebrae in Dezhou donkey population reveals new candidate genesYan SUN0Chang-heng ZHAO1Jun TENG2Yong-hui WANG3Tian-qi WANG4Xiao-yuan SHI5Zi-wen LIU6Hai-jing LI7Ji-jing WANG8Wen-wen WANG9Chao NING10Chang-fa WANG11Qin ZHANG12Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, P.R.ChinaShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, P.R.ChinaShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, P.R.ChinaLiaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-Efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, P.R.ChinaLiaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-Efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, P.R.ChinaLiaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-Efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, P.R.ChinaLiaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-Efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, P.R.ChinaNational Engineering Research Center for Gelatin-Based Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dong-E E-Jiao Co. Ltd., Liaocheng 252200, P.R.ChinaShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Disease Control and Breeding, Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, P.R.ChinaShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, P.R.ChinaShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, P.R.ChinaLiaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-Efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, P.R.China; Correspondence WANG Chang-faShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, P.R.China; Correspondence ZHANG QinNumbers of vertebrae is an important economic trait associated with body size and meat productivity in animals. However, the genetic basis of vertebrae number in donkey remains to be well understood. The aim of this study was to identify candidate genes affecting the number of thoracic (TVn) and the number of lumbar vertebrae (LVn) in Dezhou donkey. A genome-wide association study was conducted using whole genome sequence data imputed from low-coverage genome sequencing. For TVn, we identified 38 genome-wide significant and 64 suggestive SNPs, which relate to 7 genes (NLGN1, DCC, SLC26A7, TOX, WNT7A, LOC123286078, and LOC123280142). For LVn, we identified 9 genome-wide significant and 38 suggestive SNPs, which relate to 8 genes (GABBR2, FBXO4, LOC123277146, LOC123277359, BMP7, B3GAT1, EML2, and LRP5). The genes involve in the Wnt and TGF-β signaling pathways and may play an important role in embryonic development or bone formation and could be good candidate genes for TVn and LVn.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311923001089numbers of vertebraeGWASgenotype imputationDezhou donkey
spellingShingle Yan SUN
Chang-heng ZHAO
Jun TENG
Yong-hui WANG
Tian-qi WANG
Xiao-yuan SHI
Zi-wen LIU
Hai-jing LI
Ji-jing WANG
Wen-wen WANG
Chao NING
Chang-fa WANG
Qin ZHANG
Genome-wide association study for numbers of vertebrae in Dezhou donkey population reveals new candidate genes
Journal of Integrative Agriculture
numbers of vertebrae
GWAS
genotype imputation
Dezhou donkey
title Genome-wide association study for numbers of vertebrae in Dezhou donkey population reveals new candidate genes
title_full Genome-wide association study for numbers of vertebrae in Dezhou donkey population reveals new candidate genes
title_fullStr Genome-wide association study for numbers of vertebrae in Dezhou donkey population reveals new candidate genes
title_full_unstemmed Genome-wide association study for numbers of vertebrae in Dezhou donkey population reveals new candidate genes
title_short Genome-wide association study for numbers of vertebrae in Dezhou donkey population reveals new candidate genes
title_sort genome wide association study for numbers of vertebrae in dezhou donkey population reveals new candidate genes
topic numbers of vertebrae
GWAS
genotype imputation
Dezhou donkey
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311923001089
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