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- Title
Whole-genome sequence association study identifies cyclin dependent kinase 8 as a key gene for the number of mummified piglets.
- Authors
Pingxian Wu; Dejuan Chen; Kai Wang; Shujie Wang; Yihui Liu; Anan Jiang; Weihang Xiao; Yanzhi Jiang; Li Zhu; Xu Xu; Xiaotian Qiu; Xuewei Li; Guoqing Tang
- Abstract
Objective: Pigs, an ideal biomedical model for human diseases, suffer from about 50% early embryonic and fetal death, a major cause of fertility loss worldwide. However, identifying the causal variant remains a huge challenge. This study aimed to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and candidate genes for the number of mummified (NM) piglets using the imputed whole-genome sequence (WGS) and validate the potential candidate genes. Methods: The imputed WGS was introduced from genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) using a multi-breed reference population. We performed genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for NM piglets at birth from a Landrace pig populatiGWAS peak located on SSC11: 0.10 to 7.11 Mbp (Top SNP, SSC11:1,889,658 bp; p = 9.98E-13) was identified in cyclin dependent kinase on. A total of 300 Landrace pigs were genotyped by GBS. The whole-genome variants were imputed, and 4,252,858 SNPs were obtained. Various molecular experiments were conducted to determine how the genes affected NM in pigs. Results: A strong GWAS peak located on SSC11: 0.10 to 7.11 Mbp (Top SNP, SSC11:1,889,658 bp; p = 9.98E-13) was identified in cyclin dependent kinase 8 (CDK8) gene, which plays a crucial role in embryonic retardation and lethality. Based on the molecular experiments, we found that Y-box binding protein 1 (YBX1) was a crucial transcription factor for CDK8, which mediated the effect of CDK8 in the proliferation of porcine ovarian granulosa cells via transforming growth factor beta/small mother against decapentaplegic signaling pathway, and, as a consequence, affected embryo quality, indicating that this pathway may be contributing to mummified fetal in pigs. Conclusion: A powerful imputation-based association study was performed to identify genes associated with NM in pigs. CDK8 was suggested as a functional gene for the proliferation of porcine ovarian granulosa cells, but further studies are required to determine causative mutations and the effect of loci on NM in pigs.
- Subjects
TRANSFORMING growth factors-beta; CYCLINS; PIGLETS; FETAL death; LANDRACE swine; SINGLE nucleotide polymorphisms; GENOME-wide association studies; SOMATIC cell nuclear transfer
- Publication
Animal Bioscience, 2023, Vol 36, Issue 1, p29
- ISSN
2765-0189
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5713/ab.22.0115