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- Title
Polymorphisms of KLF3 gene coding region and identification of their functionality for abdominal fat in chickens.
- Authors
Wang, Weijia; Li, Yudong; Li, Ziwei; Wang, Ning; Xiao, Fan; Gao, Haihe; Guo, Huaishun; Li, Hui; Wang, Shouzhi
- Abstract
KLF3 is a member of the Kruppel‐like factor (KLF) family of transcription factors, and plays an important role in several biological processes, including adipogenesis, erythropoiesis and B‐cell development. The purposes of this study are to search for polymorphisms of KLF3 coding region and to provide functional evidence for abdominal fat in chickens. A total of 168 SNPs in KLF3 coding region were detected in a unique chicken population, the Northeast Agricultural University broiler lines divergently selected for abdominal fat content (NEAUHLF). Of which three single nucleotide polymorphisms (g.3452T > C, g.8663A > G and g.10751G > A) were significantly correlated with abdominal fat weight (AFW) and abdominal fat percentage (AFP) of 329 birds from the 19th generation of NEAUHLF (FDR < 0.05). The reporter gene assay was performed to verify functionality of these three SNPs in both ICP‐1 and DF1 cells. Results showed that the luciferase activity of G allele was significantly higher than that of A allele in g.10751G > A (p < 0.05). However, there were no significant differences between different alleles of others two SNPs in luciferase activity. Overall, KLF3 is an important candidate gene that affects chicken abdominal fat content, and the g.10751G > A is a functional variant that potential would be applied to marker‐assisted selection (MAS) for selective breeding programme.
- Subjects
ABDOMINAL adipose tissue; GENETIC code; SINGLE nucleotide polymorphisms; KRUPPEL-like factors; GENETIC polymorphisms; TALL-1 (Protein); ADIPOGENESIS
- Publication
Veterinary Medicine & Science, 2021, Vol 7, Issue 3, p792
- ISSN
2053-1095
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/vms3.422