Cheng, J.; Peng, W.; Cao, X.; Huang, Y.; Lan, X.; Lei, C.; Chen, H. Differential Expression of KCNJ12 Gene and Association Analysis of Its Missense Mutation with Growth Traits in Chinese Cattle. Animals2019, 9, 273.
Cheng, J.; Peng, W.; Cao, X.; Huang, Y.; Lan, X.; Lei, C.; Chen, H. Differential Expression of KCNJ12 Gene and Association Analysis of Its Missense Mutation with Growth Traits in Chinese Cattle. Animals 2019, 9, 273.
Cheng, J.; Peng, W.; Cao, X.; Huang, Y.; Lan, X.; Lei, C.; Chen, H. Differential Expression of KCNJ12 Gene and Association Analysis of Its Missense Mutation with Growth Traits in Chinese Cattle. Animals2019, 9, 273.
Cheng, J.; Peng, W.; Cao, X.; Huang, Y.; Lan, X.; Lei, C.; Chen, H. Differential Expression of KCNJ12 Gene and Association Analysis of Its Missense Mutation with Growth Traits in Chinese Cattle. Animals 2019, 9, 273.
Abstract
Potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 12 (KCNJ12) gene is one promising candidate for economic traits because of its crucial roles in myoblast development. Here, a missense mutation (Cys>Arg), was firstly detected to locate in exon 3 of KCNJ12 from three Chinese cattle breeds by DNA-pool sequencing. Then, we performed the association analysis of this SNP with stature in three Chinese cattle populations (n = 820). Significantly positive correlation was revealed by reduced animal general linear model and the genotype of CC is the most excellent genotype in three breeds. Further, we measured the expression profiling of the KCNJ12 gene in various cattle tissues and primary bovine skeletal muscle cells. Ubiquitous expression with high abundance in muscle was observed. Further, in primary bovine skeletal muscle cells, the KCNJ12 mRNA expression was gradually up-regulated in differentiation medium (DM) compared with that in growth medium (GM), suggesting that KCNJ12 gene is involved in bovine myocyte differentiation. Conclusively, KCNJ12 gene is a functional candidate gene which can be used as molecular marker for beef cattle breeding.
Keywords
KCNJ12; SNP; myoblast differentiation; stature; Chinese beef cattle
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Agricultural Science and Agronomy
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