Journal
GENOMICS
Volume 113, Issue 4, Pages 2077-2084Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2021.05.004
Keywords
Genomic analysis; Rib number; KCNH1; CPOX; CPQ; Association analysis
Funding
- National for Joint Research on Improved Breeds of Livestock and Poultry [19200140]
- West Light Foundation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Gansu Province Modern Silk Road Cold and Arid Agriculture Special
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This study identified important candidate genes affecting the increase in rib number in sheep through whole-genome resequencing and analysis. Genes such as CPOX, KCNH1, and CPQ were found to have a combined effect on rib number, providing valuable molecular markers for sheep breeding in relation to rib number.
The number of ribs is an important economic trait in the sheep industry when the sheep are raised for mutton. However, in sheep, the genetic mechanisms regulating rib number are poorly understood. In the present study, we aimed to identify important candidate genes that affect the increase in rib number in sheep. Whole-genome resequencing of 36 Hu sheep with an increased number of ribs (R14) and 36 sheep with normal (R13) rib numbers was carried out. Analysis using three methods (fixation index (FST), Fisher's exact test, and Chi-squared test) showed that 219 single nucleotide polymorphism sites overlapped among the results of the three methods, which represented 206 genes. Gene ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analyses indicated that the genes were mainly associated with regulation of developmental process, inorganic anion transport, cellular biosynthetic process, tight junction, the oxytocin signaling pathway, and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. Four mutations were selected according to the significantly selected genomic regions and important pathways for genotyping and association analysis. The result demonstrated that three synonymous mutations correlated significantly with the rib number. Importantly, we revealed that the CPOX (encoding coproporphyrinogen oxidase), KCNH1 (encoding potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 1), and CPQ (encoding carboxypeptidase Q) genes have a combined effect on rib number in Hu sheep. Our results identified candidate molecular markers for rib number in sheep breeding.
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