Journal
CELLS
Volume 11, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells11081371
Keywords
goat; DNAH1; SNP; InDel; CNV; litter sizes
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31702115, 31172184]
- Light of the West Visiting Scholar Program, Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
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Dynein Axonemal Heavy Chain 1 (DNAH1) encodes proteins that are crucial for the structural support and function of sperm and ova. This study identified several genetic variations within DNAH1 that were significantly associated with litter size in Shaanbei white cashmere goats. These genetic variations can be used as molecular markers for selecting reproductive traits in goats.
Dynein Axonemal Heavy Chain 1 (DNAH1) encodes proteins which provide structural support for the physiological function and motor structure of spermatozoa (hereafter referred to as sperm) and ova. This study found that three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), the 27-bp insertion/deletion (InDel) mutations and three exonic copy number variations (CNVs) within DNAH1 were significantly associated with litter size of Shaanbei white cashmere goats (n = 1101). Goats with the wildtypes of these three SNPs had higher litter sizes than other carriers (p < 0.05). II genotype of the 27-bp InDel had the highest litter size compared with ID carriers (p = 0.000022). The gain genotype had the largest litter sizes compared with the loss or medium carriers for the three CNV mutations (p < 0.01). Individuals with the AA-TT-CC-II-M-1-M-2-M-3 and AA-TT-CC-II-G(1)-G(2)-M-3 combination genotypes had larger litter sizes compared with the other genotypes. This study also showed the DNAH1 expression in mothers of multiple kids was higher than mothers of single kids. These three SNPs, the 27-bp InDel and three CNVs in DNAH1 could be used as molecular markers for the selection of goat reproductive traits.
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