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CURRENT ISSUES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Volume 44, Issue 1, Pages 309-328Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cimb44010023
Keywords
mastitis; transcriptome sequencing; hub genes; multi-omics data; regulatory networks; bovine
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This study integrated different information sources to explore the genetic basis of bovine mastitis, identifying 33 genes associated with mastitis and determining 7 hub genes. Furthermore, several GO terms and metabolic-signalling pathways related to mastitis were revealed.
Mastitis, inflammation of the mammary gland, is the most prevalent disease in dairy cattle that has a potential impact on profitability and animal welfare. Specifically designed multi-omics studies can be used to prioritize candidate genes and identify biomarkers and the molecular mechanisms underlying mastitis in dairy cattle. Hence, the present study aimed to explore the genetic basis of bovine mastitis by integrating microarray and RNA-Seq data containing healthy and mastitic samples in comparative transcriptome analysis with the results of published genome-wide association studies (GWAS) using a literature mining approach. The integration of different information sources resulted in the identification of 33 common and relevant genes associated with bovine mastitis. Among these, seven genes-CXCR1, HCK, IL1RN, MMP9, S100A9, GRO1, and SOCS3-were identified as the hub genes (highly connected genes) for mastitis susceptibility and resistance, and were subjected to protein-protein interaction (PPI) network and gene regulatory network construction. Gene ontology annotation and enrichment analysis revealed 23, 7, and 4 GO terms related to mastitis in the biological process, molecular function, and cellular component categories, respectively. Moreover, the main metabolic-signalling pathways responsible for the regulation of immune or inflammatory responses were significantly enriched in cytokine-cytokine-receptor interaction, the IL-17 signaling pathway, viral protein interaction with cytokines and cytokine receptors, and the chemokine signaling pathway. Consequently, the identification of these genes, pathways, and their respective functions could contribute to a better understanding of the genetics and mechanisms regulating mastitis and can be considered a starting point for future studies on bovine mastitis.
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