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ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
卷 34, 期 1, 页码 56-66出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2021.1935981
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Chicken; sex determination; Hintw; gene function
Mono-Sex culturing is an important methodology for intensive livestock and poultry production. In this study, Hintw was identified as a potential key gene in the sex-determination process in chicken embryos. A method to interfere or overexpress Hintw in chicken embryos was developed. The results showed that Hintw plays a crucial role in gonadal development and can affect hormone levels. This study provides a basis for understanding the molecular regulatory network of sex-determination in chicken embryos and has implications for mono-sex culturing of poultry.
Mono-Sex culturing is an important methodology for intensive livestock and poultry production. Here, Hintw was identified as a potential key gene in sex-determination process in chickens via RNA-seq. Then we developed an effective method to interfere or overexpress Hintw in chicken embryos through the intravascular injection. QRT-PCR, ELISA and H&E staining were used to detect the effects of Hintw on gonadal development of chicken embryos. Results showed that Hintw exhibited a female-biased expression pattern in the early stage of PGCs (primordial germ cells) in embryonic gonads. The qRT-PCR analysis showed that Foxl2, Cyp19a1 in females were upregulated under the overexpression of Hintw, while Sox9 and Dmrt1 were downregulated Hintw. Overexpression of Hintw can promote the development of gonadal cortex, while interference with Hintw show the opposite result. Additionally, we found that overexpression of the Hintw in male chicken embryos could inhibit androgen levels and increase estrogen levels. On the other hand, interfering with Hintw in female chicken embryos decreased estrogen levels and increased androgen levels. In conclusion, this work sets the basis for the understanding of the molecular regulatory network for the sex-determination process in chicken embryos as well as providing the theoretical basis for mono-sex culturing of poultry.
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