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BMC GENOMICS
卷 23, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08444-5
关键词
Beak skin melanin spot; Duck; GWAS; Genetic
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31972523, 31872345]
- National Scientific Supporting Projects of China [2015BAD03B06]
- China Agriculture Research System of Waterfowl [CARS-42]
- CAAS Innovation Team Project [ASTIP-2016IAS-9, CAAS-XTCX2016010-03]
The study found that age and sunlight can induce melanin deposition in bird beak skin, which is determined by genetic factors. Two major loci affecting melanin deposition were identified, and potential causative genes were discovered. Additionally, the study highlighted the importance of the melanin metabolism pathway in skin pigmentation.
Background Skin pigmentation is a broadly appearing phenomenon of most animals and humans in nature. Here we used a bird model to investigate why melanin spot deposits on the skin. Results Our result showed that growth age and the sunlight might induce melanin deposition in bird beak skin which was determined by genetic factors. GWAS helped us to identify two major loci affecting melanin deposition, located on chromosomes 13 and 25, respectively. The fine mapping works narrowed the candidate regions to 0.98 Mb and 1.0 Mb on chromosomes 13 and 25. The MITF and POU2F3 may be the causative genes and synergistically affect melanin deposition during duck beak skin. Furthermore, our data strongly demonstrated that the pathway of melanin metabolism contributes to melanin deposition on the skin. Conclusions We demonstrated that age and sunlight induce melanin deposition in bird beak skin, while heredity is fundamental. The MITF and POU2F3 likely played a synergistic effect on the regulation of melanin synthesis, and their mutations contribute to phenotypic differences in beak melanin deposition among individuals. It is pointed out that melanin deposition in the skin is related to the pathway of melanin metabolism, which provided insights into the molecular regulatory mechanisms and the genetic improvement of the melanin deposition in duck beak.
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