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Skin transcriptome profiles associated with black- and white-coated regions in Boer and Macheng black crossbred goats

文献类型: 外文期刊

作者: Xiong, Qi 1 ; Tao, Hu 1 ; Zhang, Nian 1 ; Zhang, Liqing 2 ; Wang, Guiqiang 2 ; Li, Xiaofeng 1 ; Suo, Xiaojun 1 ; Zhang, F 1 ;

作者机构: 1.Hubei Acad Agr Sci, Inst Anim Husb & Vet, Hubei Key Lab Anim Embryo Engn & Mol Breeding, Wuhan 430064, Hubei, Peoples R China

2.Hubei Livestock & Poultry Breeding Ctr, Wuhan 430070, Peoples R China

期刊名称:GENOMICS ( 影响因子:5.736; 五年影响因子:4.939 )

ISSN: 0888-7543

年卷期: 2020 年 112 卷 2 期

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收录情况: SCI

摘要: To increase the current understanding of the gene-expression profiles in different skin regions associated with different coat colors and identify key genes for the regulation of color patterns in goats, we used the Illumina RNA-Seq method to compare the skin transcriptomes of the black- and while-coated regions containing hair follicles from the Boer and Macheng Black crossbred goat, which has a black head and a white body. Six cDNA libraries derived from skin samples of the while-coated region (n = 3) and black-coated region (n = 3) were constructed from three full-sib goats. On average, we obtained approximately 76.5 and 73.5 million reads for skin samples from black- and while-coated regions, respectively, of which 75.39% and 76.05% were covered in the genome database. A total of 165 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were detected between these two color regions, among which 110 were upregulated and 55 were downregulated in the skin samples of white-vs. black-coated regions. The results of Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analyses revealed that some of these DEGs may play an important role in controlling the pigmentation of skin or hair follicles. We identified three key DEGs, i.e., Agouti, DCT, and TYRP1, in the pathway related to melanogenesis in the different skin regions of the crossbred goat. DCT and TYRP1 were downregulated and Agouti was upregulated in the skin of the while-coated region, suggesting a lack of mature melanocytes in this region and that Agouti might play a key developmental role in color-pattern formation. All data sets (Gene Expression Omnibus) are available via public repositories. In addition, MC1R was genotyped in 200 crossbred goats with a black head and neck. Loss-of-function mutations in MC1R as well as homozygosity for the mutant alleles were widely found in this population. The MC1R gene did not seem to play a major role in determining the black head and neck in our crossbred goats. Our study provides insights into the transcriptional regulation of two distinct coat colors, which might serve as a key resource for understanding coat color pigmentation in goats. The region-specific expression of Agouti may be associated with the distribution of pigments across the body in Boer and Macheng Black crossbred goats.

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