A novel codominant plumage color pattern of white breast patches in WugangTong geese was controlled by EDNRB2

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第一作者： Yang, Yunzhou

作者： Yang, Yunzhou;Wang, Huiying;Liu, Yi;Zhai, Shaojia;Liu, Haodong;He, Daqian;Zhai, Shaojia;Liu, Haodong

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关键词： WugangTong goose; swan; plumage color variation; codominance; EDNRB2

期刊名称：POULTRY SCIENCE （ 影响因子：4.2； 五年影响因子：4.5 ）

ISSN： 0032-5791

年卷期： 2024 年 103 卷 12 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Two basic plumage color patterns are observed in adult geese: solid grey (G) or colorless white (W). However, a Chinese indigenous breed, the Wugangtong goose (WGT), continues to be subject to selective breeding efforts as it displays segregation of plumage colors, including G, W, and a novel color pattern designated Wb (G with white breast circles). The underlying genetic mechanisms responsible for the Wb phenotype are yet to be determined. The current study employed the population differentiation index (F-ST) to analyze 90 geese exhibiting diverse plumage colors, identifying the fifth intron of EDNRB2 as a particularly noteworthy region with the highest F-ST values. Sanger sequencing of the region surrounding the EDNRB2 gene identified a 14-bp insertion within exon 3 as the causal mutation. The heterozygosity of this 14-bp insertion and wild-type alleles was completely associated with the Wb phenotype, thereby substantiating the codominant nature of the G and W phenotypes. An inter-species corroborated this finding cross between the graylag (no 14- bp insertion) and the swan goose (homozygous for the 14-bp insertion) breeds, as hybrids from this cross exhibited the Wb phenotype. Transcriptomes from white breast patches and gray dorsal skins of 4 Wb geese were compared. A significant downregulation of genes involved in melanin synthesis and melanocyte development was observed, including EDRNB2 and MLANA. . The downregulation of MLANA indicated that the mutated EDNRB2 resulted in melanocyte loss in specific body regions, as MLANA is a marker gene for melanocytes. The findings were corroborated by melanin staining using the Mansson-Fontana method, which revealed no melanin particles deposited in the white breast patches. In summary, the gray plumage color was codominant to the white color in WGT geese, and plumage color variations were controlled by EDNRB2. . The findings of our study offer valuable and practical guidance for the purification of plumage colors among WGT, whether through traditional phenotype selection or molecular breeding methods.

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