Selection for growth rate and body size have altered the expression profiles of somatotropic axis genes in chickens

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第一作者： Jia, Junjing

作者： Jia, Junjing;Ahmed, Irfan;Liu, Lixian;Liu, Yong;Xu, Zhiqiang;Duan, Xiaohua;Li, Qihua;Dou, Tengfei;Rong, Hua;Wang, Kun;Li, Zhengtian;Talpur, Mir Zulqarnain;Huang, Ying;Wang, Shanrong;Yan, Shixiong;Tong, Huiquan;Zhao, Sumei;te Pas, Marinus F. W.;Ge, Changrong;Gu, Dahai;Zhao, Guiping;te Pas, Marinus F. W.;te Pas, Marinus F. W.;Su, Zhengchang

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期刊名称：PLOS ONE （ 影响因子：3.24； 五年影响因子：3.788 ）

ISSN： 1932-6203

年卷期： 2018 年 13 卷 4 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： The growth hormone / insulin-like growth factor-1 (GH/IG F-1) pathway of the somatotropic axis is the major controller for growth rate and body size in vertebrates, but the effect of selection on the expression of GH/IGF-1 somatotropic axis genes and their association with body size and growth performance in farm animals is not fully understood. We analyzed a time series of expression profiles of GH/IGF-1 somatotropic axis genes in two chicken breeds, the Daweishan mini chickens and Wuding chickens, and the commercial Avian broilers hybrid exhibiting markedly different body sizes and growth rates. We found that growth rate and feed conversion efficiency in Daweishan mini chickens were significantly lower than those in Wuding chickens and Avian broilers. The Wuding and Daweishan mini chickens showed higher levels of plasma GH, pituitary GH mRNA but lower levels of hepatic growth hormone receptor (GHR) mRNA than in Avian broilers. Daweishan mini chickens showed significantly lower levels of plasma IGF-1, thigh muscle and hepatic IGF-1 mRNA than did Avian broilers and Wuding chickens. These results suggest that the GH part of the somatotropic axis is the main regulator of growth rate, while IGF-1 may regulate both growth rate and body weight. Selection for growth performance and body size have altered the expression profiles of somatotropic axis genes in a breed-, age-, and tissue-specific manner, and manner, and alteration of regulatory mechanisms of these genes might play an important role in the developmental characteristics of chickens.

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