Identification of selective sweeps reveals divergent selection between Chinese Holstein and Simmental cattle populations

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第一作者： Chen, Minhui

作者： Chen, Minhui;Pan, Dunfei;Fu, Jinluan;Wang, Aiguo;Jiang, Li;Zhang, Qin;Liu, Jian-Feng;Chen, Minhui;Su, Guosheng;Ren, Hongyan;Li, Junya

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期刊名称：GENETICS SELECTION EVOLUTION （ 影响因子：4.297； 五年影响因子：4.925 ）

ISSN： 0999-193X

年卷期： 2016 年 48 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Background: The identification of signals left by recent positive selection provides a feasible approach for targeting genomic variants that underlie complex traits and fitness. A better understanding of the selection mechanisms that occurred during the evolution of species can also be gained. In this study, we simultaneously detected the genomewide footprints of recent positive selection that occurred within and between Chinese Holstein and Simmental populations, which have been subjected to artificial selection for distinct purposes. We conducted analyses using various complementary approaches, including LRH, XP-EHH and F-ST, based on the IIIumina 770K high-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array, to enable more comprehensive detection. Results: We successfully constructed profiles of selective signals in both cattle populations. To further annotate these regions, we identified a set of novel functional genes related to growth, reproduction, immune response and milk production. There were no overlapping candidate windows between the two breeds. Finally, we investigated the distribution of SNPs that had low FST values across five distinct functional regions in the genome. In the low-minor allele frequency bin, we found a higher proportion of low-F-ST SNPs in the exons of the bovine genome, which indicates strong purifying selection of the exons. Conclusions: The selection signatures identified in these two populations demonstrated positive selection pressure on a set of important genes with potential functions that are involved in many biological processes. We also demonstrated that in the bovine genome, exons were under strong purifying selection. Our findings provide insight into the mechanisms of artificial selection and will facilitate follow-up functional studies of potential candidate genes that are related to various economically important traits in cattle.

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