文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Yue, Caijuan ¹ ; Wang, Jiakang ³ ; Shen, Yifei ⁴ ; Zhang, Junli ² ; Liu, Jian ² ; Xiao, Aiping ⁵ ; Liu, Yisha ¹ ; Eer, Hehua ² ; Zhang, Qiao-e ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Ningxia Univ, Coll Anim Sci & Technol, Yinchuan, Ningxia, Peoples R China

2.Ningxia Acad Agr & Forestry Sci, Yinchuan, Ningxia, Peoples R China

3.Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Coll Life Sci & Technol, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China

4.China Univ Geosci, Inst Marxism, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China

5.Anim Husb Extens Stn, Yinchuan, Ningxia, Peoples R China

关键词： sheep; muscle development; DNA methylation; whole-genome bisulfite sequencing; epigenetics

期刊名称：FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE （ 影响因子：3.2； 五年影响因子：3.5 ）

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年卷期： 2023 年 10 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： IntroductionThe Tan sheep is a popular local breed in China because of its tenderness and flavor. The Hu sheep breed is also famous for its high litter size, and its muscle growth rate is faster than that of Tan sheep. However, the epigenetic mechanism behind these muscle-related phenotypes is unknown. MethodsIn this study, the longissimus dorsi tissue from 18 6 month-old Tan sheep, Hu sheep, and Tan-Hu F2 generation (6 sheep per population) were collected. After genomic DNA extraction, whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) and bioinformatics analysis were performed to construct genome-wide DNA methylome maps for the Tan sheep, Hu sheep and their Tan-Hu F2 generation. ResultsDistinct genome-wide DNA methylation patterns were observed between Tan sheep and Hu sheep. Moreover, DNA methylated regions were significantly increased in the skeletal muscle from Tan sheep vs. the F2 generation compared to the Hu sheep vs. F2 generation and the Tan sheep vs. Hu sheep. Compared with Hu sheep, the methylation levels of actin alpha 1 (ACTA1), myosin heavy chain 11 (MYH11), Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WAS), vav guanine nucleotide exchange factor 1 (VAV1), fibronectin 1 (FN1) and Rho-associated protein kinase 2 (ROCK2) genes were markedly distinct in the Tan sheep. Furthermore, Gene Ontology analysis indicated that these genes were involved in myotube differentiation, myotube cell development, smooth muscle cell differentiation and striated muscle cell differentiation. ConclusionThe findings from this study, in addition to data from previous research, demonstrated that the ACTA1, MYH11, WAS, VAV1, FN1, and ROCK2 genes may exert regulatory effects on muscle development.