文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Wang, Hongyang ¹ ; Fu, Yang ³ ; Gu, Peng ⁴ ; Zhang, Yingying ¹ ; Tu, Weilong ¹ ; Chao, Zhe ⁶ ; Wu, Huali ¹ ; Cao, Jianguo ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Shanghai Acad Agr Sci, Inst Anim Husb & Vet Sci, Shanghai 201106, Peoples R China

2.Shanghai Engn Res Ctr Breeding Pig, Shanghai 201302, Peoples R China

3.Shanghai Acad Agr Sci, Res Inst Edible Fungi, Shanghai 201403, Peoples R China

4.Southern Med Univ, Inst Comparat Med, Guangzhou 510515, Peoples R China

5.Southern Med Univ, Lab Anim Management Ctr, Guangzhou 510515, Peoples R China

6.Hainan Acad Agr Sci, Inst Anim Sci & Vet Med, Haikou 571100, Hainan, Peoples R China

7.Huazhong Agr Univ, Minist Educ, Key Lab Agr Anim Genet Breeding & Reprod, Wuhan 430070, Peoples R China

8.Washington State Univ, Dept Anim Sci, Pullman, WA 99164 USA

9.Shanghai Lab Anim Res Ctr, Shanghai 201203, Peoples R China

关键词： SSR; repeat unit; length polymorphism; miniature pig; molecular marker

期刊名称：ANIMALS （ 影响因子：2.752； 五年影响因子：2.942 ）

ISSN： 2076-2615

年卷期： 2020 年 10 卷 10 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Simple Summary Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are present at high densities in regulatory elements, suggesting that they may affect gene function and phenotypic traits. Therefore, SSRs can be exploited in marker-assisted selection. In addition, they can be widely used as molecular markers to study genetic diversity, population structure, and evolution. While SSRs have been widely studied in many mammalian species, very little research has focused on genome-wide SSRs of miniature pigs, a small but special group of pigs that express the dwarf phenotype. Based on the SSR-enriched library building and sequencing, about 30,000 novel polymorphic SSRs for four miniature pig breeds were mapped to the Duroc pig reference genome. The four miniature pig breeds had different numbers and types of SSRs and distributions of repeat units. There were 2518 polymorphic SSRs in the intron or exon regions that were common to all four breeds and functional analyses revealed 17 genes that were associated with body size and other genes that were associated with growth and development. In conclusion, the SSRs detected in the miniature pigs in this study may provide useful genetic markers for the selection of farm animals and the polymorphic SSRs provide valuable insights into the determination of mature body size, as well as the immunity, growth and development of animals. Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are commonly used as molecular markers in research on genetic diversity and discrimination among taxa or breeds because polymorphisms in these regions contribute to gene function and phenotypically important traits. In this study, we investigated genome-wide characteristics, repeat units, and polymorphisms of SSRs using sequencing data from SSR-enriched libraries created from Wuzhishan (WZS), Bama (BM), inbred Luchuan (LC) and Zangxiang (ZX) miniature pig breeds. The numbers and types of SSRs, distributions of repeat units and polymorphic SSRs varied among the four breeds. Compared to the Duroc pig reference genome, 2518 polymorphic SSRs were unique and common to all four breeds and functional annotation revealed that they may affect the coding and regulatory regions of genes. Several examples, such as FGF23, MYF6, IGF1R, and LEPROT, are associated with growth and development in pigs. Three of the polymorphic SSRs were selected to confirm the polymorphism and the corresponding alleles through fluorescence polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and capillary electrophoresis. Together, this study provides useful insights into the discovery, characteristics and distribution of SSRs in four pig breeds. The polymorphic SSRs, especially those common and unique to all four pig breeds, might affect associated genes and play important roles in growth and development.