文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Ding, Haisheng ¹ ; Luo, Yan ¹ ; Liu, Min ¹ ; Huang, Jingshu ³ ; Xu, Dequan ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Huazhong Agr Univ, Minist Agr, Key Lab Swine Genet & Breeding, Wuhan 430070, Peoples R China

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

3.Anim Husb & Vet Bur Hubei Prov, Wuhan 430064, Peoples R China

期刊名称：SCIENTIFIC REPORTS （ 影响因子：4.379； 五年影响因子：5.133 ）

ISSN： 2045-2322

年卷期： 2016 年 6 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Meishan boars are known for their early sexual maturity. However, they exhibit a significantly smaller testicular size and a reduced proportion of Sertoli cells and daily sperm production compared with Duroc boars. The testes of Duroc and Meishan boars at 20, 75 and 270 days of age were used for histological and transcriptome analyses. Haematoxylin-eosin staining was conducted to observe histological structure of the testes in Duroc and Meishan boars at different ages. Although spermatogenesis occurred prior to 75 days in Meishan boars, the number of spermatogonia and Sertoli cells in Meishan boars were less than in Duroc boars at adulthood. The diameters of the seminiferous tubules of the testes differed significantly during the initiation of development of the seminiferous tubules between the two breeds. We obtained differentially expressed functional genes and analysed seven pathways involved in male sexual maturity and spermatogenesis using RNA-seq. We also detected four main alternative splicing events and many single nucleotide polymorphisms from testes. Eight functionally important genes were validated by qPCR, and Neurotrophin 3 was subjected to quantification and cellular localization analysis. Our study provides the first transcriptome evidence for the differences in sexual function development between Meishan and Duroc boars.