scholarly journals Prolactin gene polymorphisms and associations with reproductive traits in Indonesian local ducks

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 2301-2311
Author(s):  
Dattadewi Purwantini ◽  
R. Singgih Sugeng Santosa ◽  
Setya Agus Santosa ◽  
Agus Susanto ◽  
Dewi Puspita Candrasari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Egg Production ◽  
Regression Line ◽  
Reproductive Traits ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Single Chain ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Genotype Frequencies ◽  
Prolactin Gene ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Background and Aim: Reproductive traits play an important role in population increases and the egg production (EP) abilities of Indonesian local ducks (ILD). The prolactin (PRL) gene is a single chain polypeptide hormone belonging to a family of growth hormone genes that are mainly synthesized in the anterior pituitary gland in all vertebrates. It has a significant effect on reproductive traits and EP. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) present in PRL are a useful molecular marker for EP. This study aimed to identify the PRL polymorphisms based on these SNPs and to uncover the associations with reproductive traits in ILD. Materials and Methods: A total of 280 ILDs consisting of Tegal and Magelang (F0) ducks and their reciprocal crosses, namely, Gallang (F1) and Maggal (F1), were maintained and specific variables were recorded, that is, age at first egg, body weight at first egg, first egg weight, and EP, for 90 days. Allele and genotype frequencies were used to determine the Hardy- Weinberg (H-W) equilibrium. The association between the SNP genotypes of PRL and reproductive traits was analyzed using one-way analysis of variance, following the GLM procedure of SAS. The genotypic effects on the reproductive traits were determined using regression analysis. Results: This study successfully amplified a polymerase chain reaction product of 190 bp, which was used to identify the SNP. Results indicated that PRL in ILDs is polymorphic. A SNP was found at position 164 nt (c.164G >A), consisting of three different genotypes, namely, GG, GA, and AA. The genotypes of Tegal and Magelang (F0), and Gallang (F1) populations were not in H-W equilibrium. The Maggal population (F1) was in H-W equilibrium. Significant associations were detected between the genotypes and EP in all ILDs (p<0.01), following a regression line of y=2.337x+64.605, with a determination coefficient of 0.0188 (r=0.14). Conclusion: PRL can be recommended as a candidate gene for reproductive traits in ILD, especially EP.

scholarly journals Association of non-synonymous SNPs of <i>OPN</i> gene with litter size traits in pigs

2015 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Kumchoo ◽  
S. Mekchay
Keyword(s):  
Litter Size ◽  
Reproductive Traits ◽  
Snp Markers ◽  
Strong Linkage Disequilibrium ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Large White ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Pcr Rflp ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Acid Exchange

Abstract. Osteopontin (OPN) gene is a secreted phosphoprotein which appears to play a key function in the conceptus implantation, placentation and maintenance of pregnancy in pigs. The objectives of this study were to verify the non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and their association with litter size traits in commercial Thai Large White pigs. A total of 320 Thai Large White sows were genotyped using the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method. Three SNPs at c.425G> A, c.573T> C and c.881C> T revealed amino acid exchange rates of p.110Ala> Thr, p.159Val> Ala and p.262Pro> Ser, respectively, and were then segregated. These three SNPs were significantly associated with total number born (TNB) and number born alive (NBA) traits. No polymorphisms of the two SNP markers (c.278A> G and c.452T> G) were observed in this study. Moreover, the SNPs at c.425G> A and c.573T> C were found to be in strong linkage disequilibrium. The association of OPN with litter size emphasizes the importance of porcine OPN as a candidate gene for reproductive traits in pig breeding.

scholarly journals Evaluation of PECAM-1 Gene Polymorphism in Patients with Periodontal Disease and Healthy Individuals

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Mahdi Kdkhodazadeh ◽  
Mehrdad Hajilooi ◽  
Behzad Houshmand ◽  
Sara Khazaei ◽  
Leila Gholami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Periodontitis ◽  
Aggressive Periodontitis ◽  
Genotype Distribution ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Genotypic Distribution ◽  
Genotype Frequencies ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Objective. Our aim in this paper was to investigate the possible genetic association between three Ser563Asn, Leu125Val and Arg670Gly polymorphisms of the PECAM-1 gene and periodontitis. Methods. Genomic DNA was isolated from whole blood of 105 periodontal patient (52 with chronic periodontitis and 53 with aggressive periodontitis) and 101 healthy individuals. Samples were genotyped and analyzed for the three single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of PECAM-1 using polymerase chain reaction with sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSPs). Results. A statistically significant difference was found between the genotypic distribution of the Ser563Asn polymorphism in patients with periodontitis compared to controls (P=0.02). But there were no statistically significant difference between the allele frequencies in the different groups (P=0.05). The other two polymorphisms did not show a statistically significant difference in their allele and genotype frequencies between the groups. There was no statistically significant difference found for any of the polymorphisms allele and genotype distribution in aggressive and chronic periodontitis either. Conclusions. No significant association was found between the polymorphism tested and the subgroups of periodontitis, further research is still necessary to determine whether this polymorphism can be used as a genetic marker of periodontitis.

Polymorphisms of LHβ and GnRHR genes and their association with the number of embryos recovered in goats

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (8) ◽  
pp. 987 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Z. Fu ◽  
G. Li ◽  
Z. Q. Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Gene Polymorphism ◽  
Corpus Luteum ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Single Strand Conformational Polymorphism ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Exon 2 ◽  
Polymerase Chain

The objective of the present study was to explore a predictor of superovulation response on the basis of associations between the number of embryos recovered and gene polymorphism. Variation in the goat LHβ and GnRHR genes was investigated using polymerase chain reaction–single-strand conformational polymorphism and DNA sequencing. Two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were identified in the 5′-UTR of LHβ gene (A59C, P1 locus) and in the Exon 2 of GnRHR gene (T177A, P6 locus). At the P1 locus in both breeds, the frequencies of one allele were 0.46 and 0.51, respectively. At the P6 locus, the minor allele frequency was 0.23. Associations of both SNPs with the number of embryos recovered and the corpus luteum number were evaluated in Boer and Shaanbei goat breeds. Association analysis showed that both SNPs had significant (P < 0.05) effects on the number of embryos recovered and corpus luteum number. These results indicate that LHβ and GnRHR genes are potential markers for the number of embryos recovered.

Classification of wheat PPO genes and effect of non-synonymous cSNP on kernel PPO activity

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang Xiao-Bo ◽  
Ma Chuan-Xi ◽  
Si Hong-Qi ◽  
He Xian-Fang
Keyword(s):  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Coding Region ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Pcr Product ◽  
Dnaman Software ◽  
Dna Fragment ◽  
Polymerase Chain

AbstractPolyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity is highly related to the undesirable browning of wheat-based end products. In this study, wheat PPO sequences (mRNA) were searched/BLASTed in the NCBI database and aligned using DNAMAN software. The results showed that wheat PPO genes could be divided into two clusters (I and II) and that three genes (‘i’) of cluster II seemed not to be located on chromosomes 2A and 2D. Ninety-four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were detected between two haplotypes of the PPO gene on chromosome 2D. Eighty of these were found in the coding region (coding (c) SNPs) and 36 were non-synonymous cSNPs, which could affect the PPO amino acid sequence. Primers (STS-H) were designed at some non-synonymous cSNPs sites and were used to investigate the correlations between allelic variants and PPO activity of seeds – a total of 130 common wheat varieties were evaluated in 2 years. The results showed that STS-H could amplify a 460 bp DNA fragment in most cultivars with high PPO activity, while no PCR product was detected in most cultivars with low PPO activity. To improve the selection efficiency of a single dominance molecular marker, the multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system of STS-H and STS01 markers was also studied, based on the complementary between them.

scholarly journals Lack of Association between Polymorphisms of theTLR4Gene and Infection with the Hepatitis B and C Viruses

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orlando de Souza Pires-Neto ◽  
Keyla Santos Guedes de Sá ◽  
Barbara Brasil Santana ◽  
Samara Tatielle Monteiro Gomes ◽  
Ednelza da Silva Graça Amoras ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Haplotype Analysis ◽  
Early Recognition ◽  
Genetic Profile ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Toll Like Receptor 4 ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Susceptibility To Infection ◽  
Genotype Frequencies ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) plays a crucial role in the early recognition of pathogenic microorganisms and provides an ideal model to investigate the consequences of genetic variation and susceptibility to diseases. The present study investigated the occurrence of the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs4986790 (A>G) and rs4986791 (C>T) in theTLR4gene in chronic carriers of the hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) viruses. A total of 420 blood samples were collected (HBV, 49; HCV, 72; and controls, 299) at the liver disease outpatient clinic of Hospital da Fundação Santa Casa de Misericórdia do Pará (FSCMPA). Genomic DNA extracted from leukocytes was subjected to real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) analysis to identify the genetic profile of the participants. No significant differences were found in the allele and genotype frequencies between the infected participants and controls. No significant associations were found between the investigated polymorphisms and inflammatory activity, fibrosis, and the presence of cirrhosis; the same results were obtained in the haplotype analysis. The results showed a lack of association between the rs4986790 and rs4986791 SNPs and susceptibility to infection with HBV and HCV, as well as clinical and laboratory information of the patients.

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