Characterization of microRNA and mRNA expression profiles in skin tissue between early-feathering and late-feathering chickens

Autor: Hua Li, Qinghua Nie, Xinzheng Jia, Ying Yang, Fang Guijun, Hui Yu, Shuwen Tan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: BMC Genomics, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2018)
BMC Genomics
ISSN: 1471-2164
Popis: Background Early feathering and late feathering in chickens are sex-linked phenotypes, which have commercial application in the poultry industry for sexing chicks at hatch and have important impacts on performance traits. However, the genetic mechanism controlling feather development and feathering patterns is unclear. Here, miRNA and mRNA expression profiles in chicken wing skin tissues were analysed through high-throughput transcriptomic sequencing, aiming to understand the biological process of follicle development and the formation of different feathering phenotypes. Results Compared to the N1 group with no primary feathers extending out, 2893 genes and 31 miRNAs displayed significantly different expression in the F1 group with primary feathers longer than primary-covert feathers, and 1802 genes and 11 miRNAs in the L2 group displayed primary feathers shorter than primary-covert feathers. Only 201 altered genes and 3 altered miRNAs were identified between the N1 and L2 groups (fold change > 2, q value
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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