Variations of Melanocortin Receptor 1 （MC1R） were investigated using sequencing, PCR-RFLP and PCR-SSCP, in three pig breeds, Landrace, Yorkshire, and Duroc. Five polymorphic sites were found, in which 668G→C occurr...Variations of Melanocortin Receptor 1 （MC1R） were investigated using sequencing, PCR-RFLP and PCR-SSCP, in three pig breeds, Landrace, Yorkshire, and Duroc. Five polymorphic sites were found, in which 668G→C occurred within 5＇ UTR, nt894insCC in coding region resulting in a premature stop at codon 56, and 1318C→T, 1554G→A, l197G→A in coding region resulting in Ala164Val, Ala243Thr, and Asp124Asn respectively. All individuals in Landrace and Yorkshire present homozygous 668GG, 1197AA, 1318CC, and 1554GG, and have CC insertions at the 894 site, whereas the individuals in Duroc present a contrast homozygous 668CC, 1197GG, 1318TT, and 1554AA, and have no CC insertions at the corresponding site. No heterozygote has been found at these mutation sites. Presumably, 668G→C, 1318C→T, and 1554G→A may be associated with the recessive red color in the Duroc breed, and nt894insCC making 1197G→A nonsense may be associated with the white color in Landrace and Yorkshire breeds.展开更多
文摘黑素皮质素1受体(melanocortin 1 receptor,MC1R)是动物黑色素合成通路中的关键基因之一,对动物的体色和毛色有重要影响。瓯江彩鲤(Cyprinus carpio var.color)具有5种基本体色类型("全红"、"粉玉"、"大花"、"粉花"和"麻花"),其中后3种带有黑色斑点或斑块,是研究动物黑色素合成机制的良好材料之一。克隆了瓯江彩鲤的MC1R基因,并进行了"全红"、"大花"、"粉玉"、"粉花"4种体色间的表达差异分析。研究发现,瓯江彩鲤的MC1R基因的全长cDNA序列为1 914 bp,包括637 bp 5'-UTR(非转录区)、311 bp 3'-UTR及966 bp ORF(开放阅读框)。该基因由一个外显子编码(321个氨基酸),有7个跨膜结构域。瓯江彩鲤与鲫的编码区核苷酸同源性达98%,与斑马鱼达93%;不同体色间的编码区只存在一个核苷酸无义突变(C/G),因而氨基酸序列完全相同。qRT-PCR表明,MC1R基因在眼睛的表达量显著高于皮肤、肌肉、鳃、肾脏、鳔、心、肝等组织(P<0.05);但在4种体色间不存在显著的表达差异(P>0.05)。研究结果表明:瓯江彩鲤体色类型中的黑色斑块不是由MC1R基因直接决定,还有待对其它体色相关基因或调控因子的研究。
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30571326)President Foundation and De-velopment Foundation for Scientific Research of Agricultural University of Hebei.
文摘Variations of Melanocortin Receptor 1 （MC1R） were investigated using sequencing, PCR-RFLP and PCR-SSCP, in three pig breeds, Landrace, Yorkshire, and Duroc. Five polymorphic sites were found, in which 668G→C occurred within 5＇ UTR, nt894insCC in coding region resulting in a premature stop at codon 56, and 1318C→T, 1554G→A, l197G→A in coding region resulting in Ala164Val, Ala243Thr, and Asp124Asn respectively. All individuals in Landrace and Yorkshire present homozygous 668GG, 1197AA, 1318CC, and 1554GG, and have CC insertions at the 894 site, whereas the individuals in Duroc present a contrast homozygous 668CC, 1197GG, 1318TT, and 1554AA, and have no CC insertions at the corresponding site. No heterozygote has been found at these mutation sites. Presumably, 668G→C, 1318C→T, and 1554G→A may be associated with the recessive red color in the Duroc breed, and nt894insCC making 1197G→A nonsense may be associated with the white color in Landrace and Yorkshire breeds.
