Project description:The growth and development of duck skeletal muscle is an important economic trait that is genetically regulated. The internal mechanism underlying the regulation of skeletal muscle growth and development in ducks remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to identify candidate genes related to growth of duck skeletal muscle. RNA-sequencing technology was used to com-pare the transcriptome of duck breast muscles in an F2 population with the high breast muscle rate (HB) and the low breast muscle rate (LB). A total of 14,522 genes were confirmed to be ex-pressed in the breast muscle, and 173 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified be-tween the HB and LB groups. Functional analysis showed that these DEGs were mainly involved in biological processes and pathways of fat metabolism and muscle growth, especially the FABP3 and MYL4 involved in the PPAR signaling pathway and cardiac muscle contraction pathway. These findings deepened our understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in muscle growth in ducks, and provided a theoretical basis for improving duck production and breeding of ducks.
Project description:Abdominal fat deposition is an important trait in meat-producing ducks. F2 generations of 304 Cherry Valley and Runzhou Crested White ducks were studied to identify genes and lncRNAs affecting abdominal fat deposition. RNA sequencing was used to study abdominal fat tissue of four ducks each with high or low abdominal fat rates. In all, 336 upregulated and 297 downregu-lated mRNAs, and 95 upregulated and 119 downregulated lncRNAs were identified. Target gene prediction of differentially expressed lncRNAs identified 602 genes that were further subjected to Gene Ontology and KEGG pathway analysis. The target genes were enriched in pathways associ-ated with fat synthesis and metabolism and participated in biological processes, including Linoleic acid metabolism, lipid storage, and fat cell differentiation, indicating that these lncRNAs play an important role in abdominal fat deposition. This study lays foundations for exploring molecu-lar mechanisms underlying the regulation of abdominal fat deposition in ducks and provides a theoretical basis for breeding high-quality meat-producing ducks.
Project description:Ducks and wild aquatic birds are the natural reservoirs of avian influenza viruses. However, the host proteome response that causes disease in vivo during infection by the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus is still not well understood. In the present study, we compared the proteome response in Muscovy duck lung tissue during 3 day of infection with either a highly virulent or an avirulent H5N1 virus. During infection, proteins involved in immune response of neutrophils and size of cells were increased markedly in the lung by the virulent strain, while the avirulent strain evoked a distinct response, characterized by an increase in proteins involved in cell movement, maturation of dendritic cells, adhesion of phagocytes, and immune response of macrophages.
Project description:We aim to study the unusual TMA metabolism mechanism of ducks, and further explore the hidden reasons that led to the weakening TMA metabolism ability. To achieve this, transcriptome, proteome, and metagenome analyses were integrated based on the constructed duck populations with high TMA metabolism ability and low TMA metabolism ability. In addition, further experiments were followed to validate the hypothesis on the limited flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 (FMO3) metabolism ability of ducks. The study demonstrated that both cecal microbe, including Akkermansia and Mucispirillum, and liver FMO3 participated in the TMA metabolism process of ducks. The limited oxidation ability of FMO3 explained the weakening TMA metabolism ability of ducks. Nevertheless, it contributed to the duck’s survival and reproduction during the evolutional adaption process.
2021-12-07 | GSE190019 | GEO
Project description:Transcriptome analysis of high and low-yielding ovarian tissues in black and white Muscovy ducks
Project description:Duck reovirus (DRV), a member of the genus Orthoreovirus in the family Reoviridae, was first isolated from Muscovy ducks. The disease associated with DRV causes great economic losses to the duck industry. However, the responses of duck (Cairna moschata) to the classical/novel DRV (C/NDRV) infections are largely unknown. To reveal the relationship of pathogenesis and immune response, the proteomes of duck spleen cells under the control and C/NDRV infections were compared. In total, 5986 proteins were identified, of which 5389 proteins were quantified. The different expressed proteins (DEPs) under the C/NDRV infections showed displayed various biological functions and diverse subcellular localizations. The proteins related to the serine protease system were siginificantly changed, suggesting that the activated serine protease system may play an important role under the C/NDRV infections. Furthermore, the differences in the responses to the C/NRDV infections between the duck liver and spleen cells were compared. Only a small number of common DEPs were identified in both liver and spleen cells, suggesting diversified pattern involved in the responses to the C/NRDV infections. However, the changes in the proteins involved in the serine protease systems were similar in both liver and spleen cells. Our data may give a comprehensive resource for investigating the responses to C/NDRV infections in ducks.
Project description:Abdominal fat is considered negatively associated with egg production. Therefore, it is necessary to clarity the regulatory mechanism for the abdominal fat deposition of Muscovy duck.