Project description:In order to reveal the candidate genes related to yellow plumage in Chinese chicken, a hybrid population of Huiyang Bearded chicken and White Leghorn chicken, and transcriptome data were generated from the yellow and white feather follicle of F3 population in two periods (7 and 11weeks) respectively, using RNA-seq. 127 common different expressed genes were obtained(DEGs) between two periods, these DEGs were mainly enriched in the Gene Ontology classes ‘developmental pigmentation’, ‘melanin biosynthetic process’, ‘melanosome organization’, ‘melanosome membrane’ and ‘melanosome’all related to the pigmentation process. And involved genes were considered as pigment genes that play important roles in melanogenesis. The results reveal key functional genes and possible molecular mechanisms for the elucidation of yellow plumage formation in Chinese indigenous chickens.
2020-03-14 | GSE146956 | GEO
Project description:Gut metagenome of white feather broilers
Project description:Intramuscular fat (IMF) content is one of the key factors affecting meat quality. Carbohydrate response element binding protein (ChREBP) can promote glucose metabolism and fat synthesis by activating the expression of glycolysis and lipogenesis-related genes, but its function and regulatory mechanism in IMF are still unclear. This study evaluated the correlation between TG content and ChREBP expression level in muscles of different species to reveal the relationship between ChREBP and IMF. RNA-seq analysis showed that overexpressing ChREBP in C2C12 cells can significantly up-regulate fatty acid synthesis pathways, while significantly down-regulate the expression levels of muscle development pathways and related genes. In vivo, we found that overexpression of ChREBP or activation by fructose significantly increased the triglyceride content of the tibialis anterior muscle (TA) and the IMF content of yellow feather chicken leg and breast muscle in mice. And lipidomics data also found that feeding fructose can change the lipid composition of yellow feather broiler breast muscle and improve the flavor substances. This study demonstrated that ChREBP is a key gene regulating IMF deposition, providing a new target for genetic selection and nutritional regulation of IMF content.
2024-08-08 | GSE228899 | GEO
Project description:16s RNA sequencing of cecal microbiota of yellow-feathered broilers
| PRJNA994046 | ENA
Project description:Microbial community of yellow-feather broiler