Spatiotemporal Expression Characterization of KRTAP6 Family Genes and Its Effect on Wool Traits

Keratin-related proteins (KAPs) are structural components of wool fibers and are thought to play a key role in regulating the physical and mechanical properties of fibers. Among all KAP genes (KRTAPs), KRTAP6 gene family (KRTAP6-1, KRTAP6-2, KRTAP6-3, KRTAP6-4, and KRTAP6-5) is a very important member with high polymorphism and notable association with some wool traits. In this study, we used real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) and in situ hybridization to investigate spatiotemporal expression of KRTAP6s. The results revealed that KRTAP6 family genes were significantly expressed during anagen compared to other stages (p < 0.05). And it was found the five genes were expressed predominantly in the dermal papillae, inner and outer root sheaths, and showed a distinct spatiotemporal expression pattern. Also, it was found that KRTAP6-1 and KRTAP6-5 mRNA expression was negatively correlated with wool mean fiber diameter (MFD) and mean staple strength (MSS) (p < 0.05). In summary, the KRTAP6 family genes share a similar spatiotemporal expression pattern. And KRTAP6-1 and KRTAP6-5 may regulate the MFD and MSS of Gansu Alpine fine-wool sheep wool by changing the expression.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Genes - 15(2024), 1 vom: 14. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sun, Hongxian [VerfasserIn]
He, Zhaohua [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Fangfang [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Jiang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jiqing [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xiu [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Zhidong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Mingna [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Yuzhu [VerfasserIn]
Li, Shaobin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

68238-35-7
Hair follicle
Journal Article
KRTAP6s
Keratins
Sheep
Spatiotemporal expression
Wool traits

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Date Completed 24.01.2024

Date Revised 28.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/genes15010095

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367454688