Identification of two SNPs in myostatin (MSTN) gene of Takifugu rubripes and their association with growth traits.
The myostatin (MSTN) is a member of transforming growth factor-β superfamily which inhibits muscle growth. In this study, the genomic DNA sequence of MSTN gene was cloned from Takifugu rubripes (T. rubripes). Two polymorphisms of the MSTN gene were detected by polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) and DNA sequencing methods in 296 T. rubripes. One A748G locates in exon 2 and the other, C1197T, in intron 2. Analysis showed that the A748G mutation caused an amino acid change from Thr to Ala (Ala166Glu). These two SNPs showed a low degree of linkage disequilibrium and four haplotypes were identified. The most frequent haplotype was AC, which occurred at a frequency of 44.3%. Association analyses between these two SNPs and growth traits showed that the individuals with genotype CT and TT of the mutation C1197T had significantly higher body mass, body length and body height than those with genotype CC (P < 0.05). These results show that MSTN gene can be utilized as a candidate gene for molecular marker-assisted breeding of T. rubripes.
College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China.
Ying
Y
Wang
College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China. Electronic address: xiuliwang417@hotmail.com.
Xiuli
X
Wang
College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China.
Xiangying
X
Meng
College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China.
Hongdi
H
Wang
College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China.
Zhiqiang
Z
Jiang
College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China.
Xuemei
X
Qiu
D000818:Animals; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005091:Exons; D029941:Fish Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D056726:Genetic Association Studies; D005819:Genetic Markers; D005838:Genotype; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D055435:Myostatin / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D040641:Quantitative Trait Loci; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D023741:Takifugu / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development*
D029941:Fish Proteins; D005819:Genetic Markers; D055435:Myostatin
Myostatin (MSTN); PCR-SSCP; SNP; Takifugu rubripes