title: Association of a novel SNP in exon 10 of the IGF2 gene with growth traits in Egyptian water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis).
abstract: Insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) plays an important role in muscle growth and it might be used as a marker for the growth traits selection strategies in farm animals. The objectives of this study were to detect polymorphisms in exon 10 of IGF2 and to determine associations between these polymorphisms and growth traits in Egyptian water buffalo. PCR-single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) and DNA sequencing methods were used to detect any prospective polymorphism. A novel single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), C287A, was detected. It was a non-synonymous mutation and led to replacement of glutamine (Q) amino acid (aa) by histidine (H) aa. Three different SSCP patterns were observed: AA, AC, and CC, with frequencies of 0.540, 0.325, and 0.135, respectively. Association analyses revealed that the AA individuals had a higher average daily gain (ADG) than other individuals (CC and AC) from birth to 9 months of age. We conclude that the AA genotype in C287A SNP in the exon 10 of the IGF2 gene is associated with the ADG during the age from birth to 9 months and could be used as a potential genetic marker for selection of growth traits in Egyptian buffalo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr Elsheikh, Egypt.
authors.forename: Haitham G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Abo-Al-Ela
authors.forename: Mohammed Abu
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: El-Magd
authors.forename: Abeer F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: El-Nahas
authors.forename: Ali A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mansour
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002020:Buffaloes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development*; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004534:Egypt; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000662:veterinary; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II
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