title: Effect of polymorphisms in the CSN3 (κ-casein) gene on milk production traits in Chinese Holstein Cattle.
abstract: This study was designed to evaluate significant associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and milk composition and milk production traits in Chinese Holstein cows. Six SNPs were identified in the κ-casein gene using pooled DNA sequencing. The identified SNPs were genotyped by Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) methods from 507 individuals. Out of six, we identified three non-synonymous SNPs (g.10888T>C, g.10924C>A and g.10944A>G) that changed in the protein product. SIFT (Sorting_Intolerant_From_Tolerant) prediction score (0.01) demonstrated that protein changed Isoleucine > Threonine (g.10888T>C) will affect the phenotypes. Significant associations between identified SNPs and three yield traits (milk, protein and fat) and two composition traits (fat and protein percentages) were found whereas it did not reach significance for fat percentage in haplotypes association. Importantly, the significant SNPs in our results showed a large proportion of the phenotypic variation of milk protein yield and concentration. Our results suggest that CSN3 is an important candidate gene that influences milk production traits, and identified polymorphisms and haplotypes could be used as a genetic marker in programs of marker-assisted selection for the genetic improvement of milk production traits in dairy cattle.
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture, National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Alim
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: X P
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shengli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: D X
authors.initials: DX
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002364:Caseins / Q000235:genetics*; D002417:Cattle / Q000235:genetics*; D003612:Dairying; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D008892:Milk / Q000502:physiology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008957:Models, Genetic; D010641:Phenotype; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D002364:Caseins
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