title: Knock down of the myostatin gene by RNA interference increased body weight in chicken.
abstract: Myostatin is a negative regulator of muscular growth in poultry and other animals. Of several approaches, knocking down the negative regulator is an important aspect to augment muscular growth in chicken. Knock down of myostatin gene has been performed by shRNA acting against the expression of gene in animals. Two methods of knock down of gene in chicken such as embryo manipulation and sperm mediated method have been performed. The hatching percentage in embryo manipulation and sperm mediated method of knock down was 58.0 and 41.5%, respectively. The shRNA in knock down chicken enhanced body weight at 6 weeks by 26.9%. The dressing percentage and serum biochemical parameters such as SGPT and alkaline phosphatase differed significantly (P<0.05) between knock down and control birds. It is concluded that knocking down the myostatin gene successfully augmented growth in chicken.
authors.affiliation: ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India. Electronic address: bhattacharyatk@gmail.com.
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.affiliation: ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.affiliation: ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.affiliation: ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dushyanth
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000235:genetics*; D002645:Chickens / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005260:Female; D055785:Gene Knockdown Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D055435:Myostatin / Q000235:genetics*; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D055435:Myostatin; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering
keywords: Body weight; Chicken; Myostatin; shRNA