Hyperpigmentation Inhibits Early Skeletal Muscle Development in Tengchong Snow Chicken Breed
Tengchong snow, which has white feathers and black meat, is one of the most important black-bone chicken breeds and a genetic treasure of black food in China. Although the black meat traits are dominant, there are some chickens with white meat traits born in the process of folk selection and breedin...
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| author | Hongmei Shi Jing Fu Yang He Zijian Li Jiajia Kang Changjie Hu Xiannian Zi Yong Liu Jinbo Zhao Tengfei Dou Junjing Jia Yong Duan Kun Wang Changrong Ge |
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| description | Tengchong snow, which has white feathers and black meat, is one of the most important black-bone chicken breeds and a genetic treasure of black food in China. Although the black meat traits are dominant, there are some chickens with white meat traits born in the process of folk selection and breeding. The purpose of this study was to compare the differences in skeletal muscle development between Tengchong snow black meat chickens (BS) and white meat chickens (WS), as well as whether excessive melanin deposition has an effect on skeletal muscle development. The BS and WS groups were selected to determine their muscle development difference at stages of 1, 7, 14, 21, and 42 days, using histological stain methods to analyze the development and composing type of breast and leg muscle fibers, as well as the count of melanin in BS muscle fibers. Finally, we were validated key candidate genes associated with muscle development and melanin synthesis. The results showed that BS breast muscle development was inhibited at 7, 14, and 21 days, while the leg muscle was inhibited at 7, 14, 21, and 42 days, compared to WS. Melanin deposition was present in a temporal migration pattern and was greater in the leg muscles than in the breast muscles, and it focused around blood vessels, as well as the epithelium, perimysium, endomysium, and connective tissue. Additionally, melanin produced an inhibitory effect similar to MSTN during skeletal muscle fiber development, and the inhibition was strongest at the stage of melanin entry between muscle fibers, but the precise mechanisms need to be confirmed. This study revealed that melanin has an inhibitory effect on the early development of skeletal muscle, which will provide new insights into the role of melanin in the black-boned chicken and theoretical references for the future conservation and utilization of black-boned chicken. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1bc34ca94877408ebde179e4f0f35a622023-11-24T15:03:38ZengMDPI AGGenes2073-44252022-11-011312225310.3390/genes13122253Hyperpigmentation Inhibits Early Skeletal Muscle Development in Tengchong Snow Chicken BreedHongmei Shi0Jing Fu1Yang He2Zijian Li3Jiajia Kang4Changjie Hu5Xiannian Zi6Yong Liu7Jinbo Zhao8Tengfei Dou9Junjing Jia10Yong Duan11Kun Wang12Changrong Ge13College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, ChinaKunming Animal Health Supervision, 118 Gulou Road, Kunming 650223, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, ChinaTengchong snow, which has white feathers and black meat, is one of the most important black-bone chicken breeds and a genetic treasure of black food in China. Although the black meat traits are dominant, there are some chickens with white meat traits born in the process of folk selection and breeding. The purpose of this study was to compare the differences in skeletal muscle development between Tengchong snow black meat chickens (BS) and white meat chickens (WS), as well as whether excessive melanin deposition has an effect on skeletal muscle development. The BS and WS groups were selected to determine their muscle development difference at stages of 1, 7, 14, 21, and 42 days, using histological stain methods to analyze the development and composing type of breast and leg muscle fibers, as well as the count of melanin in BS muscle fibers. Finally, we were validated key candidate genes associated with muscle development and melanin synthesis. The results showed that BS breast muscle development was inhibited at 7, 14, and 21 days, while the leg muscle was inhibited at 7, 14, 21, and 42 days, compared to WS. Melanin deposition was present in a temporal migration pattern and was greater in the leg muscles than in the breast muscles, and it focused around blood vessels, as well as the epithelium, perimysium, endomysium, and connective tissue. Additionally, melanin produced an inhibitory effect similar to MSTN during skeletal muscle fiber development, and the inhibition was strongest at the stage of melanin entry between muscle fibers, but the precise mechanisms need to be confirmed. This study revealed that melanin has an inhibitory effect on the early development of skeletal muscle, which will provide new insights into the role of melanin in the black-boned chicken and theoretical references for the future conservation and utilization of black-boned chicken.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/13/12/2253Tengchong snowskeletal muscle developmentmuscle fibersmelanins |
| spellingShingle | Hongmei Shi Jing Fu Yang He Zijian Li Jiajia Kang Changjie Hu Xiannian Zi Yong Liu Jinbo Zhao Tengfei Dou Junjing Jia Yong Duan Kun Wang Changrong Ge Hyperpigmentation Inhibits Early Skeletal Muscle Development in Tengchong Snow Chicken Breed Genes Tengchong snow skeletal muscle development muscle fibers melanins |
| title | Hyperpigmentation Inhibits Early Skeletal Muscle Development in Tengchong Snow Chicken Breed |
| title_full | Hyperpigmentation Inhibits Early Skeletal Muscle Development in Tengchong Snow Chicken Breed |
| title_fullStr | Hyperpigmentation Inhibits Early Skeletal Muscle Development in Tengchong Snow Chicken Breed |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hyperpigmentation Inhibits Early Skeletal Muscle Development in Tengchong Snow Chicken Breed |
| title_short | Hyperpigmentation Inhibits Early Skeletal Muscle Development in Tengchong Snow Chicken Breed |
| title_sort | hyperpigmentation inhibits early skeletal muscle development in tengchong snow chicken breed |
| topic | Tengchong snow skeletal muscle development muscle fibers melanins |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/13/12/2253 |
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