Mapping QTL for white striping in relation to breast muscle yield and meat quality traits in broiler chickens
Abstract Background White striping (WS) is an emerging muscular defect occurring on breast and thigh muscles of broiler chickens. It is characterized by the presence of white striations parallel to the muscle fibers and has significant consequences for meat quality. The etiology of WS remains poorly...
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| author | Eva Pampouille Cécile Berri Simon Boitard Christelle Hennequet-Antier Stéphane A. Beauclercq Estelle Godet Christophe Praud Yves Jégo Elisabeth Le Bihan-Duval |
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| description | Abstract Background White striping (WS) is an emerging muscular defect occurring on breast and thigh muscles of broiler chickens. It is characterized by the presence of white striations parallel to the muscle fibers and has significant consequences for meat quality. The etiology of WS remains poorly understood, even if previous studies demonstrated that the defect prevalence is related to broiler growth and muscle development. Moreover, recent studies showed moderate to high heritability values of WS, which emphasized the role of genetics in the expression of the muscle defect. The aim of this study was to identify the first quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for WS as well as breast muscle yield (BMY) and meat quality traits using a genome-wide association study (GWAS). We took advantage of two divergent lines of chickens selected for meat quality through Pectoralis major ultimate pH (pHu) and which exhibit the muscular defect. An expression QTL (eQTL) detection was further performed for some candidate genes, either suggested by GWAS analysis or based on their biological function. Results Forty-two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with WS and other meat quality traits were identified. They defined 18 QTL regions located on 13 chromosomes. These results supported a polygenic inheritance of the studied traits and highlighted a few pleiotropic regions. A set of 16 positional and/or functional candidate genes was designed for further eQTL detection. A total of 132 SNPs were associated with molecular phenotypes and defined 21 eQTL regions located on 16 chromosomes. Interestingly, several co-localizations between QTL and eQTL regions were observed which could suggest causative genes and gene networks involved in the variability of meat quality traits and BMY. Conclusions The QTL mapping carried out in the current study for WS did not support the existence of a major gene, but rather suggested a polygenic inheritance of the defect and of other studied meat quality traits. We identified several candidate genes involved in muscle metabolism and structure and in muscular dystrophies. The eQTL analyses showed that they were part of molecular networks associated with WS and meat quality phenotypes and suggested a few putative causative genes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1fb983f676dc4fc98519bb24fc672abc2022-12-22T00:31:54ZengBMCBMC Genomics1471-21642018-03-0119111410.1186/s12864-018-4598-9Mapping QTL for white striping in relation to breast muscle yield and meat quality traits in broiler chickensEva Pampouille0Cécile Berri1Simon Boitard2Christelle Hennequet-Antier3Stéphane A. Beauclercq4Estelle Godet5Christophe Praud6Yves Jégo7Elisabeth Le Bihan-Duval8BOA, INRA, Université de ToursBOA, INRA, Université de ToursGenPhySE, Université de Toulouse, INRA, INPT, INP-ENVTBOA, INRA, Université de ToursBOA, INRA, Université de ToursBOA, INRA, Université de ToursBOA, INRA, Université de ToursHubbard SASBOA, INRA, Université de ToursAbstract Background White striping (WS) is an emerging muscular defect occurring on breast and thigh muscles of broiler chickens. It is characterized by the presence of white striations parallel to the muscle fibers and has significant consequences for meat quality. The etiology of WS remains poorly understood, even if previous studies demonstrated that the defect prevalence is related to broiler growth and muscle development. Moreover, recent studies showed moderate to high heritability values of WS, which emphasized the role of genetics in the expression of the muscle defect. The aim of this study was to identify the first quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for WS as well as breast muscle yield (BMY) and meat quality traits using a genome-wide association study (GWAS). We took advantage of two divergent lines of chickens selected for meat quality through Pectoralis major ultimate pH (pHu) and which exhibit the muscular defect. An expression QTL (eQTL) detection was further performed for some candidate genes, either suggested by GWAS analysis or based on their biological function. Results Forty-two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with WS and other meat quality traits were identified. They defined 18 QTL regions located on 13 chromosomes. These results supported a polygenic inheritance of the studied traits and highlighted a few pleiotropic regions. A set of 16 positional and/or functional candidate genes was designed for further eQTL detection. A total of 132 SNPs were associated with molecular phenotypes and defined 21 eQTL regions located on 16 chromosomes. Interestingly, several co-localizations between QTL and eQTL regions were observed which could suggest causative genes and gene networks involved in the variability of meat quality traits and BMY. Conclusions The QTL mapping carried out in the current study for WS did not support the existence of a major gene, but rather suggested a polygenic inheritance of the defect and of other studied meat quality traits. We identified several candidate genes involved in muscle metabolism and structure and in muscular dystrophies. The eQTL analyses showed that they were part of molecular networks associated with WS and meat quality phenotypes and suggested a few putative causative genes.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-4598-9White stripingMeat qualityQTLeQTLGWASChicken |
| spellingShingle | Eva Pampouille Cécile Berri Simon Boitard Christelle Hennequet-Antier Stéphane A. Beauclercq Estelle Godet Christophe Praud Yves Jégo Elisabeth Le Bihan-Duval Mapping QTL for white striping in relation to breast muscle yield and meat quality traits in broiler chickens BMC Genomics White striping Meat quality QTL eQTL GWAS Chicken |
| title | Mapping QTL for white striping in relation to breast muscle yield and meat quality traits in broiler chickens |
| title_full | Mapping QTL for white striping in relation to breast muscle yield and meat quality traits in broiler chickens |
| title_fullStr | Mapping QTL for white striping in relation to breast muscle yield and meat quality traits in broiler chickens |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping QTL for white striping in relation to breast muscle yield and meat quality traits in broiler chickens |
| title_short | Mapping QTL for white striping in relation to breast muscle yield and meat quality traits in broiler chickens |
| title_sort | mapping qtl for white striping in relation to breast muscle yield and meat quality traits in broiler chickens |
| topic | White striping Meat quality QTL eQTL GWAS Chicken |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-4598-9 |
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