Investigating the impact of pigmentation variation of breast muscle on growth traits, melanin deposition, and gene expression in Xuefeng black-bone chickens
ABSTRACT: The blackness traits, considered an important economic factor in the black-bone chicken industry, still exhibits a common phenomenon of significant difference in blackness of breast muscle. To improve this phenomenon, this study compared growth traits, blackness traits, and transcriptome o...
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| description | ABSTRACT: The blackness traits, considered an important economic factor in the black-bone chicken industry, still exhibits a common phenomenon of significant difference in blackness of breast muscle. To improve this phenomenon, this study compared growth traits, blackness traits, and transcriptome of breast muscles between the High Blackness Group (H group) and Low Blackness Group (L group) in the Xuefeng black-bone chickens. The results are as follows: 1) There was no significant difference in growth traits between the H group and the L group (P > 0.05). 2) The skin/breast muscle L values in the H group were significantly lower than those in the L group, while the breast muscle melanin content exhibited the opposite trend (P < 0.05). 3) A significant negative correlation was observed between breast muscle melanin content and skin/breast muscle L value (P < 0.05), and skin L value exhibiting a significant positive correlation with breast muscle L value (P < 0.05). 4) The breast muscle transcriptome comparison between the H group and L group revealed 831 and 405 DEGs in female and male chickens, respectively. This included 37 shared DEGs significantly enriched in melanosome, pigment granule, and the melanogenesis pathway. Seven candidate genes (DCT, PMEL, MLANA, TYRP1, OCA2, EDNRB2, and CALML4) may play a crucial role in the melanin production of breast muscle in Xuefeng black-bone chicken. The findings could accelerate the breeding process for achieving desired levels of breast muscle blackness and contribute to the exploration of the mechanisms underlying melanin production in black-bone chickens. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8eb8aa36bc404a77aa320d3bee8223162024-04-11T04:40:37ZengElsevierPoultry Science0032-57912024-06-011036103691Investigating the impact of pigmentation variation of breast muscle on growth traits, melanin deposition, and gene expression in Xuefeng black-bone chickensYuying Deng0Xiangyong Qu1Yaling Yao2Meichun Li3Changqing He4Songchang Guo5College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, Hunan, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, Hunan, ChinaAnimal Husbandry and Aquatic Products Bureau of Huaihua City, Huaihua 418200, Hunan, ChinaHunan Yunfeifeng Agriculture Co. Ltd., Huaihua 418200, Hunan, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, Hunan, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, Hunan, China; Corresponding author:ABSTRACT: The blackness traits, considered an important economic factor in the black-bone chicken industry, still exhibits a common phenomenon of significant difference in blackness of breast muscle. To improve this phenomenon, this study compared growth traits, blackness traits, and transcriptome of breast muscles between the High Blackness Group (H group) and Low Blackness Group (L group) in the Xuefeng black-bone chickens. The results are as follows: 1) There was no significant difference in growth traits between the H group and the L group (P > 0.05). 2) The skin/breast muscle L values in the H group were significantly lower than those in the L group, while the breast muscle melanin content exhibited the opposite trend (P < 0.05). 3) A significant negative correlation was observed between breast muscle melanin content and skin/breast muscle L value (P < 0.05), and skin L value exhibiting a significant positive correlation with breast muscle L value (P < 0.05). 4) The breast muscle transcriptome comparison between the H group and L group revealed 831 and 405 DEGs in female and male chickens, respectively. This included 37 shared DEGs significantly enriched in melanosome, pigment granule, and the melanogenesis pathway. Seven candidate genes (DCT, PMEL, MLANA, TYRP1, OCA2, EDNRB2, and CALML4) may play a crucial role in the melanin production of breast muscle in Xuefeng black-bone chicken. The findings could accelerate the breeding process for achieving desired levels of breast muscle blackness and contribute to the exploration of the mechanisms underlying melanin production in black-bone chickens.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579124002724breast muscleblackness variationhistomorphologicalpigmentationXuefeng black-bone chicken |
| spellingShingle | Yuying Deng Xiangyong Qu Yaling Yao Meichun Li Changqing He Songchang Guo Investigating the impact of pigmentation variation of breast muscle on growth traits, melanin deposition, and gene expression in Xuefeng black-bone chickens Poultry Science breast muscle blackness variation histomorphological pigmentation Xuefeng black-bone chicken |
| title | Investigating the impact of pigmentation variation of breast muscle on growth traits, melanin deposition, and gene expression in Xuefeng black-bone chickens |
| title_full | Investigating the impact of pigmentation variation of breast muscle on growth traits, melanin deposition, and gene expression in Xuefeng black-bone chickens |
| title_fullStr | Investigating the impact of pigmentation variation of breast muscle on growth traits, melanin deposition, and gene expression in Xuefeng black-bone chickens |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the impact of pigmentation variation of breast muscle on growth traits, melanin deposition, and gene expression in Xuefeng black-bone chickens |
| title_short | Investigating the impact of pigmentation variation of breast muscle on growth traits, melanin deposition, and gene expression in Xuefeng black-bone chickens |
| title_sort | investigating the impact of pigmentation variation of breast muscle on growth traits melanin deposition and gene expression in xuefeng black bone chickens |
| topic | breast muscle blackness variation histomorphological pigmentation Xuefeng black-bone chicken |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579124002724 |
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