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http://dx.doi.org/10.5187/jast.2020.62.2.141

RNA-seq profiling of skin in temperate and tropical cattle  

Morenikeji, Olanrewaju B. (Department of Animal Production and Health, Federal University of Technology)
Ajayi, Oyeyemi O. (Animal Genetics and Genomics Laboratory, Office of International Programs, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University)
Peters, Sunday O. (Department of Animal Science, Berry College)
Mujibi, Fidalis D. (Usomi Ltd.)
De Donato, Marcos (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingenieria y Ciencias)
Thomas, Bolaji N. (Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology)
Imumorin, Ikhide G. (Animal Genetics and Genomics Laboratory, Office of International Programs, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University)
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Journal of Animal Science and Technology / v.62, no.2, 2020 , pp. 141-158 More about this Journal
Abstract
Skin is a major thermoregulatory organ in the body controlling homeothermy, a critical function for climate adaptation. We compared genes expressed between tropical- and temperate-adapted cattle to better understand genes involved in climate adaptation and hence thermoregulation. We profiled the skin of representative tropical and temperate cattle using RNA-seq. A total of 214,754,759 reads were generated and assembled into 72,993,478 reads and were mapped to unique regions in the bovine genome. Gene coverage of unique regions of the reference genome showed that of 24,616 genes, only 13,130 genes (53.34%) displayed more than one count per million reads for at least two libraries and were considered suitable for downstream analyses. Our results revealed that of 255 genes expressed differentially, 98 genes were upregulated in tropically-adapted White Fulani (WF; Bos indicus) and 157 genes were down regulated in WF compared to Angus, AG (Bos taurus). Fifteen pathways were identified from the differential gene sets through gene ontology and pathway analyses. These include the significantly enriched melanin metabolic process, proteinaceous extracellular matrix, inflammatory response, defense response, calcium ion binding and response to wounding. Quantitative PCR was used to validate six representative genes which are associated with skin thermoregulation and epithelia dysfunction (mean correlation 0.92; p < 0.001). Our results contribute to identifying genes and understanding molecular mechanisms of skin thermoregulation that may influence strategic genomic selection in cattle to withstand climate adaptation, microbial invasion and mechanical damage.
Keywords
Cattle; Genes; RNA-seq; Skin; Temperate; Tropics;
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