›› 2019, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (6): 1585-1593.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2019.06.003

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Genetic Structure and Expression Pattern Analysis of TCHH in Tan Sheep

ZHENG Jie1, LIU Yufang2, MA Lu3, XUE Ming4   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China;
    2. College of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056021, China;
    3. College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A & F University, Yangling 712100, China;
    4. National Animal Husbandry Station, Beijing 100125, China
  • Received:2019-01-18 Online:2019-06-20 Published:2019-06-19

Abstract:

The aim of this experiment was to analyze the genetic structure of TCHH gene in Tan sheep and test the expression pattern of the gene in different tissues of the same month and skin tissue of different months.The full length of the coding sequence (CDS) region of TCHH gene was obtained by homologous cloning of genes,and the homology of the sequence,the basic properties of the protein and the characteristics of the repeat sequence were analyzed by bioinformatics technology.At the same time,the expression pattern of the gene in skin tissue was analyzed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR and Real-time PCR.The results showed that the TCHH gene CDS region was 4 425 bp in length and contained two repeats,encoding a total of 1 474 amino acids.The TCHH amino acid sequence of Tan sheep was highly homologous within the species,with 96.3% homology with Capra hircus,and the homology between species was poor.The homology with Homo sapiens and Mus musculus was 48.4% and 40.5%,respectively.The molecular formula of TCHH protein was C8006H13187N2787O2661S6,the molecular mass was 191.26 ku,and the theoretical isoelectric point was 5.76,which was a hydrophilic protein.Its protein instability index was 119.37,and its stability was poor.The amino acid of this protein contained two conserved regions,S-100 calcium binding domain and protein kinase domain,which were rich in α-helix,up to 89.89%.It was speculated that the secondary structure was a long rod-like molecular structure.The results of tissue expression profiling showed that the gene was specifically expressed in skin tissue,and its mRNA expression decreased with the increase of the age of Tan sheep,which was consistent with the growth trend of the hair curling trait of Tan sheep wool.The specific structure and expression pattern of the TCHH gene indicated that this gene played an important role in the hair curling trait of Tan sheep.This study would provide important reference for the study of the biological mechanism of the occurrence of Tan sheep wool.

Key words: Tan sheep; TCHHgene; expression pattern; curly fleece

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