China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2021, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (8): 2889-2900.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2021.08.021

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Identification of Candidate Genes for Body Weight in Sujiang Pigs Based on Genome-wide Differential Methylation Analysis

XU Pan, ZHONG De, MA Zheng, LIU Linyu, WANG Yihui, ZHAO Xuting   

  1. School of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China
  • Received:2021-01-12 Online:2021-08-20 Published:2021-08-19

Abstract: The study was aimed to analyze the difference of genome-wide DNA differential methylation in Sujiang pigs with different body weight, as to screen the differentially methylated genes (DMGs) that affect the body weight of Sujiang pigs.In the study, three 180-day-old Sujiang pigs with high body weight and three 180-day-old Sujiang pigs with low body weight were detected by the whole genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) method.The degree of genome-wide DNA methylation, differentially methylated regions (DMRs) and DMGs were analyzed.The candidate genes affecting the body weight of Sujiang pig were identified by GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis of DMGs.The results showed that average 4.1% cytosine (C) were methylated in the whole genome of Sujiang pigs.Average 98.41% methylcytosines occurred on CG sequences.The DNA methylation level of exon, intron and 3'UTR was higher than that of promoter and 5'UTR at CG sequence context.A total of 1 657 DMRs and 575 DMGs were detected in this study.The distribution of DMRs on chromosome 8 was the most, 88.89% of the DMRs were within the length of 500 bp, and 62.78% of the DMRs were distributed in the distal intergenic.98 DMGs were significantly enriched in 53 GO terms and 29 signal pathways, including negative regulation of TOR signaling, carbohydrate derivative catabolic process, adipocytokine signaling pathway and FoxO signaling pathway.Five candidate genes related to body weight of Sujiang pigs were identified:leptin receptor(LEPR), tumor necrosis factor receptor associated factor 6(TRAF6), myogenic factor 6(MYF6), calcium dependent secretion activator 2(CADPS2) and epidermal growth factor(EGF).In this study, the whole genome DNA methylation map of Sujiang pigs with high and low body weight was drawn by WGBS, which laid a foundation for the further study of the molecular mechanism of body weight difference in Sujiang pigs.

Key words: Sujiang pigs; DNA methylation; whole genome bisulfite sequencing; body weight; candidate gene

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