Genetic Foundations of Nellore Traits: A Gene Prioritization and Functional Analyses of Genome-Wide Association Study Results
Author:
Ogunbawo Adebisi R.1ORCID, Mulim Henrique A.1ORCID, Campos Gabriel S.1, Oliveira Hinayah R.1
Affiliation:
1. Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Abstract
The main goal of this study was to pinpoint functional candidate genes associated with multiple economically important traits in Nellore cattle. After quality control, 1830 genomic regions sourced from 52 scientific peer-reviewed publications were used in this study. From these, a total of 8569 positional candidate genes were annotated for reproduction, 11,195 for carcass, 5239 for growth, and 3483 for morphological traits, and used in an over-representation analysis. The significant genes (adjusted p-values < 0.05) identified in the over-representation analysis underwent prioritization analyses, and enrichment analysis of the prioritized over-represented candidate genes was performed. The prioritized candidate genes were GFRA4, RFWD3, SERTAD2, KIZ, REM2, and ANKRD34B for reproduction; RFWD3, TMEM120A, MIEF2, FOXRED2, DUSP29, CARHSP1, OBI1, JOSD1, NOP58, and LOXL1-AS1 for the carcass; ANKRD34B and JOSD1 for growth traits; and no genes were prioritized for morphological traits. The functional analysis pinpointed the following genes: KIZ (plays a crucial role in spindle organization, which is essential in forming a robust mitotic centrosome), DUSP29 (involved in muscle cell differentiation), and JOSD1 (involved in protein deubiquitination, thereby improving growth). The enrichment of the functional candidate genes identified in this study highlights that these genes play an important role in the expression of reproduction, carcass, and growth traits in Nellore cattle.
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