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Haidong Zhao1, Mingli Wu1, Xiaohua Yi1
1College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to explore functional variants in the prosaposin (PSAP) three prime untranslated region (3' UTR) and clarify the relationship between the variants and morphological traits. Through Sanger sequencing, 13 variations were identified in bovine PSAP in four Chinese cattle breeds, with six of them being loci in 3' UTR. In particular, Nanyang (NY) cattle had a special genotype and haplotype distribution compared to the other three breeds. NY cattle with ACATG and GCGTG haplotypes had higher morphological traits than GTACA and GTACG haplotypes. The results of dual-luciferase reporter assay showed that ACATG and GCGTG haplotypes affected the morphological traits of NY cattle by altering the secondary structure of PSAP 3' UTR rather than the miR-184 target sites. The findings of this study could be an evidence of a complex and varying mechanism between variants and animal morphological traits and could be used to complement candidate genes for molecular breeding.
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