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Sonali Sonejita Nayak1, Manjit Panigrahi1, Harshit Kumar1
1Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, India.
Abstract:
Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) genes are among the immune genes that have been extensively studied in vertebrates and are necessary for adaptive immunity. In the immunological response to infectious diseases, they play several significant roles. This research paper provides the selection signatures in the MHC region of the bovine genome as well as how certain genes related to innate immunity are undergoing a positive selective sweep. Here, we investigated signatures of historical selection on MHC genes in 15 different cattle populations and a total of 427 individuals. To identify the selection signatures, we have used three separate summary statistics. The findings show potential selection signatures in cattle from whom we isolated genes involved in the MHC. The most significant regions related to the bovine MHC are BOLA, non-classical MHC class I antigen (BOLA-NC1), Microneme protein 1 (MIC1) , Cluster of Differentiation 244 (CD244), Gap Junction Alpha-5 Protein (GJA5). It will be possible to gain new insight into immune system evolution by understanding the distinctive characteristics of MHC in cattle.
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