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Naiqi Niu¹, Runze Zhao¹, Ming Tian²

¹State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100193, China.

Animals : an Open Access Journal From MDPI

|November 9, 2024

Abstract:

The breeding of disease-resistant pigs has consistently been a topic of significant interest and concern within the pig farming industry. The study of pig blood indicators has the potential to confer economic benefits upon the pig farming industry, whilst simultaneously providing valuable insights that can inform the study of human diseases. In this study, an F2 resource population of 489 individuals was generated through the intercrossing of Large White boars and Min pig sows. A total of 17 haematological parameters and T lymphocyte subpopulations were measured, including white blood cell count (WBC), lymphocyte count (LYM), lymphocyte count percentage (LYM%), monocyte count (MID), monocyte count percentage (MID%), neutrophilic granulocyte count (GRN), percentage of neutrophils (GRN%), mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), platelet count (PLT), CD4+/CD8+, CD4+CD8+CD3+, CD4+CD8-CD3+, CD4-CD8+CD3+, CD4-CD8-CD3+, and CD3+. The Illumina PorcineSNP60 Genotyping BeadChip was obtained for all of the F2 animals. Subsequently, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) was conducted using the TASSEL 5.0 software to identify associated variants and candidate genes for the 17 traits. Significant association signals were identified for PCT and PLT on SSC7, with 1 and 11 significant SNP loci, respectively. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) on SSC12 was identified as a significant predictor of the white blood cell (WBC) trait. Significant association signals were detected for the T lymphocyte subpopulations, namely CD4+/CD8+, CD4+CD8+CD3+, CD4+CD8-CD3+, and CD4-CD8+CD3+, with the majority of these signals observed on SSC7. The genes CLIC5, TRIM15, and SLC17A4 were identified as potential candidates for influencing CD4+/CD8+ and CD4-CD8+CD3+. A missense variant, c.2707 G>A, in the SLC17A4 gene has been demonstrated to be significantly associated with the CD4+/CD8+ and CD4-CD8+CD3+ traits. Three missense variants (c.425 A>C, c.500 C>T, and c.733 A>G) have been identified in the TRIM15 gene as being linked to the CD4+/CD8+ trait. Nevertheless, only c.425 A>C has been demonstrated to be significantly associated with CD4-CD8+CD3+. In the CLIC5 gene, one missense variant (c.957 T>C) has been identified as being associated with the CD4+/CD8+ and CD4-CD8+CD3+ traits. Additionally, significant association signals were observed for CD4+CD8+CD3+ and CD4+CD8-CD3+ on SSC2 and 5, respectively. Subsequently, a gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis was conducted on all genes within the quantitative trait loci (QTL) intervals of platelet count, CD4+/CD8+, and CD4-CD8+CD3+. The MHC class II protein complex binding pathway was identified as the most significant pathway among the three immune traits. These results provide guidance for further research in the field of breeding disease-resistant pigs.

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CD4+/CD8+CD4-CD8+CD3+SNP genome-wide association study platelet count

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