Journal
ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE
Volume 208, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2019.106114
Keywords
Transcriptome analysis; Candidate gene; Chicken; Egg production; Ovary
Funding
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
- China Agriculture Research System [CARS-41]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK20180909]
- Project of Natural Science Research in College and University of Jiangsu Province [18KJB230006]
- Natural Science Foundation of Yangzhou City [YZ2018096]
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Egg production is determined by the function of ovary and is regulated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovary axis. The mechanism by which the ovary regulates egg production, however, is still poorly understood. The purpose of this study is to compare the transcriptome difference in ovary of relatively greater and lesser egg producing chickens, and to screen candidate genes related to egg production. A RNA sequencing was performed to analyze and compare the mRNA in ovarian tissues of relatively greater and lesser egg producing chickens. A total of 4 431 new genes expressed in the chicken ovary were mined. There were 305 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) identified between the relatively greater and lesser egg producing hens. Gene ontology analysis identified five candidate genes related to egg production, including ZP2, WNT4, AMH, IGF1, and CYP17A1 genes. Tissue expression profiles indicated these five candidate genes were highly expressed in chicken ovarian tissues, indicating a potential role in regulating chicken ovarian function and egg production. The KEGG analysis indicated the neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction pathway might have an important function in regulation of egg production. In addition, four known pathways related to reproduction were detected, including the calcium signaling, wnt signaling pathway, focal adhesion, and cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction pathways. Results of the present study indicate gene expression differences in the ovarian tissues of relatively greater and lesser egg producing chickens, and identified five important candidate genes related to egg production, which provided a theoretical basis for improving egg production of Jinghai Yellow Chickens.
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