›› 2018, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (9): 1454-1459.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2018.09.02

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Expression of Mel1c mRNA in various tissues of goose

WANG Shujuan, LIU Wenju*, WEN Aiyou, PANG Xunsheng   

  1. College of Animal Science, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang 233100, China
  • Received:2018-05-07 Online:2018-09-25 Published:2018-10-15
  • Contact: 刘文举,E-mail: liuwenju2014@hotmail.com
  • Supported by:
    安徽省优秀青年人才支持计划(gxyq2018049); 国家自然科学基金(31301972); 安徽省自然科学基金(1308085QC66)

Abstract: This research investigated the expression of Mel1c in different tissues of goose (including heart, liver, kidney, lung, pancreas, spleen, ovary, brain, breast muscle and F1, F2, F3, F4, F5 stage follicles) using qRT-PCR. The results showed that Mel1c mRNA was expressed in the above mentioned tissues of goose, but the expression levels of Mel1c mRNA were different among various tissues. The expression levels of Mel1c mRNA in pancreas, spleen, kidney and ovary were higher than that in other tissues, followed by lung, the expressions in heart, breast muscle and brain were at a similar level, and the least was in liver. The expression levels of Mel1c mRNA were also different among various stages of follicles. The highest expression of Mel1c mRNA was found in F4 follicles, followed by F5 follicles, and the least was in F1 follicles. Thus, Mel1c was widely expressed in goose tissues, which further confirmed its involvement in the broad physiological functions of melatonin, especially the development of follicles in ovary.

Key words: Mel1c, melatonin receptor, goose, expression

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