Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2021, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (12): 2264-2274.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2021.12.06

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Study on depositions of mineral elements and expression levels of key genes in different tissues of Liancheng white ducks

BAI Hao1(), LI Xiaofan2, ZHONG Li2, SONG Qianqian2, JIANG Yong2, ZHANG Yang2, WANG Zhixiu2, XU Qi2, CHANG Guobin1,2, CHEN Guohong1,2,*()   

  1. 1. Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, Ministry of Education, Institutes of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
    2. College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
  • Received:2020-08-25 Online:2021-12-25 Published:2022-01-10
  • Contact: CHEN Guohong

Abstract:

This study was conducted to investigate the depositions of several mineral elements and the mRNA expression levels of mineral-related genes in different tissues of Liancheng white duck. The contents of Mg, K, Fe, Zn and Se in breast muscle, thigh muscle, liver, skin and tibia at 0, 21, 35, 49 and 63 days of age, respectively, were measured by atomic fluorescence spectrophotometer. The mRNA expression levels of mineral-related genes were detected by qRT-PCR. The results revealed that the depositions of Mg and K were basically the same in all tissues, showing a significant positive correlation (P<0.05). In view of the breast muscle, thigh muscle and liver, the contents of almost all the mineral elements reached the peak value (P<0.05) at the age of 49-63 days. The expression levels of Mg-related genes TRPM6 and TRPM7 were the highest at the age of 21 days (P<0.05); the expression levels of K-related genes ATP1A1 and ATP1B1 were the highest at birth (P<0.05); the expression of Fe-related gene FTH1 showed a significant decrease and then a significant increase with the change of age, which had the lowest expression at the age of 35 days (P<0.05); the expression levels of Zn-related genes ATP6 and ATP8 were the highest at 0 and 21 days, respectively (P<0.05); the expression levels of Se-related genes GPX1 and GPX4 were the highest at birth (P<0.05). In addition, there were negative correlations between the expression level of genes and the deposition of mineral elements in liver tissue but not significantly (P>0.05). Taken together, Mg and K could be used as joint indicators for the precise breeding of high quality strain of Liancheng white duck; 49-63 days can be used as the reference of the best marketing age.

Key words: Liancheng white duck, mineral elements, gene expression, correlation

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