Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2023, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (4): 799-808.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2023.04.07

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Analysis of GRM1 gene polymorphism and its correlation with meat quality traits in sheep

NIE Wei(), MENG Ke, RONG Xuan, QIANG Hao, GUO Chenhao, TAO Maohai, FENG Dengzhen()   

  1. College of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
  • Received:2022-05-26 Online:2023-04-25 Published:2023-05-05

Abstract:

To investigate the polymorphism of metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 gene (GRM1) in sheep and its effect on meat quality traits, with a view to providing effective genetic molecular markers for the breeding of sheep for meat performance. The GRM1 gene was sequenced in 91 sheep from three sheep populations, Tan sheep (T), Little-tailed Han sheep (XH), and Dorper sheep (D), using liquid-phase capture sequencing technology. The genotypes of the genotyped loci were analyzed by flight mass spectrometry for the meat quality traits of the Tan sheep (T), Little-tailed Han sheep (XH), Dorper sheep (D) and Dutanhan sheep (DTH). The results showed that there were significant differences in meat quality traits among the different genotypes of sheep. Sheep kidney mass with CT genotype was significantly (P<0.05) greater than that with TT genotype at the rs415006419 locus of the GRM1 gene, and tyrosine content in muscle of sheep with TT genotype was significantly (P<0.05) higher than that with CT genotype; Sheep live weight before slaughter, carcass weight, net meat weight, duodenal length, and heart, lung and kidney mass with TT genotype at locus rs403075278 of the GRM1 gene were significantly (P<0.01) greater than those with the CT genotype, and backfat thickness, net meat weight, spleen mass, muscle fat, calcium content, phenylalanine and histidine content with TT genotype were significantly (P<0.05) higher than those with CT genotype. pH, shear and water loss with CT genotype were significantly (P<0.01) greater than those with TT genotype. The remaining slaughter performance, meat quality and muscle nutrient content were not significantly (P>0.05) different between the two genotypes. The above results suggest that GRM1 gene could be used as a candidate gene for meat quality traits in sheep, rs415006419 and rs403075278 loci could be used as potential candidate genetic markers for sheep growth and development, and meat production performance.

Key words: sheep, metabotropic glutamate receptor 1, polymorphism, slaughter performance, meat trait, nutrient

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