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ArticleJournal of animal science2020

Polymorphism in the ovine keratin-associated protein gene KRTAP7-1 and its association with wool characteristics.

Farman Ullah, Syed M Jamal, Ugonna J Ekegbu, Ishaku L Haruna, Huitong Zhou, Jon G H Hickford

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Article in Journal of animal science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Farman UllahDepartment of Biotechnology, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Pakistan.
Syed M JamalDepartment of Biotechnology, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Pakistan.
Ugonna J EkegbuGene-Marker Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand.
Ishaku L HarunaGene-Marker Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand.
Huitong ZhouGene-Marker Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand.
Jon G H HickfordGene-Marker Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand.
Lincoln University · NZUniversity of Malakand · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The keratin-associated proteins (KAPs) are structural components of wool fibers and variation in the genes encoding the KAPs can affect wool traits. In this study, sequence variation in the ovine KAP7-1 gene (KRTAP7-1) was investigated in 222 sheep across 5 different Pakistani breeds and breed crosses. Two previously identified variants (A and B) of the KRTAP7-1 coding sequence were identified. The frequency of the genotypes AA and AB was 76% and 23%, respectively, and that of BB was 1%. The association of sequence variation with various wool traits and measurements included yield (the proportion of greasy fleece weight that is clean fleece), mean staple length (MSL), wool bulk, mean fiber diameter, fiber diameter SD, the coefficient of variation of fiber diameter, medullation, the SD of medullation, the coefficient of variation of medullation, fiber opacity, the SD of opacity, and the coefficient of variation of opacity. Variation in KRTAP7-1 was found to be associated with yield (P = 0.017). The adjusted mean yield of sheep of genotype AA (n = 169) was 79.9 ± 2.72%, while that of genotype AB (n = 51) was 81.9 ± 3.37%. There was also an association between variation in KRTAP7-1 and MSL (P = 0.024), with sheep of genotype AA (n = 169) having an adjusted mean MSL of 47.3 ± 0.57 mm compared with sheep of genotype AB (n = 51, 50.9 ± 0.65 mm). Yield and MSL are both important wool production traits, hence variation in KRTAP7-1 needs to be further investigated in more sheep of differing breed.

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Polymorphism, GeneticAnimalsBody WeightBreedingGenotypeKeratinsKeratins, Hair-SpecificPhenotypeSheepWoolKeratinsKeratins, Hair-SpecificKAP7-1KRTAP7-1polymorphismwoolyield

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PMID31863114
PMCPMC6986776
OpenAlexW2995163778

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