J Chen, Y Wang, X Wu, C Zhang, D Miao, Y Wang, H Yang, Z Wang
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Abstract
1. Follicular development involves a series of critical processes, including the recruitment and selection of follicles, regulated by complex mechanisms. However, the specific genes and molecular mechanisms involved in follicular development in pigeons during the egg-laying interval (LI) are still unknown.2. To identify key genes that regulate follicular development in pigeons, the largest follicles (F1) and the second-largest follicles (F2) were collected on the third (LI3), fifth (LI5) and seventh (LI7) days of the LI for RNA sequencing and bioinformatics analyses.3. In F1 follicle granulosa cells (F1GC), 7,743 and 2,791 differentially expressed genes (DEG) were identified in the LI3 vs. LI5 group and the LI5 vs. LI7 group, respectively. In F2 follicle granulosa cells (F2GC), 3,072 DEG were detected in the LI5 vs. LI7 group.4. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopaedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses were performed and a protein-protein network for the DEG was constructed. This allowed the identification of hub genes (FKBP4, RAF1, CTNNB1, ENO1, FST and PHB) associated with hierarchical follicular development in pigeons.
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From its first volume in 1960, British Poultry Science has been a leading international journal for poultry scientists and advisers to the poultry industry throughout the world. Over 60% of the independently refereed papers published originate outside the UK. Most typically they report the results of biological studies with an experimental approach which either make an original contribution to fundamental science or are of obvious application to the industry. Subjects which are covered include: anatomy, embryology, biochemistry, biophysics, physiology, reproduction and genetics, behaviour, microbiology, endocrinology, nutrition, environmental science, food science, feeding stuffs and feeding, management and housing welfare, breeding, hatching, poultry meat and egg yields and quality.Papers that adopt a modelling approach or describe the scientific background to new equipment or apparatus directly relevant to the industry are also published. The journal also features rapid publication of Short Communications. Summaries of papers presented at the Spring Meeting of the UK Branch of the WPSA are published in British Poultry Abstracts .