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Genome analysis identifies the mutant genes for common industrial Silverblue and Hedlund white coat colours in American mink. / Manakhov, Andrey D.; Andreeva, Tatiana V.; Trapezov, Oleg V. et al.
In: Scientific Reports, Vol. 9, No. 1, 4581, 14.03.2019, p. 4581.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Genome analysis identifies the mutant genes for common industrial Silverblue and Hedlund white coat colours in American mink
AU - Manakhov, Andrey D.
AU - Andreeva, Tatiana V.
AU - Trapezov, Oleg V.
AU - Kolchanov, Nikolay A.
AU - Rogaev, Evgeny I.
PY - 2019/3/14
Y1 - 2019/3/14
N2 - The fur colour of American mink (Neovison vison) involves over 35 traits, but only three of these have been linked to specific genes. Despite being the most popular, coat colours Silverblue and Hedlund white remain uncharacterized genetically. The former is the first genetic mutant of fur colour identified in minks, while the latter is a commercially valuable phenotype that can be dyed easily. Here, we performed the whole genome sequencing for two American mink breeds with Silverblue and Hedlund white coats. We identified mutations in splice donor sites of genes coding melanophilin (MLPH) and microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) that regulate melanosome transport and neural-crest-derived melanocyte development, respectively. Both mutations cause mRNA splicing impairments that lead to a shift in open reading frames of MLPH and MITF. We conclude that our data should be useful for tracking economically valuable fur traits in mink breeding programs to contribute to global fur production.
AB - The fur colour of American mink (Neovison vison) involves over 35 traits, but only three of these have been linked to specific genes. Despite being the most popular, coat colours Silverblue and Hedlund white remain uncharacterized genetically. The former is the first genetic mutant of fur colour identified in minks, while the latter is a commercially valuable phenotype that can be dyed easily. Here, we performed the whole genome sequencing for two American mink breeds with Silverblue and Hedlund white coats. We identified mutations in splice donor sites of genes coding melanophilin (MLPH) and microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) that regulate melanosome transport and neural-crest-derived melanocyte development, respectively. Both mutations cause mRNA splicing impairments that lead to a shift in open reading frames of MLPH and MITF. We conclude that our data should be useful for tracking economically valuable fur traits in mink breeding programs to contribute to global fur production.
KW - TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR
KW - MELANOSOME TRANSPORT
KW - NEOVISON-VISON
KW - MITF GENE
KW - MODEL
KW - MELANOPHILIN
KW - ASSOCIATION
KW - PHENOTYPE
KW - MUTATION
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85062982792&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1038/s41598-019-40918-7
DO - 10.1038/s41598-019-40918-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 30872653
AN - SCOPUS:85062982792
VL - 9
SP - 4581
JO - Scientific Reports
JF - Scientific Reports
SN - 2045-2322
IS - 1
M1 - 4581
ER -
ID: 18860135