9 results on '"Li, Junying"'
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2. Integrating Whole-Genome Resequencing and RNA Sequencing Data Reveals Selective Sweeps and Differentially Expressed Genes Related to Nervous System Changes in Luxi Gamecocks.
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Zhou, Jieke, Chang, Ying, Li, Junying, Bao, Haigang, and Wu, Changxin
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GENE expression , *RNA sequencing , *NERVOUS system , *ANIMAL aggression , *CEREBRAL cortex , *GENES - Abstract
The Luxi gamecock developed very unique morphological and behavioral features under the special artificial selection of the most famous Chinese gamecocks. There are very few research studies on the genetics and selection of the Luxi gamecock. We used six methods (Fst, Tajima's D, hapFLK, iHS, XP-EHH, and Runs of homozygosity) to detect selective sweeps in whole-genome resequencing data of 19 Luxi gamecocks compared to other Chinese indigenous chickens. Eleven genes that were highly related to nervous system development (CDH18, SLITRK1, SLITRK6, NDST3, ATP23, LRIG3, IL1RAPL1, GADL1, C5orf22, UGT8, WISP1, and WNT9A) appeared in at least four methods and were regarded as the most significant genes under selection. Differentially expressed gene (DEG) analysis based on the RNA sequencing data of the cerebral cortex and middle brain between six Luxi gamecocks, Tibetan chickens, and white leghorns found that most differentially expressed genes were enriched in pathways with nervous system functions. Genes associated with aggressiveness-related neurotransmitters (SLC4A2, DRD1, DRD2, ADRA2A, and ADRA2B) showed differential expression rates in Luxi gamecocks as well. Combined results showed that most genes in selective sweep regions were also differentially expressed in Luxi gamecocks including the most significant genes (SLITRK6, IL1RAPL1, GADL1, WISP1, and LRIG3). This study provides more insight into molecular mechanisms of the aggressiveness of gamecocks and aims to promote further studies on animal and human aggression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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3. Temporal Expression of Myogenic Regulatory Genes in Different Chicken Breeds during Embryonic Development.
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Gu, Shuang, Wen, Chaoliang, Li, Junying, Liu, Honghong, Huang, Qiang, Zheng, Jiangxia, Sun, Congjiao, and Yang, Ning
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POULTRY breeding , *EMBRYOLOGY , *REGULATOR genes , *MUSCLE growth , *CHICKEN breeds , *GENE expression , *MYOBLASTS - Abstract
The basic units of skeletal muscle in all vertebrates are multinucleate myofibers, which are formed from the fusion of mononuclear myoblasts during the embryonic period. In order to understand the regulation of embryonic muscle development, we selected four chicken breeds, namely, Cornish (CN), White Plymouth Rock (WPR), White Leghorn (WL), and Beijing-You Chicken (BYC), for evaluation of their temporal expression patterns of known key regulatory genes (Myomaker, MYOD, and MSTN) during pectoral muscle (PM) and thigh muscle (TM) development. The highest expression level of Myomaker occurred from embryonic days E13 to E15 for all breeds, indicating that it was the crucial stage of myoblast fusion. Interestingly, the fast-growing CN showed the highest gene expression level of Myomaker during the crucial stage. The MYOD gene expression at D1 was much higher, implying that MYOD might have an important role after hatching. Histomorphology of PM and TM suggested that the myofibers was largely complete at E17, which was speculated to have occurred because of the expression increase in MSTN and the expression decrease in Myomaker. Our research contributes to lay a foundation for the study of myofiber development during the embryonic period in different chicken breeds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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4. Temperature-induced embryonic diapause in chickens is mediated by PKC-NF-κB-IRF1 signaling.
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Ren, Junxiao, Hu, Zhengzheng, Li, Quanlin, Gu, Shuang, Lan, Fangren, Wang, Xiqiong, Li, Jianbo, Li, Junying, Shao, Liwa, Yang, Ning, and Sun, Congjiao
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DIAPAUSE , *CHICKEN embryos , *EMBRYOLOGY , *CHICKENS , *CELLULAR signal transduction , *GENE expression , *CELL aggregation - Abstract
Background: Embryonic diapause (dormancy) is a state of temporary arrest of embryonic development that is triggered by unfavorable conditions and serves as an evolutionary strategy to ensure reproductive survival. Unlike maternally-controlled embryonic diapause in mammals, chicken embryonic diapause is critically dependent on the environmental temperature. However, the molecular control of diapause in avian species remains largely uncharacterized. In this study, we evaluated the dynamic transcriptomic and phosphoproteomic profiles of chicken embryos in pre-diapause, diapause, and reactivated states. Results: Our data demonstrated a characteristic gene expression pattern in effects on cell survival-associated and stress response signaling pathways. Unlike mammalian diapause, mTOR signaling is not responsible for chicken diapause. However, cold stress responsive genes, such as IRF1, were identified as key regulators of diapause. Further in vitro investigation showed that cold stress-induced transcription of IRF1 was dependent on the PKC-NF-κB signaling pathway, providing a mechanism for proliferation arrest during diapause. Consistently, in vivo overexpression of IRF1 in diapause embryos blocked reactivation after restoration of developmental temperatures. Conclusions: We concluded that embryonic diapause in chicken is characterized by proliferation arrest, which is the same with other spices. However, chicken embryonic diapause is strictly correlated with the cold stress signal and mediated by PKC-NF-κB-IRF1 signaling, which distinguish chicken diapause from the mTOR based diapause in mammals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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5. The m6A methylation regulates gonadal sex differentiation in chicken embryo.
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Li, Jianbo, Zhang, Xiuan, Wang, Xiqiong, Sun, Congjiao, Zheng, Jiangxia, Li, Junying, Yi, Guoqiang, and Yang, Ning
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SEX differentiation (Embryology) , *GONADS , *CHICKEN embryos , *SEX determination , *RNA modification & restriction , *METHYLATION , *GENE expression - Abstract
Background: As a ubiquitous reversible epigenetic RNA modification, N6-methyladenosine (m6A) plays crucial regulatory roles in multiple biological pathways. However, its functional mechanisms in sex determination and differentiation during gonadal development of chicken embryos are not clear. Therefore, we established a transcriptome-wide m6A map in the female and male chicken left gonads of embryonic day 7 (E7) by methylated RNA immunoprecipitation sequencing (MeRIP-seq) to offer insight into the landscape of m6A methylation and investigate the post-transcriptional modification underlying gonadal differentiation. Results: The chicken embryonic gonadal transcriptome was extensively methylated. We found 15,191 and 16,111 m6A peaks in the female and male left gonads, respectively, which were mainly enriched in the coding sequence (CDS) and stop codon. Among these m6A peaks, we identified that 1013 and 751 were hypermethylated in females and males, respectively. These differential peaks covered 281 and 327 genes, such as BMP2, SMAD2, SOX9 and CYP19A1, which were primarily associated with development, morphogenesis and sex differentiation by functional enrichment. Further analysis revealed that the m6A methylation level was positively correlated with gene expression abundance. Furthermore, we found that YTHDC2 could regulate the expression of sex-related genes, especially HEMGN and SOX9, in male mesonephros/gonad mingle cells, which was verified by in vitro experiments, suggesting a regulatory role of m6A methylation in chicken gonad differentiation. Conclusions: This work provided a comprehensive m6A methylation profile of chicken embryonic gonads and revealed YTHDC2 as a key regulator responsible for sex differentiation. Our results contribute to a better understanding of epigenetic factors involved in chicken sex determination and differentiation and to promoting the future development of sex manipulation in poultry industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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6. The m6A methylation regulates gonadal sex differentiation in chicken embryo.
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Li, Jianbo, Zhang, Xiuan, Wang, Xiqiong, Sun, Congjiao, Zheng, Jiangxia, Li, Junying, Yi, Guoqiang, and Yang, Ning
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SEX differentiation (Embryology) , *GONADS , *CHICKEN embryos , *SEX determination , *RNA modification & restriction , *METHYLATION , *GENE expression - Abstract
Background: As a ubiquitous reversible epigenetic RNA modification, N6-methyladenosine (m6A) plays crucial regulatory roles in multiple biological pathways. However, its functional mechanisms in sex determination and differentiation during gonadal development of chicken embryos are not clear. Therefore, we established a transcriptome-wide m6A map in the female and male chicken left gonads of embryonic day 7 (E7) by methylated RNA immunoprecipitation sequencing (MeRIP-seq) to offer insight into the landscape of m6A methylation and investigate the post-transcriptional modification underlying gonadal differentiation. Results: The chicken embryonic gonadal transcriptome was extensively methylated. We found 15,191 and 16,111 m6A peaks in the female and male left gonads, respectively, which were mainly enriched in the coding sequence (CDS) and stop codon. Among these m6A peaks, we identified that 1013 and 751 were hypermethylated in females and males, respectively. These differential peaks covered 281 and 327 genes, such as BMP2, SMAD2, SOX9 and CYP19A1, which were primarily associated with development, morphogenesis and sex differentiation by functional enrichment. Further analysis revealed that the m6A methylation level was positively correlated with gene expression abundance. Furthermore, we found that YTHDC2 could regulate the expression of sex-related genes, especially HEMGN and SOX9, in male mesonephros/gonad mingle cells, which was verified by in vitro experiments, suggesting a regulatory role of m6A methylation in chicken gonad differentiation. Conclusions: This work provided a comprehensive m6A methylation profile of chicken embryonic gonads and revealed YTHDC2 as a key regulator responsible for sex differentiation. Our results contribute to a better understanding of epigenetic factors involved in chicken sex determination and differentiation and to promoting the future development of sex manipulation in poultry industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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7. In vitro culture and tissue-derived specific expression of melanocytes from ovary of adult Silky Fowl.
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Tai, Yurong, Han, Deping, Yang, Xue, Cai, Ganxian, Li, HuaiYu, Zhang, Yuanyuan, Li, Junying, and Deng, Xuemei
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OVARIAN follicle , *MELANOCYTES , *GENE expression , *AMINO acid metabolism , *OVARIES , *POULTRY - Abstract
The presence of a significant number of melanocytes in the ovary and follicular membrane of Silky Fowl suggests their potential involvement in follicle development. Currently, there is a lack of available data regarding to the isolation of primary melanocytes from adult chickens. To date, primary melanocytes and their in vitro culture system have been successfully conducted in the peritoneum of chicken embryos. Herein, melanocytes from silky fowl ovaries were isolated and identified. Silky Fowl ovaries were obtained by mixed digestion of 0.1% collagenase II and 0.25% trypsin-EDTA. Melanocytes could be further purified and cultured up to 5 generations in vitro. RNA-seq analysis was used to investigate whether there were differences in the functional status of melanocytes in different tissues and developmental stages. Consequently, differential gene expressions between peritoneal and ovarian melanocytes were compared. These findings demonstrated that the Silky Fowl ovary had higher expression levels of genes involved in the production of sexual hormones and melanogenesis, while those of melanocytes derived from the peritoneum were involved in amino acid metabolism, lipid synthesis, and overall metabolic rates. This suggests that the role of melanocytes is dependent on the origin tissue and developmental stage, and is tightly connected to the function of the specific source tissue from which the cells were derived. This study provides a method for isolating adult melanocytes and serve as a basis for further investigate the effect of SFOM on germ cells. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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8. Next-Generation Sequencing Techniques Reveal that Genomic Imprinting Is Absent in Day-Old Gallus gallus domesticus Brains.
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Wang, Qiong, Li, Kaiyang, Zhang, Daixi, Li, Junying, Xu, Guiyun, Zheng, Jiangxia, Yang, Ning, and Qu, Lujiang
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CHICKENS , *NUCLEOTIDE sequencing , *GENOMIC imprinting , *BRAIN imaging , *GENE expression - Abstract
Genomic imprinting is a phenomenon characterized by parent-of-origin-specific gene expression. While widely documented in viviparous mammals and plants, imprinting in oviparous birds remains controversial. Because genomic imprinting is temporal- and tissue-specific, we investigated this phenomenon only in the brain tissues of 1-day-old chickens (Gallus gallus). We used next-generation sequencing technology to compare four transcriptomes pooled from 11 chickens, generated from reciprocally crossed families, to the DNA sequences of their parents. Candidate imprinted genes were then selected from these sequence alignments and subjected to verification experiments that excluded all but one SNP. Subsequent experiments performed with two new sets of reciprocally crossed families resulted in the exclusion of that candidate SNP as well. Attempts to find evidence of genomic imprinting from long non-coding RNAs yielded negative results. We therefore conclude that genomic imprinting is absent in the brains of 1-day-old chickens. However, due to the temporal and tissue specificity of imprinting, our results cannot be extended to all growth stages and tissue types. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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9. Evolution of cis- and trans-regulatory divergence in the chicken genome between two contrasting breeds analyzed using three tissue types at one-day-old.
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Wang, Qiong, Jia, Yaxiong, Wang, Yuan, Jiang, Zhihua, Zhou, Xiang, Zhang, Zebin, Nie, Changsheng, Li, Junying, Yang, Ning, and Qu, Lujiang
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CIS-regulatory elements (Genetics) , *BREEDING , *GENOMES , *CHICKENS , *POULTRY breeding , *GENE expression , *PECTORALIS muscle - Abstract
Background: Gene expression variation is a key underlying factor influencing phenotypic variation, and can occur via cis- or trans-regulation. To understand the role of cis- and trans-regulatory variation on population divergence in chicken, we developed reciprocal crosses of two chicken breeds, White Leghorn and Cornish Game, which exhibit major differences in body size and reproductive traits, and used them to determine the degree of cis versus trans variation in the brain, liver, and muscle tissue of male and female 1-day-old specimens. Results: We provided an overview of how transcriptomes are regulated in hybrid progenies of two contrasting breeds based on allele specific expression analysis. Compared with cis-regulatory divergence, trans-acting genes were more extensive in the chicken genome. In addition, considerable compensatory cis- and trans-regulatory changes exist in the chicken genome. Most importantly, stronger purifying selection was observed on genes regulated by trans-variations than in genes regulated by the cis elements. Conclusions: We present a pipeline to explore allele-specific expression in hybrid progenies of inbred lines without a specific reference genome. Our research is the first study to describe the regulatory divergence between two contrasting breeds. The results suggest that artificial selection associated with domestication in chicken could have acted more on trans-regulatory divergence than on cis-regulatory divergence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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