Integrated transcriptome and metabolome analysis of melanin-related genes and metabolites in Muchuan Black Bones Chickens.

ABSTRACT: The Muchuan Black Bones Chickens represent a significant subtype of the Sichuan mountain black bones chickens. In the breeding of black bone chickens, the degree of melanization tends to separate due to hybridization, while molecular-assisted breeding techniques were still limited, and the key genes involved in melanin deposition in the early growth of black bones chickens have yet to be validated. Hypothesize that melanin deposition in Muchuan Black Bones Chickens was governed by specific genetic and metabolic regulators that can be systematically identified. This study aims to identify key genes and metabolites associated with melanin in Muchuan Black Bones Chickens through integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses. CDP-ethanolamine, m-trigallic acid, UDP-4-dehydro-6-deoxy-D-glu

SUBMITTER: Wei L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12752978 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature