Insights Into mRNA and Long Non-coding RNA Profiling RNA Sequencing in Uterus of Chickens With Pink and Blue Eggshell Colors.

ABSTRACT: The blue egg is both of biological interest and economic importance for consumers, egg retailers, and scientists. To date, the genetic mechanisms underlying pigment have mainly focused on protein-coding genes. However, the underpinning mechanism of non-coding RNAs on the pigment deposition among different eggshell colors remains unknown. In this study, RNA sequencing was employed to profile the uterine gland transcriptome (lncRNA and mRNA) of 15 Changshun blue eggshell layers, to better understand the genetic mechanisms of deposition of blue eggshell color. Results showed that differentially expressed mRNAs, GO terms, and KEGG pathways among pink-eggshell and blue-eggshell chickens were mainly targeting immune- and transporter-related terms with the SLC family, IgJ, CD family, and <

SUBMITTER: Chen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8529033 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature