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1. Although PRL-PRLR signalling plays important roles in regulating avian reproduction, there is a paucity of information regarding the functional significance of  PRLR  in goose ovarian follicle development. 2. The full-length 2,496 bp coding sequence of  PRLR  was obtained from Sichuan White goose ( Anser cygnoides ) for the first time and was seen to encode a polypeptide containing 831 amino acids. Goose  PRLR  shares similar sequence characteristics and conserved functional domains to other avian species and was phylogenetically clustered into the avian clade. 3. The qPCR results suggested that the mRNA levels of  PRLR  significantly increased in primary follicles during weeks 3 to 4 of age and were higher in secondary- than in primordial follicles at week 5 post-hatching, which suggested that the  PRLR -mediated signalling could be involved in regulation of early folliculogenesis. 4. The  PRLR  mRNA was expressed at the highest levels in the prehierarchical 8–10 mm granulosa layers throughout goose ovarian follicle development, indicating a role for  PRLR  in the process of follicle selection. 5. PRLR  mRNA was differentially expressed in the three cohorts of  in vitro  cultured granulosa cells harvested from different sized goose ovarian follicles, which suggested that  PRLR  was involved in regulating granulosa cell functions depending on the stage of follicle development. These data provide novel insights into the role of  PRLR  during goose ovarian follicle development, although the underlying mechanisms await further investigations.

Molecular characterisation and expression profile of the PRLR gene during goose ovarian follicle development