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SNPs in the porcine GOT1 gene improve a QTL for serum aspartate aminotransferase activity on SSC14
Author(s) -
Reiner G.,
Clemens N.,
Lohner E.,
Willems H.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
animal genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2052
pISSN - 0268-9146
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01997.x
Subject(s) - quantitative trait locus , single nucleotide polymorphism , biology , snp , candidate gene , gene , genetics , genetic architecture , microbiology and biotechnology , genotype
Summary Clinical–chemical traits are essential parameters to quantify the health status of individuals and herds, but the knowledge about their genetic architecture is sparse, especially in swine. We have recently described three QTL for serum aspartate aminotransferase activity (sAST), and one of these maps to a region on SSC14 where the aspartate aminotransferase coding gene GOT1 is located. This QTL was only apparent under the acute burden of a model disease. The aim of the present study was to characterize GOT1 as a candidate gene and to test the effects of different GOT1 SNPs as potential quantitative trait nucleotides (QTNs) for sAST. Nine SNPs within GOT1 were identified, and SNP c.‐793C>G significantly increased the QTL effects and narrowed the confidence interval from 90 to 15 cM. Additionally, we found a significant association of SNP c.‐793C>G in a commercial outbred line, but with reversed phase. We conclude that GOT1 is a putative candidate gene for the sAST QTL on SSC14, and that SNP c.‐793C>G is close to the responsible QTN.