Role of mucin gene for growth in Anas platyrynchos - a novel report

Abstract

Mucin gene is expressed at the mucous membrane of the inner layer of the internal organs. Intestinal mucin 2 (MUC2), a major gel-forming mucin, represents a primary barrier component of mucus layers. This is the first report of role of mucin gene in growth traits in animals. In the current study, we had randomly studied Bengal ducks (Anas platyrynchos) reared from day old to 10 weeks of age under organized farm and studied the growth parameters as well as body weight and average daily body weight gain. We had characterized mucin gene for Bengal duck and observed glycosylation and EGF1 (EGF like domain signature) as important domain for growth traits in duck. We observed better expression profile for mucin gene in high growing ducks in comparison to that of lower growing ducks with real time PCR. Hence mucin gene may be employed as a marker for growth traits. Key words: Indigenous duck, Mucin, body weight, biomorphometric characteristics, differential mRNA expression profiling.

Mitochondrial genes affect the immune response against bacterial infection (Duck Pasteurellosis) through a cascade of mechanisms mediated by nuclear immune genes-a cross talk with nuclear and mitochondrial gene

“…We have already reported certain preliminary works 15 involving all the 37 mitochondrial genes in duck through next generation sequencing approach of Whole mitochondrial genome sequencing 16,17 . Apart from it, we had also studied duck genomics [18][19][20] . Now recent evidences indicate the role mitochondrial DNA in regulation of nuclear immune response genes and thereafter the pathogen is destroyed 21 .…”