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Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals an Atlas of Meihua Pig Testis Cells
by Mao Zhang, Yiming Yan, Guoliang Peng, Shuang Gao, Hongyi Li and Yuan Li
Animals 2025, 15(5), 752; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15050752 - 5 Mar 2025
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Mammalian spermatogenesis is a complex biological process that is regulated by multiple types of cells. The heterogeneity of these cells poses a challenge for analyzing different cell types at different developmental stages. To characterize the transcriptomic landscape of porcine spermatogenesis and identify potential [...] Read more.
Mammalian spermatogenesis is a complex biological process that is regulated by multiple types of cells. The heterogeneity of these cells poses a challenge for analyzing different cell types at different developmental stages. To characterize the transcriptomic landscape of porcine spermatogenesis and identify potential marker genes for spermatogonia, an unbiased transcriptomic study of spermatogenesis in neonatal and sexually mature six-month-old Meihua pigs was performed using 10× Genomics single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq). Through the collection of scRNA-seq data from 13,839 cells from Meihua pig testes, three germ cells (spermatogonia, spermatocytes and spermatids) and eight somatic cells (Sertoli cells, Leydig cells, myoid/stromal cells, endothelial cells, T cells/macrophages and erythroblasts) were identified. Pseudo-timing analysis showed that myoid cells and stromal cells originated from common progenitors in Meihua pigs. Functional enrichment analysis revealed that the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in testicular somatic cells were enriched in the pathways of Ribosome, Oxidative phosphorylation, Protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum, Retrograde endocannabinoid signaling, Cellular senescence and Insulin signaling. Meanwhile, in the three different germ cells, except for pathways which were the same as the first three pathways for somatic cells, DEGs were also enriched in the Spliceosome, Cell cycle, Autophagy and Mitophagy pathways. Furthermore, the candidate marker gene TKTL1 in spermatogonia was identified using immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence. In conclusion, we collected transcription datasets and constructed single-cell developmental maps of germ cells and somatic cells during the testicular development of Meihua pigs, which provided new insights into the spermatogenesis of Meihua pigs and the development of various types of cells in their testes. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
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Genetic Diversity of Indigenous Pigs from South China Area Revealed by SNP Array
by Shuqi Diao, Shuwen Huang, Zhiting Xu, Shaopan Ye, Xiaolong Yuan, Zanmou Chen, Hao Zhang, Zhe Zhang and Jiaqi Li
Animals 2019, 9(6), 361; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9060361 - 16 Jun 2019
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To investigate the genetic diversity, population structure, extent of linkage disequilibrium (LD), effective population size (Ne), and selection signatures in indigenous pigs from Guangdong and Guangxi in China, 226 pigs belonging to ten diverse populations were genotyped using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) chips. [...] Read more.
To investigate the genetic diversity, population structure, extent of linkage disequilibrium (LD), effective population size (Ne), and selection signatures in indigenous pigs from Guangdong and Guangxi in China, 226 pigs belonging to ten diverse populations were genotyped using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) chips. The genetic divergence between Chinese and Western pigs was determined based on the SNP chip data. Low genetic diversity of Dahuabai (DHB), Luchuan (LC), Lantang (LT), and Meihua (MH) pigs, and introgression of Western pigs into Longlin (LL), MH, and Yuedonghei (YDH) pigs were detected. Analysis of the extent of LD showed that indigenous pigs had low LD when pairwise SNP distance was short and high LD when pairwise SNP distance was long. Effective population size analysis showed a rapid decrease for Chinese indigenous pigs, and some pig populations had a relatively small Ne. This result indicated the loss of genetic diversity in indigenous pigs, and introgression from Western commercial pigs. Selection signatures detected in this study overlapped with meat quality traits, such as drip loss, intramuscular fat content, meat color b*, and average backfat thickness. Our study deepened understanding of the conservation status and domestication of Chinese indigenous pigs. Full article
(This article belongs to the Collection Applications of Quantitative Genetics in Livestock Production)
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