[Characterization of the Russian beef cattle breed gene pools using inter simple sequence repeat DNA analysis (ISSR analysis)].

The gene pools of beef cattle breeds bred in Russia were characterized on the basis of inter simple sequence repeat DNA analysis (ISSR analysis). Samples of Aberdeen Angus, Kalmyk, and Kazakh Whitehead breeds from Russia, as well as of Hereford breed, hybrids of Kazakh Whitehead and Hereford breeds, and Kazakh Whitehead breed from the Republic of Kazakhstan, were examined. In the examined breeds, 27 AG-ISSR fragments were identified, 25 of which were polymorphic.

[Breeding of the Russian sable: Stages of industrial domestication and genetic variability].

Creating farms for sable breeding was associated with the commercial destruction of natural populations and, consequently, the overall decline in the species number. The gene pool of the first farm-bred sable population in Russia, established in the vicinity of Moscow (“Pushkinskiy” fur farm), was formed by crossing of animals removed from nine natural populations. In the first eight years of farm operation, approximately one thousand animals were used for sable breeding; some of these animals were able to adapt to the farm management and, subsequently, to the selection for a number of quantitative traits in the period of industrial domestication.

[Mitochondrial DNA Polymorphism in Different Populations of Spangled Orloff Chickens].

For the first time, the genetic diversity of the Spangled Orloff chickens was studied by analyzing the polymorphism of the hypervariable region in the D-loop of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Samples for the analysis were collected at the farms ofthe All-Russia Poultry Research and Technological Institute (VNITIP), the All-Russia Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding (VNIIGRZh), and the Moscow Zoo. The D-loop partial sequences (between nucleotide positions 57 and 523) were determined according to the reference sequence of Gallus gallus spadiceus mtDNA, NC_007235 in 39 individuals obtained from these populations (GenBank Accession Nos.

[Polymorphisms of bGH, RORC, and DGAT1 genes in Russian beef cattle breeds].

We examined the allelic and genotypic polymorphisms of genes of the retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor C (RORC), diacylglycerol acyltransferase-1 (DGAT1), and growth hormone (bGH) in Russian beef cattle breeds in two populations of Kazakh white-headed cattle (of Kazakh and Russian selection) and in the Kalmyk cattle breed and Mongolian hogorogo breed, which is related to Kalmyk breed. The studied genes are associated with parameters of meat quality: marbleness (bGH and RORC) and tenderness (DGAT1). They are also associated with an increase in carcass weight (bGH).

[Comparative analysis of ISSR markers polymorphism in populations of yak (Bos mutus) and in F1 hybrids between yak and cattle in the Sayan-Altai region].

The genetic variability in seven yak populations from the Sayan-Altai region and in F1 hybrids between yak and cattle (khainags) was investigated with the help of a technique that involves the use of inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers generated with PCR primers (AG)9C and (GA)9C. Samples for the analysis were collected in Mongolia, Tuva, and Altai from 2008 through 2012. The examined yak populations differed in in the presence/absence of ISSR fragments, as well as in their frequency.

[Genomic diversity in cattle breeds assessed using polymorphism of intermicrosatellite markers].

Using (AG)9C and (GA)9C primers and analysis of multilocus profile of intermicrosatellite polymorphism (ISSR-PCR), in 19 cattle breeds, a total of 66 PCR products were revealed. The statistical processing of the data obtained using standard software programs enabled the identification of the ISSR markers, the polymorphism of which made the greatest contribution to the total genomic diversity of both individual breeds and the species Bos taurus in general. These DNA fragments deserve special interest for the further analysis of their localization and functions.

[Specific genetic features of the Russian forms of bovine leukemia virus].

Genetic peculiarities of bovine leukemia virus isolates (BLV) spread throughout Russia and Ukraine (BLV-1, BLV-2, and BLV-4) have been characterized based on pol gene polymorphism. Seven viral forms have been detected. The variability of BLV isolates did not exceed 1% within one form.

[Identification and classification of bovine leukemia virus isolates in Russia and Ukraine based on the pol viral gene polymorphism].

Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is a widespread specific pathogen of cattle. Analysis of the pol viral gene polymorphism has been used to characterize the polymorphism of BLV isolates at stock-breeding farms in Russia and Ukraine. The fragments of the pol gene corresponding to the reverse transcriptase and integrase 494 and 233 bp in size, respectively, have been used for analysis.

Distribution of BoLA-DRB3 allelic frequencies and identification of two new alleles in Iranian buffalo breed.

The role of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in the immune response makes it an attractive candidate gene for associations with disease resistance and susceptibility. This study describes genetic variability in the BoLA-DRB3 in Iranian buffaloes. Heminested PCR-RFLP method was used to identify the frequency of BoLA-DRB3 alleles.

The genetic origin and history of speed in the Thoroughbred racehorse.

Selective breeding for speed in the racehorse has resulted in an unusually high frequency of the C-variant (g.66493737C/T) at the myostatin gene (MSTN) in cohorts of the Thoroughbred horse population that are best suited to sprint racing. Here we show using a combination of molecular- and pedigree-based approaches in 593 horses from 22 Eurasian and North-American horse populations, museum specimens from 12 historically important Thoroughbred stallions (b.

[Comparison of ISSR polymorphism among cattle breeds].

Polymorphism analysis of DNA fragments flanked by (TC)9G and (CT)9G inverted dinucleotide microsatellite repeats in 766 animals of 19 cattle breeds and one breeding type revealed 66 fragments, of which 64 were polymorphic. The breeds proved to differ in the frequency and presence or absence of amplified DNA fragments at the genomic level, indicating that ISSR fingerprinting is informative for differentiating the PCR product spectra and cattle breeds. Multilocus ISSR polymorphism analysis identified the group of fragments that can be used as Bos taurus and B.

[Analysis of the genetic structure of Tuvinian short-fat-tailed sheep populations with the use of the ISSR-PCR method].

The genetic structure of populations of the Tuvinian short-fat-tailed sheep was studied with the use of the ISSR-PCR (Inter Simple Sequence Repeats) method in 18 farms of Tyva. Data on the spectrum of ISSR fragments of DNA were obtained using the (AG)9C primer. Analysis of intermicrosatellite polymorphism permitted us to determine genomic characteristics of the populations, their genealogical relations, and the parameters of genetic diversity within the populations and the breed as a whole.

[The use of the ISSR-PCR method for identifying domesticated animal breeds and species, inferring their population structures, and assessing gene pool similarity].

The use of multilocus intermicrosatellite assay (ISSR-PCR) in combination with the method of k-clustering of population structures (Structure v2.2. program) has become a basis for a battery of tests of molecular genetic examination and for studying the gene pool of domesticated animal species.

[Polymorphism of the BoLA-DRB3 gene in the Mongolian, Kalmyk, and Yakut cattle breeds].

Polymorphism of the BoLA-DRB3 gene was studied with the use of the PCR-RFLP technique in three cattle breeds (Mongolian, Kalmyk, and Yakut) representing the Bos taurus turano-mongolicus group. 35 BoLA-DRB3.2 alleles were detected in the Mongolian breed and 34 alleles in the Kalmyk breed.

[Study of genetic variation in Yakutian cattle (Bos taurus L.) using the prolactin bPRL, growth hormone bGH, and transcription factor bPit-1 genes].

The genetic structure of the Yakutian cattle breed was studied using the following genes: bPRL (RsaI site in exon 3), bGH (AluI site in exon 5), and bPit-1 (HinfI site in exon 6). The values of observed heterozygosity were 0.36 for bPRL, 0.

[Alteration of SEMA3B gene expression levels in epithelial tumors].

Gene expression decreasing in tumors permits to suggest tumor-suppressor activities for these genes. Thus, mRNA quantity decrease was found for SEMA3B gene in many cell lines of small cell (SCLC) and non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) and it is well-known that SEMA3B suppresses growth of the NCI-H1299 non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) cell line and tumor formation in nude mice. The aim of this work was to study spectrum of SEMA3B expression level in epithelial tumors of various locations.

A genome scan for positive selection in thoroughbred horses.

Thoroughbred horses have been selected for exceptional racing performance resulting in system-wide structural and functional adaptations contributing to elite athletic phenotypes. Because selection has been recent and intense in a closed population that stems from a small number of founder animals Thoroughbreds represent a unique population within which to identify genomic contributions to exercise-related traits. Employing a population genetics-based hitchhiking mapping approach we performed a genome scan using 394 autosomal and X chromosome microsatellite loci and identified positively selected loci in the extreme tail-ends of the empirical distributions for (1) deviations from expected heterozygosity (Ewens-Watterson test) in Thoroughbred (n = 112) and (2) global differentiation among four geographically diverse horse populations (F(ST)).

Distribution of BoLA-DRB3 allelic frequencies and identification of a new allele in the iranian cattle breed sistani (Bos indicus).

The distribution of the frequencies of BoLA-DRB3 gene alleles in the Iranian cattle breed Sistani was studied by the PCR-RFLP ("hemi-nested") assay using restriction endonucleases RsaI, HaeIII and BstYI. In the examined cattle breed (65 animals) 32 alleles have been identified one of which being described for the first time (6.15% frequency).

[A new member of the WAS genes family (WASF4)].

The exon-intron structure of the human WASF4 gene has been determined. The in silico analysis of the gene promoter region was performed and the presence of transcription factor binding sites was shown. The highest similarity between the WASF4 protein and the human WASF2 protein was revealed.

[Allelic polymorphism of kappa-casein gene (CSN3) in Russian cattle breeds and its informative value as a genetic marker].

The frequencies of the kappa-casein gene (CSN3) alleles and genotypes have been determined in five Russian cattle breeds (Bestuzhev, Kalmyk, Russian Black Pied, Yaroslavl, and Yakut breeds) by means of PCR-RFLP analysis using two independent restriction nucleases (HinfI and TaqI) and by allele-specific PCR. Typing alleles A and B of CSN3 is of practical importance, because allele B is correlated with commercially valuable parameters of milk productivity (protein content and milk yield) and improves the cheese yielding capacity. The frequencies of the B allele of CSN3 in the breeds studied vary from 0.

[Activation of RHOA gene transcription in epithelial tumors may be caused by gene amplification and/or demethylation of its promotor region].

RHOA protein, a member of small GTPases family, is implicated in cell morphogenesis, adhesion, and in cell cycle regulation. RHOA gene (3p21.31) exhibits cell transformation activity, and therefore gene is considered as a potential oncogene.

Evidence for biogeographic patterning of mitochondrial DNA sequences in Eastern horse populations.

Equine mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) phylogeny reconstruction reveals a complex pattern of variation unlike that seen in other large domesticates. It is likely that this pattern reflects a process of multiple and repeated, although not necessarily independent, domestication events. Until now, no clear geographic affiliation of clades has been apparent.

Identification of bovine leucocyte adhesion deficiency (BLAD) carriers in Holstein and Brown Swiss AI bulls in Iran.

BLAD is a hereditary disease in Holstein dairy cattle. The defective allele of CD18 gene which is responsible for this disease has a recessive inheritance. The recessive homozygous form (BL/BL) is lethal and since carrier animals have viability, BLAD frequency increases by use of carrier bulls in Artificial Insemination (AI).

[Comparison CCR5de132 mutation in the CCR5 gene frequencies in Russians, Tuvinians, and in different groups of HIV-infected individuals].

The 32-bp deletion (CCR5del32 mutation) in the CCR5 (chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 5) gene, encoding CCR5 chemokine receptor, is one of the factors determining natural resistance to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection. In the present study, the samples of Russians (n = 107), Tuvinians (n = 50), and HIV-infected individuals were examined for the presence of CCR5del32 mutation in the CCR5 gene. The CCR5del32 allele frequency in Russians and Tuvinians constituted 7.

TGFalpha reactivates imprinted Igf2 in the parthenogenetic mice embryos and placenta.

Imprinted genes play important roles in the mammalian development. In the parthenogenetic embryos (PE) there is only expression of maternally expressed genes. Therefore, PEs are appropriate experimental models to study genomic imprinting controlling mechanisms.