본 연구는 Jeju crossbred(제주마×더러브렛) 12개월령 체형 형질에 대한 말의 3번 염 색체 단일염기변이 효과를 분석하기 위해 수행하였다. 본 연구의 공시축은 국립축산과학 원 난지축산연구소에서 육성 중인 Jeju crossbred 육성마 199 두(2010년～2015년 출생)를 이용하였다. 공시축은 농후사료(열량 3,825kcal/kg, CP 16.5%)를 체중의 1.2～1.5% 공급 하였으며, 조사료(톨페스큐, 오차드그라스, 이탈리안라이그라스)는 자유 급여하였다. 채혈 은 경정맥을 통해 채혈하여 genomic DNA 분리 후 단일염기변이 유전자형 결정에 이용 하였다. 체형은 12개월령 시점에 체중(Weight), 두장(Head length), 체고(Wither height), 배고(Back height), 고고(Rump height), 체장(Body length), 흉심(Chest depth), 흉폭 (Chest width), 요폭(Back width), 고장(Rump length), 흉위(Chest girth), 전관위(Shank circumference) 그리고 곤폭(Rump width)을 측정하였다. 단일염기변이 (BIEC2-808466, BIEC2-808543, BIEC2-808967, BIEC2-809370)의 유전자형 결정을 위해 중합효소연쇄반 응 및 Pyrosequencer를 이용하였다. 단일염기변이의 유전자형 빈도 및 Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium은 CERVUS(version 3.0.3) software를 이용하여 분석하였다. 체형측정치와 담일염기변이 유저자형 효과 추정을 위해 R 통계 패키지(version 3.0.3)를 이용하여 공분 산분석을 하였으며, 유전자형 그룹 간 비교는 P<0.05 수준에서 Turky 검정을 하였다. 통계분석에 이용된 모형은 다음과 같다.            여기 서   : 체형 형질 관측치, μ : 전체 평균, BYi : 출생 연도의 효과, BMj : 출생 개월 의 효과, Sk : 성별의 효과, Pl : 산차의 효과, Gm : 유전자형 효과, eijklm : 임의 오차를 나타낸다. 12개월령 육성마의 평균 체중은 193.7±24.5㎏이었으며, 체고는 124.5±4.0㎝였다. Jeju crossbred(제주마×더러브렛)의 12개월령 체고는 더러브렛 12개월령 체고 145.0±3.0㎝의 85% 수준으로 확인되었다. 분석에 이용된 4종의 단일염기변이의 miner 대립유전인자 빈 도는 0.01～0.291로 확인되어 유전적 다형성이 낮았다. 공변량 중 성별과 산차는 출생연도 와 출생월보다 체형 측정치에서 영향이 낮은 것으로 확인됐다. 12개월령 체형 13종에 대 한 4종의 단일염기변이의 효과를 분석한 결과 BIEC2-808967 단일염기변이는 체장에서 연관관계를 확인할 수 있었으며(P<0.05), BIEC2-809370 단일염기변이에서는 체고, 배고, 고고에서 연관관계를 확인할 수 있었다(P<0.05). BIEC2-808543 단일염기변이는 체고, 체장, 흉위, 전관위에 대한 연관관계가 있는 것으로 보고되었으나 본 연구에서는 BIEC2-808543 단일염기변이 중 체형을 증가시키는 C 대립유전인자 빈도가 0.01로 낮게 나타나 연관성 분석이 무의미하였다. 본 연구결과 Jeju crossbred에서 3번 염색체 단일염기변이는 12개월령 체형에 대해 연관 관계가 있는 것으로 사료되며 성장단계에 따른 추가의 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

This study was conducted to analyze the effect of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on the equine chromosomes (ECA) 3 for the body conformations of 12 month of age in Jeju crossbred (Jeju horses × Thoroughbred). A total of 199 Jeju crossbred horse samples were obtained from the National Institute of Subtropical Livestock Research Institute for this study. To correctly estimate the body conformations, we measured thirteen elements relevant to the body conformation such as body weight, wither height, body length for all the 199 horses at 12 month of age. Furthermore, all the horses were genotyped using four SNPs including the BIEC2-808466, BIEC2-808543, BIEC2-808967, BIEC2-809370, of which genomic coordinates range approximately from 105.1Mbp to 110 Mbp in the ECA3. For the phenotypic data sets, the average body weight was 193.7 ± 24.5㎏ and the height was 124.5 ± 4.0㎝. As for the genotypic data, the miner allele frequencies of the SNPs were shown to be varied from 0.01 to 0.291. Using the phenotypic and genotypic data sets, analysis of covariance was performed to find any association between those SNP genotypes and body conformations, using year of birth, month of birth, sex, and parity as the covariance components. The result showed that alternative genotypes in the BIEC2-808967 and BIEC2-809370 SNPs were significantly associated with the body length (P<0.05) and the wither height (P<0.05) respectively in the Jeju crossbred horses. Therefore, it is estimated that there are significant associations in the body conformation of 12 month of age of Jeju crossbred for those two SNPs used in this study.

The ANK1 (Ankyrin-1) gene, located on the bovine chromosome 27, encodes a structural protein which forms an important component of the cytoskeleton. Ankyrin belongs to a protein family that links membrane proteins to the underlying spectrin-actin cytoskeleton. Many studies on gene expression regulation have revealed that RNA polymerase binds to the ANK1 gene promoter region. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between the SNP of the ANK1 promoter region and economic traits in Hanwoo cattle. A total of seven SNPs (C-944T, C-733T, C-687G, A-672G, C-307T, A-104G, C-24T), found in 119 animals, were correlated to economic traits. One of these SNPs, A-104G, was reported for the first time in the present study. Three newly discovered haplotypes were not associated with economic traits. Significant (p<0.05) relationships were found between C-944T and carcass weight, backfat thickeness, loin muscle area and between C-733T, A-672G and intramuscular fat. These results suggest that the SNPs of ANK1 gene may be useful molecular markers for selection of meat yield and quality traits in Hanwoo

As a first step of mapping genes conferring resistance to the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens Stål, in Gayabyeo using a population derived from a cross between Gayabyeo and Taebaegbyeo, we performed the whole genome resequencing of these two Tongil-type rice varieties. The amount of raw sequence data was about 18.5X109 bp and 17.9X109 bp in Gayabyeo and Taebaegbyeo, respectively. After quality trimming and read mapping onto Nipponbare reference genome sequence, 9.3X109 bp was mapped in Gayabyeo with mapping depth of 25.0X, and 9.5X109 bp was mapped in Taebaegbyeo with mapping depth of 25.5X. Between Gayabyeo and Nipponbare, 1,585,880 SNPs were detected, while 1,416,898 SNPs were detected between Taebaegbyeo and Nipponbare. Between Gayabyeo and Taebaegbyeo, 284,501 SNPs were detected. Among the SNPs between Gayabyeo and Taebaegbyeo, 21.2% were in genic region and 78.8% were in intergenic region. In CDS region, 15,924 SNPs were detected, among which synonymous SNPs covered 47.3% and non-synonymous SNPs covered 52.7%. We designed Cleaved Amplified Polymorphic Sequences (CAPS) markers with SNPs in the restriction enzyme recognition sites, and 20 CAPS markers were tested. Of the 20 markers, 19 markers showed polymorphism and one marker showed monomorphism between Gayabyeo and Taebaegbyeo. It is expected that sufficient DNA markers for mapping genes with a population derived from a cross between Gayabyeo and Taebaegbyeo can be developed based on the results of the study.