Contrasting evolution of diversity at two disease-associated chicken genes

There have been significant evolutionary pressures on the chicken during both its speciation and its subsequent domestication by man. Infectious diseases are expected to have exerted strong selective pressures during these processes. Consequently, it is likely that genes associated with disease susc...

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Main Authors: Downing, T., Lynn, D.J., Connell, S., Lloyd, A.T., Bhuiyan, A.K.F.H., Silva, P., Naqvi, A.N., Sanfo, R., Sow, R.S., Overseas Development Institute, O'Farrelly, C.O., Hanotte, Olivier H., Bradley, D.G.
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Published: Springer 2009
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/474
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author Downing, T.
Lynn, D.J.
Connell, S.
Lloyd, A.T.
Bhuiyan, A.K.F.H.
Silva, P.
Naqvi, A.N.
Sanfo, R.
Sow, R.S.
Overseas Development Institute
O'Farrelly, C.O.
Hanotte, Olivier H.
Bradley, D.G.
author_browse Bhuiyan, A.K.F.H.
Bradley, D.G.
Connell, S.
Downing, T.
Hanotte, Olivier H.
Lloyd, A.T.
Lynn, D.J.
Naqvi, A.N.
O'Farrelly, C.O.
Overseas Development Institute
Sanfo, R.
Silva, P.
Sow, R.S.
author_facet Downing, T.
Lynn, D.J.
Connell, S.
Lloyd, A.T.
Bhuiyan, A.K.F.H.
Silva, P.
Naqvi, A.N.
Sanfo, R.
Sow, R.S.
Overseas Development Institute
O'Farrelly, C.O.
Hanotte, Olivier H.
Bradley, D.G.
author_sort Downing, T.
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description There have been significant evolutionary pressures on the chicken during both its speciation and its subsequent domestication by man. Infectious diseases are expected to have exerted strong selective pressures during these processes. Consequently, it is likely that genes associated with disease susceptibility or resistance have been subject to some form of selection. Two genes involved in the immune response (interferon-γ and interleukin 1-β) were selected for sequencing in diverse chicken populations from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Kenya, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Botswana, as well as six outgroup samples (grey, green, red and Ceylon jungle fowl and grey francolin and bamboo partridge). Haplotype frequencies, tests of neutrality, summary statistics, coalescent simulations and phylogenetic analysis by maximum likelihood were used to determine the population genetic characteristics of the genes. Networks indicate that these chicken genes are most closely related to the red jungle fowl. Interferon-γ had lower diversity and considerable coding sequence conservation, which is consistent with its function as a key inflammatory cytokine of the immune response. In contrast, the pleiotropic cytokine interleukin 1-β had higher diversity and showed signals of balancing selection moderated by recombination, yielding high numbers of diverse alleles, possibly reflecting broader functionality and potential roles in more diseases in different environments.
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spelling CGSpace4742024-03-03T19:19:28Z Contrasting evolution of diversity at two disease-associated chicken genes Downing, T. Lynn, D.J. Connell, S. Lloyd, A.T. Bhuiyan, A.K.F.H. Silva, P. Naqvi, A.N. Sanfo, R. Sow, R.S. Overseas Development Institute O'Farrelly, C.O. Hanotte, Olivier H. Bradley, D.G. chickens disease resistance There have been significant evolutionary pressures on the chicken during both its speciation and its subsequent domestication by man. Infectious diseases are expected to have exerted strong selective pressures during these processes. Consequently, it is likely that genes associated with disease susceptibility or resistance have been subject to some form of selection. Two genes involved in the immune response (interferon-γ and interleukin 1-β) were selected for sequencing in diverse chicken populations from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Kenya, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Botswana, as well as six outgroup samples (grey, green, red and Ceylon jungle fowl and grey francolin and bamboo partridge). Haplotype frequencies, tests of neutrality, summary statistics, coalescent simulations and phylogenetic analysis by maximum likelihood were used to determine the population genetic characteristics of the genes. Networks indicate that these chicken genes are most closely related to the red jungle fowl. Interferon-γ had lower diversity and considerable coding sequence conservation, which is consistent with its function as a key inflammatory cytokine of the immune response. In contrast, the pleiotropic cytokine interleukin 1-β had higher diversity and showed signals of balancing selection moderated by recombination, yielding high numbers of diverse alleles, possibly reflecting broader functionality and potential roles in more diseases in different environments. 2009-04 2010-01-16T20:47:13Z 2010-01-16T20:47:13Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/474 en Limited Access Springer Downing, T.; Lynn, D.J.; Connell, S.; Lloyd, A.T.; Bhuiyan, A.F.H.; Silva, P.; Naqvi, A.N.; Sanfo, R.; Sow, R.-S.; Podisi, B.; O’Farrelly, C.; Hanotte, O.; Bradley, D.G. 2009. Contrasting evolution of diversity at two disease-associated chicken genes. Immunogenetics. v. 61(4). p. 303-314.
spellingShingle chickens
disease resistance
Downing, T.
Lynn, D.J.
Connell, S.
Lloyd, A.T.
Bhuiyan, A.K.F.H.
Silva, P.
Naqvi, A.N.
Sanfo, R.
Sow, R.S.
Overseas Development Institute
O'Farrelly, C.O.
Hanotte, Olivier H.
Bradley, D.G.
Contrasting evolution of diversity at two disease-associated chicken genes
title Contrasting evolution of diversity at two disease-associated chicken genes
title_full Contrasting evolution of diversity at two disease-associated chicken genes
title_fullStr Contrasting evolution of diversity at two disease-associated chicken genes
title_full_unstemmed Contrasting evolution of diversity at two disease-associated chicken genes
title_short Contrasting evolution of diversity at two disease-associated chicken genes
title_sort contrasting evolution of diversity at two disease associated chicken genes
topic chickens
disease resistance
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/474
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