畜牧兽医学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (10): 4759-4773.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.10.001

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整合eQTL和GWAS数据识别潜在功能基因位点在动物遗传育种中的研究进展

曹雨1(), 周铂涵1, 许琦1, 袁子翱1, 苏蕊1, 吕琦1, 李金泉1,2, 张燕军1, 王瑞军1, 王志英1,3,*()   

  1. 1. 内蒙古农业大学动物科学学院, 呼和浩特 010018
    2. 农业农村部肉羊遗传育种重点实验室, 呼和浩特 010018
    3. 内蒙古自治区羊遗传育种与繁殖重点实验室, 呼和浩特 010018
  • 收稿日期:2025-03-14 出版日期:2025-10-23 发布日期:2025-11-01
  • 通讯作者: 王志英 E-mail:1825948624@qq.com;wzhy0321@126.com
  • 作者简介:曹雨(2001-),女,四川资阳人,硕士生,主要从事羊遗传资源保护与育种研究,E-mail: 1825948624@qq.com
  • 基金资助:
    2030科技创新-重大项目(2023ZD0405102);内蒙古自治区科技计划(2023KYPT0021);内蒙古自治区教育厅一流学科科研专项重点项目(YLXKZX-NND-007);2024鄂尔多斯市标志性创新团队(TD20240001);财政部和农业农村部: 国家绒毛用羊产业技术体系(CARS-39);羊遗传资源保护与创新利用(BR251201)

Research Progress on Integrated eQTL-GWAS Data Analysis for Potential Functional Genetic Loci Identification in Animal Breeding

CAO Yu1(), ZHOU Bohan1, XU Qi1, YUAN Zi'ao1, SU Rui1, LÜ Qi1, LI Jinquan1,2, ZHANG Yanjun1, WANG Ruijun1, WANG Zhiying1,3,*()   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Meat Sheep Genetic Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot 010018, China
    3. Key Laboratory of Sheep Genetic Breeding and Reproduction in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot 010018, China
  • Received:2025-03-14 Online:2025-10-23 Published:2025-11-01
  • Contact: WANG Zhiying E-mail:1825948624@qq.com;wzhy0321@126.com

摘要:

精准识别与动物经济性状显著相关的潜在功能基因位点,对提升动物个体育种效果和改良生产性能具有重要的理论与实践意义。随着组学技术的发展,整合多组学数据已成为提高基因鉴定准确性的有效策略。其中,表达数量性状基因座(expression quantitative trait locus, eQTL)分析为解析基因型与经济性状的关联机制以及基因表达的遗传调控网络提供了新的研究视角,使其成为后全基因组关联分析(post-genome-wide association studies, Post-GWAS)时代的重要研究方向。本文首先介绍了eQTL分析的基本原理与方法,然后重点探讨了整合eQTL与GWAS数据提升功能基因位点鉴定效率的策略与方法及其在重要家畜(牛、猪、鸡、羊)遗传育种方面的应用。最后归纳总结了在应用过程中存在的问题,为深入解析动物复杂性状的遗传机制提供了理论依据,同时为推进动物生物育种技术创新、助力种业振兴奠定了重要基础。

关键词: eQTL, GWAS, 功能基因位点, 动物育种

Abstract:

Accurately identifying the potential functional genetic loci that significantly associated with animal economic traits holds both theoretical and practical significance for improving individual animal breeding outcomes and enhancing production performance. With the advancement of omics technologies, integrating multi-omics information has become an effective strategy to enhance the precision of genetic locus identification. Among these, expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analysis provides a new research perspective for analyzing the association mechanisms between genotypes and economic traits, as well as the genetic regulatory networks of gene expression, making it an important research direction in the post-genome-wide association study (Post-GWAS) era. This paper first introduces the basic principles and methods of eQTL analysis, then focuses on strategies and approaches for integrating eQTL and GWAS data to enhance the efficiency of functional genetic loci identification, as well as its applications in the genetic breeding of important livestock (cattle, pigs, chickens and sheep). Finally, it summarizes the problems that exist in practical implementation, which provides theoretical foundations for elucidating the genetic architecture of complex traits in animals and establishes a crucial basis for advancing innovative biobreeding technologies to revitalize the livestock breeding industry.

Key words: eQTL, GWAS, functional genetic loci, animal breeding

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