ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2015, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (9): 1525-1531.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2015.09.006

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The Characteristic Histomorphology of Various Skin Colors and Expression of Genes Involved in Melanogenesis in Goats

REN Hang-xing1,2,WANG Gao-fu1,2,LU Jian3,LI Jie1,4,JIANG Jing1,2,LIU Liang-jia1,2,ZHOU Peng1,2*   

  1. (1.Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, Rongchang 402460, China;2.Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Goat,Rongchang 402460,China;3.National Center for Preservation and Utilization of Animal Genetic Resources,National Animal Husbandry Service,Beijing 100193,China;4.College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University,Lanzhou 730070,China )
  • Received:2015-03-04 Online:2015-09-23 Published:2015-09-23

Abstract:

The objective of this study was to elucidate the characteristics in histomorphology and the potential molecular mechanisms underlying the dermal hyperpigmentation in Youzhou Dark-skin goat.First,we analyzed the characteristics of histomorphology in 100 d-fetal skin in Youzhou Dark-skin goat(dark skin) and Yudong White goat(normal skin).Then we examined the mRNA expression of Pax3,Mitf and Tyr in skin and B16 cells in the 2 breeds.The results showed that:1) There were significant differences in the skin pigmentation between breeds at fetus skin rapid development stage;2) The skin mRNA levels of Pax3 and Tyr were significantly higher in Youzhou Dark-skin goat than that in Yudong White goat(P<0.001),whereas no significant difference was observed in Mitf expression between the 2 breeds(P>0.05);3) The expression of Pax3 was decreased(P<0.001),Tyr was increased(P<0.01) during the B16 cell differentiation,as compared with the proliferating B16 cells.The results indicate that:1) There might be diversity in migration pathway of the dermal melanocytes between the dark-skin and normal skin goats during the early stage of skin development differentiation;2) Downregulation of Pax3 and upregulation of Tyr are indispensible for melanogenesis in melanocytes;3) The high expression of Pax3 and Tyr are associated with the dermal hyperpigmentation in Youzhou Dark-skin goat.

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