First transcriptomic insight into the working muscles of racing pigeons during a competition flight

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作者：

Stefaniuk-Szmukier, Monika ^{[1
,2
]}

Szmatola, Tomasz ^{[1
,3
]}

Pustelnik, Agnieszka ^{[1
]}

Ropka-Molik, Katarzyna ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Res Inst Anim Prod, Dept Anim Mol Biol, Krakowska 1, PL-32083 Balice, Poland

[2] Agr Univ Krakow, Dept Anim Reprod Anat & Genom, Al Mickiewicza 24-28, PL-30059 Krakow, Poland

[3] Agr Univ Krakow, Ctr Expt & Innovat Med, Redzina 1C, PL-30248 Krakow, Poland

来源：

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS | 2024年 / 51卷 / 01期

关键词：

Racing pigeons; Sport pigeons; Transcriptome profiling; RNA-seq; Pectoralis muscle; WIND-TUNNEL; EXERCISE; EXPRESSION; POWER; CELL; RNA;

D O I：

10.1007/s11033-024-09566-7

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Background The currently known homing pigeon is a result of a sharp one-sided selection for flight characteristics focused on speed, endurance, and spatial orientation. This has led to extremely well-adapted athletic phenotypes in racing birds.Methods Here, we identify genes and pathways contributing to exercise adaptation in sport pigeons by applying next-generation transcriptome sequencing of m.pectoralis muscle samples, collected before and after a 300 km competition flight.Results The analysis of differentially expressed genes pictured the central role of pathways involved in fuel selection and muscle maintenance during flight, with a set of genes, in which variations may therefore be exploited for genetic improvement of the racing pigeon population towards specific categories of competition flights.Conclusions The presented results are a background to understanding the genetic processes in the muscles of birds during flight and also are the starting point of further selection of genetic markers associated with racing performance in carrier pigeons.

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