Association study and expression analysis of CD9 as candidate gene for boar sperm quality and fertility traits

Abstract

Cluster-of-differentiation antigen 9 (CD9) gene expressed in the male germ line stem cells is crucial for sperm-egg fusion, and was therefore selected as candidate gene for boar semen quality. The association of CD9 with boar sperm quality and fertility trait was analyzed using a total of 340 boars both from purebred Pietrain and Pietrain x Hampshire crosses. A single nucleotide polymorphism (g.358A>T) in intron 6 was significantly associated with sperm motility (MOT) (P

Keywords

Spermatogenesis; mRNA expression; Protein expression; Immunofluorescence; Reproductive tissue

Published in

Animal Reproduction Science
2011, volume: 125, number: 1-4, pages: 170-179
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

SLU Authors

• Jonas, Elisabeth

  • University of Bonn
  • University of Sydney

UKÄ Subject classification

Animal and Dairy Science

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anireprosci.2011.02.017

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/42069