TY  - JOUR
AU  - Schiavo, Giussepina
AU  - Bovo, Samuele
AU  - Munoz, Maria
AU  - Ribani, Anisa
AU  - Alves, Estefania
AU  - Araujo, Jose P.
AU  - Bozzi, Riccardo
AU  - Čandek-Potokar, Marjeta
AU  - Charneca, Rui
AU  - Fernandez, Ana I.
AU  - Gallo, Maurizio
AU  - Garcia, Fabian
AU  - Karolyi, Danijel
AU  - Kušec, Goran
AU  - Martins, Jose Manuel
AU  - Mercat, Marie-Jose
AU  - Nunez, Yolanda
AU  - Quintanilla, Raquel
AU  - Radović, Čedomir
AU  - Razmaite, Violeta
AU  - Riquet, Juliette
AU  - Savić, Radomir
AU  - Usai, Graziano
AU  - Utzeri, Valerio J.
AU  - Zimmer, Christoph
AU  - Ovilo, Cristina
AU  - Fontanesi, Luca
PY  - 2021-04
UR  - http://r.istocar.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/925
AB  - ROHs are long stretches of DNA homozygous at each polymorphic position. The proportion of
genome covered by ROHs and their length are indicators of the level and origin of inbreeding.
Frequent common ROHs within the same population define ROH islands and indicate hotspots of
selection. In this work, we investigated ROHs in a total of 1131 pigs from 20 European local pig
breeds and in three cosmopolitan breeds, genotyped with the GGP Porcine HD Genomic Profiler.
PLINK software was used to identify ROHs. Size classes and genomic inbreeding parameters were evaluated. ROH islands were defined by evaluating different thresholds of homozygous SNP
frequency. A functional overview of breed-specific ROH islands was obtained via overrepresentation analyses of GO biological processes. Mora Romagnola and Turopolje breeds had the largest proportions of genome covered with ROH (~1003 and ~955 Mb respectively),
whereas Nero Siciliano and Sarda breeds had the lowest proportions (~207 and 247 Mb
respectively). The highest proportion of long ROH (>16 Mb) was in Apulo-Calabrese, Mora
Romagnola and Casertana. The largest number of ROH islands was identified in the Italian
Landrace (n=32), Cinta Senese (n=26) and LithuanianWhite Old Type (n=22) breeds. Several
ROH islands were in regions encompassing genes known to affect morphological traits.
Comparative ROH structure analysis among breeds indicated the similar genetic structure of
local breeds across Europe. This study contributed to understanding of the genetic history of the
investigated pig breeds and provided information to manage these pig genetic resources.
PB  - Blackwell Publishing Ltd
T2  - Animal Genetics
T1  - Runs of homozygosity provide a genome landscape picture of inbreeding and genetic history of European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds
VL  - 52
SP  - 155
EP  - 170
DO  - 10.1111/age.13045
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Schiavo, Giussepina and Bovo, Samuele and Munoz, Maria and Ribani, Anisa and Alves, Estefania and Araujo, Jose P. and Bozzi, Riccardo and Čandek-Potokar, Marjeta and Charneca, Rui and Fernandez, Ana I. and Gallo, Maurizio and Garcia, Fabian and Karolyi, Danijel and Kušec, Goran and Martins, Jose Manuel and Mercat, Marie-Jose and Nunez, Yolanda and Quintanilla, Raquel and Radović, Čedomir and Razmaite, Violeta and Riquet, Juliette and Savić, Radomir and Usai, Graziano and Utzeri, Valerio J. and Zimmer, Christoph and Ovilo, Cristina and Fontanesi, Luca",
year = "2021-04",
abstract = "ROHs are long stretches of DNA homozygous at each polymorphic position. The proportion of
genome covered by ROHs and their length are indicators of the level and origin of inbreeding.
Frequent common ROHs within the same population define ROH islands and indicate hotspots of
selection. In this work, we investigated ROHs in a total of 1131 pigs from 20 European local pig
breeds and in three cosmopolitan breeds, genotyped with the GGP Porcine HD Genomic Profiler.
PLINK software was used to identify ROHs. Size classes and genomic inbreeding parameters were evaluated. ROH islands were defined by evaluating different thresholds of homozygous SNP
frequency. A functional overview of breed-specific ROH islands was obtained via overrepresentation analyses of GO biological processes. Mora Romagnola and Turopolje breeds had the largest proportions of genome covered with ROH (~1003 and ~955 Mb respectively),
whereas Nero Siciliano and Sarda breeds had the lowest proportions (~207 and 247 Mb
respectively). The highest proportion of long ROH (>16 Mb) was in Apulo-Calabrese, Mora
Romagnola and Casertana. The largest number of ROH islands was identified in the Italian
Landrace (n=32), Cinta Senese (n=26) and LithuanianWhite Old Type (n=22) breeds. Several
ROH islands were in regions encompassing genes known to affect morphological traits.
Comparative ROH structure analysis among breeds indicated the similar genetic structure of
local breeds across Europe. This study contributed to understanding of the genetic history of the
investigated pig breeds and provided information to manage these pig genetic resources.",
publisher = "Blackwell Publishing Ltd",
journal = "Animal Genetics",
title = "Runs of homozygosity provide a genome landscape picture of inbreeding and genetic history of European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds",
volume = "52",
pages = "155-170",
doi = "10.1111/age.13045"
}

Schiavo, G., Bovo, S., Munoz, M., Ribani, A., Alves, E., Araujo, J. P., Bozzi, R., Čandek-Potokar, M., Charneca, R., Fernandez, A. I., Gallo, M., Garcia, F., Karolyi, D., Kušec, G., Martins, J. M., Mercat, M., Nunez, Y., Quintanilla, R., Radović, Č., Razmaite, V., Riquet, J., Savić, R., Usai, G., Utzeri, V. J., Zimmer, C., Ovilo, C.,& Fontanesi, L.. (2021-04). Runs of homozygosity provide a genome landscape picture of inbreeding and genetic history of European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds. in Animal Genetics
Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 52, 155-170.
https://doi.org/10.1111/age.13045

Schiavo G, Bovo S, Munoz M, Ribani A, Alves E, Araujo JP, Bozzi R, Čandek-Potokar M, Charneca R, Fernandez AI, Gallo M, Garcia F, Karolyi D, Kušec G, Martins JM, Mercat M, Nunez Y, Quintanilla R, Radović Č, Razmaite V, Riquet J, Savić R, Usai G, Utzeri VJ, Zimmer C, Ovilo C, Fontanesi L. Runs of homozygosity provide a genome landscape picture of inbreeding and genetic history of European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds. in Animal Genetics. 2021;52:155-170.
doi:10.1111/age.13045 .

Schiavo, Giussepina, Bovo, Samuele, Munoz, Maria, Ribani, Anisa, Alves, Estefania, Araujo, Jose P., Bozzi, Riccardo, Čandek-Potokar, Marjeta, Charneca, Rui, Fernandez, Ana I., Gallo, Maurizio, Garcia, Fabian, Karolyi, Danijel, Kušec, Goran, Martins, Jose Manuel, Mercat, Marie-Jose, Nunez, Yolanda, Quintanilla, Raquel, Radović, Čedomir, Razmaite, Violeta, Riquet, Juliette, Savić, Radomir, Usai, Graziano, Utzeri, Valerio J., Zimmer, Christoph, Ovilo, Cristina, Fontanesi, Luca, "Runs of homozygosity provide a genome landscape picture of inbreeding and genetic history of European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds" in Animal Genetics, 52 (2021-04):155-170,
https://doi.org/10.1111/age.13045 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nunez, Yolanda
AU  - Radović, Čedomir
AU  - Savić, Radomir
AU  - Garcia-Casco, M. Juan
AU  - Čandek-Potokar, Marjeta
AU  - Benitez, Rita
AU  - Radojković, Dragan
AU  - Lukić, Miloš
AU  - Gogić, Marija
AU  - Munoz, Maria
AU  - Fontanesi, Luca
AU  - Ovilo, Cristina
PY  - 2021-03-16
UR  - http://r.istocar.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/772
AB  - This work was aimed at evaluating loin transcriptome and metabolic pathway differences between the two main Serbian local pig breeds with divergent characteristics regarding muscle growth and fatness, as well as exploring nutrigenomic effects of tannin supplementation in Mangalitsa (MA) pigs. The study comprised 24 Mangalitsa and 10 Moravka (MO) males, which were kept under
identical management conditions. Mangalitsa animals were divided in two nutritional groups (n = 12) receiving a standard (control) or tannin–supplemented diet (1.5%; MAT). Moravka pigs were fed the standard mixture. All animals were slaughtered at a similar age; 120 kg of average live weight (LW) and loin tissue was used for RNA-seq analysis. Results showed 306 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) according to breed, enriched in genes involved in growth, lipid metabolism, protein metabolism and muscle development, such as PDK4, FABP4, MYOD1 and STAT3, as well as a relevant number of genes involved in mitochondrial respiratory activity (MT- Ds, NDUFAs among others). Oxidative phosphorylation was the most significantly affected pathway, activated in Mangalitsa muscle, revealing the basis of a different muscle metabolism. Also, many other relevant pathways were affected by breed and involved in oxidative stress response, fat accumulation and development of skeletal muscle. Results also allowed the identification of potential regulators and causal networks such as those controlled by FLCN, PPARGC1A or PRKAB1 with relevant regulatory roles on DEGs involved in mitochondrial and lipid metabolism, or IL3 and TRAF2 potentially controlling DEGs involved in muscle development. The Tannin effect on transcriptome was small, with only 23 DEGs, but included interesting ones involved in lipid deposition such as PPARGC1B. The results indicate a significant effect of the breed on muscle tissue gene expression, affecting relevant biological pathways and allowing the identification of strong regulatory candidate genes to underlie the gene expression and phenotypic differences between the compared groups.
PB  - MDPI
T2  - Animals
T1  - Muscle transcriptome analysis reveals molecular pathways related to oxidative phosphorylation, antioxidant defense, fatness and growth in mangalitsa and moravka pigs
VL  - 11
IS  - 844
DO  - 10.3390/ani11030844
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Nunez, Yolanda and Radović, Čedomir and Savić, Radomir and Garcia-Casco, M. Juan and Čandek-Potokar, Marjeta and Benitez, Rita and Radojković, Dragan and Lukić, Miloš and Gogić, Marija and Munoz, Maria and Fontanesi, Luca and Ovilo, Cristina",
year = "2021-03-16",
abstract = "This work was aimed at evaluating loin transcriptome and metabolic pathway differences between the two main Serbian local pig breeds with divergent characteristics regarding muscle growth and fatness, as well as exploring nutrigenomic effects of tannin supplementation in Mangalitsa (MA) pigs. The study comprised 24 Mangalitsa and 10 Moravka (MO) males, which were kept under
identical management conditions. Mangalitsa animals were divided in two nutritional groups (n = 12) receiving a standard (control) or tannin–supplemented diet (1.5%; MAT). Moravka pigs were fed the standard mixture. All animals were slaughtered at a similar age; 120 kg of average live weight (LW) and loin tissue was used for RNA-seq analysis. Results showed 306 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) according to breed, enriched in genes involved in growth, lipid metabolism, protein metabolism and muscle development, such as PDK4, FABP4, MYOD1 and STAT3, as well as a relevant number of genes involved in mitochondrial respiratory activity (MT- Ds, NDUFAs among others). Oxidative phosphorylation was the most significantly affected pathway, activated in Mangalitsa muscle, revealing the basis of a different muscle metabolism. Also, many other relevant pathways were affected by breed and involved in oxidative stress response, fat accumulation and development of skeletal muscle. Results also allowed the identification of potential regulators and causal networks such as those controlled by FLCN, PPARGC1A or PRKAB1 with relevant regulatory roles on DEGs involved in mitochondrial and lipid metabolism, or IL3 and TRAF2 potentially controlling DEGs involved in muscle development. The Tannin effect on transcriptome was small, with only 23 DEGs, but included interesting ones involved in lipid deposition such as PPARGC1B. The results indicate a significant effect of the breed on muscle tissue gene expression, affecting relevant biological pathways and allowing the identification of strong regulatory candidate genes to underlie the gene expression and phenotypic differences between the compared groups.",
publisher = "MDPI",
journal = "Animals",
title = "Muscle transcriptome analysis reveals molecular pathways related to oxidative phosphorylation, antioxidant defense, fatness and growth in mangalitsa and moravka pigs",
volume = "11",
number = "844",
doi = "10.3390/ani11030844"
}

Nunez, Y., Radović, Č., Savić, R., Garcia-Casco, M. J., Čandek-Potokar, M., Benitez, R., Radojković, D., Lukić, M., Gogić, M., Munoz, M., Fontanesi, L.,& Ovilo, C.. (2021-03-16). Muscle transcriptome analysis reveals molecular pathways related to oxidative phosphorylation, antioxidant defense, fatness and growth in mangalitsa and moravka pigs. in Animals
MDPI., 11(844).
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11030844

Nunez Y, Radović Č, Savić R, Garcia-Casco MJ, Čandek-Potokar M, Benitez R, Radojković D, Lukić M, Gogić M, Munoz M, Fontanesi L, Ovilo C. Muscle transcriptome analysis reveals molecular pathways related to oxidative phosphorylation, antioxidant defense, fatness and growth in mangalitsa and moravka pigs. in Animals. 2021;11(844).
doi:10.3390/ani11030844 .

Nunez, Yolanda, Radović, Čedomir, Savić, Radomir, Garcia-Casco, M. Juan, Čandek-Potokar, Marjeta, Benitez, Rita, Radojković, Dragan, Lukić, Miloš, Gogić, Marija, Munoz, Maria, Fontanesi, Luca, Ovilo, Cristina, "Muscle transcriptome analysis reveals molecular pathways related to oxidative phosphorylation, antioxidant defense, fatness and growth in mangalitsa and moravka pigs" in Animals, 11, no. 844 (2021-03-16),
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11030844 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Bovo, Samuele
AU  - Ribani, Anisa
AU  - Munoz, Maria
AU  - Alves, Estefania
AU  - Araujo, Jose P.
AU  - Bozzi, Riccardo
AU  - Charneca, Rui
AU  - Di Palma, Federica
AU  - Etherington, Graham
AU  - Fernandez, Ana I.
AU  - Garcia, Fabian
AU  - Garcia-Casco, Juan
AU  - Karolyi, Danijel
AU  - Gallo, Maurizio
AU  - Gvozdanović, Katarina
AU  - Martins, Jose Manuel
AU  - Mercat, Marie J.
AU  - Nunez, Yolanda
AU  - Quintailla, Raquel
AU  - Radović, Čedomir
AU  - Razmaite, Violeta
AU  - Riquet, Juliette
AU  - Savić, Radomir
AU  - Schiavo, Giuseppina
AU  - Škrlep, Martin
AU  - Usai, Graziano
AU  - Utzeri, Valerio J.
AU  - Zimmer, Christoph
AU  - Ovilo, Cristina
AU  - Fontanesi, Luca
PY  - 2020
UR  - http://r.istocar.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/719
AB  - In this study, we identified copy number variants (CNVs) in 19 European autochthonous pig
breeds and in two commercial breeds (Italian Large White and Italian Duroc) that represent
important genetic resources for this species. The genome of 725 pigs was sequenced using a
breed-specific DNA pooling approach (30–35 animals per pool) obtaining an average depth
per pool of 429. This approach maximised CNV discovery as well as the related copy
number states characterising, on average, the analysed breeds. By mining more than
17.5 billion reads, we identified a total of 9592 CNVs (~683 CNVs per breed) and 3710
CNV regions (CNVRs; 1.15% of the reference pig genome), with an average of 77 CNVRs per
breed that were considered as private. A few CNVRs were analysed in more detail, together
with other information derived from sequencing data. For example, the CNVR encompassing the KIT gene was associated with coat colour phenotypes in the analysed breeds,
confirming the role of the multiple copies in determining breed-specific coat colours. The
CNVR covering the MSRB3 gene was associated with ear size in most breeds. The CNVRs
affecting the ELOVL6 and ZNF622 genes were private features observed in the Lithuanian
Indigenous Wattle and in the Turopolje pig breeds respectively. Overall, the genome
variability unravelled here can explain part of the genetic diversity among breeds and might
contribute to explain their origin, history and adaptation to a variety of production systems
PB  - International Foundation for Animal Genetics
T2  - Animal Genetics
T1  - Genome-wide detection of copy number variants in European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds by whole-genome sequencing of DNA pools identified breed-characterising copy number states
DO  - doi:10.1111/age.12954
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Bovo, Samuele and Ribani, Anisa and Munoz, Maria and Alves, Estefania and Araujo, Jose P. and Bozzi, Riccardo and Charneca, Rui and Di Palma, Federica and Etherington, Graham and Fernandez, Ana I. and Garcia, Fabian and Garcia-Casco, Juan and Karolyi, Danijel and Gallo, Maurizio and Gvozdanović, Katarina and Martins, Jose Manuel and Mercat, Marie J. and Nunez, Yolanda and Quintailla, Raquel and Radović, Čedomir and Razmaite, Violeta and Riquet, Juliette and Savić, Radomir and Schiavo, Giuseppina and Škrlep, Martin and Usai, Graziano and Utzeri, Valerio J. and Zimmer, Christoph and Ovilo, Cristina and Fontanesi, Luca",
year = "2020",
abstract = "In this study, we identified copy number variants (CNVs) in 19 European autochthonous pig
breeds and in two commercial breeds (Italian Large White and Italian Duroc) that represent
important genetic resources for this species. The genome of 725 pigs was sequenced using a
breed-specific DNA pooling approach (30–35 animals per pool) obtaining an average depth
per pool of 429. This approach maximised CNV discovery as well as the related copy
number states characterising, on average, the analysed breeds. By mining more than
17.5 billion reads, we identified a total of 9592 CNVs (~683 CNVs per breed) and 3710
CNV regions (CNVRs; 1.15% of the reference pig genome), with an average of 77 CNVRs per
breed that were considered as private. A few CNVRs were analysed in more detail, together
with other information derived from sequencing data. For example, the CNVR encompassing the KIT gene was associated with coat colour phenotypes in the analysed breeds,
confirming the role of the multiple copies in determining breed-specific coat colours. The
CNVR covering the MSRB3 gene was associated with ear size in most breeds. The CNVRs
affecting the ELOVL6 and ZNF622 genes were private features observed in the Lithuanian
Indigenous Wattle and in the Turopolje pig breeds respectively. Overall, the genome
variability unravelled here can explain part of the genetic diversity among breeds and might
contribute to explain their origin, history and adaptation to a variety of production systems",
publisher = "International Foundation for Animal Genetics",
journal = "Animal Genetics",
title = "Genome-wide detection of copy number variants in European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds by whole-genome sequencing of DNA pools identified breed-characterising copy number states",
doi = "doi:10.1111/age.12954"
}

Bovo, S., Ribani, A., Munoz, M., Alves, E., Araujo, J. P., Bozzi, R., Charneca, R., Di Palma, F., Etherington, G., Fernandez, A. I., Garcia, F., Garcia-Casco, J., Karolyi, D., Gallo, M., Gvozdanović, K., Martins, J. M., Mercat, M. J., Nunez, Y., Quintailla, R., Radović, Č., Razmaite, V., Riquet, J., Savić, R., Schiavo, G., Škrlep, M., Usai, G., Utzeri, V. J., Zimmer, C., Ovilo, C.,& Fontanesi, L.. (2020). Genome-wide detection of copy number variants in European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds by whole-genome sequencing of DNA pools identified breed-characterising copy number states. in Animal Genetics
International Foundation for Animal Genetics..
https://doi.org/doi:10.1111/age.12954

Bovo S, Ribani A, Munoz M, Alves E, Araujo JP, Bozzi R, Charneca R, Di Palma F, Etherington G, Fernandez AI, Garcia F, Garcia-Casco J, Karolyi D, Gallo M, Gvozdanović K, Martins JM, Mercat MJ, Nunez Y, Quintailla R, Radović Č, Razmaite V, Riquet J, Savić R, Schiavo G, Škrlep M, Usai G, Utzeri VJ, Zimmer C, Ovilo C, Fontanesi L. Genome-wide detection of copy number variants in European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds by whole-genome sequencing of DNA pools identified breed-characterising copy number states. in Animal Genetics. 2020;.
doi:doi:10.1111/age.12954 .

Bovo, Samuele, Ribani, Anisa, Munoz, Maria, Alves, Estefania, Araujo, Jose P., Bozzi, Riccardo, Charneca, Rui, Di Palma, Federica, Etherington, Graham, Fernandez, Ana I., Garcia, Fabian, Garcia-Casco, Juan, Karolyi, Danijel, Gallo, Maurizio, Gvozdanović, Katarina, Martins, Jose Manuel, Mercat, Marie J., Nunez, Yolanda, Quintailla, Raquel, Radović, Čedomir, Razmaite, Violeta, Riquet, Juliette, Savić, Radomir, Schiavo, Giuseppina, Škrlep, Martin, Usai, Graziano, Utzeri, Valerio J., Zimmer, Christoph, Ovilo, Cristina, Fontanesi, Luca, "Genome-wide detection of copy number variants in European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds by whole-genome sequencing of DNA pools identified breed-characterising copy number states" in Animal Genetics (2020),
https://doi.org/doi:10.1111/age.12954 . .