Table 2.
The expression level of genes associated with buffalo reproduction traits identified by GWAS during four stages of buffalo follicle growth
| Gene | Length (bp) | RPKM* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 5 mm | 5~ 8 mm | 8~ 12 mm | > 12 mm | ||
| IGFBP7 | 1107 | 723.49 | 840.17 | 965.37 | 883.67 |
| NDUFS2 | 1601 | 215.46 | 254.71 | 317.72 | 322.20 |
| TBCB | 994 | 76.32 | 75.14 | 81.12 | 93.92 |
| MTPN | 2844 | 28.63 | 67.29 | 40.74 | 15.93 |
| GMDS | 1845 | 27.68 | 23.66 | 36.08 | 33.39 |
| ZNF503 | 3514 | 21.09 | 20.43 | 25.47 | 15.84 |
| LMO4 | 5219 | 15.44 | 31.11 | 35.43 | 23.79 |
| GPATCH4 | 1830 | 10.96 | 8.31 | 8.36 | 9.72 |
| KRR1 | 1258 | 7.67 | 20.06 | 9.86 | 4.39 |
| MEF2D | 5716 | 7.62 | 10.25 | 10.50 | 11.03 |
| DIAPH3 | 4580 | 7.57 | 10.44 | 6.95 | 3.13 |
| NUFIP2 | 3406 | 7.41 | 12.83 | 6.21 | 4.13 |
| KYNU | 2273 | 4.20 | 4.49 | 7.27 | 4.51 |
| CSGALNACT1 # | 3199 | 3.53a | 0.87ab | 0.42b | 0.37b |
| IQGAP3 | 5860 | 3.51 | 4.93 | 3.85 | 1.71 |
| PRDM5 | 6373 | 3.38 | 3.92 | 2.40 | 1.66 |
| PELI2 | 5697 | 3.23 | 3.79 | 3.61 | 1.42 |
| SESN3 | 7235 | 2.14 | 5.73 | 2.46 | 1.42 |
| THRB | 6346 | 1.89 | 1.65 | 2.55 | 2.12 |
| CADM2 | 3342 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.04 | – |
| FSTL4 | 8110 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.12 |
| KCNMA1 | 2401 | 0.03 | 0.06 | – | – |
| COL23A1 | 2333 | – | – | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| SOX21 | 3417 | – | 0.02 | – | – |
| CDH10 | 3174 | – | 0.09 | – | 0.07 |
*RPKM Reads per kb per million reads. #CSGALNACT1: significanty differentially expressed gene (FDR < 0.05). The different superscript letters showed significant level