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Table 5 Summary of supporting evidence for primary candidates examined in experiment 2

From: Identification of novel candidate genes for follicle selection in the broiler breeder ovary

Gene

QPCR P value

BioLayout Profile

QTL Chromosome

AL vs. FR (Predicted)

Literature

FSHR

0.001

   

Key mediator of reproductive signalling

TGFBR1

<0.001

   

Key mediator of cell growth + survival

SMAD3

<0.001

   

Promotes Cell Survival

SLIT3

0.001

 

Gga13

Up

Promotes Apoptosis

PDGFRL

<0.001

Down 5–8 mm

 

Up

Homologs involved in steroidogenesis

VDAC1

<0.001

Up in 5–8 mm

Gga13

Up

Central to pro-apoptotic signalling

YAP1

<0.001

Up in 5–8 mm

 

Up

Possible pro-cell survival signalling

MOSPD1

<0.001

Clustered with FSHR

  

Up-regulated in ovarian cancer

KRT75

<0.001

Down 5–8 mm

  

Possible Lipid Transport

SPTY2D1

<0.001

Up in 5–8 mm

 

Down

Unknown

RIGG1740

0.017

Up in 5–8 mm

 

Down

Unknown

GULP1

<0.001

Up in 5–8 mm

 

Up

Phagocytosis of apoptotic cells