Allelic frequency and genotypes of prion protein at codon 136 and 171 in Iranian Ghezel sheep breeds

Abstract

PrP genotypes at codons 136 and 171 in one hundred twenty Iranian Ghezel sheep breeds were studied using allele-specific PCR amplification and compared with the well-known sheep breeds in North America, the United States, and Europe. The frequency of V allele and VV genotype at codon 136 of Ghezel sheep breed was significantly lower than AA and AV. At codon 171, the frequency of allele H was significantly lower than Q and R. Despite the similarities of PrP genotypes at codons 136 and 171 between Iranian Ghezel sheep breeds and some of the studied breeds, significant differences were found with others. Planning of effective breeding control and successful eradication of susceptible genotypes in Iranian Ghezel sheep breeds will not be possible unless the susceptibility of various genotypes in Ghezel sheep breeds to natural or experimental scrapie has been elucidated.

Figures and Tables

Table 1 Comparison of PrP allelic and genotype frequencies at codon 136 in different breeds

Table 2 Comparison of PrP allelic and genotype frequencies at codon 171 in different breeds PrP genotypes at codon 172

Table 3 PCR product size of different alleles