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    The Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas is rich in taurine, which is crucial for its adaptation to the fluctuating intertidal environment and presents significant potential in improving taurine nutrition and boosting immunity in humans. Cysteine dioxygenase (CDO) is a key enzyme involved in the initial step of taurine biosynthesis and plays a crucial role in regulating taurine content in the body. In the present study, polymorphisms of CDO gene in C. gigas (CgCDO) and their association with taurine content were evaluated in 198 individuals. A total of 24 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) loci were identified in the exonic region of CgCDO gene by direct sequencing. Among these SNPs, c.279G>A and c.287C>A were found to be significantly associated with taurine content, with the GG and AA genotype at the two loci exhibiting enhanced taurine accumulation (p < 0.05). Haplotype analysis revealed that the 279GG/287AA haplotype had the highest taurine content of 29.24 mg/g, while the 279AA/287CC haplotype showed the lowest taurine content of 21.19 mg/g. These results indicated that the SNPs of CgCDO gene could influence the taurine content in C. gigas and have potential applications in the selective breeding of high-taurine varieties. Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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    Xin Qiao, Ning Kong, Shiqing Sun, Xiang Li, Chunyu Jiang, Cong Luo, Lingling Wang, Linsheng Song. Polymorphisms in the cysteine dioxygenase gene and their association with taurine content in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part B, Biochemistry & molecular biology. 2024 Aug-Sep;273:110981

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