Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Muscular mass (double muscling)
Coding,
Deletion
N
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Grobet L; Martin LJ; Poncelet D ; et al. (1997)
A deletion in the bovine myostatin gene causes the double-muscled phenotype in cattle.
2 Additional References
GP00000685
MSTN
O14793
Morphology
nt821 11bp deletion c.821-831delTGAACACTCCA p.Glu275ArgfsX14 N
Bos taurus
cattle - (species)
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Bos taurus
cattle - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Muscular mass (double muscling)
Coding,
Indel
N
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Domesticated
Candidate Gene
Grobet L; Poncelet D; Royo LJ ; et al. (1998)
Molecular definition of an allelic series of mutations disrupting the myostatin function and causing[...]
GP00000686
MSTN
O14793
Morphology
nt419 7bp deletion and 10bp insertion; leading to a premature stop codon at position 140 c.419_425del7, c418_426ins10 N
Bos taurus
cattle - (species)
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Bos taurus
cattle - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Muscular mass (double muscling)
Coding,
SNP
N
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Domesticated
Candidate Gene
Grobet L; Poncelet D; Royo LJ ; et al. (1998)
Molecular definition of an allelic series of mutations disrupting the myostatin function and causing[...]
GP00000687
MSTN
O14793
Morphology
c.610C>T p.Q204* N
Bos taurus
cattle - (species)
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Bos taurus
cattle - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Muscular mass (double muscling)
Coding,
SNP
N
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Domesticated
Candidate Gene
Grobet L; Poncelet D; Royo LJ ; et al. (1998)
Molecular definition of an allelic series of mutations disrupting the myostatin function and causing[...]
GP00000688
MSTN
O14793
Morphology
E226* caused by G676T N
Bos taurus
cattle - (species)
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Bos taurus
cattle - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Muscular mass (double muscling)
Coding,
SNP
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Domesticated
Candidate Gene
McPherron AC; Lee SJ (1997)
Double muscling in cattle due to mutations in the myostatin gene.
2 Additional References
GP00000689
MSTN
O14793
Morphology
C313Y caused by G938A; disrupts disulphide bond
Bos taurus
cattle - (species)
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Bos taurus
cattle - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Muscular mass (double muscling)
Coding,
SNP
N
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Domesticated
Candidate Gene
Marchitelli C; Savarese MC; Crisà A ; et al. (2003)
Double muscling in Marchigiana beef breed is caused by a stop codon in the third exon of myostatin g[...]
GP00000690
MSTN
O14793
Morphology
E291* caused by G>T N
Bos taurus
cattle - (species)
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Bos taurus
cattle - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Muscular mass (double muscling)
Coding,
SNP
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Alexander LJ; Kuehn LA; Smith TP ; et al. (2009)
A Limousin specific myostatin allele affects longissimus muscle area and fatty acid profiles in a Wa[...]
GP00000692
MSTN
O14793
Morphology
c.282C>A p.Phe94Leu
Bos taurus
cattle - (species)
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Bos taurus
cattle - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Muscular mass (double muscling)
Coding,
Deletion
N
Ovis aries
sheep - (species) D
Domesticated
Candidate Gene
Boman IA; Klemetsdal G; Blichfeldt T ; et al. (2009)
A frameshift mutation in the coding region of the myostatin gene (MSTN) affects carcass conformation[...]
GP00000693
MSTN
O14793
Morphology
1bp deletion resulting in a premature stop codon at position 320 N
Ovis aries
sheep - (species)
Ovis aries
sheep - (species) D
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Ovis aries
sheep - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Muscular mass (double muscling)
Coding,
Insertion
N
Ovis aries
sheep - (species) D
Domesticated
Candidate Gene
Boman IA; Våge DI (2009)
An insertion in the coding region of the myostatin (MSTN) gene affects carcass conformation and fatn[...]
GP00000694
MSTN
O14793
Morphology
1bp insertion resulting in premature stop codon at position 49 N
Ovis aries
sheep - (species)
Ovis aries
sheep - (species) D
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Ovis aries
sheep - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Muscular mass (double muscling)
Cis-regulatory,
SNP
Ovis aries
sheep - (species)
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Clop A; Marcq F; Takeda H ; et al. (2006)
A mutation creating a potential illegitimate microRNA target site in the myostatin gene affects musc[...]
GP00000695
MSTN
O14793
Morphology
1bp change; generates binding site for two muscle-expressed miRNAs; causing mRNA degradation and lower levels of circulating myostatin
G to A transition in the 3' UTR that creates a target site for mir1 and mir206 microRNAs
Ovis aries
sheep - (species)
Ovis aries
sheep - (species)
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Ovis aries
sheep - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Muscular mass (double muscling)
Cis-regulatory,
SNP
Sus scrofa domesticus
domestic pig - (subspecies)
Domesticated
Candidate Gene
Stinckens A; Luyten T; Bijttebier J ; et al. (2008)
Characterization of the complete porcine MSTN gene and expression levels in pig breeds differing in [...]
GP00000696
MSTN
O14793
Morphology
Possible promoter disruption ; changes the G nucleotide at position 8 of the MEF3 binding site into an A nucleotide, thus disrupting the MEF3 binding site
Sus scrofa
pig - (species)
Sus scrofa domesticus
domestic pig - (subspecies)
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Sus scrofa domesticus
domestic pig - (subspecies)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Racing performance
Coding,
Deletion
N
Canis lupus familiaris
dog - (subspecies) D
Domesticated
Candidate Gene
Mosher DS; Quignon P; Bustamante CD ; et al. (2007)
A mutation in the myostatin gene increases muscle mass and enhances racing performance in heterozygo[...]
GP00000697
MSTN
O14793
Morphology; Physiology
2bp deletion in the third exon c.939_940delTG p.C313* N
Canis lupus
gray wolf - (species)
Canis lupus familiaris
dog - (subspecies) D
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Canis lupus familiaris
dog - (subspecies)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Racing performance
Cis-regulatory,
Insertion
Equus caballus
horse - (species) D
Domesticated
Candidate Gene
Binns MM; Boehler DA; Lambert DH (2010)
Identification of the myostatin locus (MSTN) as having a major effect on optimum racing distance in [...]
3 Additional References
GP00000698
MSTN
O14793
Morphology; Physiology
227-bp SINE insertion in promoter
Equus caballus
horse - (species)
Equus caballus
horse - (species) D
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Equus caballus
horse - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Muscular mass (double muscling)
Coding,
SNP
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Domesticated
Candidate Gene
Dierks C; Eder J; Glatzer S ; et al. (2015)
A novel myostatin mutation in double-muscled German Gelbvieh.
GP00002248
MSTN
O14793
Morphology
c.191T>C p.L64P
Bos taurus
cattle - (species)
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Myostatin (MSTN = GDF8)
Bos taurus
cattle - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator