GEPHE SUMMARY
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Gephebase Gene
Entry Status
Published
GepheID
GP00000602
Main curator
Martin
PHENOTYPIC CHANGE
Trait Category
Trait
Trait State in Taxon A
Coturnix japonica
Trait State in Taxon B
Coturnix japonica
Ancestral State
Data not curated
Taxonomic Status
Taxon A
Latin Name
Common Name
Japanese quail
Synonyms
Coturnix coturnix Japonicus; Coturnix coturnix japanica; Coturnix coturnix japonica; Coturnix japonica japonica; Japanese quail; Coturnix japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1849
Rank
species
Lineage
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ha; Tetrapoda; Amniota; Sauropsida; Sauria; Archelosauria; Archosauria; Dinosauria; Saurischia; Theropoda; Coelurosauria; Aves; Neognathae; Galloanserae; Galliformes; Phasianidae; Perdicinae; Coturnix
Parent
NCBI Taxonomy ID
is Taxon A an Infraspecies?
No
Taxon B
Latin Name
Common Name
Japanese quail
Synonyms
Coturnix coturnix Japonicus; Coturnix coturnix japanica; Coturnix coturnix japonica; Coturnix japonica japonica; Japanese quail; Coturnix japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1849
Rank
species
Lineage
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ha; Tetrapoda; Amniota; Sauropsida; Sauria; Archelosauria; Archosauria; Dinosauria; Saurischia; Theropoda; Coelurosauria; Aves; Neognathae; Galloanserae; Galliformes; Phasianidae; Perdicinae; Coturnix
Parent
NCBI Taxonomy ID
is Taxon B an Infraspecies?
No
GENOTYPIC CHANGE
Generic Gene Name
MC1R
Synonyms
CMM5; MSH-R; SHEP2; MSHR
String
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family.
GO - Molecular Function
GO:0008528 : G protein-coupled peptide receptor activity
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GO - Biological Process
GO:0007275 : multicellular organism development
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GO - Cellular Component
GO:0005886 : plasma membrane
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Presumptive Null
Molecular Type
Aberration Type
SNP Coding Change
Nonsynonymous
Molecular Details of the Mutation
E92K
Experimental Evidence
Taxon A | Taxon B | Position | |
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Codon | - | - | - |
Amino-acid | - | - | - |
Main Reference
Authors
Nadeau NJ; Minvielle F; Mundy NI
Abstract
We investigated melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) as a candidate locus for the Extended brown phenotype in quail, in which there is a general darkening throughout the plumage. An initial screen of variation in MC1R in Extended brown and in wild-type quails revealed two polymorphic non-synonymous sites. One of these sites, a G-to-A substitution leading to a Glu92Lys mutation, was perfectly associated with plumage phenotype; all Extended brown birds were homozygous for Lys92. Co-segregation of the Glu92Lys mutation with the Extended brown phenotype was confirmed in 24 progeny of an E/e(+) x E/e(+) cross. Glu92Lys is likely to be the causative mutation for the increased melanism in Extended brown, given that the same mutation is associated with melanic plumage in many breeds of domestic chicken, as well as in a wild passerine bird (the bananaquit, Coereba flaveola) and laboratory mice. Interestingly, the increase in melanization with the Glu92Lys mutation is less marked in quails than in most other birds and mammals. Phylogenetic results indicate that the Glu92Lys mutation has independently occurred in quail and chicken lineages.
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