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Short Communication: Simultaneous Identification of Five -Casein (CSN3) Alleles in Domestic Goat by Polymerase Chain Reaction-Single Strand Conformation Polymorphism

S. Chessa^*, E. Budelli, K. Gutscher, A. Caroli and G. Erhardt

^* Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Veterinarie per la Sicurezza Alimentare, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20134 Milano, Italy
Fondazione Parco Tecnologico Padano, Centro Ricerche e Studi Agroalimentari, 20090 Segrate (Milano), Italy
Institut für Tierzucht und Haustiergenetik, Justus-Liebig Universität, 35390 Gießen, Germany
Dipartimento di Sanità e Benessere Animale, Università di Bari, 70010 Valenzano (Bari), Italy

Corresponding author: S. Chessa; e-mail: stefania.chessa{at}unimi.it.

Until now, a total of nine polymorphic sites corresponding to six different alleles have been described at the -casein (CSN3) locus in the domestic goat (Capra hircus). A protocol for the rapid and simultaneous genotyping of five goat CSN3 alleles by using polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) technique was developed. Moreover, the developed test was validated by screening the CSN3 variability in four Italian breeds, Garganica, Jonica, Maltese, and Camosciata. Seven different patterns were readily identifiable. These corresponded to five known alleles and two newly identified variants. The G/A substitution at nucleotide position 471, which is not identifiable at the protein level but was found to be very frequent in the typed breeds, is easily detectable by the protocol developed. The PCR-SSCP analysis is a powerful tool for the genetic study of CSN3 variability in domestic goats, allowing both the simultaneous identification of different alleles, and the detection of new variants.

Key Words: goat • -casein • genetic polymorphism • single strand conformation polymorphism

Abbreviation key: CSN3 = -casein locus, IEF = isoelectrofocusing, PCR-SSCP = polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism.

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