Pig

Molecular characterization, tissue expression profile, and SNP analysis of porcine SLC13A5

L. Y. Wang, Jiang, J., and Ma, H. M., “Molecular characterization, tissue expression profile, and SNP analysis of porcine SLC13A5”, vol. 14, pp. 16090-16101, 2015.

Solute carrier family 13 (sodium-dependent citrate transporter member 5, SLC13A5) gene has been recently found to play an important role in intramuscular fat content in pigs. In this study, the full-length cDNA of porcine SLC13A5 was obtained from the longissimus dorsi muscle of Shaziling pigs, using the rapid amplification of cDNA ends technique. Full-length porcine SLC13A5 cDNA was 2118 bp, with a 1665-bp open reading frame encoding 554 amino acids.

Characterization of porcine GAS6 cDNA gene and its expression analysis in weaned piglets

D. Xu, Jiang, J., He, J., He, C. Q., and Ma, H. M., “Characterization of porcine GAS6 cDNA gene and its expression analysis in weaned piglets”, vol. 14, pp. 17660-17672, 2015.

The growth arrest-specific 6 gene (GAS6) is a member of the family of plasma vitamin K-dependent proteins, which are able to bind to phospholipids using an N-terminal gamma-carboxyglutamic acid domain. A recent report has demonstrated that the GAS6 gene can promote fat deposition and is associated with an increased number of fat cells in mice. In order to investigate whether GAS6 expression is associated with meat quality in pigs, a 2382-bp cDNA sequence of the porcine GAS6 gene (GenBank accession No.

Relationship between polymorphisms in exon 10 of FSHR gene and litter size in swine

X. D. Zhang, Zhu, H. Y., Zhou, J., Wang, N., Zhou, N., Huang, L., Wu, T., Feng, Y. F., Ding, Y. Y., and Yin, Z. J., “Relationship between polymorphisms in exon 10 of FSHR gene and litter size in swine”, vol. 14, pp. 8252-8261, 2015.

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), a glycoprotein secreted by the anterior pituitary, can regulate ovarian function through the FSH receptor (FSHR).