Pig

Developmental methylation pattern regulates porcine GPR120 expression

H. M. Wang, Ma, J. D., Jin, L., Liu, Y. H., Che, T. D., Li, M. Z., Li, X. W., Wang, H. M., Ma, J. D., Jin, L., Liu, Y. H., Che, T. D., Li, M. Z., and Li, X. W., “Developmental methylation pattern regulates porcine GPR120 expression”, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

DNA methylation is an important component of the epigenetic machinery and plays a critical role in transcriptional regulation. It mostly occurs in CpG abundant regions, known as CpG islands (CGIs). G protein-coupled receptor 120 (GPR120) functions as an omega-3 fatty acid receptor and is involved in multiple-biological processes, including lipogenesis.

Molecular characterization, chromosome mapping, and expression profile of porcine CDC16

D. Xu, Jiang, J., and Ma, H., “Molecular characterization, chromosome mapping, and expression profile of porcine CDC16”, vol. 14, pp. 12811-12819, 2015.

Cell division cycle16 (CDC16) is a core component among the eight protein subunits of the anaphase-promoting complex (APC). APC is a cyclin degradation system that governs the exit of cells from mitosis. Not much information is available for CDC16 in pig. In this study, a 2284-bp cDNA of porcine CDC16 was obtained by rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). Porcine CDC16 was assigned to SSC11 q11-17, and was determined to be significantly linked with SW1452 by using somatic cell hybrid panel and radiation hybrid panel.

Association between ADSL, GARS-AIRS-GART, DGAT1, and DECR1 expression levels and pork meat quality traits

X. D. Zhang, Zhang, S. J., Ding, Y. Y., Feng, Y. F., Zhu, H. Y., Huang, L., Wu, T., Zhou, J., and Yin, Z. J., “Association between ADSL, GARS-AIRS-GART, DGAT1, and DECR1 expression levels and pork meat quality traits”, vol. 14, pp. 14823-14830, 2015.

In this study, meat quality traits were compared between Chinese lard- and European lean-type pigs. The association between expression of four genes (ADSL, GARS-AIRS-GART, DGAT1, and DECR1) and meat quality traits was also investigated. Meat quality traits were found to differ significantly between pig breeds. Meat color parameter values (a* and b*) and intramuscular fat content in Anqingliubai were significantly higher than those in Landrace (P < 0.01).

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.

Novel SNPs in the growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein 45 alpha gene (GADD45A) associated with meat quality traits in Berkshire pigs

E. S. Cho, Lee, K. T., Choi, J. W., Jeon, H. J., Lee, S. W., Cho, Y. M., and Kim, T. H., “Novel SNPs in the growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein 45 alpha gene (GADD45A) associated with meat quality traits in Berkshire pigs”, vol. 14, pp. 8581-8588, 2015.

This study was conducted to evaluate the porcine gene GADD45A (growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible protein 45 alpha) as a positional candidate controlling quantitative trait loci (QTL) for meat quality traits on chromosome 6 (SSC6). Four exons of the porcine GADD45A gene were defined from cDNA and BAC clone sequences. A total of 4 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were identified in porcine GADD45A. The association of these SNPs (g.196A>G, g.392C>A, g.955T>C and g.3247A>T) with meat quality traits was evaluated in 678 Berkshire pigs.

Hypoxia-related gene expression in porcine skeletal muscle tissues at different altitude

J. Zhang, Chen, L., Long, K. R., and Mu, Z. P., “Hypoxia-related gene expression in porcine skeletal muscle tissues at different altitude”, vol. 14, pp. 11587-11593, 2015.

Hypoxia influences many physiological processes, such as respiration, cardiovascular, neurophysiology, and digestion. Skeletal muscle is an important motor organ, which relies on oxygen of oxidation; however, the study of hypoxia in skeletal muscle is lacking. In order to understand the effect of hypoxia on skeletal muscle, we determined the expression level of four hypoxia-related genes (ADAM17, ARG2, MMP, and HIF1A) in two distinct skeletal muscle tissues from Tibetan pigs that live at different altitudes (500 and 3650 m).