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Fan B, Zhao Q, Zhang S, Wang T, Deng X. Assessment of Transvaginal Sonography Combined with Endometrial Cytology as a Mass Screening Method for Endometrial Cancer in Beijing. J Int Med Res 2010; 38:803-9. [PMID: 20819417 DOI: 10.1177/147323001003800307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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This was a two-phase, large sample-group study assessing the effectiveness of combined transvaginal sonography (TVS) and endometrial cytology in endometrial cancer screening. In phase one, 3308 women without known cancer were enrolled and TVS was performed on those with symptoms or endometrial cancer risk factors. Endometrial cytology was carried out on post-menopausal women with endometrial thickness ≥ 5 mm and on pre-menopausal women with endometrial thickness ≥ 10 mm. Dilation and curettage (D & C) was performed if cytological findings were inconclusive, or indicated cancer or pre-cancer. The mass screening safety interval is at least 2 years and phase two was carried out 2 years after phase one, using the same procedures, on the 3305 women who were originally found to be cancer free. Combined TVS and endometrial cytology resulted in 100% sensitivity and 99.0% specificity, reducing unnecessary D & C by 91.7% and screening costs by 20.1%. Combined TVS examination and endometrial cytology decreased potentially harmful examinations, patient suffering and medical costs, and is worth considering for broad implementation.
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Niu P, Zhao S, Fan B. Identification of gene variation within porcine PRDM16 gene and its association with fat and loin muscle area. S AFR J ANIM SCI 2010. [DOI: 10.4314/sajas.v39i4.51131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gao H, Fan B, Zhu MJ, Liu B. Molecular Characterization, Chromosomal Localizations, Expression Profile, and Association Analysis of the Porcine PECI Gene with Carcass Traits. ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 2009. [DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2010.60023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Wang ZW, Li XY, Tang ZL, Yang SL, Ying ZZ, Fu T, Fan B, Mu YL, Ao H, Li K. Molecular characterization and association analysis of FBXO40 with partial hematological indexes in pig. Mol Biol Rep 2009; 37:3393-400. [PMID: 19943117 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-009-9928-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2008] [Accepted: 11/16/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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F-box proteins are quite significant ubiquitin-proteasome pathway regulators in eukaryotic cells. FBXO40, a member of this large family, alters its expression pattern in muscle atrophy. Here we isolated most of the verified porcine FBXO40 coding sequence (CDS) (2258 bp) and assigned it to the porcine chromosome 13q4.1-4.6 by using the INRA-Minnesota porcine radiation hybrid panel, and we also explored the tissue expression distributions, which is relatively high in longissimus dorsi muscle, heart, low in kidney, small intestine, brain, hypophysis, lymphonode, thymus, spleen, large intestine, ovary, stomach, and undetectable in testis, liver, uterus and thyroid gland. Inferring phylogenetic tree was constructed to study the evolutionary implications. Moreover, a HindII (HincII)-RFLP (A/C) polymorphism in 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR) of porcine FBXO40 gene was demonstrated by sequencing and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis. Statistical analysis result of this polymorphism showed that the allele A was predominant in all detected indigenous breeds, but C in western introduced commercial breeds. The SNP was further analyzed in our experimental pig population including Tongcheng, Landrace, Large White, and crossbreds of Large White × (Landrace × Tongcheng) and Landrace × (Large White × Tongcheng). The association analysis results indicated that the A/C base substitution was associate with some hematological indexes, the hemoglobin concentration (P < 0.0001), mean corpuscular volume hemoglobin concentration (P = 0.0002) and mean corpuscular volume (P = 0.0138).
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Fan B, Lkhagvadorj S, Cai W, Young J, Smith RM, Dekkers JCM, Huff-Lonergan E, Lonergan SM, Rothschild MF. Identification of genetic markers associated with residual feed intake and meat quality traits in the pig. Meat Sci 2009; 84:645-50. [PMID: 20374837 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2009.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2009] [Revised: 10/19/2009] [Accepted: 10/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Residual feed intake (RFI) has become increasingly important and is being considered as a more reasonable approach to evaluate feed efficiency in livestock. However, the cost and technical difficulties in measuring this trait restrict the extensive adoption of RFI selection, and this makes marker assisted selection (MAS) a feasible tool. In addition, the effects on meat quality caused by low RFI selection have yet to be clarified. In this study, 11 SNPs from eight candidate genes were evaluated in a Yorkshire pig experimental population (n=169) consisting of a low RFI selection line and a randomly selected control line. Associations of these SNPs with RFI, growth rate, carcass composition, and meat quality measures including water holding capacity, pH at 2d postmortem, meat color and sensory traits were analyzed. The SNPs FTO p.Ala198Ala and TCF7L2 c.646+514A>G showed significant (P<0.05) and suggestively significant (P<0.1) associations with RFI, respectively. The MC4R SNP p.Asp298Asn was associated with backfat but it was not with ADG and meat quality attributes. Both SNPs within HNF1A were associated with intramuscular lipid content and sensory juiciness. The SNPs ACC1 c(*)384C>T and TCF7L2 c.646+514A>G were significantly (P<0.05) associated with ADG. The SNPs CTSZ p.Arg64Lys and TCF7L2 c.646+514A>G were associated with both visual scoring of meat color and the objective L-value measure of meat color. This study has identified potential genetic markers suitable for MAS in improving RFI, ADG, and meat color traits, but these associations need to be validated in other larger populations.
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Fan B, Onteru SK, Rothschild MF. The <i>GGT1</i> and <i>IGFBP5</i> genes are associated with fat deposition traits in the pig (Brief Report). Arch Anim Breed 2009. [DOI: 10.5194/aab-52-337-2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Abstract. In the earlier comparative linkage mapping of bone-related genes in the pig, the Gamma glutamyl transferase 1 (GGT1) gene was assigned between SWC6 and SWR84 on SSC14, and Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 5 (IGFBP5) gene was mapped between SW120 and SW936 on SSC15 (ONTERU et al. 2008). QTL related to average backfat and 10th rib backfat traits had been reported around these regions (http://www.animalgenome.org/cgi-bin/QTLdb, ROHRER et al. 1998, DE KONING et al. 2001, MALEK et al. 2001). Both genes did not have association with any of body conformation, feet and leg structure traits (FAN et al. 2009), but it is worth exploring whether they are associated with fatness. Here we carried out association analyses of the identified SNPs from the genes in two pig populations and investigated the possible effect of them on fat deposition traits.
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Wu H, Zhao S, Liu B, Yu M, Zhu M, Li C, Fan B. <i>Tropomodulin 1 (TMOD1)</i> is associated with lean meat growth and meat quality in the pig (Brief Report). Arch Anim Breed 2009. [DOI: 10.5194/aab-52-108-2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Abstract. Tropomodulin 1 (TMOD1) is a member of the tropomodulin family, which are highly conserved capping proteins of the pointed ends of the erythrocyte membrane and sarcomeric actin filaments. Tropomodulins are involved in the architecture of the sarcomere in muscle cells and the membrane skeleton in nonmuscle cells (COLUCCIO et al. 1994, GREGORIO et al. 1995). TMOD1 is predominantly expressed in vertebrate cardiac muscle and slow twitch muscle fibers, and it binds to one end of tropomyosin (TM) that plays important roles in regulating the function of actin filament (FISCHER et al. 2003, GUNNING et al. 2008). Here we identified a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the porcine TMOD1 gene and further analyzed the effects of this gene on the lean meat growth, meat quality and other related traits in pigs.
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Onteru SK, Fan B, Rothschild MF. TheMMP2 gene may be associated withlongissimus dorsi muscle area in the pig (Sus scrofa). J Appl Genet 2009; 50:251-2. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03195679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Bar-Or A, Oger J, Gibbs E, Niino M, Aziz T, Renoux C, Alatab S, Shi FD, Campagnolo D, Jalili F, Rhodes S, Yamashita T, Fan B, Freedman MS, Panitch H, Arnold DL, Vollmer T. Serial combination therapy: is immune modulation in multiple sclerosis enhanced by initial immune suppression? Mult Scler 2009; 15:959-64. [DOI: 10.1177/1352458509106230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background Although the concept that an initial course of immune-suppression facilitates subsequent immune-modulation (such as Th1 to Th2 deviation) is attractive for several autoimmune diseases, such a mechanism for serial-combination therapy has never been formally demonstrated. Recently, brief mitoxantrone induction-chemotherapy followed by immune-modulation with glatiramer acetate (GA) was significantly more effective at reducing multiple sclerosis disease activity than with GA alone. Objective To examine whether the benefit of initial immune suppression with mitoxantrone before GA treatment is associated with more efficient immune modulation. Methods IgG1/IgG4 GA-reactive antibody profiles, previously established as markers of GA-induced Th2 immune-deviation, were prospectively measured in vivo in patients treated with GA alone or with mitoxantrone induction therapy followed by GA. Results Significant and sustained increase in IgG4 antibodies (and the anticipated reversal of the IgG1/IgG4 ratio) was seen in patients treated with GA alone. Combination therapy resulted in lesser IgG4 induction (and no reversal of IgG1/IgG4 ratio). Thus, the enhanced efficacy of mitoxantrone–GA combination regimen was associated with decreased, rather than increased, efficiency of shifting the GA-reactive IgG1/IgG4 antibody profile. Conclusion These results provide important insights into mechanisms of combination therapy and therapeutic strategies for autoimmune diseases.
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Fan B, Onteru SK, Plastow GS, Rothschild MF. Detailed characterization of the porcineMC4Rgene in relation to fatness and growth. Anim Genet 2009; 40:401-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01853.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Makgahlela ML, Fan B, Du ZQ, Rothschild MF. Investigation of effects of three candidate genes on leg action and fat deposition traits in pigs (Short communication). S AFR J ANIM SCI 2009. [DOI: 10.4314/sajas.v39i2.44386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Fan B, Onteru SK, Nikkilä MT, Stalder KJ, Rothschild MF. Identification of genetic markers associated with fatness and leg weakness traits in the pig. Anim Genet 2009; 40:967-70. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01932.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhao D, Shen L, Fan B, Liu K, Yu M, Zheng Y, Ding Y, Sheng J. Physiological and Genetic Properties of Tomato Fruits from 2 Cultivars Differing in Chilling Tolerance at Cold Storage. J Food Sci 2009; 74:C348-52. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2009.01156.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Fan B, Onteru SK, Nikkilä MT, Stalder KJ, Rothschild MF. The COL9A1 gene is associated with longissimus dorsi muscle area in the pig. Anim Genet 2009; 40:788. [PMID: 19397507 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01885.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Han G, Zhang Y, Fan B, Wei L. 0013 Effect of RNA interference mediated inhibition of VASP expression level on migration and invasion of human mammary epithelial tumor cells. Breast 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9776(09)70064-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Fan B, Lewiecki EM, Sherman M, Lu Y, Miller PD, Genant HK, Shepherd JA. Improved precision with Hologic Apex software. Osteoporos Int 2008; 19:1597-602. [PMID: 18373054 PMCID: PMC5059410 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-008-0594-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2007] [Accepted: 01/30/2008] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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UNLABELLED The precision of Hologic Apex v2.0 analysis software is significantly improved from Hologic Delphi v11.2 software and is comparable to GE Lunar Prodigy v7.5 software. Apex and Delphi precisions were, respectively, 1.0% vs. 1.2% (L1-L4 spine), 1.l % vs. 1.3% (total femur), 1.6% vs. 1.9% (femoral neck), and 0.7% vs. 0.9% (dual total femur). INTRODUCTION Precision of bone mineral density (BMD) measurements by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is known to vary by manufacturer, model, and technologist. This study evaluated the precision of three analysis versions: Apex v2.0 and Delphi v11.2 (Hologic, Inc.), and Prodigy v7.5 (GE Healthcare, Inc.) independent of technologist skill. METHODS Duplicate spine and dual hip scans on 90 women were acquired on both Delphi and Prodigy DXA systems at three clinics. BMD measures were converted to standardized BMD (sBMD) units. Precision errors were described as a root-mean-square (RMS) standard deviations and RMS percent coefficients of variation across the population. RESULTS Apex and Delphi values were highly correlated (r ranged from 0.90 to 0.99). Excluding the right neck, the Apex precision error was found to be 20% to 25% lower than the Delphi (spine: 1.0% versus 1.2% (p < 0.05), total hip: 1.1% versus 1.3% (p < 0.05), right neck: 2.3% versus 2.6% (p > 0.1)). No statistically significant differences were found in the precision error of the Apex and Prodigy (p > 0.05) except for the right neck (2.3% versus 1.8% respectively, p = 0.03). CONCLUSION The Apex software has significantly lower precision error compared to Delphi software with similar mean values, and similar precision to that of the Prodigy.
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Xu XL, Li K, Peng ZZ, Zhao SH, Yu M, Fan B, Zhu MJ, Xu SP, Du YQ, Liu B. Molecular characterization, expression and association analysis of the porcine CMYA4 gene with carcass traits. J Anim Breed Genet 2008; 125:234-9. [PMID: 18717965 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2008.00719.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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CMYA4 (cardiomyopathy-associated 4) gene plays an important role in thick filament assembly. In this study, we obtained the mRNA sequence including the full coding sequence and the partial 5' untranslated region of the porcine CMYA4 gene by using the rapid amplification of cDNA ends and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and the sequence was deposited in the GenBank nucleotide database (DQ_286571). The human (NM_173167) and mouse (NM_178680) homologues have a 91% and 87% identity with the porcine CMYA4 gene, respectively. The sequence contains an open reading frame encoding 930 amino acid residues, and the amino terminus of the predicted CMYA4 protein contains three tandem repeats belonging to the tetratricopeptide repeat family. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR results showed that the porcine CMYA4 gene is expressed exclusively in striated muscle tissue. An A558G single nucleotide polymorphism in the CMYA4 intron 15 detected as an MspI PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism showed allele frequency differences among 225 unrelated pigs from six breeds. Association of the genotypes with growth and carcass traits showed that different genotypes of the CMYA4 gene were significantly associated with the backfat thickness of the area between sixth and seventh ribs (p < 0.05) and backfat thickness at the shoulder (p < 0.05).
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Peng YB, Guan HP, Fan B, Zhao SH, Xu XW, Li K, Zhu MJ, Yerle M, Liu B. Molecular characterization and expression pattern of the porcine STARS, a striated muscle-specific expressed gene. Biochem Genet 2008; 46:644-51. [PMID: 18726684 DOI: 10.1007/s10528-008-9178-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2007] [Accepted: 05/10/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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STARS (striated muscle activator of Rho signaling) promotes the nuclear localization of MRTFs and mediates SRF transcription, which provides a potential muscle-specific mechanism for linking changes in the actin cytoskeleton structure with muscle gene expression. In this study, the full-length cDNA of the porcine STARS was cloned. The open reading frame of this gene contains 1,155 bp and encodes a protein of 384 amino acids, which is 79, 73, and 77% identical with human, mouse, and rat STARS genes, respectively. RT-PCR revealed that STARS is specifically expressed in heart and skeletal muscles. STARS is also distinctly different in different muscle developmental stages. The result indicates that its expression increased gradually from 33 dpc (days postcoitum) to postnatal muscles, and peaked 28 days postnatal. The porcine STARS was mapped to SSC4p13 using the somatic cell hybrid panel and the radiation hybrid panel IMpRH (LOD score 11.98). The data show that STARS is closely linked to marker SW871. A T/G single nucleotide polymorphism in the coding sequence, detected as Bsh1236I PCR-RFLP, displays allele frequency differences in six pig breeds.
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Fan B, Glenn K, Geiger B, Mileham A, Rothschild M. Investigation of QTL regions on Chromosome 17 for genes associated with meat color in the pig. J Anim Breed Genet 2008; 125:240-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2008.00749.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Zhu MJ, Ding JT, Liu B, Yu M, Fan B, Li CC, Zhao SH. Estimation of Genetic Parameters for Four Reproduction Component Traits in Two Chinese Indigenous Pig Breeds. ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 2008. [DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2008.70567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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He XP, Xu XW, Zhao SH, Fan B, Yu M, Zhu MJ, Li CC, Peng ZZ, Liu B. Investigation of Lpin1 as a candidate gene for fat deposition in pigs. Mol Biol Rep 2008; 36:1175-80. [PMID: 18581256 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-008-9294-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2008] [Accepted: 06/11/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Lpin1 deficiency prevents normal adipose tissue development and remarkably reduces adipose tissue mass, while overexpression of the Lpin1 gene in either skeletal muscle or adipose tissue promotes adiposity in mice. However, little is known about the porcine Lpin1 gene. In the present study, a 5,559-bp cDNA sequence of the porcine Lpin1 gene was obtained by RT-PCR and 3'RACE. The sequence consisted of a 111-bp 5'UTR, a 2,685-bp open reading frame encoding a protein of 894 amino acids and a 2,763-bp 3'UTR. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed that Lpin1 had a high level of expression in the liver, spleen, skeletal muscle and fat, a low level of expression in the heart, lung and kidney. The porcine Lpin1 gene was assigned to 3q21-27 by using the somatic cell hybrid panel (SCHP) and the radiation hybrid (IMpRH) panel. One C93T single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) was identified and genotyped using the TaqI PCR-RFLP method. Association analysis between the genotypes and fat deposition traits suggested that different genotypes of the Lpin1 gene were associated with percentage of leaf fat and intramuscular fat.
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Wang XZ, Fan B, Liu LG, Hu XY, Li RY, Wei Y, Wan Z, Deng XL. In Vitro Inhibition of Oral Candida albicans by Chicken Egg Yolk Antibody (IgY). Mycopathologia 2008; 165:381-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s11046-008-9097-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2007] [Accepted: 02/24/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Onteru S, Fan B, Rothschild M. SNP detection and comparative linkage mapping of 66 bone-related genes in the pig. Cytogenet Genome Res 2008; 122:122-31. [DOI: 10.1159/000163089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Feng Y, Huang TH, Fan B, Zhao SH. Mapping of six miRNAs expressed in porcine skeletal muscle. Anim Genet 2007; 39:91-2. [PMID: 18162099 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2007.01685.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Liu K, Zhao S, Liu B, Fan B, Li C, Yu M. Assignment of solute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose transporter), members <i>SLC2A2</i>, <i>SLC2A3</i>, <i>SLC2A5</i>, <i>SLC2A8</i> and <i>SLC2A12</i> to porcine chromosomes by somatic cell and radiation hybrid panel mapping (Brief report). Arch Anim Breed 2007. [DOI: 10.5194/aab-50-114-2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Abstract. The transport of glucose plays an important role in cellular glucose homeostasis and metabolism [1]. Due to the hydrophilic character of glucose, the transport of glucose in and out of cells requires specific carrier proteins. The mammalian facilitative glucose transport family, which contains the energy-independent transporters (gene symbol SLC2A, protein symbol GLUT), catalyzes the entry of glucose into mammalian cells by facilitative diffusion down a concentration gradient. Thirteen members of mammalian GLUT family have been now characterized [1]. In swine, the chromosomal locations for the five genes (SLC2A2, SLC2A3, SLC2A5, SLC2A8 and SLC2A12) have not yet been determined. In this study, as the first step to better understand of the roles of these GLUTs in pigs which could subsequently be beneficial for pig production, we report the mapping of the five genes using both porcine somatic cell hybrid panel (INRA-SCHP) and radiation hybrid panel (IMpRH).
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