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Lin T, Liu Z, Dai F, Wang H, Zuo J. Porcine skeletal muscle typing in histochemical and in-situ RT-PCR analysis. Vet Anim Sci 2024; 25:100332. [PMID: 38975272 PMCID: PMC11225689 DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2023.100332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/09/2024] Open
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Currently, there are plenty of histochemical methods to classify pig muscle fibers, which confused the naming and classification of muscle fibers. This study aims to analyze the difference and correlation of 6 different histochemical methods and select the most suitable method for muscle fiber classification at the molecular and histomological levels by in-situ RT-PCR and enzyme histochemical methods. Muscle fiber samples, including psoas (PM), semitendinosus (SM) and trapezius muscle (TM), were collected from Large Spotted (LS), Lantang (LT) and Landrace (LR) pigs at their market-ages (LS at 150 d, LT at 210 d, and LR at 150 d). 6 kinds of histochemical methods combining actomyosin adenosine triphosphatase (AM-ATPase) with succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) enzyme were conducted to differentiate fiber types. 2 types of fibers (I and II) were differentiated by acid 2-fibre (2-AC) or alkaline 2-fibre classification(2-AL), 3 types of fibers (βR, αR and αW) by 3-AC or 3-AL, and 4 types of fibers (I, IIa, IIx and IIb) by 4-AC, or 4-AL. Results showed that AC and AL muscle-fiber classification were consistent in reflecting the characteristics of muscle fibers(P > 0.05), but the color of each muscle fiber type was just opposite. AC methods may be superior to AL methods because of their clear staining background, the sensitivity to staining condition. But there were breed differences and tissue specificity in the optimal preincubation condition. The optimal acid preincubation condition for classifying muscle fibers was pH4.30 for LT, while pH 4.35 for the LS and LR pigs. Meanwhile the optimal acid preincubation condition was pH4.35 for PM, while pH4.40 for TM or SM. For further selection from 2, 3, 4-AC, in-situ RT-PCR was applied to detect the mRNA distribution of myosin heavy chain I (MyHC-I). By combining in-situ PCR with enzyme histochemistry methods, MyHC-I gene and its product - Type I fibrocytes were directly located in cells at both molecular level and morphological level. Compared with the cross-sectional area (CSA) of different muscle fibers (i.e. I, II, βR, αR, αW, IIa, IIx and IIb) identified by enzyme histochemistry, it was found that the CSAs with stronger mRNA expression signal of MyHC-Ⅰ were closer to those of the Type I muscle fiber measured by 4-AC enzyme histochemistry (P > 0.05). Therefore, 4-AC may be considered as the most proper muscle typing method to study muscle fiber typing as well as meat quality. And the combination of in-situ RT-PCR and histochemistry may help better understand porcine muscle fiber characteristics and meat quality in pigs.
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- Tao Lin
- College of Life Science, Leshan Normal University, Sichuan, 61400, China
- Key Laboratory of Bamboo Pest Control and Resource Development, Leshan, Sichuan 641000, People’s Republic of China
- South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, 510000, China
- Guang'an Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, China
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- College of Life Science, Leshan Normal University, Sichuan, 61400, China
- Key Laboratory of Bamboo Pest Control and Resource Development, Leshan, Sichuan 641000, People’s Republic of China
- South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, 510000, China
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- College of Life Science, Leshan Normal University, Sichuan, 61400, China
- Key Laboratory of Bamboo Pest Control and Resource Development, Leshan, Sichuan 641000, People’s Republic of China
- South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, 510000, China
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- Guang'an Xinnong Development Co., Ltd, Guang'an, 638000, China
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- South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, 510000, China
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LeMaster MN, Ha M, Dunshea FR, Chauhan S, D'Souza D, Warner RD. Impact of cooking temperature on pork longissimus, and muscle fibre type, on quality traits and protein denaturation of four pork muscles. Meat Sci 2024; 209:109395. [PMID: 38141536 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2023.109395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
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Variations in pork quality impact consumer acceptance, and fibre type differences between muscles contribute to this variation. The aim was to investigate the influence of variations in muscle fibre types and protein denaturation peaks across four pork muscles and the influence of ageing and cooking temperature on longissimus quality traits. The longissimus, masseter, cutaneous trunci, and psoas major from 13 carcases were removed 1-day postmortem and subjected to 0- or 14-days ageing (d0, d14). Quality traits, protein denaturation peak temperature (DSC), fibre diameter and fibre type proportions were measured. Cook loss for longissimus was similar on d0 and d14, but was higher on d14 for masseter, cutaneous trunci, and psoas major. Warner-Bratzler shear force was highest, and ultimate pH was lowest, for longissimus, and similar among cutaneous trunci, masseter, and psoas major. Masseter had lowest L* and highest a* and longissimus and cutaneous trunci had highest L* and lowest a*. The DSC temperature peaks for longissimus occurred at lower temperatures relative to the other muscles. Fibre diameter was largest for type-IIb fibres relative to type-IIa and type-I. Longissimus and cutaneous trunci had predominantly type-IIb glycolytic (71%, 51% respectively), masseter had predominantly type-IIa intermediate (50%) and psoas major had predominantly type-I oxidative (48%) fibres. The glycolytic longissimus had the lowest DSC temperature peaks and the lowest quality meat. Masseter had the highest proportion of type-I fibres but was generally similar in quality traits to psoas major, and also similar to cutaneous trunci which had more glycolytic fibres than masseter.
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- Michelle N LeMaster
- School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia; Faculty of Biological Sciences, The University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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Wang B, Hou L, Yang W, Men X, Qi K, Xu Z, Wu W. Construction of a co-expression network affecting intramuscular fat content and meat color redness based on transcriptome analysis. Front Genet 2024; 15:1351429. [PMID: 38415055 PMCID: PMC10897757 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2024.1351429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024] Open
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Introduction: Intramuscular fat content (IFC) and meat color are vital indicators of pork quality. Methods: A significant positive correlation between IFC and redness of meat color (CIE a* value) indicates that these two traits are likely to be regulated by shared molecular pathways.To identify candidate genes, hub genes, and signaling pathways that regulate these two traits, we measured the IFC and CIE a* value in 147 hybrid pigs, and selected individuls with extreme phenotypes for transcriptome analysis. Results: The results revealed 485 and 394 overlapping differentially expressed genes (DEGs), using the DESeq2, limma, and edgeR packages, affecting the IFC and CIE a* value, respectively. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) identified four modules significantly correlated with the IFC and CIE a* value. Moreover, we integrated functional enrichment analysis results based on DEGs, GSEA, and WGCNA conditions to identify candidate genes, and identified 47 and 53 candidate genes affecting the IFC and CIE a* value, respectively. The protein protein interaction (PPI) network analysis of candidate genes showed that 5 and 13 hub genes affect the IFC and CIE a* value, respectively. These genes mainly participate in various pathways related to lipid metabolism and redox reactions. Notably, four crucial hub genes (MYC, SOX9, CEBPB, and PPAGRC1A) were shared for these two traits. Discussion and conclusion: After functional annotation of these four hub genes, we hypothesized that the SOX9/CEBPB/PPARGC1A axis could co-regulate lipid metabolism and the myoglobin redox response. Further research on these hub genes, especially the SOX9/CEBPB/PPARGC1A axis, will help to understand the molecular mechanism of the co-regulation of the IFC and CIE a* value, which will provide a theoretical basis for improving pork quality.
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- Binbin Wang
- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Song P, Zhao J, Li F, Zhao X, Feng J, Su Y, Wang B, Zhao J. Vitamin A regulates mitochondrial biogenesis and function through p38 MAPK-PGC-1α signaling pathway and alters the muscle fiber composition of sheep. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2024; 15:18. [PMID: 38310300 PMCID: PMC10838450 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-023-00968-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Vitamin A (VA) and its metabolite, retinoic acid (RA), are of great interest for their wide range of physiological functions. However, the regulatory contribution of VA to mitochondrial and muscle fiber composition in sheep has not been reported. METHOD Lambs were injected with 0 (control) or 7,500 IU VA palmitate into the biceps femoris muscle on d 2 after birth. At the age of 3 and 32 weeks, longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle samples were obtained to explore the effect of VA on myofiber type composition. In vitro, we investigated the effects of RA on myofiber type composition and intrinsic mechanisms. RESULTS The proportion of type I myofiber was greatly increased in VA-treated sheep in LD muscle at harvest. VA greatly promoted mitochondrial biogenesis and function in LD muscle of sheep. Further exploration revealed that VA elevated PGC-1α mRNA and protein contents, and enhanced the level of p38 MAPK phosphorylation in LD muscle of sheep. In addition, the number of type I myofibers with RA treatment was significantly increased, and type IIx myofibers was significantly decreased in primary myoblasts. Consistent with in vivo experiment, RA significantly improved mitochondrial biogenesis and function in primary myoblasts of sheep. We then used si-PGC-1α to inhibit PGC-1α expression and found that si-PGC-1α significantly abrogated RA-induced the formation of type I myofibers, mitochondrial biogenesis, MitoTracker staining intensity, UQCRC1 and ATP5A1 expression, SDH activity, and enhanced the level of type IIx muscle fibers. These data suggested that RA improved mitochondrial biogenesis and function by promoting PGC-1α expression, and increased type I myofibers. In order to prove that the effect of RA on the level of PGC-1α is caused by p38 MAPK signaling, we inhibited the p38 MAPK signaling using a p38 MAPK inhibitor, which significantly reduced RA-induced PGC-1α and MyHC I levels. CONCLUSION VA promoted PGC-1α expression through the p38 MAPK signaling pathway, improved mitochondrial biogenesis, and altered the composition of muscle fiber type.
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- Pengkang Song
- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, People's Republic of China.
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Madsen JG, Kreuzer M, Silacci P, Bee G. Effect of sex and milk replacer with or without supplemental carnitine and arginine on growth characteristics, carcass, and meat quality of artificially reared low-birth weight pigs. J Anim Sci 2024; 102:skae122. [PMID: 38703031 PMCID: PMC11143478 DOI: 10.1093/jas/skae122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024] Open
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This study compared milk replacer either remaining unsupplemented (CON) or supplemented with 0.5 g L-carnitine plus 16.7 g L-arginine/kg (CarArg) and fed to 48 low-birth weight (L-BtW) artificially reared piglets (24 per group) from days 7 to 28 of age. Eight farrowing series were needed to complete the study. On day 28, the lightest piglets were slaughtered, and the heaviest pigs were weaned. The heaviest pigs were weaned on day 28 and offered free access to a starter (weaning to 25 kg body weight [BW]), grower (25 to 60 kg BW), and finisher diet (60 to 96 kg BW on day 170 of age). After euthanization on days 28 and 170, blood was sampled for assessment of serum metabolite and hormone concentrations, and the semitendinosus muscle (STM) was weighed, and later subjected to enzyme activity analysis and assessment of myofiber characteristics. In the 170-d-old pigs carcass and meat quality traits were assessed. Growth data were analyzed accordingtoatwo-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), with dietary treatment and farrowing series as fixed effects, while remaining data were analyzed with dietary treatment, sex, their interaction, and farrowing series as main factors. Dietary treatments affected (P ≤ 0.049) muscle enzyme activity at both day 28, with greater citrate synthase (CS) and LDH activities and lower HAD:CS ratio in STM light portion, and lower LDH:CS ratio in STM dark portion, and 170 of age with lower HAD:CS ratio. In the starter period, CarArg pigs had greater average daily gain (P = 0.021) and average daily feed intake (P = 0.010). At slaughter, these pigs had lower (P = 0.013) glucose and greater (P = 0.022) urea serum concentrations. However, supplementing the milk replacer with carnitine and arginine had no long-term effects on growth performance, carcass composition, and meat quality of L-BtW pigs. In addition, muscle morphology and myofiber-related properties remained unaffected by the supplementation.
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- Johannes G Madsen
- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Switzerland, Switzerland
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Yan M, Li L, Huang Y, Tang X, Shu Y, Cui D, Yu C, Hu Y, Ma J, Xiao S, Guo Y. Investigation on muscle fiber types and meat quality and estimation of their heritability and correlation coefficients with each other in four pig populations. Anim Sci J 2024; 95:e13915. [PMID: 38303133 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the muscle fiber types and meat quality in four populations and estimate the heritability and correlation coefficients of those traits in Shanxia long black pig (SX). In this study, a total of 318 pigs were recorded for 16 traits of the muscle fiber types and meat quality in four populations, including 256 individuals from the new breed SX. The population had a significant effect on all recorded traits, and the meat quality of the Lulai black pig was better than the remaining populations. The heritability (h2 ) of meat quality traits was from 0.06 (pH at 24 h) to 0.47 (shearing force), and the muscle fiber types belonged to the traits with low to medium heritability. The density of total fiber had the highest h2 (0.40), while the percentage of type IIA had the lowest h2 (0.04). Most traits are phenotypically correlated with each other, but only a small proportion of traits are genetically correlated with each other. None fiber type genetically correlated with meat quality significantly, because the genetic correlation coefficients had large standard errors. These results provided some insights into genetic improvements for the meat quality in pig breeds and also indicated that the parameters of muscle fiber characteristics can explain parts of the variation in meat quality.
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- Min Yan
- National Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Science and Technology of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Science and Technology of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Science and Technology of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Science and Technology of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Science and Technology of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Science and Technology of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Science and Technology of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Science and Technology of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Science and Technology of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Science and Technology of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Science and Technology of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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LeMaster MN, Warner RD, Chauhan SS, D'Souza DN, Dunshea FR. Meta-Regression Analysis of Relationships between Fibre Type and Meat Quality in Beef and Pork-Focus on Pork. Foods 2023; 12:foods12112215. [PMID: 37297460 DOI: 10.3390/foods12112215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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This meta-regression analysis was conducted to identify the relationship between fibretype cross-sectional area (CSA) and frequency (%) and meat quality traits, especially tenderness (sensory and Warner-Bratzler Shear Force, WBSF). Literature searches were conducted using specific keywords which resulted in 32 peer-reviewed manuscripts that contained averages and correlation coefficients for fibre type (frequency and CSA) and quality traits of longissimus muscle for beef and pork (7 and 25 studies respectively). Correlations were analysed in meta-regression using R-Studio and linear regression was also conducted. For the combined beef and pork analysis, only pH, WBSF, and drip loss were associated with fibre type frequency and CSA (p < 0.05 for all). Limiting the analysis to pork, the key results were frequency of type I fibres were associated with decreased drip loss, increased cook loss, decreased lightness (L*) and increased sensory tenderness whereas frequency of type IIb fibres were associated with increased drip loss (p < 0.05 for all). In addition, the CSA of type I and IIb fibres was associated with colour traits lightness and redness (p < 0.05 for all). Future research should focus on fibre type across breeds and muscles to further understand the impacts of fibre type frequency and CSA on quality.
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- Michelle N LeMaster
- School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
- Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Zhuang X, Xie F, Lin Z, Luo J, Chen T, Xi Q, Zhang Y, Sun J. Effect of miR-493-5p on proliferation and differentiation of myoblast by targeting ANKRD17. Cell Tissue Res 2023:10.1007/s00441-023-03777-3. [PMID: 37178193 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-023-03777-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The hypertrophy and conversion of postnatal muscle fibers largely determine the yield and quality of meat, which is closely related to the economic value of pigs. MicroRNA (miRNA), as a kind of endogenous noncoding RNA molecule, is widely involved in myogenesis of livestock and poultry. The longissimus dorsi tissues of Lantang pigs at 1 and 90 days (LT1D and LT90D) were collected and profiled by miRNA-seq. We found 1871 and 1729 miRNA candidates in LT1D and LT90D samples, and 794 miRNAs were shared. We identified 16 differentially expressed miRNAs between two tested groups and explored the function of miR-493-5p inmyogenesis. The miR-493-5p promoted the proliferation and inhibited the differentiation of myoblasts. Using GO and KEGG analyses of 164 target genes of miR-493-5p, we found that ATP2A2, PPP3CA, KLF15, MED28, and ANKRD17 genes were related to muscle development. RT-qPCR detection showed that the expression level of ANKRD17 was highly expressed in LT1D libraries, and the double luciferase report test preliminarily proved that miR-493-5p and ANKRD17 have a directly targeting relationship. We established miRNA profiles for the longissimus dorsi tissues of 1-day-old and 90-day-old Lantang pigs and found that miR-493-5p was differentially expressed and associated with myogenesis by targeting ANKRD17 gene. Our results should serve as a reference for future studies on pork quality.
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- Xiaona Zhuang
- College of Animal Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- College of Animal Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- College of Animal Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- College of Animal Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- College of Animal Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- College of Animal Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- College of Animal Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China.
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- College of Animal Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China.
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Using phenotypic and genotypic big data to investigate the effect of muscle fiber characteristics on meat quality and eating quality traits in pigs. Meat Sci 2023; 198:109122. [PMID: 36706711 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2023.109122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Determining genetic correlations (GCs) between phenotypes that can be replicated across breeds or generations is important for animal breeding. A comprehensive and objective evaluation of this is dependent on enough variations in the studied phenotypes. To this end, we constructed a worldwide distributed eight-breeds crossbreed mosaic pig population and estimated the genetic and phenotypic correlations of muscle fiber characteristics (MFCs) with meat quality and eating quality traits using F6 and F7 generations (∼590 samples/generation) of this population. The GCs of the density of type IIA fibers and type IIB fibers with the loin-eye area, a*, color score, firmness score, and those of the proportions of the two fiber types with pH24h and b* were moderate to high (|rg| ≥ 0.3) in both populations. We also obtained moderate to high GCs of mean fiber density with five sensory quality traits. Our results provide an important reference for improving meat quality through the genetic regulation of MFCs.
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Lee S, Jo K, Jeong HG, Jeong SKC, Park JI, Yong HI, Choi YS, Jung S. Higher Protein Digestibility of Chicken Thigh than Breast Muscle in an In Vitro Elderly Digestion Model. Food Sci Anim Resour 2023; 43:305-318. [PMID: 36909852 PMCID: PMC9998189 DOI: 10.5851/kosfa.2022.e77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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This study investigated the protein digestibility of chicken breast and thigh in an in vitro digestion model to determine the better protein sources for the elderly in terms of bioavailability. For this purpose, the biochemical traits of raw muscles and the structural properties of myofibrillar proteins were monitored. The thigh had higher pH, 10% trichloroacetic acid-soluble α-amino groups, and protein carbonyl content than the breast (p<0.05). In the proximate composition, the thigh had higher crude fat and lower crude protein content than the breast (p<0.05). Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) of myofibrillar proteins showed noticeable differences in the band intensities of tropomyosin α-chain and myosin light chain-3 between the thigh and breast. The intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence intensity of myosin was lower in the thigh than in the breast (p<0.05). Moreover, circular dichroism spectroscopy of myosin revealed that the thigh had higher α-helical and lower β-sheet structures than the breast (p<0.05). The cooked muscles were then chopped and digested in the elderly digestion model. The thigh had more α-amino groups than the breast after both gastric and gastrointestinal digestion (p<0.05). SDS-PAGE analysis of the gastric digesta showed that more bands remained in the digesta of the breast than that of the thigh. The content of proteins less than 3 kDa in the gastrointestinal digesta was also higher in the thigh than in the breast (p<0.05). These results reveal that chicken thigh with higher in vitro protein digestibility is a more appropriate protein source for the elderly than chicken breast.
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- Seonmin Lee
- Division of Animal and Dairy Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
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- Division of Animal and Dairy Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
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- Division of Animal and Dairy Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
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- Division of Animal and Dairy Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
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- Division of Animal and Dairy Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
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- Division of Animal and Dairy Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
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- Research Group of Food Processing, Korea Food Research Institute, Wanju 55365, Korea
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- Division of Animal and Dairy Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
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Gong S, Yin Y, Han M, Guo L, Duan Y, Guo Q, Yin J, Li F. Dietary leucine and fish oil cooperatively regulate skeletal myofiber type transformation via the CaMKII signaling pathway of pigs. Food Funct 2023; 14:133-147. [PMID: 36524418 DOI: 10.1039/d2fo03338k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The study investigated the effects of dietary leucine (Leu) and fish oil (FO) on skeletal myofiber type transformations in pigs and their potential interactions. The results showed that Leu increased the content of Leu, upregulated myocyte enhancer factor-2C (MEF2C) and activated the CaMKII-AMPK/SIRT1-PGC-1α pathway in the longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle. FO increased adiponectin and fatty acid beta-oxidation of LD muscle. Activation of the adiponectin signaling pathway by FO further enhanced the CaMKII pathway and upregulated the expression of MEF2C. Moreover, we found that Leu increased cyclic AMP and caffeine, and FO increased linoleic acid and glutamine in muscle metabolites, which may be the cause of myofiber conversion. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that dietary Leu and FO co-regulated the transformation from glycolytic to oxidative skeletal myofiber type. It is hypothesized that there is an interaction between amino acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids, possibly via the CaMKII signaling pathway to upregulate MEF2 and mitochondrial biogenesis.
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- Saiming Gong
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan 410128, China. .,Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process; Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production, Changsha 410125, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan 410128, China. .,Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process; Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production, Changsha 410125, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process; Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production, Changsha 410125, China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process; Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production, Changsha 410125, China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process; Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production, Changsha 410125, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process; Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production, Changsha 410125, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan 410128, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process; Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production, Changsha 410125, China. .,College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Pan P, Qin Z, Xie W, Chen B, Guan Z, Xie B. Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes in the Longissimus Dorsi Muscle of Luchuan and Duroc Pigs by Transcriptome Sequencing. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:132. [PMID: 36672873 PMCID: PMC9859529 DOI: 10.3390/genes14010132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
The Duroc pig originated in the United States and is a typical lean-meat pig. The breed grows fast, and the body size is large, but the meat quality is poor. The Luchuan pig is one of eight excellent local breeds in China; it has tender meat but is small in size. To study the factors that determine growth, we selected the longissimus dorsi muscle of Luchuan and Duroc pigs for transcriptome sequencing. The results of the transcriptome showed that 3682 genes were differentially expressed (DEGs) in the longissimus dorsi muscle of Duroc and Luchuan pigs. We screened out genes related to muscle development and selected the MYL2 (Myosin light chain-2) gene to perform preliminary research. Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment of biological functions and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis showed that the gene products were mainly involved in the Akt/FoxO signaling pathway, fatty acid metabolism, arachidonic acid metabolism and glycine, serine and threonine metabolism. Such pathways contributed to skeletal muscle growth, fatty acid metabolism and intramuscular fat deposition. These results provide insight into the mechanisms underlying the formation of skeletal muscle and provide candidate genes to improve growth traits, as well as contribute to improving the growth and development traits of pigs through molecular breeding.
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- Pengcheng Pan
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Livestock Genetic Improvement, Guangxi Agricultural Vocational and Technical University, Nanning 530001, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Livestock Genetic Improvement, Guangxi Agricultural Vocational and Technical University, Nanning 530001, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Livestock Genetic Improvement, Guangxi Agricultural Vocational and Technical University, Nanning 530001, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Livestock Genetic Improvement, Guangxi Agricultural Vocational and Technical University, Nanning 530001, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Livestock Genetic Improvement, Guangxi Agricultural Vocational and Technical University, Nanning 530001, China
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Song S, Park J, Im C, Cheng H, Jung EY, Park TS, Kim GD. Muscle fiber type-specific proteome distribution and protease activity in relation to proteolysis trends in beef striploin (M. longissimus lumborum) and tenderloin (M. psoas major). Lebensm Wiss Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2022.114098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Park J, Song S, Cheng H, Im C, Jung EY, Moon SS, Choi J, Hur SJ, Joo ST, Kim GD. Comparison of Meat Quality and Muscle Fiber Characteristics between
Porcine Skeletal Muscles with Different Architectures. Food Sci Anim Resour 2022; 42:874-888. [PMID: 36133631 PMCID: PMC9478981 DOI: 10.5851/kosfa.2022.e40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Graduate School of International
Agricultural Technology, Seoul National University,
Pyeongchang 25354, Korea
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- Graduate School of International
Agricultural Technology, Seoul National University,
Pyeongchang 25354, Korea
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- Graduate School of International
Agricultural Technology, Seoul National University,
Pyeongchang 25354, Korea
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- Institutes of Green Bio Science &
Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchang 25354,
Korea
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- Sunjin Technology & Research
Institute, Icheon 17332, Korea
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- Department of Animal Science, Chungbuk
National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and
Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21
Four), Institute of Agriculture & Life Science, Gyeongsang National
University, Jinju 52852, Korea
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- Graduate School of International
Agricultural Technology, Seoul National University,
Pyeongchang 25354, Korea
- Institutes of Green Bio Science &
Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchang 25354,
Korea
- Corresponding author: Gap-Don
Kim, Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology, Seoul National
University, Pyeongchang 25354, Korea, Tel: +82-33-339-5778, Fax:
+82-33-339-5779, E-mail:
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Wang H, Shen Z, Huang R, Zhao A, Jiang J, Li P, Zhou X, Yang S, Hou L. A polymorphism in porcine miR-22 is associated with pork color. Front Vet Sci 2022; 9:939440. [PMID: 35968001 PMCID: PMC9366310 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.939440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are posttranscriptional regulators that play key roles in meat color regulation. Changes in miRNA expression affect their target mRNAs, leading to multifunctional effects on biological processes and phenotypes. In this study, a G > A mutation site located upstream of the precursor miR-22 sequence in Suhuai pigs was significantly correlated with the meat color parameter a*(redness) of the porcine longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle. AA genotype individuals had the highest average meat color a* value and the lowest miR-22 level. When G > A mutation was performed in the miR-22 overexpression vector, miR-22 expression significantly decreased. Considering that Ca2+ homeostasis is closely related to pig meat color, our results further demonstrated that ELOVL6 is a direct target of miR-22 in pigs. The effects of miR-22 on skeletal muscle intracellular Ca2+ were partially caused by the suppression of ELOVL6 expression.
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- Han Wang
- Key Laboratory of Applied Technology on Green-Eco-Healthy Animal Husbandry of Zhejiang Province, Department of Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Technology on Green-Eco-Healthy Animal Husbandry of Zhejiang Province, Department of Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Swine Science, Department of Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Technology on Green-Eco-Healthy Animal Husbandry of Zhejiang Province, Department of Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Swine Science, Department of Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Technology on Green-Eco-Healthy Animal Husbandry of Zhejiang Province, Department of Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Technology on Green-Eco-Healthy Animal Husbandry of Zhejiang Province, Department of Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Swine Science, Department of Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- *Correspondence: Liming Hou
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Zhuang X, Lin Z, Xie F, Luo J, Chen T, Xi Q, Zhang Y, Sun J. Identification of circRNA-associated ceRNA networks using longissimus thoracis of pigs of different breeds and growth stages. BMC Genomics 2022; 23:294. [PMID: 35410129 PMCID: PMC9004053 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08515-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Long-term artificial selection for growth rate and lean meat rate has eventually led to meat quality deterioration. Muscle fiber type is a key factor that markedly affects meat quality. circRNAs have been reported to participate in diverse biological activities, including myofiber growth and development; thus, we herein compared porcine circRNA transcriptome between oxidative and glycolytic muscle tissues. Results Longissimus thoracis muscle tissues were obtained from Lantang and Landrace pigs at birth (LT1D and LW1D, respectively) and 90 postnatal days (LT90D and LW90D, respectively). Hematoxylin and eosin staining and quantitative real-time PCR revealed that all structural traits of the muscle showed large variations between different breeds and growth stages. In total, 329 known miRNAs and 42,081 transcript candidates were identified; 6,962 differentially expressed transcripts were found to play a key role in myogenesis by gene ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analyses. In addition, 3,352 circRNAs were identified using five predicting algorithms, and 104 circRNA candidates were differentially expressed. Integrated analysis of differentially expressed miRNAs, mRNAs, and circRNAs led to the identification of 777, 855, and 22 convincing ceRNA interactions in LT1D vs. LT90D, LW1D vs. LW90D, and LT90D vs. LW90D, respectively. Finally, we identified a circRNA candidate circKANSL1L, which showed high homology between mice and pigs, and it was found to inhibit the proliferation of C2C12 cells but promote their differentiation. Conclusions We identified genome-wide circRNAs in 0- and 90-day-old Lantang and Landrace pigs by RNA-seq and found that circRNAs were abundant, differentially expressed, and associated with myogenesis. Our results should serve as a reference for future studies on pork quality. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12864-022-08515-7.
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- Xiaona Zhuang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China.
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Roy B, Mahmood S, Bruce HL. Are muscle fiber types different between normal and dark-cutting beef? CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1139/cjas-2021-0085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Muscle fiber (MF) characteristics of Longissimus thoracis (LT) muscles from heifer (n = 11) and steer (n = 12) carcasses graded Canada AA (AA, normal, n = 4/sex) or dark-cutting (Canada B4) were examined and related to beef quality. Atypical (AB4, pH < 5.9, n = 4/sex) and typical (TB4, pH > 5.9, n = 3 and 4 for heifers and steers, respectively) dark-cutting carcasses were represented. Muscle fiber type proportions did not differ between AA, AB4 and TB4 muscles, although type I and IIB muscle fiber diameters were greater in TB4 than in AA LT. That AB4 muscle fiber proportions were not different from AA and TB4 muscles suggests that the increased MF diameter of TB4 muscle was due to water retained by muscle proteins at high ultimate pH, as evidenced by decreased cooking loss. Dark-cutting was therefore unrelated to muscle fiber proportions, and increased Type I and IIB diameters in dark cutting LT were likely driven by elevated intramuscular ultimate pH.
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- Bimol Roy
- University of Alberta, 3158, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- University of Alberta, 3158, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- University of Alberta, 3158, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, Edmonton, Canada, T6G 2R3
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Ma T, Liu Y, Wei X, Xue Q, Zheng Z, Xu X. Polymorphism of coupled indels in porcine TNNC2 alters its transcript splicing and is associated with meat quality traits. Anim Genet 2022; 53:175-182. [PMID: 34989011 DOI: 10.1111/age.13167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The TNNC2 gene encodes the fast-skeletal C subunit of the troponin complex that plays a vital role in the regulation of striated muscle contraction and could be a candidate gene for pork quality. Here, we identified coupled insertion/deletion (indel) variants, a 17-bp insertion and an 11-bp deletion, in porcine TNNC2. The coupled indel variants provide an alternative splicing donor site and cause a 42-bp truncation in the first exon of TNNC2-201, leading to increased expression of TNNC2-201. Polymorphism of the two indel variants is associated with the average backfat thickness (p = 3.16 × 10-3 ), pH value 24 h post-slaughter (p = 4.31 × 10-4 ), intramuscular fat (IMF) content (p = 1.54 × 10-2 ), and myofiber cross-sectional area (p = 2.86 × 10-2 ) of longissimus dorsi in a population of 425 Duroc (♂) × Luchuan (♀) pigs. In an independent population of 1,304 commercial hybrid pigs, we further confirmed that it is associated with the IMF content (p = 1.75 × 10-4 ), pH value 45 min post-slaughter (p = 6.34 × 10-3 ), and drip loss (p = 2.88 × 10-2 ) of the longissimus dorsi muscle. An increased frequency of the mutant allele is linked to increased IMF content, smaller myofibers, and a relatively moderate pH value. Furthermore, we detected a mutant allele frequency of 96.67% in Luchuan pigs and 86.67% in Tongcheng pigs, whereas the frequency was 0.91% in Duroc pigs, 2.04% in Landrace pigs, and 0% in Yorkshire and Pietrain pigs, indicating its opposing distributions in lean-type and Chinese local pig breeds. The present results establish coupled indel variants of TNNC2 as a novel molecular marker for meat quality improvement.
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- Tingting Ma
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education & College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, China.,Key Lab of Swine Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education & College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, China.,Key Lab of Swine Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education & College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, China.,Key Lab of Swine Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education & College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, China.,Key Lab of Swine Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education & College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, China.,Key Lab of Swine Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education & College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan, China.,Key Lab of Swine Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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Kirkpatrick LT, Elgin JM, Matarneh SK, Wicks JC, Daniels RP, Yen CN, Bodmer JS, Zumbaugh MD, El-Kadi SW, Silva SL, Shi TH, Gerrard DE. Inherent factors influence color variations in semimembranosus muscle of pigs. Meat Sci 2021; 185:108721. [PMID: 34923395 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2021.108721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Variations in color, though a quality frustration, are common across the face of fresh and processed hams. Herein, we measured objective color across the semimembranosus (SM) muscle early postmortem and at 1440 min, then compared these differences against biochemical and metabolic characteristics responsible for pork quality development. Color (L*, a*) differed (P < 0.001) by zone and time but no interaction was evident. Lactate content and pH were highly correlated (R2 = 0.92) at 30 min, but weakened (R2 = 0.161412) by 1440 min. Lactate anaplerosis was not responsible for this lack of relationship. Glycolytic potential also differed across zone (P < 0.001) and time (P < 0.005). Differences in myoglobin expression and abundance, as well as mitochondrial DNA were notable (P < 0.05) across zone. These data suggest inherent differences in SM muscle are key determinants of ham color variation, while postmortem metabolism may play a lesser role in driving this quality attribute.
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- L T Kirkpatrick
- Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
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Bai Y, Guo Y, Ding D, Ye K. Investigation of the effect of pork compositions on freezing points in different pork cuts by measuring thermal properties and water mobility and distribution. Anim Sci J 2021; 92:e13659. [PMID: 34779097 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
This work was to compare the difference of freezing point in the four pork cuts (chuck roll, picnic shoulder, loin, and topside) and evaluate the effect of pork compositions on the freezing points. Loin exhibited lower freezing points and accompanied by higher content of unfreezable water, lower relaxation times, and higher proportions of bound water, compared with other pork cuts. Low freezing points of pork may be attributed to high sarcoplasmic protein solubility, due to high sarcoplasmic protein solubility related to increase of bound water proportion and decrease of NMR T2 relaxometry. In addition, correlation analysis revealed that sarcoplasmic protein solubility and ash content were negatively related to the freezing point, which was verified by a quadratic polynomial correlation between the sarcoplasmic protein solubility and the freezing point in vitro. These results could help to better understand the freezing point of pork and provide more theories for improving superchilled storage.
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- Yun Bai
- Key Laboratory of Animal Products Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Meat Processing and Quality Control, Ministry of Education, Jiangsu Synergetic Innovation Center of Meat Production and Processing, and College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Products Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Meat Processing and Quality Control, Ministry of Education, Jiangsu Synergetic Innovation Center of Meat Production and Processing, and College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Products Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Meat Processing and Quality Control, Ministry of Education, Jiangsu Synergetic Innovation Center of Meat Production and Processing, and College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Products Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Meat Processing and Quality Control, Ministry of Education, Jiangsu Synergetic Innovation Center of Meat Production and Processing, and College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Bao G, Liu X, Wang J, Hu J, Shi B, Li S, Luo Y. Effects of Slaughter Age on Myosin Heavy Chain Isoforms, Muscle Fibers, Fatty Acids, and Meat Quality in Longissimus Thoracis Muscle of Tibetan Sheep. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:689589. [PMID: 34765662 PMCID: PMC8576190 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.689589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Tibetan sheep is one of the dominant livestock at Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which is the main food source of local people. In order to investigate the effect of slaughter age on meat quality, fatty acid profile and expression of myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoform genes were analyzed in Tibetan sheep. A total of 24 Tibetan sheep including 4 months old (4 m), 1.5 years old (1.5 y), 3.5 years old (3.5 y), and 6 years old (6 y) were randomly selected. The results indicated that the MyHC IIx and MyHC IIb mRNAs increased with age, whereas MyHC IIa mRNA decreased. MyHC I mRNA was highest at 3.5 y. There were differences in the muscle fiber types of Tibetan sheep at different ages. Intramuscular fat (IMF) was highest at 1.5 y, the pH45min and pH24h value of 6 y sheep were lower than the other groups, the shear force increased with age (p < 0.05), and drip loss increased with age (p < 0.01). Tibetan sheep at 1.5 y had lower saturated fatty acid (SFA) contents and higher monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) contents (p < 0.05). Different muscle fiber types influence the meat quality and fatty acid composition of Tibetan sheep with increasing age. These results demonstrated the effect of age on meat quality of Tibetan sheep through regulation of expression of the MyHC isoforms which changed the myofiber types, and 1.5 y Tibetan sheep meat was more suitable for a healthy human diet.
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Herbivorous Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Herbivorous Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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Orlowski SK, Dridi S, Greene ES, Coy CS, Velleman SG, Anthony NB. Histological Analysis and Gene Expression of Satellite Cell Markers in the Pectoralis Major Muscle in Broiler Lines Divergently Selected for Percent 4-Day Breast Yield. Front Physiol 2021; 12:712095. [PMID: 34512385 PMCID: PMC8424006 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.712095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Muscle development during embryonic and early post-hatch growth is primarily through hyperplastic growth and accumulation of nuclei through satellite cell contribution. Post-hatch, muscle development transitions from hyperplasia to hypertrophic growth of muscle fibers. Commercial selection for breast yield traditionally occurs at ages targeting hypertrophic rather than hyperplastic growth. This has resulted in the production of giant fibers and concomitant challenges with regard to muscle myopathies. The current study investigates the impact of selection during the period of hyperplastic growth. It is hypothesized that selection for percentage breast yield during hyperplasia will result in an increased number of muscle cells at hatch and potentially impact muscle fiber characteristics at processing. This study characterizes the breast muscle histology of three broiler lines at various ages in the growth period. The lines include a random bred control (RAN) as well as lines which have been selected from RAN for high (HBY4) and low (LBY4) percentage 4-day breast yield. Post-rigor pectoralis major samples from six males of each line and age were collected and stored in formalin. The sample ages included embryonic day 18 (E18), post-hatch day 4 (d4), and day 56 (d56). The samples were processed using a Leica tissue processor, embedded in paraffin wax, sectioned, and placed on slides. Slides were stained using hematoxylin and eosin. E18 and d4 post-hatch analysis showed advanced muscle fiber formation for HBY4 and immature muscle development for LBY4 as compared to RAN. Post-hatch d56 samples were analyzed for fiber number, fiber diameter, endomysium, and perimysium spacing. Line HBY4 had the largest muscle fiber diameter (54.2 ± 0.96 μm) when compared to LBY4 (45.4 ± 0.96 μm). There was no line difference in endomysium spacing while perimysium spacing was higher for HBY4 males. Selection for percentage 4-day breast yield has impacted the rate and extent of muscle fiber formation in both the LBY4 and HBY4 lines with no negative impact on fiber spacing. The shift in processing age to later ages has exposed issues associated with muscle fiber viability. Selection during the period of muscle hyperplasia may impact growth rate; however, the potential benefits of additional satellite cells are still unclear.
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- Sara K Orlowski
- Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, United States
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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The Potential Role of MYOM1 and ATGL Genes in Pig Production Improvement. ANNALS OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.2478/aoas-2020-0102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In the present study, two missense variants within ATGL (rs331307082) and MYOM1 (rs326001585) genes were tested for their potential usage as genetic markers related to pig production traits. The genotyping was performed on 519 pigs representing 990 synthetic sire line. The association analysis indicated that ATGL gene affected the panel of fattening parameters (test daily gain, age at slaughter), meatiness traits (meat percentage in the carcasses; the weight of loin, ham and primary cuts, and loin eye area), and meat quality characteristics (water exudation). In turn, MYOM1 polymorphism was related to loin weight, the weight of primary cuts and weight of loin backfat. Pigs with AA genotype were characterized by significantly higher loin and primary cut weights compared to opposite homozygotes GG (P<0.05). The observed differences were 2.29 kg and 1.2 kg, respectively. Moreover, despite higher meatiness, AA animals together with AG were characterized by lower weight of loin backfat (P<0.05) and average backfat thickness (P<0.1) compared to GG pigs. The MYOM1 polymorphism did not affect pork quality traits. The results allowed us to propose the new genetic markers which may be used in pig selection to obtain appropriate meatiness and fatness level in carcasses without decreasing meat quality.
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Zhang Z, Liao Q, Sun Y, Pan T, Liu S, Miao W, Li Y, Zhou L, Xu G. Lipidomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of the Longissimus Muscle of Luchuan and Duroc Pigs. Front Nutr 2021; 8:667622. [PMID: 34055857 PMCID: PMC8154583 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.667622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Meat is an essential food, and pork is the largest consumer meat product in China and the world. Intramuscular fat has always been the basis for people to select and judge meat products. Therefore, we selected the Duroc, a western lean pig breed, and the Luchuan, a Chinese obese pig breed, as models, and used the longissimus dorsi muscle for lipidomics testing and transcriptomics sequencing. The purpose of the study was to determine the differences in intramuscular fat between the two breeds and identify the reasons for the differences. We found that the intramuscular fat content of Luchuan pigs was significantly higher than that of Duroc pigs. The triglycerides and diglycerides related to flavor were higher in Luchuan pigs compared to Duroc pigs. This phenotype may be caused by the difference in the expression of key genes in the glycerolipid metabolism signaling pathway.
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- Zhiwang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- Teaching and Research Section of Biotechnology, Nanning University, Nanning, China
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Sodhi SS, Sharma N, Ghosh M, Sethi RS, Jeong DK, Lee SJ. Differential expression patterns of myogenic regulatory factors in the postnatal longissimus dorsi muscle of Jeju Native Pig and Berkshire breeds along with their co-expression with Pax7. ELECTRON J BIOTECHN 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejbt.2021.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Effects of acetylation on dissociation and phosphorylation of actomyosin in postmortem ovine muscle during incubation at 4 °C in vitro. Food Chem 2021; 356:129696. [PMID: 33838605 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This study aimed to assess the effects of acetylation levels on actomyosin disassociation and phosphorylation of lamb during incubation at 4 °C. Samples of whole proteins from lamb longissimus thoracis muscles were prepared and assigned into three treatments (high, middle and low acetylation groups). The results showed that deacetylation of myosin heavy chain and actin was inhibited by lysine deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A and nicotinamide in this study. Phosphorylation levels of myosin heavy chain and actin were inhibited by their acetylation during incubation in vitro. Actomyosin disassociation degree in high acetylation group was significantly lower than that in middle and low acetylation groups (P < 0.05). The ATPase activity in high acetylation group was significantly higher than that in middle and low acetylation groups (P < 0.05). In conclusion, acetylation of myosin heavy chain and actin inhibited actomyosin dissociation by inhibiting their phosphorylation at 4 °C in vitro.
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Zhang G, Wu P, Zhou K, He M, Zhang X, Qiu C, Li T, Zhang T, Xie K, Dai G, Wang J. Study on the transcriptome for breast muscle of chickens and the function of key gene RAC2 on fibroblasts proliferation. BMC Genomics 2021; 22:157. [PMID: 33676413 PMCID: PMC7937270 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07453-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Growth performance is significant in broiler production. In the growth process of broilers, gene expression varies at different growth stages. However, limited research has been conducted on the molecular mechanisms of muscle growth and development in yellow-feathered male chickens. RESULTS In the study, we used RNA-seq to study the transcriptome of the breast muscle of male Jinghai yellow chickens at 4 (M4F), 8 (M8F) and 12 weeks (M12F) of age. The results showed that 4608 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were obtained by comparison in pairs of the three groups with Fold Change (FC) ≥ 2 and False Discovery Rate (FDR) ≤ 0.05, and 83, 3445 and 3903 DEGs were obtained separately from M4FvsM8F, M4FvsM12F and M8FvsM12F. Six genes were found as co-differentially expressed in the three age groups, namely SNCG, MYH1A, ARHGDIB, ENSGALG00000031598, ENSGALG00000035660 and ENSGALG00000030559. The GO analysis showed that 0, 304 and 408 biological process (BP) were significantly enriched in M4FvsM8F, M4FvsM12F and M8FvsM12F groups, respectively. KEGG pathway enrichment showed that 1, 2, 4 and 4 pathways were significantly enriched in M4FvsM8F, M4FvsM12F, M8FvsM12F and all DEGs, respectively. They were steroid biosynthesis, carbon metabolism, focal adhesion, cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, biosynthesis of amino acids and salmonella infection. We constructed short hairpin RNA (shRNA) to interfere the differentially expressed gene RAC2 in DF-1 cells and detected mRNA and protein expression of the downstream genes PAK1 and MAPK8. Results of qPCR showed that RAC2, PAK1 and MAPK8 mRNA expression significantly decreased in the shRAC2-2 group compared with the negative control (NC) group. Western Blot (WB) results showed that the proteins of RAC2, PAK1 and MAPK8 also decreased in the shRAC2-2 group. Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) and 5-Ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU) assay both showed that the proliferation of DF-1 cells was significantly inhibited after transfection of shRAC2-2. CONCLUSIONS The results of RNA-seq revealed genes, BP terms and KEGG pathways related to growth and development of male Jinghai yellow chickens, and they would have important guiding significance to our production practice. Further research suggested that RAC2 might regulate cell proliferation by regulating PAKs/MAPK8 pathway and affect growth of chickens.
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- Genxi Zhang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture & Agri-Product Safety, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture & Agri-Product Safety, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture & Agri-Product Safety, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture & Agri-Product Safety, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture & Agri-Product Safety, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- Jiangsu Jinghai Poultry Group Co. Ltd., Nantong, 226100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture & Agri-Product Safety, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture & Agri-Product Safety, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture & Agri-Product Safety, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture & Agri-Product Safety, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture & Agri-Product Safety, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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Zhou X, Liu Y, Zhang L, Kong X, Li F. Serine-to-glycine ratios in low-protein diets regulate intramuscular fat by affecting lipid metabolism and myofiber type transition in the skeletal muscle of growing-finishing pigs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 7:384-392. [PMID: 34258426 PMCID: PMC8245814 DOI: 10.1016/j.aninu.2020.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Serine and glycine are 2 of the first-affected nonessential amino acids in low crude protein (CP) diets for pigs. Therefore, we explored the effects of different dietary serine-to-glycine ratios on growth performance and lipid metabolism in growing-finishing pigs. A total of 160 crossbred healthy barrows, with a similar body weight of around 59.50 kg, were randomly allotted into 1 of 5 treatments (8 pens per treatment and 4 pigs per pen). The serine-to-glycine ratios of the 5 dietary treatments were as follows: diet A (NORMAL group), 1.18:1 (16% CP); diet B (LOW group), 1.2:1 (12% CP); diet C (S2G1 group), 2:1 (12% CP); diet D (S1G2 group), 1:2 (12% CP); and diet E (S1G1 group), 1:1 (12% CP).We found that the pigs fed a low CP diet (12% CP), when maintaining serine-to-glycine ratio at 1:2 and a total amount of 1.44%, had the same average daily gain as the pigs fed a normal CP diet (16% CP) (P > 0.05), but they had increased intramuscular fat (P < 0.05). Furthermore, they exhibited higher expression of genes involved in lipid oxidation (P < 0.05), which was regulated by modulating methylation levels in the promoters of acyl-CoA oxidase 1 (ACOX1) and acyl-CoA dehydrogenase medium chain (ACADM). When compared with the pigs fed a normal CP diet, these pigs had more oxidative myofibers (P < 0.05), which were regulated by AMPK-PGC-1α and Calcineurin-MEF2/NFAT pathways in a coordinated manner. Our findings suggested that a dietary serine-to-glycine ratio of 1:2 is beneficial for improving meat quality in pigs fed a low CP diet.
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- Xihong Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, China.,Hunan International Joint Laboratory of Animal Intestinal Ecology and Health, Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Human Health, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, China
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Fresh meat quality is greatly determined through biochemical changes occurring in the muscle during its conversion to meat. These changes are key to imparting a unique set of characteristics on fresh meat, including its appearance, ability to retain moisture, and texture. Skeletal muscle is an extremely heterogeneous tissue composed of different types of fibers that have distinct contractile and metabolic properties. Fiber type composition determines the overall biochemical and functional properties of the muscle tissue and, subsequently, its quality as fresh meat. Therefore, changing muscle fiber profile in living animals through genetic selection or environmental factors has the potential to modulate fresh meat quality. We provide an overview of the biochemical processes responsible for the development of meat quality attributes and an overall understanding of the strong relationship between muscle fiber profile and meat quality in different meat species.
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- Animal Science Department, College of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil 13635-900;
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA;
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Iqbal A, Ping J, Ali S, Zhen G, Juan L, Kang JZ, Ziyi P, Huixian L, Zhihui Z. Role of microRNAs in myogenesis and their effects on meat quality in pig - A review. ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 2020; 33:1873-1884. [PMID: 32819078 PMCID: PMC7649413 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.20.0324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The demand for food is increasing day by day because of the increasing global population. Therefore, meat, the easiest and largely available source of protein, needs to be produced in large amounts with good quality. The pork industry is a significant shareholder in fulfilling the global meat demands. Notably, myogenesis- development of muscles during embryogenesis- is a complex mechanism which culminates in meat production. But the molecular mechanisms which govern the myogenesis are less known. The involvement of miRNAs in myogenesis and meat quality, which depends on factors such as myofiber composition and intramuscular fat contents which determine the meat color, flavor, juiciness, and water holding capacity, are being extrapolated to increase both the quantity and quality of pork. Various kinds of microRNAs (miRNAs), miR-1, miR-21, miR22, miR-27, miR-34, miR-127, miR-133, miR-143, miR-155, miR-199, miR-206, miR-208, miR-378, and miR-432 play important roles in pig skeletal muscle development. Further, the quality of meat also depends upon myofiber which is developed through the expression of different kinds of miRNAs at different stages. This review will focus on the mechanism of myogenesis, the role of miRNAs in myogenesis, and meat quality with a focus on the pig.
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- Ambreen Iqbal
- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524088, China
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524088, China
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524088, China
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524088, China
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524088, China
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524088, China
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524088, China
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524088, China
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524088, China
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Effects of lycopene on skeletal muscle-fiber type and high-fat diet-induced oxidative stress. J Nutr Biochem 2020; 87:108523. [PMID: 33039582 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2020.108523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 09/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Increasing studies report that many natural products can participate in formation of muscle fibers. This study aimed to investigate the effect of lycopene on skeletal muscle-fiber type in vivo and in vitro. C2C12 myoblasts were used in vitro study, and the concentration of lycopene was 10 µM. In vivo, 8-week-old male C57/BL6 mice were used and divided into four groups (n=8): (1) ND: normal-fat diet; (2) ND+Lyc: normal-fat diet mixed with 0.33% w/w lycopene; (3) HFD: high-fat diet; and (4) HFD+Lyc: high-fat diet mixed with 0.33% w/w lycopene. The mice tissue samples were collected after 8 weeks feeding. We found that lycopene supplementation enhanced the protein expression of slow-twitch fiber, succinate dehydrogenase, and malic dehydrogenase enzyme activities, whereas lycopene reduced the protein expression of fast-twitch fibers, lactate dehydrogenase, pyruvate kinase enzyme activities. Moreover, lycopene can promote skeletal muscle triglyceride deposition, enhanced the mRNA expression of genes related to lipid synthesis, reduced the mRNA expression of genes related to lipolysis. And high-fat diet-induced dyslipidemia and oxidative stress were attenuated after lycopene supplementation. Additionally, lycopene supplementation reduced the glycolytic reserve but enhanced mitochondrial ATP production in C2C12 cells. These results demonstrated that lycopene affects the activities of metabolic enzymes in muscle fibers, promotes the expression of slow-twitch fibers, and enhanced mitochondrial respiratory capacity. We speculated that lycopene affects the muscle-fiber type through aerobic oxidation, suggesting that lycopene exerts potential beneficial effects on skeletal muscle metabolism.
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Cloning and expression profiling of muscle regulator ANKRD2 in domestic chicken Gallus gallus. Histochem Cell Biol 2020; 154:383-396. [PMID: 32653935 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-020-01899-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Striated muscle signaling protein and transcriptional regulator ANKRD2 participates in myogenesis, myogenic differentiation, muscle adaptation and stress response. It is preferentially expressed in slow, oxidative fibers of mammalian skeletal muscle. In this study, we report on characterization of chicken ANKRD2. The chicken ANKRD2 coding region contains 1002 bp and encodes a 334-amino acid protein which shares approximately 58% identity with human and mouse orthologs, mostly in the conserved region of ankyrin repeats. Comprehensive analysis of the ANKRD2 gene and protein expression in adult chicken demonstrated its predominant expression in red muscles of thigh and drumstick, compared to white muscle. It was not detected in heart and white pectoral muscle. Uneven expression of ANKRD2 in chicken skeletal muscles, observed by immunohistochemistry, was attributed to its selective expression in slow, oxidative, type I and fast, oxidative-glycolytic, type IIA myofibers. Association of chicken ANKRD2 with phenotypic differences between red and white muscles points to its potential role in the process of myofiber-type specification. In addition to expression in slow oxidative myofibers, as demonstrated for mammalian protein, chicken ANKRD2 was also detected in fast fibers with mixed oxidative and glycolytic metabolism. This finding suggests that ANKRD2 is responsive to metabolic differences between types of avian myofibers and orientates future studies towards investigation of its role in molecular mechanisms of myofiber-type-specific gene expression.
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Meat Texture Profile and Cutting Strength Analyses of Pork Depending on Breed and Age. ANNALS OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.2478/aoas-2019-0085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The chemical composition and culinary meat tenderness belong to the most important characteristics determining meat quality and value. The aim of this work was to compare texture profiles and shear force of pork loin (m. longissimus dorsi) and of pork ham (m. semimembranosus) from fatteners of Polish Landrace (PL), Polish Large White (PLW), Duroc, Pietrain and Puławska pig breeds slaughtered at 60, 90, 120, 150, 180 and 210 d of breeding. Meat was roasted at 180°C to inner temperature of 78°C. The intramuscular fat (IMF) content in loin was growing with fattener age (from 1.17% at 60 d to 1.84% at 180 d of life). Between breeds IMF ranged from 0.82% in PLW to 2.29% in Puławska breed. The shear force for loin muscle ranged from 3.42 kG/cm2 at 60 d to 6.54 kG/cm2 at 210 d of life while for and ham muscle 4.4 kG/cm2 at 60 d to 6.78 kG/cm2 at 210 d of life. The hardness (TPA) ranged from 72.29 N at 90 d of life to 109.46 N at 210 d of life. The shear force of loin and ham meat was increasing with age of fatteners and some texture parameters – hardness and chewiness. Nevertheless it seems that the age of 150 days is the time when meat of fatteners is characterized by the highest technological properties. However, the final decision regarding slaughter age should be made taking into account the technological destination of the carcasses. No significant interactions between the animal breed and their age were found for the parameters analysed.
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Myosin heavy chain isoforms expression, calpain system and quality characteristics of different muscles in goats. Food Chem 2020; 321:126677. [PMID: 32247180 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoforms in goat muscles and their possible relationships with meat quality have not been fully elucidated. This study characterized the MHC isoforms in different caprine muscles using sodium dodecyl sulphate glycerol gel electrophoresis (SDS-GGE). The relationships between MHC isoforms, calpain systems and meat quality characteristics of different muscles in goats were examined. Four muscles, namely infraspinatus (IF), longissimus dorsi (LD), psoas major (PM) and supraspinatus (SS) were obtained from ten Boer crossbred bucks (7-10 months old; 26.5 ± 3.5 kg, BW). The percentages of MHC I, MHC IIa and MHC IIx in SS, IF, PM and LD were 47.2, 38.3, 32.1, 11.9; 28.0, 42.1, 33.0, 36.4; and 24.8, 19.6, 34.9 and 51.7, respectively. IF and SS had higher levels of calpastatin, total collagen and insoluble collagen contents than did PM and LD. PM had longer sarcomere length than did other muscles. LD had higher collagen solubility, troponin-T degradation products and glycogen content than did other muscles. These results infer that variable fiber-type composition could account partially for the differences in the physicochemical properties of goat muscles.
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Li X, Xie S, Qian L, Cai C, Bi H, Cui W. Identification of genes related to skeletal muscle growth and development by integrated analysis of transcriptome and proteome in myostatin-edited Meishan pigs. J Proteomics 2020; 213:103628. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2019.103628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Revised: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Luo P, Luo L, Zhao W, Wang L, Sun L, Wu H, Li Y, Zhang R, Shu G, Wang S, Gao P, Zhu X, Xi Q, Zhang Y, Wang L, Jiang Q. Dietary thymol supplementation promotes skeletal muscle fibre type switch in longissimus dorsi of finishing pigs. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2020; 104:570-578. [PMID: 31975464 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.13269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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As one of the key points related to meat quality, skeletal muscle fibre type is determined by energy metabolism and genetic factors, but its transformation could be also greatly influenced by many factors. Thymol, the primary effective ingredients of thyme, is well known for its anti-oxidation and anti-inflammatory, while little is known about its effect on skeletal muscle oxidative metabolism and fibre type switch. Therefore, in order to investigate its effects and possibility to be applied in livestock production, 36 150-day-old fattening Pigs were fed with different diet for six-week experiment. As a result, the drip loss ratio of longissimus dorsi (LD) was significantly reduced (p < .05). Oxidative metabolism-related enzyme activity, the mRNA levels and protein expression of COX5B and PGC1α, mRNA level of myosin heavy chain I (MyHC I) and protein level of MyHC IIa were significantly upregulated (p < .05). While compared with control group, the protein expression of MyHC IIb was significantly decreased (p < .05). The result revealed that thymol could promote the oxidative metabolism in the muscle of pigs and improve the meat quality to a certain extent.
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- Pei Luo
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,National Engineering Research Center for the Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,National Engineering Research Center for the Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,National Engineering Research Center for the Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Proteomic Analysis of Beef Tenderloin and Flank Assessed Using an Isobaric Tag for Relative and Absolute Quantitation (iTRAQ). Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:ani10010150. [PMID: 31963250 PMCID: PMC7022852 DOI: 10.3390/ani10010150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Amino acid composition is among the important indexes of the nutritional composition of meat nutrients. In this study, we performed a proteomic analysis of tenderloin and flank steaks from Simmental cattle using isobaric tags for a relative and absolute quantification (iTRAQ) approach. Seventeen amino acids were detected in tenderloin and flank steaks, including seven essential amino acids and 10 non-essential amino acids. A comparison of the expression patterns in steaks revealed 128 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs). Furthermore, 27 DEPs (p < 0.05) were subjected to Gene Ontology (GO) analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis. Abstract Herein, we performed a proteomic analysis of tenderloin and flank steaks from Simmental cattle using the isobaric tags for a relative and absolute quantification (iTRAQ) approach. We identified 17 amino acids in both steaks, and Gly, Cys, Ile, Lys, and Pro differed most in abundance between the steak types (p < 0.05). A comparison of the expression patterns in steaks revealed 128 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs), of which 44 were up-regulated and 84 were down-regulated. Furthermore, 27 DEPs (p < 0.05) were subjected to gene ontology (GO) analysis, and many were found to be related to oxidation-reduction, metabolism, hydrogen ion transmembrane transport, transport, the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, mitochondrial electron transport, and the conversion of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) to ubiquinone. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis also implicated these DEPs in various signalling pathways, including oxidative phosphorylation, cardiac muscle contraction, the TCA cycle, biosynthesis, and the metabolism. These findings provide a new insight into key proteins involved in the determination of amino acid composition in beef.
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Myosin Heavy Chain Composition, Rate of Dystrophin and Integrin Degradation and Meat Quality of Pig Longissimus thoracis and psoas major Muscles During Postmortem Aging. ANNALS OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.2478/aoas-2019-0062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This study evaluated myosin heavy chain composition and the effect of aging time (45 min, 24 h, 96 h and 168 h) on meat quality parameters and dystrophin and integrin degradation pattern in longissimus thoracis and psoas major muscles of 24 Polish Landrace fatteners slaughtered at 100 kg body weight. It was found that m. longissimus thoracis had a greater percentage of MyHC-IIB (P≤0.05) and a significantly lower percentage of type I and IIA/IIX (P≤0.05) compared with the m. psoas major. Moreover, psoas major muscle had significantly higher (P≤0.05) pH45, pH24 and lower drip loss values for 45 min to 24 h, 45 min to 96 h and 45 min to 168 h than m. longissimus thoracis. Muscle type also had a significant effect on the rate of dystrophin and integrin degradation postmortem, which were significantly (P≤0.05) more rapidly degraded in the m. longissimus thoracis compared to the m. psoas major. It is concluded from the obtained results that the muscles with a greater percentage of MyHC-IIB show lower pH values, which translates into more rapid rate of integrin and dystrophin degradation. Ultimately, this may contribute to higher drip loss values during refrigerated storage.
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Guo X, Qin B, Yang X, Jia J, Niu J, Li M, Cai C, Zhao Y, Gao P, Du M, Li B, Cao G. Comparison of carcass traits, meat quality and expressions of MyHCs in muscles between Mashen and Large White pigs. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/1828051x.2019.1674701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Xiaohong Guo
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- Jincheng Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau, Jincheng, Shanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- Shanxi Animal Husbandry and Veterinary School, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Animal Science, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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Xu W, Li S, Zhang Z, Hu J, Zhao Y. Prioritization of differentially expressed genes through integrating public expression data. Anim Genet 2019; 50:726-732. [PMID: 31512747 DOI: 10.1111/age.12855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Differentially expressed gene (DEG) analysis is a major approach for interpreting phenotype differences and produces a large number of candidate genes. Given that it is burdensome to validate too many genes through benchwork, an urgent need exists for DEG prioritization. Here, a novel method is proposed for prioritizing bona fide DEGs by constructing the normal range of gene expression through integrating public expression data. Prioritization was performed by ranking the differences in cumulative probability for genes in case and control groups. DEGs from a study on pig muscle tissue were used to evaluate the prioritization accuracy. The results showed that the method reached an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 96.42% and can effectively shorten the list of candidate genes from a differential expression experiment to find novel causal genes. Our method can be easily extended to other tissues or species to promote functional research in broad applications.
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.,State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.,State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.,State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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Qi K, Men X, Wu J, Xu Z. Rearing pattern alters porcine myofiber type, fat deposition, associated microbial communities and functional capacity. BMC Microbiol 2019; 19:181. [PMID: 31387544 PMCID: PMC6683424 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-019-1556-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Chinese believe that the meat of pigs reared in the past with free range tastes better than that of the pigs reared indoor on a large scale today. Gastrointestinal microflora is closely associated with the main factor of meat flavour, including fibre characteristics and lipid metabolism. Our method in this study involved different raising patterns within the semi free-grazing farm (FF) or indoor feeding farm (DF), the measurement of fat deposition and myofiber type by paraffin section and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and the identification of microbiome and functional capacities associated with meat quality through metagenomic sequencing. RESULTS Results showed that the fat area in muscle and adipose tissue and the myofiber density significantly increased in the pigs of the FF group. The relative abundance of bacteria associated with lipid metabolism, such as g_Oscillibacter, in the feces of the FF group was higher than that in DF group, and the relative abundance of some bacteria with probiotic function, including g_Lactobacillus and g_Clostridium, was lower than that in DF group. The abundance of g_Clostridium was significantly positively correlated with the intramuscular fat area, whereas health-related bacteria, such as g_Butyricicoccus, g_Eubacterium, g_Phascolarctobacterium and g_Oribacterium, was significantly negatively correlated with abdominal fat area, myofiber density and adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) mRNA expression. KEGG analysis showed that pigs raised in semi free-grazing farm can activate the pathway of inosine monophosphate (IMP) biosynthesis, glycolysis/gluconeogenesis and alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism. CONCLUSIONS Free range feeding improves meat quality by changing the fibre type, myofiber density and metabolic pathways related to flavour amino acids, IMP or glycolysis/gluconeogenesis in muscle. However, prolonged feeding cycle increases fat deposition and associated microbial communities.
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- Keke Qi
- Institute of Animal Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 145 Shiqiao Road, Jianggan, Hangzhou, 310021 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 145 Shiqiao Road, Jianggan, Hangzhou, 310021 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 145 Shiqiao Road, Jianggan, Hangzhou, 310021 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 145 Shiqiao Road, Jianggan, Hangzhou, 310021 People’s Republic of China
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Jin E, Hu Q, Ren M, Jin G, Liang L, Li S. Effects of Selenium Yeast in Combination with Boron on Muscle Growth and Muscle Quality in Broilers. Biol Trace Elem Res 2019; 190:472-483. [PMID: 30392019 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-018-1548-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The effect of selenium yeast in combination with boron on both growth and quality of the muscle in broilers was investigated. A total of 600 one-day-old Arbor Acres broilers were randomly divided into five groups with 120 broilers per group (6 replicates per group). The control group received a basal diet, and experimental groups I-IV received the same basal diet supplemented with 0.3 mg/kg selenium yeast and different doses of boron (0, 5, 10, and 15 mg/kg, respectively). The experiment was conducted for 42 days. Breast and thigh muscles were harvested and muscle quality were examined on day 21 and day 42 of the experiment. Compared to the control group, at 21 days of age, the thigh muscle weight and index were significantly increased in broilers of experimental group II (all P < 0.05); however, the drip loss and shear force of breast and thigh muscle were significantly decreased (P < 0.05). At 42 days of age, the breast muscle weight and index as well as the breast and thigh muscle water holding capability had significantly increased in broilers of experimental group II (all P < 0.05); the breast and thigh muscle drip loss, cooking loss and shear force, and thigh muscle fiber diameter were significantly reduced (all P < 0.05). Breast and thigh muscle fibers were tightly arranged with small cross-sectional areas in broilers of experimental group II. These results suggest that supplementation of 0.3 mg/kg selenium yeast in combination with 5 mg/kg boron in the basal diet can promote muscle growth and improved muscle quality in broilers.
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- Erhui Jin
- College of Animal Science, Anhui Science and Technology University, No.9 Donghua Road, Fengyang County, Anhui Province, China
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- College of Animal Science, Anhui Science and Technology University, No.9 Donghua Road, Fengyang County, Anhui Province, China
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- College of Animal Science, Anhui Science and Technology University, No.9 Donghua Road, Fengyang County, Anhui Province, China
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- College of Animal Science, Anhui Science and Technology University, No.9 Donghua Road, Fengyang County, Anhui Province, China
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- College of Animal Science, Anhui Science and Technology University, No.9 Donghua Road, Fengyang County, Anhui Province, China
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- College of Animal Science, Anhui Science and Technology University, No.9 Donghua Road, Fengyang County, Anhui Province, China.
- Key Laboratory for the Quality and Safety Control of Pork in the Ministry of Agriculture, No. 9 Yongxing West Road, Lixin County, Anhui Province, China.
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Favia M, Fitak R, Guerra L, Pierri CL, Faye B, Oulmouden A, Burger PA, Ciani E. Beyond the Big Five: Investigating Myostatin Structure, Polymorphism and Expression in Camelus dromedarius. Front Genet 2019; 10:502. [PMID: 31231423 PMCID: PMC6566074 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Myostatin, a negative regulator of skeletal muscle mass in animals, has been shown to play a role in determining muscular hypertrophy in several livestock species, and a high degree of polymorphism has been previously reported for this gene in humans and cattle. In this study, we provide a characterization of the myostatin gene in the dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) at the genomic, transcript and protein level. The gene was found to share high structural and sequence similarity with other mammals, notably Old World camelids. 3D modeling highlighted several non-conservative SNP variants compared to the bovine, as well as putative functional variants involved in the stability of the myostatin dimer. NGS data for nine dromedaries from various countries revealed 66 novel SNPs, all of them falling either upstream or downstream the coding region. The analysis also confirmed the presence of three previously described SNPs in intron 1, predicted here to alter both splicing and transcription factor binding sites (TFBS), thus possibly impacting myostatin processing and/or regulation. Several putative TFBS were identified in the myostatin upstream region, some of them belonging to the myogenic regulatory factor family. Patterns of SNP distribution across countries, as suggested by Bayesian clustering of the nine dromedaries using the 69 SNPs, pointed to weak geographic differentiation, in line with known recurrent gene flow at ancient trading centers along caravan routes. Myostatin expression was investigated in a set of 8 skeletal muscles, both at transcript and protein level, via Digital Droplet PCR and Western Blotting, respectively. No significant differences were observed at the transcript level, while, at the protein level, the only significant differences concerned the promyostatin dimer (75 kDa), in four pair-wise comparisons, all involving the tensor fasciae latae muscle. Beside the mentioned band at 75 kDa, additional bands were observed at around 40 and 25 kDa, corresponding to the promyostatin monomer and the active C-terminal myostatin dimer, respectively. Their weaker intensity suggests that the unprocessed myostatin dimers could act as important reservoirs of slowly available myostatin forms. Under this assumption, the sequential cleavage steps may contribute additional layers of control within an already complex regulatory framework.
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- Maria Favia
- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology, Vetmeduni, Vienna, Austria.,Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Département Sciences du Vivant, Université de Limoges, Limoges, France
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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Zhu H, Yang H, Zhao W, Su Y, Tian Y. Associations of the expression levels of genes involved in CFL2b and MyHC isoform type changes in longissimus dorsi muscle of HeBao and Large White pigs ( Sus scrofa) during postnatal growth. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1139/cjas-2016-0058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This study aimed to compare the patterns of postnatal transformation of myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoform types in the longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle between HeBao (HB) and Large White (LW) pigs, and assess the association of porcine cofilin2b (CFL2b) mRNA abundance with changes of myofiber type composition. The four MyHC isoforms (MyHC-1, -2a, -2b, and -2x) of the LD muscle were assessed for mRNA levels in 28 HB and 28 LW pigs by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). The associations of CFL2b mRNA expression and myofiber type (MyHC-1, -2a, -2b, and -2x) changes were analyzed by RT-qPCR. Although the mRNA expression patterns of MyHCs were different between the two breeds, they had similar expression levels. During postnatal growth, relative CFL2b abundance was gradually increased, with dramatic changes observed after 90 d between the two breeds (P < 0.01). Further analysis revealed significant positive correlations of CFL2b gene expression with MyHC-1/slow (HB: r = 0.871), MyHC-2b [LW: r = 0.881 (P < 0.01)], and MyHC-2x (HB: r = 0.795, LW: r = 0.814), and a significant negative correlation with MyHC-1/slow [r = −0.938 (P < 0.01)] in LW. No significant associations of CFL2b expression with MyHC-2a (HB: r = −0. 195, r = −0.697) and MyHC-2b (HB: r = 0.493) were found. Our findings suggested that HB pigs had different muscle development mechanisms in the LD muscle compared with LW, and the CFL2b expression difference could affect the levels of myofiber types which could account for meat quality differences. HB pigs possessed less glycolytic, with more oxidative metabolism and better meat quality traits compared with LW pigs at different growth stages.
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- Hongyan Zhu
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Engineering of Animal Products of Liaoning Province, Jinzhou 121001, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210000, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Basic Medicine Science, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Engineering of Animal Products of Liaoning Province, Jinzhou 121001, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Engineering of Animal Products of Liaoning Province, Jinzhou 121001, People’s Republic of China
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Kim GD, Jeong JY, Yang HS, Hur SJ. Differential abundance of proteome associated with intramuscular variation of meat quality in porcine longissimus thoracis et lumborum muscle. Meat Sci 2019; 149:85-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2018.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Yu Q, Tian X, Shao L, Xu L, Dai R, Li X. Label-free proteomic strategy to compare the proteome differences between longissimus lumborum and psoas major muscles during early postmortem periods. Food Chem 2018; 269:427-435. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.07.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Revised: 06/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Age-related changes in the carcass composition and meat quality of fallow deer (DAMA DAMA L.). Meat Sci 2018; 147:37-43. [PMID: 30196199 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2018.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Revised: 08/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The present study investigated the possible differences in carcass composition as well as texture, structure and percentage of different muscle types of the most valuable muscles (BF - biceps femoris, SM - semimembranosus, and L - longissimus) from fallow deer (Dama dama L.) bucks shot in the forest farm in north-western Poland at four different ages: 18, 30, 42 and 54 months. It was found that carcasses of young fallow deer (18-30 months), compared to older animals, were characterised by a higher dressing proportion, a higher percentage of the most valuable commercial cuts (the saddle, haunch and shoulder), high meat yield with the lowest percentage of bones and a lower percentage of skin and head. Their muscles, compared with older animals, were characterised by a lower percentage of red fibres, lower muscle fibre area, thinner perimysium and endomysium, lower amount of intramuscular fat and as a consequence lower hardness, springiness, cohesiveness, as well as a higher pH and lower thermal drip.
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Li YH, Li FN, Duan YH, Guo QP, Wen CY, Wang WL, Huang XG, Yin YL. Low-protein diet improves meat quality of growing and finishing pigs through changing lipid metabolism, fiber characteristics, and free amino acid profile of the muscle. J Anim Sci 2018; 96:3221-3232. [PMID: 29992325 PMCID: PMC6095379 DOI: 10.1093/jas/sky116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 06/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of feeding reduced CP, AA-supplemented diets on meat quality in growing and finishing pigs as well as the related mechanism. In experiment 1, 18 growing pigs (36.5 kg BW) were assigned randomly and fed 1 of 3 corn-soybean meal diets containing either 18% CP (normal protein, NP), 15% CP (low protein, LP), or 12% CP (very low protein, VLP). In experiment 2, 18 finishing pigs (62.3 kg BW) were allotted randomly into 1 of the following diets: 16% CP (NP), 13% CP (LP), or 10% CP (VLP). In both experiments, the LP and VLP diets were supplemented with crystalline AA to achieve equal content of standardized ileal digestible lysine, methionine, threonine, and tryptophan. At the end of each experiment, all pigs were slaughtered to collect longissimus dorsi muscle (LM) samples. Samples were used for determining meat quality, intramuscular fat (IMF) content, fatty acid composition, free AA profile, and expression of genes for myosin heavy chain isoforms. Results showed that growing and finishing pigs fed the LP diets increased (P < 0.05) redness value of LM, while finishing pigs fed the LP and VLP diets decreased (P < 0.05) the shear force values. Compared with the NP diet, growing and finishing pigs fed lower CP diets had higher (P < 0.05) contents of IMF and MUFA, and lower (P < 0.05) contents of PUFA. Besides, higher (P < 0.05) expression levels of type I and/or IIa muscle fibers were observed in LP diet-fed growing and finishing pigs, and greater concentrations of taurine and tasty AA in VLP diet-fed growing and finishing pigs. Taken together, our results indicate that low-protein diets could positively affect meat quality of growing and finishing pigs, and likely through regulation of IMF content and fatty acid composition, fiber characteristics, and free AA profile in the muscle.
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Affiliation(s)
- Y H Li
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China
- Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production, Changsha, China
- Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South-Central, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha, China
- Hunan Co-Innovation Center of Animal Production Safety, CICAPS, Changsha, China
- Hunan Collaborative Innovation Center for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Changsha, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China
- Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production, Changsha, China
- Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South-Central, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha, China
- Hunan Co-Innovation Center of Animal Production Safety, CICAPS, Changsha, China
- Hunan Collaborative Innovation Center for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Changsha, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China
- Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production, Changsha, China
- Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South-Central, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China
- Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production, Changsha, China
- Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South-Central, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Human Health, School of Biology, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Human Health, School of Biology, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
- Hunan Co-Innovation Center of Animal Production Safety, CICAPS, Changsha, China
- Hunan Collaborative Innovation Center for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Changsha, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China
- Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production, Changsha, China
- Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South-Central, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha, China
- Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Human Health, School of Biology, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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The muscles of the pork topside – musculus adductor (AD) and m. semimembranosus (SM), and of the silverside – m. biceps femoris (BF) and m. semitendinosus (ST) were analysed and their properties compared with the m. longissimus thoracis (LT) and m. supraspinatus (SS) muscles. Colour (CIE L*a*b*), D/L-lactic acid content, and pH values were measured 45 min and 24 h post mortem. The basic chemical composition of muscles was analysed 24 h after slaughtering. A significant correlation (r = -0.61, P < 0.001) was found between the pH values and the level of lactic acid 45 min post mortem, though not 24 h after slaughter (r = -0.25, P > 0.05). The results confirmed that a direct comparison cannot be made between the fall in pH values in meat and the increase in the level of lactic acid. The lightness L* 24 h post mortem was higher (P < 0.05) in AD, BF, ST and LT muscles than those in samples measured 45 min after slaughter. The toughest muscle was biceps femoris, with a mean value of shear force of 90.5 N. The differences in shear force between the individual analysed muscles were significant (P < 0.05). There were significant differences in the intramuscular fat content between the topside and silverside muscles (P < 0.05). The results of the present study are of value to meat producers who might intend to substitute these parts of the leg with one another during the production, particularly in the case of whole-muscle meat products.
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Carcass and meat characteristics from farm-raised and wild fallow deer (Dama dama) and red deer (Cervus elaphus): A review. Meat Sci 2018; 141:9-27. [PMID: 29558697 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2018.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 02/20/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Deer species are utilised for food, hunting and other products throughout the world. Consumers are typically exposed to venison derived predominantly from both farm-raised or wild fallow (Dama dama) and red deer (Cervus elaphus). The production of venison under farm conditions, compared to the meat of deer hunted in the wild, allows for a regular supply of a consistently good meat. It is lean, tasty, and rich in proteins and minerals, with a low content of fat and cholesterol. Overall, the worldwide demand for meat is still growing, and both the potential of farming deer species and their use as meat producers have led to an increased interest in venison. The current knowledge about various factors (e.g. nutrition, age, sex, condition, season) affecting venison and game meat has significantly increased during past decades but information regarding the interaction between production system or pre- and post-slaughter handling and ultimate deer meat quality are still very limited.
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