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Transcriptome profiling analysis of muscle tissue reveals potential candidate genes affecting water holding capacity in Chinese Simmental beef cattle. Sci Rep 2021; 11:11897. [PMID: 34099805 PMCID: PMC8184995 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91373-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Water holding capacity (WHC) is an important sensory attribute that greatly influences meat quality. However, the molecular mechanism that regulates the beef WHC remains to be elucidated. In this study, the longissimus dorsi (LD) muscles of 49 Chinese Simmental beef cattle were measured for meat quality traits and subjected to RNA sequencing. WHC had significant correlation with 35 kg water loss (r = − 0.99, p < 0.01) and IMF content (r = 0.31, p < 0.05), but not with SF (r = − 0.20, p = 0.18) and pH (r = 0.11, p = 0.44). Eight individuals with the highest WHC (H-WHC) and the lowest WHC (L-WHC) were selected for transcriptome analysis. A total of 865 genes were identified as differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between two groups, of which 633 genes were up-regulated and 232 genes were down-regulated. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment revealed that DEGs were significantly enriched in 15 GO terms and 96 pathways. Additionally, based on protein–protein interaction (PPI) network, animal QTL database (QTLdb), and relevant literature, the study not only confirmed seven genes (HSPA12A, HSPA13, PPARγ, MYL2, MYPN, TPI, and ATP2A1) influenced WHC in accordance with previous studies, but also identified ATP2B4, ACTN1, ITGAV, TGFBR1, THBS1, and TEK as the most promising novel candidate genes affecting the WHC. These findings could offer important insight for exploring the molecular mechanism underlying the WHC trait and facilitate the improvement of beef quality.
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Song S, Cheng H, Jung EY, Joo ST, Kim GD. Muscle Fiber Characteristics on Chop Surface of Pork Loin (M. longissimus thoracis et lumborum) Associated with Muscle Fiber Pennation Angle and Their Relationships with Pork Loin Quality. Food Sci Anim Resour 2020; 40:957-968. [PMID: 33305280 PMCID: PMC7713765 DOI: 10.5851/kosfa.2020.e66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The influence of muscle architecture on muscle fiber characteristics and meat
quality has not been fully elucidated. In the present study, muscle fiber
characteristics on the chop surface of pork loin (M. longissimus
thoracis et lumborum, LTL), pennation angle degree, and meat
quality were evaluated to understand the pork LTL architecture and its
relationship with the loin chop quality. Muscle fiber pennation degree ranged
from 51.33° to 69.00°, resulting in an ellipse-shaped muscle fiber
on the surface of pork loin chop. The cross-sectional area (CSA) on the sections
cut vertical to the muscle length (M-Vertical) was considerably larger
(p<0.05) than that on the sections cut vertical to the muscle fiber
orientation (F-Vertical) regardless of the fiber type. Pennation angle is
positively correlated with CSAs of F-Vertical (p<0.05) and with
Warner-Bratzler shear force (r=0.53, p<0.01). Besides the shear
force, lightness and pH were positively correlated with the fiber composition
and CSA of IIX fiber (p<0.05); however, the redness, yellowness, drip
loss, and cooking loss were not correlated with the pennation angle and muscle
fiber characteristics on the chop surface (p>0.05). These observations
might help us in better understanding pork loin architecture and the
relationship between the pennation angle, muscle fiber characteristics, and meat
quality of pork loin chop.
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- Sumin Song
- 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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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21+), 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
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Kim GD, Overholt MF, Lowell JE, Harsh BN, Klehm BJ, Dilger AC, Boler DD. Evaluation of Muscle Fiber Characteristics Based on Muscle Fiber Volume in Porcine Longissimus Muscle in Relation to Pork Quality. MEAT AND MUSCLE BIOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.22175/mmb2018.07.0018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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In livestock science and meat science, muscle fiber characteristics have been evaluated based on a cross-sectional area (CSA) of muscle fiber. However, muscle fiber is not planar but cylindrical. Thus, muscle fiber volume and volume-based characteristics were evaluated in this study. In addition, their relationships to pork loin quality was assessed and compared with that of CSA-based muscle fiber characteristics. Muscle fiber type IIB was underestimated by CSA-based evaluations with 1.6 times in fiber size and 2.6 times in relative composition. The pennation angle, which ranged from 48.00° to 83.33°, determined the real CSA and total number of fibers (TNF) on the surface of a loin chop. Significant (P < 0.05) correlation coefficients were found: fiber volume (r = –0.37) and volume % (r = –0.37) of type IIX with loin length; volume % of type IIX with CIE L* (r = 0.40); volume % of types IIX (r = 0.39) and IIB (r = –0.39) with Warner-Bratzler shear force. Although those correlations to loin quality differed from those of CSA-based characteristics, the Z-scores did not show any significance between the 2 correlation coefficients, except for TNF. Therefore, the conventional methodology for muscle fiber characteristics can be used for evaluating the relationship to pork quality; however, the new methodology is more useful in estimating the characteristics of muscle fiber, which is elongated and cylindrical and to correct the underestimated fiber size and composition of type IIB.
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- G. D. Kim
- Seoul National University Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology, Institute of Green-Bio Science and Technology
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- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Animal Sciences
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- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Animal Sciences
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- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Animal Sciences
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- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Animal Sciences
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- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Animal Sciences
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- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Animal Sciences
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Voillet V, San Cristobal M, Père MC, Billon Y, Canario L, Liaubet L, Lefaucheur L. Integrated Analysis of Proteomic and Transcriptomic Data Highlights Late Fetal Muscle Maturation Process. Mol Cell Proteomics 2018; 17:672-693. [PMID: 29311229 PMCID: PMC5880113 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m116.066357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2016] [Revised: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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In pigs, the perinatal period is the most critical time for survival. Piglet maturation, which occurs at the end of gestation, is an important determinant of early survival. Skeletal muscle plays a key role in adaptation to extra-uterine life, e.g. motor function and thermoregulation. Progeny from two breeds with extreme neonatal mortality rates were analyzed at 90 and 110 days of gestation (dg). The Large White breed is a highly selected breed for lean growth and exhibits a high rate of neonatal mortality, whereas the Meishan breed is fatter and more robust and has a low neonatal mortality. Our aim was to identify molecular signatures underlying late fetal longissimus muscle development. First, integrated analysis was used to explore relationships between co-expression network models built from a proteomic data set (bi-dimensional electrophoresis) and biological phenotypes. Second, correlations with a transcriptomic data set (microarrays) were investigated to combine different layers of expression with a focus on transcriptional regulation. Muscle glycogen content and myosin heavy chain polymorphism were good descriptors of muscle maturity and were used for further data integration analysis. Using 89 identified unique proteins, network inference, correlation with biological phenotypes and functional enrichment revealed that mitochondrial oxidative metabolism was a key determinant of neonatal muscle maturity. Some proteins, including ATP5A1 and CKMT2, were important nodes in the network related to muscle metabolism. Transcriptomic data suggest that overexpression of mitochondrial PCK2 was involved in the greater glycogen content of Meishan fetuses at 110 dg. GPD1, an enzyme involved in the mitochondrial oxidation of cytosolic NADH, was overexpressed in Meishan. Thirty-one proteins exhibited a positive correlation between mRNA and protein levels in both extreme fetal genotypes, suggesting transcriptional regulation. Gene ontology enrichment and Ingenuity analyses identified PPARGC1A and ESR1 as possible transcriptional factors positively involved in late fetal muscle maturation.
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- Valentin Voillet
- From the ‡GenPhyse, Université de Toulouse, INRA, ENVT, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- From the ‡GenPhyse, Université de Toulouse, INRA, ENVT, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- ¶INRA, UE1372, GenESI, F-17700 Surgères, France
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- From the ‡GenPhyse, Université de Toulouse, INRA, ENVT, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- From the ‡GenPhyse, Université de Toulouse, INRA, ENVT, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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England EM, Shi H, Matarneh SK, Oliver EM, Helm ET, Scheffler TL, Puolanne E, Gerrard DE. Chronic activation of AMP-activated protein kinase increases monocarboxylate transporter 2 and 4 expression in skeletal muscle. J Anim Sci 2018; 95:3552-3562. [PMID: 28805903 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2017.1457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Acute activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) increases monocarboxylate transporter (MCT) expression in skeletal muscle. However, the impact of chronic activation of AMPK on MCT expression in skeletal muscle is unknown. To investigate, MCT1, MCT2, and MCT4 mRNA expression and protein abundance were measured in the longissimus lumborum (glycolytic), masseter (oxidative), and heart from wild-type (control) and AMPK γ3 pigs. The AMPK γ3 gain in function mutation results in AMPK being constitutively active in glycolytic skeletal muscle and increases energy producing pathways. The MCT1 and MCT2 mRNA expression in muscle was lower ( < 0.05) from both wild-type and AMPK γ3 animals compared to other tissues. However, in both genotypes, MCT1 and MCT2 mRNA expression was greater ( < 0.05) in the masseter than the longissimus lumborum. The MCT1 protein was not detected in skeletal muscle, but MCT2 was greater ( < 0.05) in muscles with an oxidative muscle phenotype. Monocarboxylate transporter 2 was also detected in muscle mitochondria and may explain the differences between muscles. The MCT4 mRNA expression was intermediate among all tissues tested and greater ( < 0.05) in the longissimus lumborum than the masseter. Furthermore, MCT4 protein expression in the longissimus lumborum from AMPK γ3 animals was greater ( < 0.05) than in the longissimus lumborum from wild-type animals. In totality, these data indicate that chronic AMPK activation simultaneously increases MCT2 and MCT4 expression in skeletal muscle.
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Kjøbsted R, Hingst JR, Fentz J, Foretz M, Sanz MN, Pehmøller C, Shum M, Marette A, Mounier R, Treebak JT, Wojtaszewski JFP, Viollet B, Lantier L. AMPK in skeletal muscle function and metabolism. FASEB J 2018; 32:1741-1777. [PMID: 29242278 PMCID: PMC5945561 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201700442r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 258] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Skeletal muscle possesses a remarkable ability to adapt to various physiologic conditions. AMPK is a sensor of intracellular energy status that maintains energy stores by fine-tuning anabolic and catabolic pathways. AMPK’s role as an energy sensor is particularly critical in tissues displaying highly changeable energy turnover. Due to the drastic changes in energy demand that occur between the resting and exercising state, skeletal muscle is one such tissue. Here, we review the complex regulation of AMPK in skeletal muscle and its consequences on metabolism (e.g., substrate uptake, oxidation, and storage as well as mitochondrial function of skeletal muscle fibers). We focus on the role of AMPK in skeletal muscle during exercise and in exercise recovery. We also address adaptations to exercise training, including skeletal muscle plasticity, highlighting novel concepts and future perspectives that need to be investigated. Furthermore, we discuss the possible role of AMPK as a therapeutic target as well as different AMPK activators and their potential for future drug development.—Kjøbsted, R., Hingst, J. R., Fentz, J., Foretz, M., Sanz, M.-N., Pehmøller, C., Shum, M., Marette, A., Mounier, R., Treebak, J. T., Wojtaszewski, J. F. P., Viollet, B., Lantier, L. AMPK in skeletal muscle function and metabolism.
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- Rasmus Kjøbsted
- Section of Molecular Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise, and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Molecular Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise, and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Molecular Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise, and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- INSERM, Unité 1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 8104, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, and.,Department of Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Internal Medicine Research Unit, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Axe Cardiologie, Quebec Heart and Lung Research Institute, Laval University, Québec, Canada.,Institute for Nutrition and Functional Foods, Laval University, Québec, Canada
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- Axe Cardiologie, Quebec Heart and Lung Research Institute, Laval University, Québec, Canada.,Institute for Nutrition and Functional Foods, Laval University, Québec, Canada
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- Institute NeuroMyoGène, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM Unité 1217, CNRS UMR, Villeurbanne, France
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- Section of Integrative Physiology, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Molecular Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise, and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- INSERM, Unité 1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 8104, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Luo J, Shen YL, Lei GH, Zhu PK, Jiang ZY, Bai L, Li ZM, Tang QG, Li WX, Zhang HS, Zhu L. Correlation between three glycometabolic-related hormones and muscle glycolysis, as well as meat quality, in three pig breeds. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2017; 97:2706-2713. [PMID: 27743386 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.8094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Revised: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/09/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The present study aimed to evaluate the correlations among muscle concentrations of three glycometabolic-related hormones (insulin, epinephrine and glucagon), muscle glycolysis and meat quality in representative muscles of either glycolytic or oxidative types. Moreover, the relative glycometabolic-related gene expression was measured. One Western crossbreed DLY (Duroc × (Landrace × Yorkshire)), one crossbreed with half-Chinese native-pig origin DL (Duroc × LiangShan) and one pure Chinese native pig TP (Tibetan pig) were used in the present study. RESULTS Among the three breeds, DLY had the greatest glucagon and epinephrine (P < 0.01). Compared with DLY, TP and DL had lower lactic acid concentrations, showing lower glycolytic potentials (GP), greater ultimate pH values (P < 0.01) and lower relative expression levels of glycometabolic-related genes (GYS1, PRKAG3 and PKM2). Compared with the glycolytic muscle (musculus longissimus dorsi), oxidative muscle PM (musculus psoas major) had lower glucagon and epinephrine contents, lower GP and better meat quality. The concentration of glycometabolic-related hormones in the muscle had significant correlations with muscle glycolysis, meat pH and lightness. CONCLUSION The results obtained in the present study imply that glucagon and epinephrine levels could be used to indicate early glycolytic metabolism during postmortem. These findings may be helpful in identifying pork with undesirable quality traits. 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jia Luo
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2P5, Canada
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- Sichuan Tequ Investment Group Ltd Co., Chengdu, 610200, China
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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Lu H, Yan H, Ward MG, Stewart T, Adeola O, Ajuwon KM. Effect on Rendement Napole genotype on metabolic markers in Ossabaw pigs fed different levels of fat. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2017; 102:e132-e138. [PMID: 28455882 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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We investigated effects of Rendement Napole (RN) genotype on metabolic markers in Ossabaw pigs fed diets with different levels of dietary fat. Thirty-two pigs, belonging to either the wild-type (WT, rn+ /rn+ ) or carrier (CAR, RN- /rn+ ) genotypes (n = 16/genotype), were divided into two dietary groups, (high fat [HF] or low fat [LF]) diets, for 12 weeks (n = 8 pigs/genotype/diet) after which pigs were killed for gene expression analysis by RT-PCR. Feeding HF diet caused increased daily gain (ADG, p < .05) and final body weight (BW) (p < .05) in comparison with the LF diet (p < .05). Feed efficiency (gain:feed) was higher (p < .05) in pigs on the HF and was higher (p < .05) in CAR pigs compared to WT. There was genotype × diet interaction (p = .05) on final BW such that CAR animals on LF diet had the same final BW as animals of both genotypes on HF diet. Carrier pigs on LF diet had higher (p < .05) average daily gain and gain:feed than WT pigs. There was a trend (p < .08) for a higher feed consumption in pigs on the LF diet. Backfat thickness was higher (p < .01) in pigs on the HF diet. Serum triglyceride was higher (0.62 vs. 0.33 mg/dl, p < .01) in pigs on HF diet. Serum insulin was higher (p < .05) in CAR versus WT pigs (0.40 vs. 0.015 μg/ml). Pigs on the HF diet had a higher (p < .05) serum insulin compared to those on the LF diet (0.032 vs. 0.023 μg/ml). Carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1-alpha was higher (p < .05) in the longissimus dorsi and semitendinosus muscles of pigs on HF diet. Acyl-CoA oxidase I was elevated (p < .05) in the liver of pigs on HF diet. Fatty acid synthase was lower in the longissimus dorsi muscle, liver and mesenteric fat (p < .05) of carrier pigs. The RN gene regulates specific metabolic markers in the Ossabaw pigs.
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- H Lu
- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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Scheffler TL, Gerrard DE. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM: Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase and mitochondria in Rendement Napole pig growth. J Anim Sci 2017; 94:3601-3612. [PMID: 27898923 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2015-0055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The Rendement Napole mutation (RN-), which is well known to influence pork quality, also has a profound impact on metabolic characteristics of muscle. Pigs with RN- possess a SNP in the γ3 subunit of adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK); AMPK, a key energy sensor in skeletal muscle, modulates energy producing and energy consuming pathways to maintain cellular homeostasis. Importantly, AMPK regulates not only acute response to energy stress but also facilitates long-term adaptation via changes in gene and protein expression. The RN- allele increases AMPK activity, which alters the metabolic phenotype of skeletal muscle by increasing mitochondrial content and oxidative capacity. Fibers with greater oxidative capacity typically exhibit increased protein turnover and smaller fiber size, which indicates that RN- pigs may exhibit decreased efficiency and growth potential. However, whole body and muscle growth of RN- pigs appear similar to that of wild-type pigs and despite increased oxidative capacity, fibers maintain the capacity for hypertrophic growth. This indicates that compensatory mechanisms may allow RN- pigs to achieve rates of muscle growth similar to those of wild-type pigs. Intriguingly, lipid oxidation and mitochondria function are enhanced in RN- pig muscle. Thus far, characteristics of RN- muscle are largely based on animals near market weight. To better understand interaction between energy signaling and protein accretion in muscle, further work is needed to define age-dependent relationships between AMPK signaling, metabolism, and muscle growth.
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Kong BW, Hudson N, Seo D, Lee S, Khatri B, Lassiter K, Cook D, Piekarski A, Dridi S, Anthony N, Bottje W. RNA sequencing for global gene expression associated with muscle growth in a single male modern broiler line compared to a foundational Barred Plymouth Rock chicken line. BMC Genomics 2017; 18:82. [PMID: 28086790 PMCID: PMC5237145 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-3471-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Modern broiler chickens exhibit very rapid growth and high feed efficiency compared to unselected chicken breeds. The improved production efficiency in modern broiler chickens was achieved by the intensive genetic selection for meat production. This study was designed to investigate the genetic alterations accumulated in modern broiler breeder lines during selective breeding conducted over several decades. Methods To identify genes important in determining muscle growth and feed efficiency in broilers, RNA sequencing (RNAseq) was conducted with breast muscle in modern pedigree male (PeM) broilers (n = 6 per group), and with an unselected foundation broiler line (Barred Plymouth Rock; BPR). The RNAseq analysis was carried out using Ilumina Hiseq (2 x 100 bp paired end read) and raw reads were assembled with the galgal4 reference chicken genome. With normalized RPM values, genes showing >10 average read counts were chosen and genes showing <0.05 p-value and >1.3 fold change were considered as differentially expressed (DE) between PeM and BPR. DE genes were subjected to Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) for bioinformatic functional interpretation. Results The results indicate that 2,464 DE genes were identified in the comparison between PeM and BPR. Interestingly, the expression of genes encoding mitochondrial proteins in chicken are significantly biased towards the BPR group, suggesting a lowered mitochondrial content in PeM chicken muscles compared to BPR chicken. This result is inconsistent with more slow muscle fibers bearing a lower mitochondrial content in the PeM. The molecular, cellular and physiological functions of DE genes in the comparison between PeM and BPR include organismal injury, carbohydrate metabolism, cell growth/proliferation, and skeletal muscle system development, indicating that cellular mechanisms in modern broiler lines are tightly associated with rapid growth and differential muscle fiber contents compared to the unselected BPR line. Particularly, PDGF (platelet derived growth factor) signaling and NFE2L2 (nuclear factor, erythroid 2-like 2; also known as NRF2) mediated oxidative stress response pathways appear to be activated in modern broiler compared to the foundational BPR line. Upstream and network analyses revealed that the MSTN (myostatin) –FST (follistatin) interactions and inhibition of AR (androgen receptor) were predicted to be effective regulatory factors for DE genes in modern broiler line. PRKAG3 (protein kinase, AMP-activated, gamma 3 non-catalytic subunit) and LIPE (lipase E) are predicted as core regulatory factors for myogenic development, nutrient and lipid metabolism. Conclusion The highly upregulated genes in PeM may represent phenotypes of subclinical myopathy commonly observed in the commercial broiler breast tissue, that can lead to muscle hardening, named as woody breast. By investigating global gene expression in a highly selected pedigree broiler line and a foundational breed (Barred Plymouth Rock), the results provide insight into cellular mechanisms that regulate muscle growth, fiber composition and feed efficiency. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-016-3471-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Byung-Whi Kong
- Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia
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- Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA.
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Lee SH, Kim JM, Ryu YC, Ko KS. Effects of Morphological Characteristics of Muscle Fibers on Porcine Growth Performance and Pork Quality. Korean J Food Sci Anim Resour 2016; 36:583-593. [PMID: 27857533 PMCID: PMC5112420 DOI: 10.5851/kosfa.2016.36.5.583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of morphological characteristics of porcine muscle fibers on growth performance, muscle fiber characteristics, and pork quality taken from the longissimus dorsi muscle. A total of 239 crossbred pigs (164 castrated males and 75 females) were used in this study. Experimental pigs were categorized by the total number of muscle fiber (TNF: High and Low) and cross sectional area of muscle fiber (CSAF: Large, Middle, and Small). Their combinations were classified into six groups (High-Large, HL; High-Middle, HM; High-Small, HS; Low-Large, LL; Low-Middle, LM; Low-Small, LS). The TNF and CSAF were significantly (p<0.05) correlated with growth rate and carcass productivity, while the only of the type I number had no meaningful relationships excluding the correlation with loin area (p<0.001). The proportion of type I area was positively correlated with pH45 min while the proportion of type IIB area was negatively correlated with pH45 min and pH24 h (p<0.05). Drip loss and protein denaturation had strong relationships with the proportion of type IIB number or area. The HL group exhibited the greatest growth performance. In addition, the HL group had significantly greater values in protein solubility than the other groups. In conclusion, this study suggest that high TNF combined to large CSAF improve the ultimate lean meat productivity and assure normal meat quality simultaneously with increased both proportion of number and area of type I, type IIA muscle fibers and lowered proportion of number and area of type IIB.
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- Sang Hoon Lee
- Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, College of Science & Industry Convergence, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Sustainable Agriculture Research Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea
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- Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, College of Science & Industry Convergence, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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England EM, Matarneh SK, Oliver EM, Apaoblaza A, Scheffler TL, Shi H, Gerrard DE. Excess glycogen does not resolve high ultimate pH of oxidative muscle. Meat Sci 2016; 114:95-102. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2015.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Revised: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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How Muscle Structure and Composition Influence Meat and Flesh Quality. ScientificWorldJournal 2016; 2016:3182746. [PMID: 27022618 PMCID: PMC4789028 DOI: 10.1155/2016/3182746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 333] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Revised: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Skeletal muscle consists of several tissues, such as muscle fibers and connective and adipose tissues. This review aims to describe the features of these various muscle components and their relationships with the technological, nutritional, and sensory properties of meat/flesh from different livestock and fish species. Thus, the contractile and metabolic types, size and number of muscle fibers, the content, composition and distribution of the connective tissue, and the content and lipid composition of intramuscular fat play a role in the determination of meat/flesh appearance, color, tenderness, juiciness, flavor, and technological value. Interestingly, the biochemical and structural characteristics of muscle fibers, intramuscular connective tissue, and intramuscular fat appear to play independent role, which suggests that the properties of these various muscle components can be independently modulated by genetics or environmental factors to achieve production efficiency and improve meat/flesh quality.
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Matarneh SK, England EM, Scheffler TL, Oliver EM, Gerrard DE. Net lactate accumulation and low buffering capacity explain low ultimate pH in the longissimus lumborum of AMPKγ3R200Q mutant pigs. Meat Sci 2015; 110:189-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2015.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2015] [Revised: 07/24/2015] [Accepted: 07/25/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Jeong H, Song KD, Seo M, Caetano-Anollés K, Kim J, Kwak W, Oh JD, Kim E, Jeong DK, Cho S, Kim H, Lee HK. Exploring evidence of positive selection reveals genetic basis of meat quality traits in Berkshire pigs through whole genome sequencing. BMC Genet 2015; 16:104. [PMID: 26289667 PMCID: PMC4545873 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-015-0265-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2015] [Accepted: 08/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Natural and artificial selection following domestication has led to the existence of more than a hundred pig breeds, as well as incredible variation in phenotypic traits. Berkshire pigs are regarded as having superior meat quality compared to other breeds. As the meat production industry seeks selective breeding approaches to improve profitable traits such as meat quality, information about genetic determinants of these traits is in high demand. However, most of the studies have been performed using trained sensory panel analysis without investigating the underlying genetic factors. Here we investigate the relationship between genomic composition and this phenotypic trait by scanning for signatures of positive selection in whole-genome sequencing data. RESULTS We generated genomes of 10 Berkshire pigs at a total of 100.6 coverage depth, using the Illumina Hiseq2000 platform. Along with the genomes of 11 Landrace and 13 Yorkshire pigs, we identified genomic variants of 18.9 million SNVs and 3.4 million Indels in the mapped regions. We identified several associated genes related to lipid metabolism, intramuscular fatty acid deposition, and muscle fiber type which attribute to pork quality (TG, FABP1, AKIRIN2, GLP2R, TGFBR3, JPH3, ICAM2, and ERN1) by applying between population statistical tests (XP-EHH and XP-CLR). A statistical enrichment test was also conducted to detect breed specific genetic variation. In addition, de novo short sequence read assembly strategy identified several candidate genes (SLC25A14, IGF1, PI4KA, CACNA1A) as also contributing to lipid metabolism. CONCLUSIONS Results revealed several candidate genes involved in Berkshire meat quality; most of these genes are involved in lipid metabolism and intramuscular fat deposition. These results can provide a basis for future research on the genomic characteristics of Berkshire pigs.
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- Hyeonsoo Jeong
- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Kwan-ak St. 599, Seoul, Kwan-ak Gu, 151-741, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 561-756, Republic of Korea.
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Kwan-ak St. 599, Seoul, Kwan-ak Gu, 151-741, Republic of Korea.
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Kwan-ak St. 599, Seoul, Kwan-ak Gu, 151-741, Republic of Korea.
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Kwan-ak St. 599, Seoul, Kwan-ak Gu, 151-741, Republic of Korea.
- C&K genomics, Main Bldg. #514, SNU Research Park, Seoul, 151-919, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 561-756, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology, Jeju National University, Ara-1 Dong, Jeju-Do, Jeju, 690-756, Republic of Korea.
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- C&K genomics, Main Bldg. #514, SNU Research Park, Seoul, 151-919, Republic of Korea.
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Kwan-ak St. 599, Seoul, Kwan-ak Gu, 151-741, Republic of Korea.
- C&K genomics, Main Bldg. #514, SNU Research Park, Seoul, 151-919, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742, South Korea.
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 561-756, Republic of Korea.
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Altered AMP deaminase activity may extend postmortem glycolysis. Meat Sci 2015; 102:8-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2014.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Revised: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Skeletal muscles respond differently when piglets are offered a diet 30 % deficient in total sulfur amino acid for 10 days. Eur J Nutr 2015; 55:117-26. [DOI: 10.1007/s00394-014-0830-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 12/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Lei HG, Shen LY, Zhang SH, Wu ZH, Shen J, Tang GQ, Jiang YZ, Li MZ, Bai L, Li XW, Zhu L. Comparison of the meat quality, post-mortem muscle energy metabolism, and the expression of glycogen synthesis-related genes in three pig crossbreeds. ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE 2015. [DOI: 10.1071/an13484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Post-mortem muscle energy metabolism plays an important role in pork quality. To analyse the differences of meat quality and energy metabolism, three commercial pig crossbreeds frequently used in China were studied, they were DT (Duroc × Taihu; n = 16), PIC (five-way crossbreed from Pig Improvement Co., UK; n = 29) and DLY (Duroc × (Landrace × Yorkshire); n = 19) pigs. The results showed that DT pigs had a higher post-mortem pH45 min and pH24 h, lower shear force and drip loss, higher muscle free-glucose and glycogen contents, and lower lactic acid content than did PIC and DLY pigs. Post-mortem muscle free-glucose content of these three pig crossbreeds changed little, from 45 min to 96 h post-mortem. The expression levels of PRKAG3 (encoding a regulatory subunit of the AMP-activated protein kinase) and GYS1 (encoding muscle glycogen synthase) genes of DT pigs were significantly lower than those of PIC and DLY pigs. DT pigs had a higher expression level of glycogenin-1-like (encoding glycogenin) gene than did PIC and DLY pigs. In conclusion, DT pigs had better meat quality than did the other two pig crossbreeds. We deduced that the post-mortem muscle energy status and metabolism of DT pigs might be an important reason for their good meat quality, and future research should focus on the molecular and physiological mechanism of post-mortem muscle energy metabolism to find ways to improve meat quality.
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Contribution of the phosphagen system to postmortem muscle metabolism in AMP-activated protein kinase γ3 R200Q pig Longissimus muscle. Meat Sci 2014; 96:876-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2013] [Revised: 09/25/2013] [Accepted: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ferguson DM, Gerrard DE. Regulation of post-mortem glycolysis in ruminant muscle. ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE 2014. [DOI: 10.1071/an13088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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As a tissue, muscle has the unique ability to switch its metabolic source of ATP, the energy currency underpinning muscle function. During oxygen debt, such as that occurring immediately following the death of animals, anaerobic metabolism is initiated in an attempt to restore homeostasis within the muscle. The cascade of biochemical events that are initiated is paramount in the context of meat quality. This review revisits this reasonably well-known subject but takes a new perspective by drawing on the understanding outside the traditional discipline of meat science. Our understanding of the intrinsic regulators of glycolytic flux has improved but knowledge gaps remain. Further efforts to understand how the glycolytic enzyme kinetics are influenced by both pre- and post-slaughter factors will be beneficial in the ongoing quest to maximise fresh meat quality.
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Faure J, Lebret B, Bonhomme N, Ecolan P, Kouba M, Lefaucheur L. Metabolic adaptation of two pig muscles to cold rearing conditions1. J Anim Sci 2013; 91:1893-906. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- J. Faure
- INRA, UMR1348 Physiologie, Environnement et Génétique pour l'Animal et les Systèmes d'Elevage, F-35590 Saint-Gilles, France
- Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1348 Physiologie, Environnement et Génétique pour l'Animal et les Systèmes d'Elevage, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- INRA, UMR1348 Physiologie, Environnement et Génétique pour l'Animal et les Systèmes d'Elevage, F-35590 Saint-Gilles, France
- Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1348 Physiologie, Environnement et Génétique pour l'Animal et les Systèmes d'Elevage, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- INRA, UMR1348 Physiologie, Environnement et Génétique pour l'Animal et les Systèmes d'Elevage, F-35590 Saint-Gilles, France
- Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1348 Physiologie, Environnement et Génétique pour l'Animal et les Systèmes d'Elevage, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- INRA, UMR1348 Physiologie, Environnement et Génétique pour l'Animal et les Systèmes d'Elevage, F-35590 Saint-Gilles, France
- Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1348 Physiologie, Environnement et Génétique pour l'Animal et les Systèmes d'Elevage, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- INRA, UMR1348 Physiologie, Environnement et Génétique pour l'Animal et les Systèmes d'Elevage, F-35590 Saint-Gilles, France
- Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1348 Physiologie, Environnement et Génétique pour l'Animal et les Systèmes d'Elevage, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- INRA, UMR1348 Physiologie, Environnement et Génétique pour l'Animal et les Systèmes d'Elevage, F-35590 Saint-Gilles, France
- Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1348 Physiologie, Environnement et Génétique pour l'Animal et les Systèmes d'Elevage, F-35000 Rennes, France
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Effects of L-carnitine supplementation to suckling piglets on carcass and meat quality at market age. Animal 2013; 7:1191-8. [PMID: 23473237 DOI: 10.1017/s1751731113000268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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In a previous study, carnitine supplementation to piglets during the suckling period resulted in an increased total muscle fibre number at weaning in piglets of low birth weight. The objective of the present study was to investigate whether this effect is maintained until market age and whether this would attenuate the negative consequences of low birth weight on carcass and meat quality. Using a split-plot design with litter as block, sex as whole plot and treatment as subplot, the effects of early-postnatal l-carnitine supplementation on female and castrated male piglets of low birth weight were investigated on a total of 56 German Landrace piglets from 14 litters. From days 7 to 27 of age piglets were orally supplemented once daily with 400 mg of l-carnitine dissolved in 1 ml of water or received an equal volume of water without carnitine. From weaning (day 28) until slaughter (day 166 of age) all pigs were fed standard diets. At weaning, carnitine-supplemented piglets had a twofold increased concentration of free carnitine (P < 0.001) and a lower concentration of non-esterified fatty acids (P < 0.05) in blood plasma indicating that carnitine became bioavailable and increased fatty acid utilization during the period of supplementation. Growth performance was not influenced by treatment in any growth period. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry revealed no differences in body composition between groups in weeks 12, 16 and 20 of age. LW at slaughter, carcass weight, measures of meat yield and fat accretion, as well as body composition by chemical analyses and dissection of primal cuts did not differ between treatments. No differences between control and carnitine-treated pigs in total fibre number (P = 0.85) and fibre cross-sectional area (P = 0.68) in m. semitendinosus (ST) measured at slaughter could be observed. The carnitine group tended to exhibit a smaller proportion of slow-twitch oxidative fibres (P = 0.08), a greater proportion of fast-twitch glycolytic fibres (P = 0.11), and increased specific lactate dehydrogenase activity (P = 0.09) in ST indicating a more glycolytic muscle metabolism. Compared with the controls, a lower pH24 value was observed (P = 0.05) in ST muscle of carnitine-supplemented pigs, which - in castrates only - was associated with an increased drip loss (P < 0.01). Meat quality traits in m. longissimus were not influenced by treatment. In conclusion, our hypothesis that early-postnatal carnitine supplementation to piglets of low birth weight permanently increases myofibre number and improves later carcass and meat quality could not be confirmed by this experiment.
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Zhao C, Tian F, Yu Y, Luo J, Mitra A, Zhan F, Hou Y, Liu G, Zan L, Updike MS, Song J. Functional genomic analysis of variation on beef tenderness induced by acute stress in angus cattle. Comp Funct Genomics 2012; 2012:756284. [PMID: 22566754 PMCID: PMC3332163 DOI: 10.1155/2012/756284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2011] [Accepted: 01/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Beef is one of the leading sources of protein, B vitamins, iron, and zinc in human food. Beef palatability is based on three general criteria: tenderness, juiciness, and flavor, of which tenderness is thought to be the most important factor. In this study, we found that beef tenderness, measured by the Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF), was dramatically increased by acute stress. Microarray analysis and qPCR identified a variety of genes that were differentially expressed. Pathway analysis showed that these genes were involved in immune response and regulation of metabolism process as activators or repressors. Further analysis identified that these changes may be related with CpG methylation of several genes. Therefore, the results from this study provide an enhanced understanding of the mechanisms that genetic and epigenetic regulations control meat quality and beef tenderness.
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- Chunping Zhao
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
- Department of Animal & Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Animal & Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Animal & Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, College of Animal Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Animal & Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Animal & Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Animal & Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Animal & Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Bovine Functional Genomic Laboratory, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Department of Animal & Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
- Standerds Division, USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service-National Organic Program, Washington, DC 20250, USA
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- Department of Animal & Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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Lessons to learn about postmortem metabolism using the AMPKγ3R200Q mutation in the pig. Meat Sci 2011; 89:244-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2011.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2011] [Revised: 04/28/2011] [Accepted: 04/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Essén-Gustavsson B, Granlund A, Benziane B, Jensen-Waern M, Chibalin AV. Muscle glycogen resynthesis, signalling and metabolic responses following acute exercise in exercise-trained pigs carrying the PRKAG3 mutation. Exp Physiol 2011; 96:927-37. [DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2011.057620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Closter AM, Guldbrandtsen B, Henryon M, Nielsen B, Berg P. Consequences of elimination of the Rendement Napole allele from Danish Hampshire. J Anim Breed Genet 2011; 128:192-200. [PMID: 21554413 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2010.00900.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An elimination programme was carried out to remove the dominant Rendement Napole mutation (RN(-) ) from Danish Hampshire pigs. We reasoned that during and after the elimination of the RN(-) allele, genetic gain of production traits decreased while rate of inbreeding in the population increased compared to the period prior to elimination. The hypothesis was tested by estimating the genetic gain in seven production traits and measuring the rate of inbreeding in the population prior to and during the elimination period. Genetic gain was reduced for quantitative traits daily gain(30-100 kg) and feed conversion ratio, while gain for ultimate-pH, lean meat percentage and slaughter loss were increased slightly. There were no changes in genetic gain for daily gain(birth-30 kg) and conformation. RN polymorphism affected several of the quantitative traits. The RN(-) mutation had a dominant effect on the traits daily gain(birth-30 kg) , daily gain(30-100 kg) , slaughter loss, lean meat percentage and ultimate-pH. It exhibited overdominance for feed conversion ratio and additive effect for conformation. Rate of inbreeding decreased during the elimination of RN(-) . Our findings indicate that the consequences of the elimination programme were not as serious as were feared and that a carefully designed preselection strategy may avoid unacceptable loss of genetic gain and excessive loss of genetic variation.
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- A M Closter
- Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Aarhus University, Tjele, Denmark.
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Granlund A, Jensen-Waern M, Essén-Gustavsson B. The influence of the PRKAG3 mutation on glycogen, enzyme activities and fibre types in different skeletal muscles of exercise trained pigs. Acta Vet Scand 2011; 53:20. [PMID: 21435205 PMCID: PMC3076241 DOI: 10.1186/1751-0147-53-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2010] [Accepted: 03/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) plays an important role in the regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism in skeletal muscle. Many pigs of Hampshire origin have a naturally occurring dominant mutation in the AMPK γ3 subunit. Pigs carrying this PRKAG3 (R225Q) mutation have, compared to non-carriers, higher muscle glycogen levels and increased oxidative capacity in m. longissimus dorsi, containing mainly type II glycolytic fibres. These metabolic changes resemble those seen when muscles adapt to an increased physical activity level. The aim was to stimulate AMPK by exercise training and study the influence of the PRKAG3 mutation on metabolic and fibre characteristics not only in m. longissimus dorsi, but also in other muscles with different functions. METHODS Eight pigs, with the PRKAG3 mutation, and eight pigs without the mutation were exercise trained on a treadmill. One week after the training period muscle samples were obtained after euthanisation from m. biceps femoris, m. longissimus dorsi, m. masseter and m. semitendinosus. Glycogen content was analysed in all these muscles. Enzyme activities were analysed on m. biceps femoris, m. longissimus dorsi, and m. semitendinosus to evaluate the capacity for phosphorylation of glucose and the oxidative and glycolytic capacity. Fibre types were identified with the myosin ATPase method and in m. biceps femoris and m. longissimus dorsi, immunohistochemical methods were also used. RESULTS The carriers of the PRKAG3 mutation had compared to the non-carriers higher muscle glycogen content, increased capacity for phosphorylation of glucose, increased oxidative and decreased glycolytic capacity in m. longissimus dorsi and increased phosphorylase activity in m. biceps femoris and m. longissimus dorsi. No differences between genotypes were seen when fibre type composition was evaluated with the myosin ATPase method. Immunohistochemical methods showed that the carriers compared to the non-carriers had a higher percentage of type II fibres stained with the antibody identifying type IIA and IIX fibres in m. longissimus dorsi and a lower percentage of type IIB fibres in both m. biceps femoris and m. longissimus dorsi. In these muscles the relative area of type IIB fibres was lower in carriers than in non-carriers. CONCLUSIONS In exercise-trained pigs, the PRKAG3 mutation influences muscle characteristics and promotes an oxidative phenotype to a varying degree among muscles with different functions.
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Lefaucheur L, Lebret B, Ecolan P, Louveau I, Damon M, Prunier A, Billon Y, Sellier P, Gilbert H. Muscle characteristics and meat quality traits are affected by divergent selection on residual feed intake in pigs. J Anim Sci 2010; 89:996-1010. [PMID: 21148787 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Residual feed intake (RFI) is defined as the difference between the observed feed intake and that expected based on requirements for maintenance and production. A divergent selection was conducted during 4 generations in Large White male pigs to produce low and high RFI lines. The present study aims at determining the influence of this selection on biochemical and histological traits of skeletal muscle, and relating these changes to correlated effects on growth, carcass composition, and meat quality traits. At 8 d preslaughter, biopsies from the LM were taken in the fed state on 14 females from each RFI line fed ad libitum. Animals were slaughtered at 107.8 ± 8.0 kg of BW without any previous fasting. Samples of LM, semimembranosus (SM), biceps femoris (BFM), and rhomboideus muscles were taken at both 30 min and 24 h postmortem. Myofiber typing was only assessed in LM. Low RFI pigs ("efficient") had leaner carcasses with greater muscle content (P < 0.001), less backfat thickness (P < 0.001), and less intramuscular fat content in all 4 muscles (P < 0.01 to P = 0.04). Their greater muscle content was associated with hypertrophy of all fast-twitch fibers. Glycogen content in all glycolytic muscles (i.e., LM, SM and BFM), was greater in low than high RFI pigs. The greater accumulation of glycogen in LM of low RFI pigs was specifically located in the fast-twitch glycolytic IIBW fibers, which correspond to fibers containing IIb, IIb + IIx, or IIx myosin heavy chains. The difference in muscle glycogen content between RFI line pigs was more significant in the living animals (P = 0.0003) than at 30 min postmortem (P = 0.08). This was associated with a decreased ultimate pH (P = 0.001), and greater lightness of color (P = 0.002) and drip loss (P = 0.04) in LM of low than high RFI line pigs, suggesting that selection for reduced RFI may impair some meat quality traits, such as water-holding capacity. Pigs from the low RFI line exhibited a greater (P = 0.02) percentage of IIBW fibers in LM and tended (P < 0.10) to have less lipid β-oxidative capacity in LM, SM, and BFM. In contrast, no difference (P > 0.10) between lines was found for citrate synthase and lactate dehydrogenase activities, mitochondrial activity, and expression of genes coding for uncoupling proteins 2 and 3. Differences between RFI pigs in plasma leptin, cortisol, and thyroid hormone concentrations are presented and discussed. In conclusion, selection for low RFI influenced muscle properties in a way favoring muscle mass, but likely impairing meat quality.
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- L Lefaucheur
- INRA, UMR1079 Systèmes d'Elevage, Nutrition Animale et Humaine, F-35590 Saint-Gilles, France.
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Updated estimates of HAL n and RN− effects on pork quality: Fresh and processed loin and ham. Meat Sci 2010; 86:949-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2010] [Revised: 07/26/2010] [Accepted: 07/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Lösel D, Nürnberg G, Rehfeldt C. Regional differences in micro-structural and biochemical characteristics of growth and metabolism in semitendinosus muscle of 28-day old piglets. Meat Sci 2010; 87:19-25. [PMID: 20864263 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2010] [Revised: 08/20/2010] [Accepted: 08/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Micro-structural and biochemical characteristics of myofibre growth and metabolism were compared among three regions (dark [near bone], central, and superficial bright) of the semitendinosus muscle mid-belly of 28-day old piglets. The total fibre number as estimated from the dark, central, and bright region, as well as mean fibre area did not differ among regions. Compared with the bright region, the dark region exhibited a larger proportion of red oxidative fibres, a greater capillary density, smaller protein concentration, greater DNA concentration, a lower lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity, and a higher isocitrate dehydrogenase (ICDH) activity. High concordance correlation coefficients were found between the central region and the mean of the three regions in terms of micro-structural properties (except fibre type distribution), LDH and ICDH activities per g tissue, which would allow restricting the analyses to the central region for these traits.
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- D Lösel
- Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Research Unit Muscle Biology and Growth, Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2, D-18196 Dummerstorf, Germany
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Lefaucheur L. A second look into fibre typing – Relation to meat quality. Meat Sci 2010; 84:257-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2009.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2009] [Revised: 04/16/2009] [Accepted: 05/03/2009] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Granlund A, Kotova O, Benziane B, Galuska D, Jensen-Waern M, Chibalin AV, Essén-Gustavsson B. Effects of exercise on muscle glycogen synthesis signalling and enzyme activities in pigs carrying the PRKAG3 mutation. Exp Physiol 2009; 95:541-9. [PMID: 20028849 DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2009.051326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The dominant RN mutation in pigs results in excessive glycogen storage in skeletal muscle. The mutation is situated in the PRKAG3 gene, which encodes a muscle-specific isoform of the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) gamma3 subunit. AMPK is an important regulator of carbohydrate and fat metabolism in mammalian cells. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of exercise on glycogen synthesis signalling pathways in muscle and to study enzyme activities of importance in carbohydrate metabolism in pigs with or without the PRKAG3 mutation. Glycogen content, metabolic enzyme activities and expression or phosphorylation of signalling proteins were analysed in skeletal muscle specimens obtained at rest, after a single treadmill exercise bout and after 3 h recovery. The PRKAG3 mutation carriers had higher glycogen content, a tendency for lower expression of AMPK (P < 0.07) and higher hexokinase and phosphorylase activities, whereas citrate synthase, 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase and glycogen synthase activities did not differ between genotypes. Carriers and non-carriers of the RN mutation showed a similar degradation of glycogen after exercise, whereas the rate of resynthesis was faster in the carriers. Acute exercise stimulated Akt phosphorylation on Ser(473) in both genotypes, and the effect was greater in the carriers than in the non-carriers. Acute exercise also stimulated phosphorylation of Akt substrate of 160 kDA and Glycogen synthase kinase 3 in the carriers and GSK3alpha in the non-carriers. In conclusion, the increased rate of glycogen synthesis following exercise in pigs carrying the PRKAG3 mutation correlates with an increased signalling response of Akt and its substrate, AS160, and a higher activity of hexokinase, indicating an increased glucose influx and phosphorylation of glucose, directed towards glycogen synthesis.
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- Anna Granlund
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Section for Comparative Physiology and Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Zhao JX, Yan X, Tong JF, Means WJ, McCormick RJ, Zhu MJ, Du M. Mouse AMP-activated protein kinase gamma3 subunit R225Q mutation affecting mouse growth performance when fed a high-energy diet. J Anim Sci 2009; 88:1332-40. [PMID: 20023137 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The Rendement Napole (RN) genotype widely exists in Hampshire pigs. Recently, RN gene was identified as a R200Q mutation in AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) gamma3 subunit. The effect of RN genotype on the growth performance of animals and the underlying mechanisms remain controversial. Using transgenic mice carrying an analogous R225Q mutation, the objective of this study was to study the role of RN gene in the growth performance of animals at different energy levels. Wild-type (WT) mice and those with the RN mutation were assigned to 4 groups: 1) WT plus normal diet, 2) RN plus normal diet, 3) WT plus high-energy diet, and 4) RN plus high-energy diet. Mice were weaned at 21 d old and fed the trial diets for 1 mo and then killed for carcass measurements. The pH of postmortem muscle from RN mice was less (P < 0.01) than that from WT mice. No difference in growth performance was observed when mice were fed a normal diet. When fed a high-energy diet, RN mice showed a greater fat accumulation (WT vs. RN, 1.11 vs. 1.63 g for gonadal fat and 1.40 vs. 1.84 g for subcutaneous fat; P < 0.05). Muscle weight was also increased (WT vs. RN, 0.27 vs. 0.30 g for gastrocnemius muscle; P < 0.05). The food consumption was greater in RN compared with WT mice (2.95 vs. 2.49 g; P < 0.05). The AMPK content and its downstream target, acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), content were greater in RN mice (P < 0.05). The phosphorylation of ACC at Ser 79, a site exclusively phosphorylated by AMPK, was increased (P < 0.05), showing greater AMPK activity in RN mouse muscle. No difference in muscle fiber composition and mitochondrial content was observed between WT and RN mice. High fat diet downregulates protein kinase B but upregulates extracellular signal-regulated kinase signaling. In conclusion, the R225Q mutation has no major effect on the growth performance of animals fed a normal diet; a high-energy diet increased fatness in RN mice, likely due to their greater consumption of feed compared with WT mice.
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA
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Park S, Scheffler TL, Gunawan AM, Shi H, Zeng C, Hannon KM, Grant AL, Gerrard DE. Chronic elevated calcium blocks AMPK-induced GLUT-4 expression in skeletal muscle. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2008; 296:C106-15. [PMID: 18971392 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00114.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Muscle contraction stimulates glucose transport independent of insulin. Glucose uptake into muscle cells is positively related to skeletal muscle-specific glucose transporter (GLUT-4) expression. Therefore, our objective was to determine the effects of the contraction-mediated signals, calcium and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), on glucose uptake and GLUT-4 expression under acute and chronic conditions. To accomplish this, we used pharmacological agents, cell culture, and pigs possessing genetic mutations for increased cytosolic calcium and constitutively active AMPK. In C2C12 myotubes, caffeine, a sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium-releasing agent, had a biphasic effect on GLUT-4 expression and glucose uptake. Low-concentration (1.25 to 2 mM) or short-term (4 h) caffeine treatment together with the AMPK activator, 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-beta-D-ribonucleoside (AICAR), had an additive effect on GLUT-4 expression. However, high-concentration (2.5 to 5 mM) or long-term (4 to 30 h) caffeine treatment decreased AMPK-induced GLUT-4 expression without affecting cell viability. The negative effect of caffeine on AICAR-induced GLUT-4 expression was reduced by dantrolene, which desensitizes the ryanodine receptor. Consistent with cell culture data, increases in GLUT-4 mRNA and protein expression induced by AMPK were blunted in pigs possessing genetic mutations for both increased cytosolic calcium and constitutively active AMPK. Altogether, these data suggest that chronic exposure to elevated cytosolic calcium concentration blocks AMPK-induced GLUT-4 expression in skeletal muscle.
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- S Park
- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Park SK, Gunawan AM, Scheffler TL, Grant AL, Gerrard DE. Myosin heavy chain isoform content and energy metabolism can be uncoupled in pig skeletal muscle. J Anim Sci 2008; 87:522-31. [PMID: 18820156 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Genetic selection for improved growth and overall meatiness has resulted in the occurrence of 2 major mutations in pigs, the Rendement Napole (RN) and Halothane (Hal) gene mutations. At the tissue level, these mutations influence energy metabolism in skeletal muscle and muscle fiber type composition, yet also influence total body composition. The RN mutation affects the adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase gamma subunit and results in increased glycogen deposition in the muscle, whereas the Hal mutation alters sarcoplasmic calcium release mechanisms and results in altered energy metabolism. From a meat quality standpoint, these mutations independently influence the extent and rate of muscle energy metabolism postmortem, respectively. Even though these mutations alter overall muscle energy metabolism and histochemically derived muscle fiber type independently, their effects have not been yet fully elucidated in respect to myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoform content and those enzymes responsible for defining energetics of the tissue. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the collective effects of the RN and Hal genes on genes and gene products associated with different muscle fiber types in pig skeletal muscle. To overcome potential pitfalls associated with traditional muscle fiber typing, real-time PCR, gel electrophoresis, and Western blotting were used to evaluate MyHC composition and several energy-related gene expressions in muscles from wild-type, RN, Hal, and Hal-RN mutant pigs. The MyHC mRNA levels displayed sequential transitions from IIb to IIx and IIa in pigs bearing the RN mutation. In addition, our results showed MyHC protein isoform abundance is correlated with mRNA level supporting the hypothesis that MyHC genes are transcriptionally controlled. However, transcript abundance of genes involved in energy metabolism, including lactate dehydrogenase, citrate synthase, glycogen synthase, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha, was not different between genotypes. These data show that the RN and Hal gene mutations alter muscle fiber type composition and suggest that muscle fiber energy metabolism and speed of contraction, the 2 determinants of muscle fiber type, can be uncoupled.
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- S K Park
- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Li X, Yang X, Shan B, Shi J, Xia D, Wegner J, Zhao R. Meat quality is associated with muscle metabolic status but not contractile myofiber type composition in premature pigs. Meat Sci 2008; 81:218-23. [PMID: 22063985 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2008.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2008] [Revised: 07/19/2008] [Accepted: 07/22/2008] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Longissimus muscles were sampled from Erhualian (EHL) and Pietrain (PIE) pigs at 20kg of body weight. No breed differences were detected in either the proportions or the mRNA/protein expression of respective MyHC isoforms, or the mRNA expression of PGC-1α (all P>0.10). However, meat quality traits were already divergent between breeds, and were associated with distinct energy metabolic status, as reflected by dramatically lower AMPK activity yet higher CK and LDH activities (all P<0.01) in longissimus muscle of EHL pigs. Moreover, mRNA expression of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) was found to be higher (P<0.05) in longissimus muscle of EHL pigs. These results indicate that the differences in meat quality traits occur early in premature pigs, and these are attributed to skeletal muscle energy metabolism and not contractile myofiber type composition. Breed-specific GR expression in muscle may be related to the pattern of energy metabolism and meat quality, yet the mechanism awaits further investigation.
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- X Li
- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China
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Effects of two supplementation levels of linseed combined with CLA or tallow on meat quality traits and fatty acid profile of adipose and different muscle tissues in slaughter pigs. Animal 2008; 2:800-11. [DOI: 10.1017/s175173110800181x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Mechanisms controlling pork quality development: The biochemistry controlling postmortem energy metabolism. Meat Sci 2007; 77:7-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2007.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 230] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2007] [Revised: 04/02/2007] [Accepted: 04/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Lindgren K, Ormestad M, Persson M, Martinsson S, Svensson LT, Mahlapuu M. Regulation of the muscle-specific AMP-activated protein kinase alpha2beta2gamma3 complexes by AMP and implications of the mutations in the gamma3-subunit for the AMP dependence of the enzyme. FEBS J 2007; 274:2887-96. [PMID: 17518971 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2007.05821.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The AMP-activated protein kinase is an evolutionarily conserved heterotrimer that is important for metabolic sensing in all eukaryotes. The muscle-specific isoform of the regulatory gamma-subunit of the kinase, AMP-activated protein kinase gamma3, has a key role in glucose and fat metabolism in skeletal muscle, as suggested by metabolic characterization of humans, pigs and mice harboring substitutions in the AMP-binding Bateman domains of gamma3. We demonstrate that AMP-activated protein kinase alpha2beta2gamma3 trimers are allosterically activated approximately three-fold by AMP with a half-maximal stimulation (A(0.5)) at 1.9 +/- 0.5 or 2.6 +/- 0.3 microm, as measured for complexes expressed in Escherichia coli or mammalian cells, respectively. We show that mutations in the N-terminal Bateman domain of gamma3 (R225Q, H306R and R307G) increased the A(0.5) values for AMP, whereas the fold activation of the enzyme by 200 microm AMP remained unchanged in comparison to the wild-type complex. The mutations in the C-terminal Bateman domain of gamma3 (H453R and R454G), on the other hand, substantially reduced the fold stimulation of the complex by 200 microm AMP, and resulted in AMP dependence curves similar to those of the double mutant, R225Q/R454G. A V224I mutation in gamma3, known to result in a reduced glycogen content in pigs, did not affect the fold activation or the A(0.5) values for AMP. Importantly, we did not detect any increase in phosphorylation of Thr172 of alpha2 by the upstream kinases in the presence of increasing concentrations of AMP. Taken together, the data show that different mutations in gamma3 exert different effects on the allosteric regulation of the alpha2beta2gamma3 complex by AMP, whereas we find no evidence for their role in regulating the level of phosphorylation of alpha2 by upstream kinases.
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- Kerstin Lindgren
- Discovery Research, Biovitrum AB, Biotech Center, Arvid Wallgrens Backe 20, SE-413 46 Göteborg, Sweden
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Krook A, Long YC, Zierath JR. Skeletal muscle AMP kinase as a target to prevent pathogenesis of Type 2 diabetes. Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab 2007; 2:477-485. [PMID: 30290427 DOI: 10.1586/17446651.2.4.477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The metabolic property of skeletal muscle is highly malleable and adapts to various physiological demands by shifting energy-substrate metabolism. Skeletal muscle metabolism has a significant impact on whole-body metabolism and substrate utilization. Glucose and lipids are the main oxidative fuel substrates in skeletal muscle, and their utilization is coordinated by complex regulatory mechanisms. In people with Type 2 diabetes, glucose uptake and lipid oxidation in skeletal muscle are impaired. These metabolic defects are coupled to impaired insulin signaling. Exercise increases glucose uptake and lipid oxidation by an insulin-independent mechanism. The AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) cascade is activated in response to metabolic stress and has therefore been implicated in the regulation of exercise-induced metabolic and gene regulatory responses. AMPK is a heterotrimeric complex composed of a catalytic α, and regulatory β and γ subunits. Selective regulation of AMPK in skeletal muscle may be achieved by targeting α1/β2/γ3 heterotrimeric complexes. Activation of AMPK enhances GLUT4 translocation of glucose uptake in skeletal muscle from Type 2 diabetic patients and animal models of the disease by an insulin-independent mechanism. Transgenic overexpression of mutated forms of the AMPK γ3 subunit provide evidence that activation of AMPK promotes lipid oxidation and prevents the development of skeletal muscle insulin resistance. Thus, AMPK provides a molecular entry point into novel regulatory pathways to enhance lipid and glucose metabolism in an effort to prevent and treat skeletal muscle insulin resistance associated with Type 2 diabetes.
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- Anna Krook
- a Associate Professor, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Section for Integrative Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, von Eulers väg 4, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- b Department of Molecular Medicine & Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- c Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine & Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Meat quality is a term used to describe a range of attributes of meat. Consumer research suggests that tenderness is a very important element of eating quality and that variations in tenderness affect the decision to repurchase. The present paper highlights recent information on the factors that affect tenderness. While the precise aetiology is not fully understood, a number of factors have been shown to affect tenderness. Of these factors, postmortem factors, particularly temperature, sarcomere length and proteolysis, which affect the conversion of muscle to meat, appear most important. However, it is now becoming clear that variation in other factors such as the muscle fibre type composition and the buffering capacity of the muscle together with the breed and nutritional status of the animals may also contribute to the observed variation in meat tenderness.
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- Charlotte Maltin
- Muscle Biology Group, Rowett Research Institute, Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, UK.
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Franck M, Figwer P, Godfraind C, Poirel MT, Khazzaha A, Ruchoux MM. Could the pale, soft, and exudative condition be explained by distinctive histological characteristics?1. J Anim Sci 2007; 85:746-53. [PMID: 17040940 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Pork quality depends on various genetic and environmental factors. Despite the improvement of slaughter conditions, the PSE type is still one of the main concerns in this field. This study was conducted on nonstressed animals to evaluate the tissue characteristics of some muscles usually involved during stress compared with a reference muscle, the M. triceps brachii, which is actually not subject to stress-caused damages. Samples of M. triceps brachii, M. longissimus dorsi, M. biceps femoris, and M. semimembranosus were taken from pigs exhibiting 1 of the 3 HAL genotypes (NN, Nn, or nn) and 2 of the 3 RN genotypes (rn+rn+ or rn+RN-). Histoenzymology and immunohistochemistry were used to compare the fiber typing and capillary network in these muscles within these different stress susceptibility genotypes. In comparison with the reference muscle, M. triceps brachii, the combination of a high value of the number of type IIb fibers and a low vascular network showed a primary effect on muscles usually involved during stress. This led to the definition of a PSE index. A dramatic increase (P < 0.001) in this PSE index was systematically found in muscles usually involved in the PSE-type condition. These results show that distinctive histological characteristics were associated with the vulnerability of some muscles independently of the genotypes. Moreover, this study highlights the distinctive histological features of each genotype and is likely to suggest some interactions between them.
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- M Franck
- Laboratoire de Zootechnie, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Lyon, 69280 Marcy L'Etoile, France.
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Lindahl G, Enfält AC, Andersen HJ, Lundström K. Impact of RN genotype and ageing time on colour characteristics of the pork muscles longissimus dorsi and semimembranosus. Meat Sci 2006; 74:746-55. [PMID: 22063232 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2005] [Revised: 06/02/2006] [Accepted: 06/02/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The effect of RN genotype on pH decline, ultimate pH, pigment content, blooming and colour stability during 6 days of display at 5°C was studied in two pig muscles, M. longissimus dorsi (LD) and M. semimembranosus (SM), and furthermore the effect of anaerobic storage time (2 days vs. 9 days of ageing) on the same parameters was examined. The postmortem pH decline was faster and the ultimate pH lower in LD and SM of the RN(-) genotype compared with corresponding muscles from the rn(+) genotype. Pork of the RN(-) genotype was initially lighter and more red and yellow than pork of the rn(+) genotype due to a higher degree of blooming, which might be explained by the faster pH decline and/or lower ultimate pH. The level of oxymyoglobin (MbO(2)) was decisive for the redness of both muscles during display in air despite a higher presence of metmyoglobin (MetMb). Pork of the RN(-) genotype was thus redder than that of the rn(+) genotype throughout display in air despite higher oxidation to MetMb. Ageing for 9 days in chill improved the blooming potential in pork of both genotypes compared with 2 days of ageing, resulting in superior meat colour. However, only in pork from the RN(-) genotype, the colour was not negatively affected by ageing time upon display in air.
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- Gunilla Lindahl
- Department of Food Science, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Research Centre Foulum, P.O. Box 50, DK-8830 Tjele, Denmark
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Carr CC, Morgan JB, Berg EP, Carter SD, Ray FK. Growth performance, carcass composition, quality, and enhancement treatment of fresh pork identified through deoxyribonucleic acid marker-assisted selection for the Rendement Napole gene1,2. J Anim Sci 2006; 84:910-7. [PMID: 16543569 DOI: 10.2527/2006.844910x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Progeny (n = 70) from unrelated, DNA tested, Rendement Napole carrier (RN-/rn+) Hampshire sires, and DNA tested, Rendement Napole normal (rn+/rn+) Yorkshire dams were genotyped for the segregating RN- allele via DNA marker-assisted methodology. Six slaughter groups ensued, with littermates all being represented within the same slaughter group. Boneless pork loins were removed from right carcass sides after a 48-h chill at 2 degrees C. The anterior portions of the loins were not enhanced, whereas the posterior sections were enhanced with a solution containing 0.5% sodium chloride and 0.5% sodium tripolyphosphate to 110% of their initial weight. Carcasses of carrier pigs had less (P < 0.05) 10th rib fat depth and a greater (P < 0.01) percentage carcass lean than carcasses of normal pigs. Postmortem LM pH of carrier pigs was lower (P < 0.002) at 3, 6, 12, and 24 h, and tended to be lower (P = 0.062) at 48 h compared with that of normal animals. Samples of LM from carrier pigs had greater (P < 0.01) glycolytic potential values, drip loss percentages, and a* values, and lower pH values at fabrication than LM from normal pigs. No genotype differences (P > 0.05) were found for LM lactate, L*, or b* values. Nonenhanced semimembranosus samples from carrier pigs exhibited greater (P < 0.05) purge loss percentages and L* values, and lower (P < 0.01) pH values than samples from normal pigs. Enhanced LM samples exhibited greater (P < 0.05) drip and purge loss percentages, greater pH, and lower L* values at fabrication, regardless of Napole status. These findings suggest that the Napole gene has a positive influence on carcass leanness but detrimental effects for lean quality, which were often further compounded when meat was subjected to enhancement treatment.
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- C C Carr
- Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 74078, USA.
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Lindahl G, Henckel P, Karlsson AH, Andersen HJ. Significance of early postmortem temperature and pH decline on colour characteristics of pork loin from different crossbreeds. Meat Sci 2006; 72:613-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2005.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2005] [Revised: 09/22/2005] [Accepted: 09/22/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Nilsson EC, Long YC, Martinsson S, Glund S, Garcia-Roves P, Svensson LT, Andersson L, Zierath JR, Mahlapuu M. Opposite Transcriptional Regulation in Skeletal Muscle of AMP-activated Protein Kinase γ3 R225Q Transgenic Versus Knock-out Mice. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:7244-52. [PMID: 16410251 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m510461200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is an evolutionarily conserved heterotrimer important for metabolic sensing in all eukaryotes. The muscle-specific isoform of the regulatory gamma-subunit of the kinase, AMPK gamma3, has an important role in glucose uptake, glycogen synthesis, and fat oxidation in white skeletal muscle, as previously demonstrated by physiological characterization of AMPK gamma3 mutant (R225Q) transgenic (TgPrkag3(225Q)) and gamma3 knock-out (Prkag3(-/-)) mice. We determined AMPK gamma3-dependent regulation of gene expression by analyzing global transcription profiles in glycolytic skeletal muscle from gamma3 mutant transgenic and knock-out mice using oligonucleotide microarray technology. Evidence is provided for coordinated and reciprocal regulation of multiple key components in glucose and fat metabolism, as well as skeletal muscle ergogenics in TgPrkag3(225Q) and Prkag3(-/-) mice. The differential gene expression profile was consistent with the physiological differences between the models, providing a molecular mechanism for the observed phenotype. The striking pattern of opposing transcriptional changes between TgPrkag3(225Q) and Prkag3(-/-) mice identifies differentially expressed targets being truly regulated by AMPK and is consistent with the view that R225Q is an activating mutation, in terms of its downstream effects. Additionally, we identified a wide array of novel targets and regulatory pathways for AMPK in skeletal muscle.
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- Elisabeth C Nilsson
- Arexis AB, Biotech Center, Arvid Wallgrens Backe 20, SE-413 46 Göteborg, Sweden
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Long YC, Barnes BR, Mahlapuu M, Steiler TL, Martinsson S, Leng Y, Wallberg-Henriksson H, Andersson L, Zierath JR. Role of AMP-activated protein kinase in the coordinated expression of genes controlling glucose and lipid metabolism in mouse white skeletal muscle. Diabetologia 2005; 48:2354-64. [PMID: 16237515 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-005-1962-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2005] [Accepted: 06/06/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) regulates metabolic adaptations in skeletal muscle. The aim of this study was to investigate whether AMPK modulates the expression of skeletal muscle genes that have been implicated in lipid and glucose metabolism under fed or fasting conditions. METHODS Two genetically modified animal models were used: AMPK gamma3 subunit knockout mice (Prkag3(-/-)) and skeletal muscle-specific transgenic mice (Tg-Prkag3(225Q)) that express a mutant (R225Q) gamma3 subunit. Levels of mRNA transcripts of genes involved in lipid and glucose metabolism in white gastrocnemius muscles of these mice (under fed or 16-h fasting conditions) were assessed by quantitative real-time PCR. RESULTS Wild-type mice displayed a coordinated increase in the transcription of skeletal muscle genes encoding proteins involved in lipid/oxidative metabolism (lipoprotein lipase, fatty acid transporter, carnitine palmitoyl transferase-1 and citrate synthase) and glucose metabolism (glycogen synthase and lactate dehydrogenase) in response to fasting. In contrast, these fasting-induced responses were impaired in Prkag3(-/-) mice. The transcription of genes involved in lipid and oxidative metabolism was increased in the skeletal muscle of Tg-Prkag3(225Q) mice compared with that in wild-type mice. Moreover, the expression of the genes encoding hexokinase II and 6-phosphofrucktokinase was decreased in Tg-Prkag3(225Q) mice after fasting. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION AMPK is involved in the coordinated transcription of genes critical for lipid and glucose metabolism in white glycolytic skeletal muscle.
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- Y C Long
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Section for Integrative Physiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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ENFALT ANNCHARLOTTE, HULLBERG ANJA. GLYCOGEN, GLUCOSE AND GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE CONTENT IN FRESH AND COOKED MEAT AND MEAT EXUDATE FROM CARRIERS AND NONCARRIERS OF THE RN- ALLELE. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4573.2005.00025.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Essén-Gustavsson B, Jensen-Waern M, Jonasson R, Andersson L. Effect of exercise on proglycogen and macroglycogen content in skeletal muscles of pigs with the Rendement Napole mutation. Am J Vet Res 2005; 66:1197-201. [PMID: 16111158 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2005.66.1197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate influence of the Rendement Napole (RN-) mutation on proglycogen (PG) and macroglycogen (MG) content in skeletal muscles before and after exercise and evaluate glycogen concentrations within various muscle fiber types. ANIMALS 5 pigs with the RN- mutation and 3 noncarrier pigs. PROCEDURE Pigs performed 2 exercise tests on a treadmill. In the first, pigs (mean body weight, 27 kg) ran a distance of approximately 800 m. In the second, pigs (mean body weight, 63 kg) ran until fatigued. Biopsy specimens (biceps femoris muscle) for determination of PG and MG contents were obtained before and after exercise, 24 hours after the first test, and 3 hours after the second test. Histochemical analysis was performed on specimens obtained before and after the second test. RESULTS Before exercise, PG stores did not differ markedly between groups, but MG stores were twice as high in pigs with the RN- mutation, compared with noncarrier pigs. The MG content decreased to a similar extent in both groups after exercise. Resynthesis of MG was greater in pigs with the RN- mutation than in noncarrier pigs by 3 hours after exercise. A low glycogen content after exercise was observed in many type I and type IIA fibers and in some type lIB fibers. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE The RN- mutation was associated with high MG stores in skeletal muscle that did not influence exercise performance. The RN- mutation did not impair glycogenolysis during exercise but may induce faster resynthesis of MG after exercise.
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- Birgitta Essén-Gustavsson
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Section for Comparative Physiology and Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, S-750 07, Uppsala, Sweden
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Colour photographs for estimation of heterocyclic amine intake from fried pork chops of different RN genotypes indicate large variations. Food Qual Prefer 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2004.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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