Transcriptomic profiling in muscle and adipose tissue identifies genes related to growth and lipid deposition.
Growth performance and meat quality are important traits for the pig industry and consumers. Adipose tissue is the main site at which fat storage and fatty acid synthesis occur. Therefore, we combined high-throughput transcriptomic sequencing in adipose and muscle tissues with the quantification of...
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| author | Xuan Tao Yan Liang Xuemei Yang Jianhui Pang Zhijun Zhong Xiaohui Chen Yuekui Yang Kai Zeng Runming Kang Yunfeng Lei Sancheng Ying Jianjun Gong Yiren Gu Xuebin Lv |
| author_facet | Xuan Tao Yan Liang Xuemei Yang Jianhui Pang Zhijun Zhong Xiaohui Chen Yuekui Yang Kai Zeng Runming Kang Yunfeng Lei Sancheng Ying Jianjun Gong Yiren Gu Xuebin Lv |
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| description | Growth performance and meat quality are important traits for the pig industry and consumers. Adipose tissue is the main site at which fat storage and fatty acid synthesis occur. Therefore, we combined high-throughput transcriptomic sequencing in adipose and muscle tissues with the quantification of corresponding phenotypic features using seven Chinese indigenous pig breeds and one Western commercial breed (Yorkshire). We obtained data on 101 phenotypic traits, from which principal component analysis distinguished two groups: one associated with the Chinese breeds and one with Yorkshire. The numbers of differentially expressed genes between all Chinese breeds and Yorkshire were shown to be 673 and 1056 in adipose and muscle tissues, respectively. Functional enrichment analysis revealed that these genes are associated with biological functions and canonical pathways related to oxidoreductase activity, immune response, and metabolic process. Weighted gene coexpression network analysis found more coexpression modules significantly correlated with the measured phenotypic traits in adipose than in muscle, indicating that adipose regulates meat and carcass quality. Using the combination of differential expression, QTL information, gene significance, and module hub genes, we identified a large number of candidate genes potentially related to economically important traits in pig, which should help us improve meat production and quality. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-112b28fe2c4d4787837e71636030eab62025-02-27T05:36:51ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-01129e018412010.1371/journal.pone.0184120Transcriptomic profiling in muscle and adipose tissue identifies genes related to growth and lipid deposition.Xuan TaoYan LiangXuemei YangJianhui PangZhijun ZhongXiaohui ChenYuekui YangKai ZengRunming KangYunfeng LeiSancheng YingJianjun GongYiren GuXuebin LvGrowth performance and meat quality are important traits for the pig industry and consumers. Adipose tissue is the main site at which fat storage and fatty acid synthesis occur. Therefore, we combined high-throughput transcriptomic sequencing in adipose and muscle tissues with the quantification of corresponding phenotypic features using seven Chinese indigenous pig breeds and one Western commercial breed (Yorkshire). We obtained data on 101 phenotypic traits, from which principal component analysis distinguished two groups: one associated with the Chinese breeds and one with Yorkshire. The numbers of differentially expressed genes between all Chinese breeds and Yorkshire were shown to be 673 and 1056 in adipose and muscle tissues, respectively. Functional enrichment analysis revealed that these genes are associated with biological functions and canonical pathways related to oxidoreductase activity, immune response, and metabolic process. Weighted gene coexpression network analysis found more coexpression modules significantly correlated with the measured phenotypic traits in adipose than in muscle, indicating that adipose regulates meat and carcass quality. Using the combination of differential expression, QTL information, gene significance, and module hub genes, we identified a large number of candidate genes potentially related to economically important traits in pig, which should help us improve meat production and quality.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0184120&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Xuan Tao Yan Liang Xuemei Yang Jianhui Pang Zhijun Zhong Xiaohui Chen Yuekui Yang Kai Zeng Runming Kang Yunfeng Lei Sancheng Ying Jianjun Gong Yiren Gu Xuebin Lv Transcriptomic profiling in muscle and adipose tissue identifies genes related to growth and lipid deposition. PLoS ONE |
| title | Transcriptomic profiling in muscle and adipose tissue identifies genes related to growth and lipid deposition. |
| title_full | Transcriptomic profiling in muscle and adipose tissue identifies genes related to growth and lipid deposition. |
| title_fullStr | Transcriptomic profiling in muscle and adipose tissue identifies genes related to growth and lipid deposition. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transcriptomic profiling in muscle and adipose tissue identifies genes related to growth and lipid deposition. |
| title_short | Transcriptomic profiling in muscle and adipose tissue identifies genes related to growth and lipid deposition. |
| title_sort | transcriptomic profiling in muscle and adipose tissue identifies genes related to growth and lipid deposition |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0184120&type=printable |
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