Lipid deposition and metabolism in local and modern pig breeds: A review

K Poklukar, M Čandek-Potokar, N Batorek Lukač… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Intensive selective breeding and genetic improvement of relatively few pig
breeds led to the abandonment of many low productive local pig breeds. However, local pig …

MicroRNAs as biomarkers for animal health and welfare in livestock

S Miretti, C Lecchi, F Ceciliani… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small and highly conserved non-coding RNA molecules that
orchestrate a wide range of biological processes through the post-transcriptional regulation …

Genome-wide profiling of Sus scrofa circular RNAs across nine organs and three developmental stages

G Liang, Y Yang, G Niu, Z Tang, K Li - DNA research, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The spatio-temporal expression patterns of Circular RNA (circRNA) across organs and
developmental stages are critical for its function and evolution analysis. However, they …

Comprehensive analysis of differentially expressed mRNA, lncRNA and circRNA and their ceRNA networks in the longissimus dorsi muscle of two different pig breeds

J Wang, Q Ren, L Hua, J Chen, J Zhang, H Bai… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Circular RNA (circRNA) and long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) are known to participate in
adipogenesis and myogenic differentiation, but their impact on porcine muscle traits is not …

Identification of biomarkers associated with the rearing practices, carcass characteristics, and beef quality: An integrative approach

M Gagaoua, V Monteils, S Couvreur… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Data from birth to slaughter of cull cows allowed using a PCA-based approach coupled with
the iterative K-means algorithm the identification of three rearing practices classes. The …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated analysis of MiRNA and genes associated with meat quality reveals that Gga-MiR-140-5p affects intramuscular fat deposition in chickens

M Zhang, DH Li, F Li, JW Sun, RR Jiang, ZJ Li… - Cellular Physiology and …, 2018 - karger.com
Background/Aims: Poultry meat quality is affected by many factors, among which
intramuscular fat (IMF) is predominant. IMF content affects the tenderness, juiciness, and …

Identification of potential sex-specific biomarkers in pigs with low and high intramuscular fat content using integrated bioinformatics and machine learning

Y Yang, X Wang, S Wang, Q Chen, M Li, S Lu - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Intramuscular fat (IMF) content is a key determinant of pork quality. Controlling the genetic
and physiological factors of IMF and the expression patterns of various genes is important …

LncRNA IMFlnc1 promotes porcine intramuscular adipocyte adipogenesis by sponging miR-199a-5p to up-regulate CAV-1

J Wang, M Chen, J Chen, Q Ren, J Zhang… - BMC molecular and cell …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Local Chinese local pig breeds have thinner muscle fiber and higher
intramuscular-fat (IMF) content. But its regulation mechanism has not been discussed in …

Methionine nutrition in swine and related monogastric animals: beyond protein biosynthesis

Z Yang, JK Htoo, SF Liao - Animal feed science and technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Methionine is the second or third limiting amino acid in typical swine diets, and exogenous
methionine supplementation can improve the efficiency of dietary protein utilization by swine …

Comparative analysis of DNA methylome and transcriptome of skeletal muscle in lean-, obese-, and mini-type pigs

Y Yang, G Liang, G Niu, Y Zhang, R Zhou, Y Wang… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
DNA methylation plays a pivotal role in biological processes by affecting gene expression.
However, how DNA methylation mediates phenotype difference of skeletal muscle between …