In search of epigenetic marks in testes and sperm cells of differentially fed boars [Agilent]

ABSTRACT: We investigated the nutritional effects on gene expression in testes of F0 boars from a three generation Large White pig feeding experiment. A group of experimental (E) F0 boars were fed a standard diet supplemented with high amounts of methylating micronutrients whereas a control (C) group of F0 boars received a standard diet. These differentially fed F0 boars sired F1 boars which then sired 60 F2 pigs which were investigated in a previous study. The aim of this project was to investigate if the nutrition affects gene expression in testis of differentially fed boars and thus impact on spermatogenesis. We found a small number of 70 genes that were differentially expressed (fc ≥ 1) on the P<0.01 significance level. The false discovery rate (FDR) was 0.82 indicating that only a small portion

ORGANISM(S): Sus scrofa

SUBMITTER: Martin Braunschweig 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-48597 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress