Identification of genomic regions associated with fatty acid metabolism across blood, liver, backfat and muscle in pigs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The composition and distribution of fatty acids (FA) are important factors determining the quality, flavor, and nutrient value of meat. In addition, FAs synthesized in the body participate in energy metabolism and are involved in different regulatory pathways in the form of signaling molecules or by acting as agonist or antagonist ligands of different nuclear receptors. Finally, synthesis and catabolism of FAs affect adaptive immunity by regulating lymphocyte metabolism. The present study performed genome-wide association studies using FA profiles of blood, liver, backfat and muscle from 432 commercial Duroc pigs.

Results

Twenty-five genomic regions located on 15 Sus scrofa chromosomes (SSC) were detected. Annotation of the quantitative trait locus (QTL) regions i

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11426007 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature