Association of a single nucleotide polymorphism in akirin 2 gene with marbling in Japanese Black beef cattle.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Marbling defined by the amount and distribution of intramuscular fat, so-called Shimofuri, is an economically important trait of beef cattle in Japan. The c17-25 expressed sequence tag (EST) has been previously shown to possess expression difference in musculus longissimus muscle between low-marbled and high-marbled steer groups, and to be located within genomic region of a quantitative trait locus for marbling. Thus, the akirin 2 (AKIRIN2) gene containing the c17-25 EST sequence was considered as a positional functional candidate for the gene responsible for marbling. In this study, we explored single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the AKIRIN2 and analyzed association of the SNP with marbling.

Findings

A SNP in the 3' untranslated region of the AKIRIN2, referre

SUBMITTER: Sasaki S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2715414 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature