Length polymorphism in OGT between Korean native pig, Chinese Meishan, and the Western pig breeds.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Korean native pig (KNP) is generally thought to have come from northern China to the Korean peninsula approximately 2000 years ago. KNP pigs were at the brink of extinction in the 1980s, since then efforts have been made to restore the breed by bringing together the remaining stocks in South Korea. As a result, KNP was registered as a breed in 2006. To find additional breed-specific markers that are distinct among pig breeds, variations in O-linked N-acetylglucosamine transferase (OGT) were investigated. OGT is located on chromosome X and catalyzes the post-translational addition of a single O-linked-β-N-acetylglucosamine to target proteins.

Findings

Length polymorphism in the intron 20 of OGT was identified. The intron 20 of OGT from Duroc, Landrace, and York

SUBMITTER: Nam YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4540298 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature