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Genome-wide profiling of gene expression and DNA methylation provides insight into low-altitude acclimation in Tibetan pigs [RNA-seq]

ABSTRACT: To explore the exceptional mechanisms of gene expression and DNA methylation that are induced by low altitude environments in Tibetan pigs, we performed a comparative transcriptomic analysis of skeletal muscle in indigenous Tibetan pigs that reside in high altitude regions (～4,000 m) and their counterparts that migrated to the geographically neighboring low-altitude regions (～500 m) for nearly ten generations. We identified protein coding genes that related to hypoxia response (EGLN3 and FLT1), oxygen transport and energy metabolism (TFB2M), and two long non-coding RNAs (TCONS_00039686 and TCONS_00084992) that associated with the regulation of transcription and various nucleolus and organelle lumen, were differentially expressed between Tibetan pigs and their counterparts in low-altitude regions, thus might be the potential candidate regulators in skeletal muscle of low-altitude acclimation in Tibetan pigs. We also found genes embedded in differentially methylated regions between Tibetan pigs and their counterparts in low-altitude regions were mainly involved in ‘Starch and sucrose metabolism’, ‘glucuronosyltransferase activity’ processes, hypoxia and energy metabolism. We envision that this study will serve as a valuable resource for mammal acclimatization research and agricultural food industry.

ORGANISM(S): Sus scrofa

PROVIDER: GSE90511 | GEO | 2017/11/25

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA354943

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Genome-wide profiling of gene expression and DNA methylation provides insight into low-altitude acclimation in Tibetan pigs [RNA-seq]

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