Project description:Comparative transcriptome profile of genes differentially expressed in longissimus dorsi muscles between Japanese black (Wagyu) and Chinese Red Steppes cattle by RNA-seq
Project description:We performed a comparative genome-wide methylation analysis of longissimus dorsi muscles between the Japanese Black (Wagyu) and Chinese Red Steppes cattle, which exhibit significant differences in meat quality traits. This will allow us to better understand the correlation between DNA methylation variants and meat quality traits.
Project description:In order to establish the correlation between biological processes and the mechanisms of gene expression controlling beef traits formation in bovine, microarray analysis was performed to capture the differences in gene expression related to beef traits profile in Longissimus Dorsi muscle tissue between 1-month and 24-month Chinese Red Steppes. 1282 (5.6%) probes showed significant differences at the two stages in the experiment, and 1008 differential gene annotations were obtained using Capitalbio molecule annotation system. BLAST analysis revealed that 1001(78.1%) probe genes shared significant similarity in amino acid sequence with other functional genes (As of June 2009). 126 genes showing strong correlation with beef traits were gained by the GO analysis. With the KEGG analysis, 63 pathways were found to be related to beef traits which involved 73 genes. 28 genes were found in a single pathway, while 35 genes were found in 2-16 pathways respectively. The panels of transcripts and gene pathways analysis in different growth stages may be helpful for the study on beef traits formation, and the gene expression profile construction in Longissimus Dorsi muscle tissues, would make a foundation for screening candidate genes which have genetic effect on meat quality in bovine. Keywords: Microarray analysis; Beef traits; Differences of gene expression; Longissimus Dorsi muscle tissue; Chinese Red Steppe A total of 18 bulls of the same breed (Chinese Red Steppe) were included in the study; 9 were 1month old while another 9 were 24 months old and were provided by Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences. They were maintained in standard conditions and fed with standard diet. The bulls were humanely killed at the slaughter house of the academy, and fresh longissimus dorsi muscle tissues were obtained during slaughter, immediately frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at -80M-BM-0C for microarray analysis.
Project description:Microarray gene expression profiling to identify differentially regulated genes in Musculus longissimus dorsi (MLD) of Japanese Black (JB) steers compared to Holstein steers (HS)
Project description:In order to establish the correlation between biological processes and the mechanisms of gene expression controlling beef traits formation in bovine, microarray analysis was performed to capture the differences in gene expression related to beef traits profile in Longissimus Dorsi muscle tissue between 1-month and 24-month Chinese Red Steppes. 1282 (5.6%) probes showed significant differences at the two stages in the experiment, and 1008 differential gene annotations were obtained using Capitalbio molecule annotation system. BLAST analysis revealed that 1001(78.1%) probe genes shared significant similarity in amino acid sequence with other functional genes (As of June 2009). 126 genes showing strong correlation with beef traits were gained by the GO analysis. With the KEGG analysis, 63 pathways were found to be related to beef traits which involved 73 genes. 28 genes were found in a single pathway, while 35 genes were found in 2-16 pathways respectively. The panels of transcripts and gene pathways analysis in different growth stages may be helpful for the study on beef traits formation, and the gene expression profile construction in Longissimus Dorsi muscle tissues, would make a foundation for screening candidate genes which have genetic effect on meat quality in bovine. Keywords: Microarray analysis; Beef traits; Differences of gene expression; Longissimus Dorsi muscle tissue; Chinese Red Steppe
Project description:The intramuscular fat (IMF) content of different beef cattle breeds varies greatly, which plays an important role in taste and nutritional value. However, the molecular mechanism of fat metabolism and deposition in beef cattle is still not very clear. In this study, the meat quality traits of Angus cattle and Chinese Simmental cattle were compared, the transcriptome of the longissimus dorsi muscle (LD) between Angus cattle and Chinese Simmental cattle was then analyzed to identify key genes related to fat metabolism and adipogenesis by high-throughput RNA-seq technology. In the current study conducted a comprehensive analysis on the transcriptome of the longissimus dorsi muscle (LD) of Angus and Simmental cattle, and identified differentially expressed genes related to lipid metabolism,which may have a great impact on on the formation of IMF.
Project description:Vitamin A (VA) restriction for beef cattle improves meat marbling. However, its molecular mechanisms are not completely elucidated. We performed microarray analysis to clarify effect of VA restriction on longissimus thoracis muscle gene expressions in Japanese Black steers.
Project description:Black cattle is a new breed of beef cattle developed by combining modern biotechnologies such as somatic cell cloning and conventional breeding methods. To provide new ideas for improving meat quality and generating new breeds of cattle, the important candidate genes affecting fat deposition in two kinds of cattle were identified. Eighteen months Black cattles and Luxi cattles were randomly assigned into two environmental. The longissimus dorsi muscle were collected on Black cattle and Luxi cattle,for analyses including fatty acid determinationrs, high-throughput sequencing metagenomics, qRT-PCR expression profile and western blot.The ratio of unsaturated fatty acids to saturated fatty acids was 1.37:1 and 1.24:1 in the muscle tissues of Black cattle and Luxi cattle, respectively. The results of RNA-Seq analysis revealed 1,415 DEGs(fold change ≥ ± 2, P<0.05) between the longissimus dorsi of Black cattle and yellow cattle. A total of 939 genes were upregulated, and the other 476 genes were downregulated. With GO enrichment analysis, it was found that the identified DEGs were significantly enriched in biological regulation, regulation of the Wnt signaling pathway, negative regulation of the Wnt signaling pathway, cAMP metabolic process, fat cell differentiation, and brown fat cell differentiation, among other functions. Regulation of lipolysis in adipocytes, AMPK signaling pathway, adipocytokine signaling pathway and PPAR signaling pathway in the KEGG pathway database were significantly enriched. PPI network analysis showed that the downregulated genes FABP4, ADIPOQ, PLIN1, PLIN2 and LIPE were closely linked to other DEGs and were the key sites of multiple metabolic pathways. Combined with qRT-PCR and protein expression profile analysis, the expression level of fat acid metabolism related genes (FABP4, ADIPOQ) in black cattle was high and the difference was significant. Changes in the expression of fatty acid metabolism-related genes in Black cattle and Luxi cattle were analyzed and important candidate marker genes (such as ADIPOQ and FABP4) that affect fat deposition were identified in order to provide a genetic basis for the efficient breeding of production performance, establish a molecular marker database for local cattle breeds and support the cultivation of new breeds.
Project description:Transcripome of longissimus dorsi muscle was compared between Korean cattle bulls and steers by using a customized bovine Combimatrix microarray containing 10,199 genes. A customized bovine Combimatrix microarray containing 10,199 genes were constructed, and transcripome of longissimus dorsi muscle was compared between Korean cattle bulls (3 bulls) and steers (3 high-marbled and 3 low-marbled steers) by using the microarray hybridzation.