Project description:The goal was to identify beef marbling related genes. Comparisons of skeletal muscle of well-marbled beef (HER, H-F) vs. lean beef (LIM). H-F vs. LIM -Dye-swap experiment
Project description:The objective of this study was to characterize the major proteomes and metabolites present in beef exudate and determine their relationship with the color and oxidative quality of beef muscles. Beef loin (longissimus lumborum; LD) and tenderloin (psoas major; PM) muscles were cut into sections, individually vacuum-packaged, and aged for 9, 16 and 23 days. Following aging, the meat exudates were collected and analyzed for both proteomics and metabolomics profiles. Both analyses demonstrated that distinct proteins and metabolites clustered by different muscle types and aging times were detected from meat exudate, however, metabolomics profiling presented a greater capability in identifying different aging periods. The proteome profile of PM exudate exhibited a greater concentration of oxidative metabolism enzymes, while the LD exudate contained a higher abundance of glycolytic metabolism enzymes. Greater lipid, nucleotide, carnitine and glucoside metabolites were observed in LD and 23d exudates, further explaining potential postmortem energy metabolism. HSP70 and laminin proteins, together with glucosides metabolites identified in the exudates were correlated (P<0.1 and |r|>0.5) to muscle oxidative stability. The results indicated that meat exudate could be a viable analytical matrix to further understand postmortem metabolism and potentially generate unique biomarker combinations to predict meat quality attributes.
Project description:Snacking has been traditionally associated with consumption of carbohydrates- and fats-rich foods. Nevertheless, new dietary trends have modified the social perception and outcomes of this dietary habit promoting consumption of protein-rich foods. This study investigates the impact of food processing on the proteome of one of the most widely consumed meat snacks, beef jerky. We have performed discovery-driven proteome-wide analyses, which encountered a significantly elevated presence of reactive prooxidant post-translational modifications in jerky compared to unprocessed meat.
Project description:The transcriptome of 189 samples across four tissues from 48 beef steers with varied feed efficiency were generated using Illumina HiSeq4000
Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that participate in regulation of gene expression. Their role during mammary gland development is still largely unknown. In the present study, we performed a microarray analysis to identify miRNAs associated with high mammogenic potential of bovine mammary gland. We identified 54 miRNAs differing significantly between mammary tissue of dairy (Holstein-Friesian, HF) and beef (Limousine, LM) post-pubertal heifers. Fifty two miRNAs had higher expression in the mammary tissue of LM heifers. Enrichment analyses for targeted genes revealed that the major differences between miRNA expression in the mammary gland of HF vs. LM were associated with regulation of signalling pathways crucial for mammary gland development, such as: TGF-beta, insulin, WNT and inflammatory pathways. Moreover, a number of genes potentially targeted by differentially expressed miRNAs was associated with mammary stem cells’ activity. These data indicate that in dairy cattle high developmental potential of the mammary gland, leading to high milk productivity, not only depends on central neuro-endocrine regulation but also on specific miRNA expression pattern. miRNA profiling of Holstein Freisian (dairy breed) and Limousne heifers (beef breed) mammay glands. Two-condition experiment, LM (test) vs. HF (reference). Total RNA was isolated from quarters of 4 LM and 4 HFmammary glands.