Project description:We aimed to evaluated the key microRNA-mRNA network associated with sheep muscle growth and development. We used RNA-Seq to obtain the smallRNA profiles of the longissimus muscle from the QHMM and STH. The results showed that a total of 153 known sheep miRNAs were identified, and 4 known sheep miRNAs were differently expressed. Combining mRNA library data, 26 target genes of 4 known miRNAs were selected and the miRNA–mRNA network was successfully built. GO and KEGG analysis showed that 26 target genes were significantly enriched in 86 biological processes, including muscle organogenesis, myoblast migration, cell proliferation, and adipose tissue development, and nine metabolic pathways, including carbohydrate, nucleotide, and amino acid metabolic pathways. The oar-miR-655-3p and target gene ACSM3, and oar-miR-381-5p and target gene ABAT were selected for subsequent analysis based on GO and KEGG analyses. The results suggested that the DEmiRNAs, especially oar-miR-655-3p and oar-miR-381-5p play crucial roles in muscle growth and development processes. This Integrative analysis of microRNA-mRNA analysis of QHMM and STH muscle is reported for the first time.
Project description:To reveal the protein expression patterns in Tibetan sheep lungs at different altitudes, proteome sequencing was performed in this study.
Project description:In this study, miRNA-seq technique was used to identify differentially expressed miRNAs (DE miRNAs) in cardiac muscle of the Tibetan pig (TP) and Yorkshire pig (YP), which were both raised in highland environments. We obtained 108 M clean reads and 372 unique miRNAs that included 210 known pre-miRNAs and 162 novel pre-miRNAs. In addition, 20 DE miRNAs, including 10 upregulated and 10 downregulated miRNAs, were identified by comparing TP and YP. Based on the expression abundance and differentiation between the two populations, we predicted their targets, and KEGG pathway analyses suggested that DE miRNAs between the Tibetan pigs and Yorkshire pigs are involved in hypoxia-related pathways, such as the MAPK, mTOR, and VEGF signaling pathways, cancer-related signaling pathways, etc. Five DE miRNAs were randomly selected to validate the veracity of miRNA-seq using real-time PCR. The results showed that the expression corresponds to the trend in miRNA-seq, hence the deep-sequencing methods were feasible and efficient. This study expanded the number of hypoxic-adaptation-related miRNAs in pig and indicated that the expression patterns of hypoxia-related miRNAs are significantly altered in the Tibetan pig. DE miRNAs may play important roles in hypoxic adaptation after migration to hypoxic environments. mRNA profiles of 6-month old Tibetan pig (TP) and Yorkshire pig (YP) were generated by deep sequencing, in duplicate, using Hiseq 2000.
Project description:Firstly, the back muscle samples of Tibetan sheep of the same age were collected for subsequent proteomic analysis. The integrated and analyzed results aimed to identify proteins and pathways associated with meat quality and growth regulation in sheep, thereby providing a theoretical foundation for efficient breeding strategies, reduced breeding time, and development of novel breeds with enhanced production performance.