Project description:The experiment was conducted at the Kołuda Wielka Experimental Station of the National Research Institute of Animal Production (Kołuda Wielka, Poland). All birds were kept in semi-intensive rearing system according to the oat-fattening technology. At 15.5 weeks of age, 8 geese were selected and divided into two groups (n=4) depending on final body weight. Group I (light) were geese with the flock average weight of 7,10 kg, group II (heavy) consisted of geese with above-average growth potential, which achieved a body weight of 7,95 kg during the same time. Up to 20 min after slaughter, the whole pituitary and hypothalamus were collected and stabilized in RNAlater solution to RNA isolation purpose.
Project description:Intramuscular fat (IMF) serves as a crucial economic indicator of meat quality. To investigate the heterogeneity of IMF composition and its regulatory mechanisms in Xingguo (XG) geese with varying IMF levels, lipidomics and transcriptomics were utilized. The analysis of lipid profiles revealed that the predominant lipids in the IMF of XG geese were glycerophospholipids (GPs), followed by glycerides (GLs). Interestingly, the low-IMF group exhibited an increase in GPs, specifically phosphatidylethanolamines (PEs) and phosphatidylcholines (PCs), while the high-IMF group showed elevated levels of triacylglycerols (TAGs). Transcriptomic analysis indicated that genes related to extracellular matrices (ECM)-receptor interactions, focal adhesion, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and forkhead transcription factors O (FoxO) signaling pathways were upregulated in the low-IMF group. In contrast, genes involved in metabolic processes were more pronounced in the high-IMF group. A comprehensive analysis combining lipidomics and transcriptomics identified CD36, fatty acid-binding protein 5 (FABP5), troponin I2 (TNNI2), and coronin-6 isoform X1 (CORO6) as essential regulators influencing IMF accumulation in XG geese. This research emphasizes the significant lipids, genes, and signaling pathways that play roles in IMF accumulation, providing a theoretical basis for enhancing the meat quality of XG geese.
2025-03-10 | GSE291139 | GEO
Project description:The whole genome re-sequencing data of Lion head geese, Sichuan white geese and Landes geese
| PRJNA671609 | ENA
Project description:Resequencing of 24 overfed Landes geese
| PRJNA575503 | ENA
Project description:Transcriptome analysis of different color flippers of geese
Project description:In recent years, the increasing incidence of goose gout has caused serious economic losses. In this study, we explored the effects of lactulose on intestinal health and uric acid metabolism in geese, and used RNA-seq analysis to reveal its potential mechanism. 180 one-day-old Yangzhou geese were divided into three groups: control group (CG, basal diet), high protein model group (MG, containing 21 % crude protein diet), lactulose group (LS, containing 21 % crude protein diet + 0.3 % lactulose). Results showed that compared with the CG group and MG group, the LS group had significantly lower serum uric acid levels and intact ileal mucosal structure. Through bioinformatics analysis of transcriptome (GO and KEGG enrichment analysis, GSEA and trend analysis), we found key pathways and genes closely related to intestinal health and uric acid metabolism. These key findings include: zinc ion import across plasma membrane biological process, ABC Transporters pathway, Wnt signaling pathway, as well as ABCG2, a key gene for uric acid transport, and genes closely related to intestinal structural integrity (KLF2, LRP6, TJP1, TJP3, PROM1). The results showed that lactulose could effectively reduce the serum uric acid level of geese by improving intestinal morphology.
Project description:This study aimed to investigate the differences in the immunity of Manis javanica and Manis pentadactyla through proteomics and microbiotas conjoint analysis.The nasal mucus of 10 pangolins (weight 5.71 kg ± 0.96 kg) was collected from the Wildlife Rescue Center of Shenzhen (Shenzhen City) and Guangdong Province (Guangzhou City). The pangolins from two different Wildlife Rescue Center were all in a healthy condition, although their feeding diets were not completely consistent.