ABSTRACT: Effects of Rumen-Protected Guanidinoacetic Acid on Meat Quality, Antioxidant Capacity, Flavor Compounds, and Transcriptomics in the Longissimus Dorsi Muscle of Yaks.
Project description:Short-reading long RNA sequencing technology has been used to study the transcriptome of skeletal muscle of yak and cattle-yak, but it cannot accurately define full-length transcripts and alternative splicing isoforms. In this study, based on Oxford Nanopore Technologies ( ONT ) full-length sequencing technology, the longissimus dorsi transcription profiles of yak and cattle-yak were obtained. A total of 20323 new genes and 172870 new transcripts were identified, and 159700 new transcripts were successfully annotated. A total of 157812 AS events, 58073 SSRs, 57468 complete ORFs, 2296 transcription factors and 20404 lncRNAs were detected. The analysis found that different structural variations have specific functions, which contribute to the coordination of muscle development and the diversity of gene expression. In addition, the differentially expressed transcripts in longissimus dorsi muscle of yak and cattle-yak were involved in MAPK and JAK-STAT signaling pathway related to muscle development and growth. PPI analysis of differentially expressed transcripts suggested that TNNI2 may play a prominent role in the differences in muscle growth and meat quality traits between yak and cattle-yak. Our study enriched the transcriptome data of yak dorsal muscle and provided a reference for the production of yaks with higher meat yield and better meat quality.
Project description:Purpose: The goals of this study are to determine effects of castration on gene expression in longissimus dorsi muscle by comparing transcriptome profiles and to search candidate genes related with beef quality like flavor, tenderness, juiciness and fat deposition Methods: longissimus dorsi muscle mRNA profiles of 3 bulls and 3 steers of Korean cattles were generated by RNA sequencing using Illumina NextSeq 500. After quality checking, Tophat2 software was used for read mapping, and EdgeR was used to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between bulls and steers. Gene ontology pathway analysis on DEGs was conducted with DAVID tool for categorization of DEGs. Results: Using an optimized data analysis workflow, we mapped about 58 million sequence reads per sample to the bovine genome (build UMD3.1) and identified 18,027 expressed genes in the longissimus dorsi muscle of bulls and steers with TopHat2 workflow. RNA-seq data confirmed 1,146 differentially expressed genes (adjusted p-value, FDR <0.05). Conclusions: We comparatively analyzed the transcriptome profile from longissimus dorsi muscle of bulls and steers of Korean cattles using NGS and identified DEGs between bulls and steers. The functional annotation analysis of DEGs found that transcriptome profile difference in longissimus dorsi muscle by castration.
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:A mRNA expression study has been performed 20-25 minutes postmortem obtained samples from Longissimus dorsi muscle of 59 Duroc x LD/LW pigs to search for gene sequences related to meat quality (pH24, pH45, “Lab” colour coordinates, curing yield and exudation at three different times) or to meat composition (intramuscular fat, content of several fatty acid (C16:0, C18:0, C18:1 and C18:2), ratio of saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, and protein and humidity contents) traits in order to find targets for selection. Gene ontology analysis, biological pathways and gene networks studies all show, that many more differentially expressed genes (506 vs 279) are related to meat quality (Group P, or perimortem characters) than to meat composition traits (Group L, or whole life traits). The difference between the number of GO terms annotated, biological pathways and gene networks in groups P and L is notable due to the differences in the complexity of the “generation process” of P-traits and the involvement of other tissues or organs in the generation of variability of L-traits. Also, interactions between a list of differentially expressed genes were found in ECM-receptor interaction, TGF-beta signaling pathway, fatty acid elongation in mitochondria and adipocytokine signalling pathway indicating that a substantial fraction of the gene networks could be associated with interactions between differential expressed genes related to traits under study. A high number of the most overexpressed genes are related to muscle development and functionality and repair mechanisms; they could be good candidates for breeding programs whose main goal is to enhance meat quality. 59 Longissimus Dorsi samples from 59 LD/LW x Duroc cross. A total of 33 traits on composition, conformation and meat quality and compositional traits were recorded in the left Longissimus dorsi muscle.
Project description:This study was performed to determine the effects of dietary fat sources, i.e., beef tallow, soybean oil, olive oil and coconut oil (each 3% in feed), on the growth performance, meat quality and gene expression in growing-finishing pigs. The results of this study indicate that the type of dietary fat affects fatty acid composition and insulin signaling-related gene expression in the longissimus dorsi muscle of pigs. Effects of dietary fat types on meat quantity, meat quality and gene expression in pig.
Project description:To investigate the impact of adding succinate to the diet on the production performance, meat quality, muscle fiber characteristics, and transcriptome of the longissimus dorsi muscle in Tan sheep, 36 Tan sheep were selected and fed with different levels of succinate (0%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 2.0%) for a 60-day trial period. Overall, compared to the control group, the addition of succinate to the diet improved the production performance, slaughter performance, and meat quality of Tan sheep. It significantly increased dry matter intake, carcass weight, eye muscle area, and the GR value while significantly reducing the shear force and cooking loss of the longissimus dorsi muscle (p<0.05). Furthermore, the addition of succinate to the diet altered the muscle fiber characteristics of the longissimus dorsi muscle in Tan sheep, significantly increasing the fiber diameter and cross-sectional area of type I and type IIa muscle fibers (p<0.05). The addition of 1.0% succinate to the diet altered the transcriptome of the longissimus dorsi muscle in Tan sheep, with 741 differentially expressed genes identified compared to the control group. These differentially expressed genes were involved in various pathways related to lipid metabolism, energy metabolism, and muscle development, such as insulin secretion, insulin resistance, cAMP signaling pathway, PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, and FoxO signaling, among others. In summary, succinate plays a crucial role in regulating energy metabolism, protein deposition, and glucose and lipid metabolism homeostasis in Tan sheep through insulin signaling pathways and the interaction of muscle cell factors. By modulating the expression of relevant genes, succinate improves the muscle fiber characteristics of Tan sheep, thereby enhancing production performance and meat quality.
Project description:To identify transcriptional markers for beef traits related to meat tenderness and moisture, we measured the transcriptome of the Longissimus dorsi skeletal muscle in 10 Korean native cattle (KNC). We analyzed the correlation between the beef transcriptome and measurements of four different beef traits, shear force (SF), water holding capacity (WHC), cooking loss (CL), and loin eye area (LEA). We obtained non-overlapping and unique panels of genes showing strong correlations (|r| > 0.8) with SF, WHC, CL, and LEA, respectively. Functional studies of these genes indicated that SF was mainly related to energy metabolism, and LEA to rRNA processing. Interestingly, our data suggested that WHC is influenced by protein metabolism. Overall, the skeletal muscle transcriptome pointed to the importance of energy and protein metabolism in determining meat quality after the aging process. The panels of transcripts for beef traits may be useful for predicting meat tenderness and moisture. Experiment Overall Design: Gene expression profiles were correlated with beef traits measured at the same cattle.
Project description:To understand the molecular basis of distinct pork quality in Chinese indigenous and Western breed, longissimus dorsi samples were collected from three adult Northeastern Indigenous and from three adult Large White. Total RNA was extracted and subjected to porcine Affymetrix Genechip. The study helps to elucidate the genetic mechnism of divergent pork quality and provide the theory basis for selection and genetic improvement of meat quality traits in porcine. Six longissimus dorsi samples were collected from three Northeastern Indigenous and from three Large White. Three Large White were control samples. Total RNA was extracted from each sample.Gene-expression profiling was performed for each RNA sample separately on the GeneChip® Porcine Genome Array at CapitalBio Corporation (Beijing, China).
Project description:The transcriptome of bovine Longissimus thoracis muscles from 15- and 19-month-old Charolais young bulls were analyzed in order to identify genes whose expression level was associated to beef quality scores, in particular to tenderness, juiciness and flavor, and to muscle growth potential. The expression of over 5000 genes was compared between high and low meat quality samples according to the three sensory traits, taken individually, and between animals with either a high or a low muscle growth potential. Keywords: meat sensory quality, growth potential
Project description:To further characterize genomic regions previously identified which are linked with meat quality traits like drip loss, PH, conductivity and etc., we employed a customary regional tiling array experiment for two pig populations. Total RNA were taken from muscle sample of M. longissimus dorsi of pigs selected from two phenotypic groups graded according to high (HI) and low (LO) drip loss. Hybridization were made in batches, 2 to 3 biological replicates for each sample. DuPi and PiF1 are code names for the two experimental populations. Total RNA were taken from muscle sample of M. longissimus dorsi of pigs selected from two phenotypic groups graded according to high (HI) and low (LO) drip loss. Hybridization were made in batches, 2 to 3 biological replicates for each sample.