Transcriptome profiling analysis of muscle tissue reveals potential candidate genes affecting water holding capacity in Chinese Simmental beef cattle

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第一作者： Du, Lili

作者： Du, Lili;Chang, Tianpeng;An, Bingxing;Liang, Mang;Duan, Xinghai;Cai, Wentao;Zhu, Bo;Gao, Xue;Chen, Yan;Xu, Lingyang;Zhang, Lupei;Li, Junya;Gao, Huijiang;Duan, Xinghai

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期刊名称：SCIENTIFIC REPORTS （ 影响因子：4.38； 五年影响因子：5.134 ）

ISSN： 2045-2322

年卷期： 2021 年 11 卷 1 期

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摘要： Water holding capacity (WHC) is an important sensory attribute that greatly influences meat quality. However, the molecular mechanism that regulates the beef WHC remains to be elucidated. In this study, the longissimus dorsi (LD) muscles of 49 Chinese Simmental beef cattle were measured for meat quality traits and subjected to RNA sequencing. WHC had significant correlation with 35 kg water loss (r = - 0.99, p < 0.01) and IMF content (r = 0.31, p < 0.05), but not with SF (r = - 0.20, p = 0.18) and pH (r = 0.11, p = 0.44). Eight individuals with the highest WHC (H-WHC) and the lowest WHC (L-WHC) were selected for transcriptome analysis. A total of 865 genes were identified as differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between two groups, of which 633 genes were up-regulated and 232 genes were down-regulated. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment revealed that DEGs were significantly enriched in 15 GO terms and 96 pathways. Additionally, based on protein-protein interaction (PPI) network, animal QTL database (QTLdb), and relevant literature, the study not only confirmed seven genes (HSPA12A, HSPA13, PPAR., MYL2, MYPN, TPI, and ATP2A1) influenced WHC in accordance with previous studies, but also identified ATP2B4, ACTN1, ITGAV, TGFBR1, THBS1, and TEK as the most promising novel candidate genes affecting the WHC. These findings could offer important insight for exploring the molecular mechanism underlying the WHC trait and facilitate the improvement of beef quality.

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