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JOURNAL OF PROTEOMICS
Volume 205, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2019.103422
Keywords
Tenderness; Water-holding capacity; Intramuscular fat; Protein biomarkers; SWATH-MS
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- Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (Retos-Colaboracion program) (Project INCYDEN) [RTC-2016-5327-2]
- CYTED [116RT0503]
- GAIN (Axencia Galega de Innovacion) [IN607A2019/01]
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The positive perception of deer meat among consumers is growing. Consequently, further efforts are needed to control its meat quality. Specifically, the aim of this study was to search protein biomarkers in connection with tenderness and intramuscular fat (IMF) content of Iberian wild red deer (Cervus elaphus) meat. Twelve venison samples classified as tender, intermediate and tough meat, as well as with different IMF were studied, using quantitative proteomic by SWATH-MS combined with bioinformatic analyses. The study of muscle proteome showed significant differences among these three groups of meat samples, since five differentially abundant proteins (IVD, LAMB1, MYL3, SDHC and SDHA) and six (FABP4, IVD, LAMB1, MYL3, CRYZ and SERPINB6) were strongly correlated with tenderness and IMF, respectively. The proteomic approach provides protein biomarkers linked to venison meat quality and marked changes in proteins related to oxidoreductase complex in skeletal muscle. Significance: Meat tenderness and IMF are major concerns in game meat. The proteomic approach demonstrated a strong correlation between proteins and these quality traits, despite the complexity of samples (wild animals hunted at different ages). Our results suggest that several proteins can be biomarkers and provide a molecular insight.
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