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FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
Volume 166, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.112550
Keywords
IMF content; Meat quality; Multi-omics; Pig
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In this study, omics methods were used to analyze the differences in meat quality characteristics among Chinese local pig breeds. The results revealed differences in fatty acids, amino acids, gene expression, protein abundance, and metabolite accumulation. Furthermore, the Weighted genes co-expression network construction identified RapGEF1 as a key gene related to intramuscular fat (IMF) content. This study provides fundamental data and new insights into unraveling the mechanism of pig IMF content.
Intramuscular fat (IMF) content, which is an important determinant of meat quality characteristics such as tenderness, juiciness and flavor, has long been a research hotspot. Chinese local pig breeds are famous for their excellent meat quality which is mainly reflected in the high IMF content, strong hydraulic system and et al. However, there are few analysis of meat quality by omics methods. In our study, we identified 12 different fatty acids, 6 different amino acids, 1,262 differentially expression genes (DEGs), 140 differentially abundant proteins (DAPs) and 169 differentially accumulated metabolites (DAMs) (p < 0.05) with metabolome, transcriptome, and proteome. It has been found that DEGs, DAPs and DAMs were enriched in the Wnt signaling pathway, PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, Rap1 signaling pathway, and Ras signaling pathway which were related to meat quality. Moreover, our Weighted genes co-expression network construction (WGCNA) showed RapGEF1 was the key gene related to IMF content and the RT-qPCR analysis was used to perform validation of the significant genes. In summary, our study provided both fundamental data and new insights to further uncover the secret of pig IMF content.
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