期刊
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
卷 11, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.619399
关键词
RNA-Seq; skeletal muscle; differentially expressed gene; Liaoning cashmere goats; Ziwuling black goats
资金
- fund for Basic Research Creative Groups of Gansu Province [18JR3RA190]
- Fuxi Young Talents Fund of Gansu Agricultural University [Gaufx-02Y02]
- Projects of Gansu Agricultural University [GSAU-ZL-2015-033]
This study investigated the differences in carcass weight, meat quality traits, and muscle components in Longissimus dorsi muscle tissues between Liaoning cashmere goats and Ziwuling black goats. The results showed that ZB goats had more tender meat with lower total collagen fibers in their muscle tissues compared to LC goats. RNA-Seq analysis revealed differentially expressed genes related to muscle growth, intramuscular fat deposition, lipid metabolism, hippo signaling pathway, and Jak-STAT signaling pathway in these two goat breeds.
Carcass weight, meat quality and muscle components are important traits economically and they underpin most of the commercial return to goat producers. In this study, the Longissimus dorsi muscle tissues were collected from five Liaoning cashmere (LC) goats and five Ziwuling black (ZB) goats with phenotypic difference in carcass weight, some meat quality traits and muscle components. The histological quantitative of collagen fibers and the transcriptome profiles in the Longissimus dorsi muscle tissues were investigated using Masson-trichrome staining and RNA-Seq, respectively. The percentage of total collagen fibers in the Longissimus dorsi muscle tissues from ZB goats was less than those from LC goats, suggesting that these ZB goats had more tender meat. An average of 15,919 and 15,582 genes were found to be expressed in Longissimus dorsi muscle tissues from LC and ZB goats, respectively. Compared to LC goats, the expression levels of 78 genes were up-regulated in ZB goats, while 133 genes were down-regulated. Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses revealed that the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were significantly enriched in GO terms related to the muscle growth and development and the deposition of intramuscular fat and lipid metabolism, hippo signaling pathway and Jak-STAT signaling pathway. The results provide an improved understanding of the genetic mechanisms regulating meat production performance in goats, and will help us improve the accuracy of selection for meat traits in goats using marker-assisted selection based on these differentially expressed genes obtained.
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