Structure and function of biotin-dependent carboxylases

L Tong - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2013 - Springer
Biotin-dependent carboxylases include acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), propionyl-CoA
carboxylase (PCC), 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase (MCC), geranyl-CoA carboxylase …

Genetics of fat tissue accumulation in pigs: a comparative approach

M Switonski, M Stachowiak, J Cieslak, M Bartz… - Journal of Applied …, 2010 - Springer
Fatness traits are important in pig production since they influence meat quality and fattening
efficiency. On the other hand, excessive fat accumulation in humans has become a serious …

Genome-Wide Association Study Singles Out SCD and LEPR as the Two Main Loci Influencing Intramuscular Fat Content and Fatty Acid Composition in Duroc Pigs

R Ros-Freixedes, S Gol, RN Pena, M Tor… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Intramuscular fat (IMF) content and fatty acid composition affect the organoleptic quality and
nutritional value of pork. A genome-wide association study was performed on 138 Duroc …

RNA-Seq based genetic variant discovery provides new insights into controlling fat deposition in the tail of sheep

MR Bakhtiarizadeh, AA Alamouti - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Genetic basis of fat deposition in sheep tail have not been completely elucidated yet.
Understanding the genetic mechanisms controlling fat-tail size can improve breeding …

The effect of feeding system in the expression of genes related with fat metabolism in semitendinous muscle in sheep

E Dervishi, C Serrano, M Joy, M Serrano, C Rodellar… - Meat science, 2011 - Elsevier
The effect of feeding system on the expression of LPL, ACACA, FASN, FABP4, DGAT1, SCD,
CPT1B, PRKAA2, LEP, SREBP1, PPARG, PPARA and CEBPB genes in semitendinous …

Muscle transcriptomic profiles in pigs with divergent phenotypes for fatness traits

A Cánovas, R Quintanilla, M Amills, RN Pena - BMC genomics, 2010 - Springer
Background Selection for increasing intramuscular fat content would definitively improve the
palatability and juiciness of pig meat as well as the sensorial and organoleptic properties of …

Genetics of meat quality and carcass traits.

DC Ciobanu, SM Lonergan… - The genetics of the …, 2011 - cabidigitallibrary.org
The genetics of the pig: Genetics of meat quality and carcass traits. Page 1 ©CAB International
2011. The Genetics of the Pig, 2nd Edn (eds MF Rothschild and A. Ruvinsky) 355 Genetics of …

Identification and expression analysis of long noncoding RNAs in fat-tail of sheep breeds

MR Bakhtiarizadeh, SA Salami - G3: Genes, Genomes …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Emerging evidence suggests that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) participate in the
regulation of a diverse range of biological processes. However, most studies have been …

Evaluation of SCD, ACACA and FASN mutations: effects on pork quality and other production traits in pigs selected based on RNA-Seq results

K Piórkowska, M Małopolska, K Ropka-Molik… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study aimed to evaluate mutations within three candidate genes
(SCD, ACACA, FASN) for their effects on fattening and slaughter characteristics, as well as …

Dynamic transcriptome and DNA methylome analyses on longissimus dorsi to identify genes underlying intramuscular fat content in pigs

Y Wang, C Ma, Y Sun, Y Li, L Kang, Y Jiang - BMC genomics, 2017 - Springer
Background The intramuscular fat content (IMF) refers to the amount of fat within muscles,
including the sum of phospholipids mainly found in cell membranes, triglycerides and …