Identification of a circulating miRNA that is involved in meat yield and connects exosomes and longissimus dorsi muscle in Korean cattle steers
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ABSTRACT: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression. The aim of this study was to identify circulating miRNAs that are involved with meat yield and connect exosomes and longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle in Korean cattle steer. Thus, we performed analyses of the carcass characteristics, exosome extraction, bovine miRNA array, mature miRNA qPCR, bioinformatics, and qPCR. Our analysis of the carcass characteristics relative to the yield grade (YG) showed that the yield index (YI) and rib eye area were the highest, whereas the backfat thickness was the lowest for YG A cattle among the three YGs. We performed a miRNA microarray and a Venn diagram analysis to sort the circulating miRNAs that connect exosomes and LD muscle. Mature miRNA qPCR showed that miR-15a (r = 0.84), miR-26b (r = 0.91), and miR-29c (r = 0.92) had positive relationships with exosomes and LD muscle. In YG A cattle, miR-26b was considered to be a circulating miRNA connecting exosomes and LD muscle because the expression pattern of miR-26b was similar in the microarray and miRNA qPCR for miR-26b-targeted genes, where the expression levels of DIAPH3 and YOD1 were lower than those in YG C cattle. Our results suggest that circulating miR-26b may participate in cell maintenance by regulating DIAPH3 and YOD1 in the LD muscle of Korean cattle. 29 or 30 month Korean cattle steers were classified by yield grade(YG) A, B, and C. miRNA expression patterns for exosome and LD muscle were compared among YGs.
ORGANISM(S): Bos taurus
SUBMITTER: Jinjong Bong
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-73389 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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