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Examining the Genetic Background of Porcine Muscle Growth and Development Based on Transcriptome and miRNAome Data.

ABSTRACT: Recently, selection in pigs has been focused on improving the lean meat content in carcasses; this focus has been most evident in breeds constituting a paternal component in breeding. Such sire-breeds are used to improve the meat quantity of cross-breed pig lines. However, even in one breed, a significant variation in the meatiness level can be observed. In the present study, the comprehensive analysis of genes and microRNA expression profiles in porcine muscle tissue was applied to identify the genetic background of meat content. The comparison was performed between whole gene expression and miRNA profiles of muscle tissue collected from two sire-line pig breeds (Pietrain, Hampshire). The RNA-seq approach allowed the identification of 627 and 416 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between pig groups differing in terms of loin weight between Pietrain and Hampshire breeds, respectively. The comparison of miRNA profiles showed differential expression of 57 microRNAs for Hampshire and 34 miRNAs for Pietrain pigs. Next, 43 genes and 18 miRNAs were selected as differentially expressed in both breeds and potentially related to muscle development. According to Gene Ontology analysis, identified DEGs and microRNAs were involved in the regulation of the cell cycle, fatty acid biosynthesis and regulation of the actin cytoskeleton. The most deregulated pathways dependent on muscle mass were the Hippo signalling pathway connected with the TGF-? signalling pathway and controlling organ size via the regulation of ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis, cell proliferation and apoptosis. The identified target genes were also involved in pathways such as the FoxO signalling pathway, signalling pathways regulating pluripotency of stem cells and the PI3K-Akt signalling pathway. The obtained results indicate molecular mechanisms controlling porcine muscle growth and development. Identified genes (SOX2, SIRT1, KLF4, PAX6 and genes belonging to the transforming growth factor beta superfamily) could be considered candidate genes for determining muscle mass in pigs.

SUBMITTER: Ropka-Molik K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5979540 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Examining the Genetic Background of Porcine Muscle Growth and Development Based on Transcriptome and miRNAome Data.

Ropka-Molik Katarzyna K Pawlina-Tyszko Klaudia K Żukowski Kacper K Piórkowska Katarzyna K Żak Grzegorz G Gurgul Artur A Derebecka Natalia N Wesoły Joanna J

International journal of molecular sciences 20180416 4

Recently, selection in pigs has been focused on improving the lean meat content in carcasses; this focus has been most evident in breeds constituting a paternal component in breeding. Such sire-breeds are used to improve the meat quantity of cross-breed pig lines. However, even in one breed, a significant variation in the meatiness level can be observed. In the present study, the comprehensive analysis of genes and microRNA expression profiles in porcine muscle tissue was applied to identify the ...[more]

PMID: 29659518

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Project description:Purpose: The aim of present research was to identify miRNAs potentially related with muscle growth in pig Methods: miRNA-seq analysis was performed on longissimus lumborum samples collected from 13 pigs representing two sire-line breeds – Pietrain and Hampshire. Based on dissection data, pigs were selected from a larger population in terms of weight of loin muscle to obtain the most extreme groups in each breed The miRNA libraries were constructed form total RNA with the use Neb Next Multiplex Small RNA Library Prep Set for Illumina (New England Biolabs) according to the protocol. The quantification of obtained libraries was performed on a Qubit 2.0 spectrophotometer (Invitrogen, Life Technologies) and a TapeStation 2200 instrument (D1000 ScreenTape; Agilent). The miRNA-seq was performed in 36 single-end cycles on HiScanSQ platform (Illumina) with the use of TruSeq SR Cluster Kit v3- CBOT-HS and TruSeq SBS Kit v 3 - HS (Illumina). Differentially expressed microRNAs were detected using the DESeq2 software while validation was performed by qPCR. Results: miRNA-seq approach allowed to identify 196 known and 149 potentially novel miRNAs in both breeds. The comparison of miRNA profiles between pig groups with different loin weight showed differential expression of 57 microRNAs for Hampshire pigs and 34 miRNAs for Pietrain pigs. Furthermore, 18 common microRNAs with differential expression were identified for both breeds tested. The Gene Ontology analysis (DIANA mirPath v.3 tool) confirmed that detected genes were involved in regulation of cell cycle, fatty acid biosynthesis, regulation of actin cytoskeleton, lysine degradation and ubiquitin mediated proteolysis. According to the KEGG Database, these DE miRNAs enrich the following pathways, i.a.: the Hippo signaling pathway, TGF-beta signaling pathway and PI3K-Akt signaling pathway. Conclusions: Obtained results allow to propose the panel of miRNAs, which can be related with porcine muscle growth and development. Such analysis can be the basis of future research in terms of identification of candidate miRNAs related with important production traits in pigs.

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Examining the Genetic Background of Porcine Muscle Growth and Development Based on Transcriptome and miRNAome Data.

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Examining the Genetic Background of Porcine Muscle Growth and Development Based on Transcriptome and miRNAome Data.

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