Project description:MicroRNAs are a class of molecular regulators found to participate in numerous biological processes, including adipogenesis. However, whether dietary changes impact on microRNA (miRNA) in ruminants has not been reported. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the dietary effect on miRNA expression in subcutaneous (backfat) and visceral fat depots (perirenal fat) from beef steers fed with different diets containing high or low fat levels. Fat tissues were collected from 16 Hereford x Aberdeen Angus cross bred steers (15.5 month old) fed high fat diet (5.85% fat, n=8) or control diet (1.95% fat, n=8). Total RNA from each animal was subjected to miRNA microarray analysis using a customized Agilent miRNA microarray containing 672 bovine miRNA probes. Expression of miRNAs was not equally detected under two diets; 169 miRNAs were commonly expressed while 75 were diet specific. The number of miRNAs detected per animal under high fat diet was higher than those fed control diet (p= 0.037 in subcutaneous fat and p= 0.002 in visceral fat).. Further qRT-PCR analysis confirmed that the expression of some miRNAs was highly influenced by diet (miR-19a, -92a, -92b, -101, -103, -106, -142-5p, and 296) or fat depot (miR-196a and -2454). Our results revealed that the miRNA expression can be influenced by types of fat tissues or diet, suggesting that miRNAs may regulate bovine adipogenesis when diet alters. In this study, a total of 32 adipose tissue samples were analyzed by microRNA microarrays, being 16 subcutaneus (backfat) and 16 visceral (perirenal fat) fat depots were collected from 16 animals (Control diet = 8) (High fat diet = 8).
Project description:MicroRNAs are a class of molecular regulators found to participate in numerous biological processes, including adipogenesis. However, whether dietary changes impact on microRNA (miRNA) in ruminants has not been reported. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the dietary effect on miRNA expression in subcutaneous (backfat) and visceral fat depots (perirenal fat) from beef steers fed with different diets containing high or low fat levels. Fat tissues were collected from 16 Hereford x Aberdeen Angus cross bred steers (15.5 month old) fed high fat diet (5.85% fat, n=8) or control diet (1.95% fat, n=8). Total RNA from each animal was subjected to miRNA microarray analysis using a customized Agilent miRNA microarray containing 672 bovine miRNA probes. Expression of miRNAs was not equally detected under two diets; 169 miRNAs were commonly expressed while 75 were diet specific. The number of miRNAs detected per animal under high fat diet was higher than those fed control diet (p= 0.037 in subcutaneous fat and p= 0.002 in visceral fat).. Further qRT-PCR analysis confirmed that the expression of some miRNAs was highly influenced by diet (miR-19a, -92a, -92b, -101, -103, -106, -142-5p, and 296) or fat depot (miR-196a and -2454). Our results revealed that the miRNA expression can be influenced by types of fat tissues or diet, suggesting that miRNAs may regulate bovine adipogenesis when diet alters.
Project description:Here, we evaluated the molecular effects of dietary DINCH exposure, on the proteome, phosphoproteome and acetylome profiles of visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue in a model of diet-induced obesity in male and female C57BL/6N mice. This study includes data on visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue of male and female mice that were either fed a standard high-fat diet (HFD) or two HFD diets including doses of DINCH (4,500 ppm and 15,000 ppm).
Project description:The objective of this project is identifying differentially expressed (DE) genes which are associated with higher omega-3 fatty acids deposition in beef cows. Omega-3 fatty acids have been found to influence meat flavor and are beneficial to human health. Supplementation of livestock diets with flaxseed, a rich source of ë±-linolenic acid, is the most common means of producing omega-3 fatty acid-enriched animal products. Towards the goal of enhancing beef fatty acid composition, 64 crossbred cull cows (~30 months of age) with similar breed composition were randomized by weight/body condition, and fed one of four 50:50 forage:concentrate diets on a DM basis (16 cows/treatment), containing ground barley grain with either hay or silage, supplemented with 0 or 15% ground flaxseed (DM basis). Cows were slaughtered after spending 140 days on the treatment diets. Five cows from each of the four diets were selected for transcriptional analysis based on FA profiles of the kidney fat collected at slaughter. RNA was isolated from Longissimus thoracis muscle, subcutaneous and kidney fat of each cow (20 samples/tissue) and hybridized in duplicate to BOMC 24K 60-mer microarrays. Differential gene expression between flax-fed and non-flax-fed cows as well as identifying those genes associated with fatty acid metabolism were studied.
Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs found to regulate several biological processes including adipogenesis. Understanding adipose tissue regulation is critical for beef cattle as fat is an important determinant of beef quality and nutrient value . This study analyzed the association between genomic context characteristics of miRNAs with their expression and function in bovine adipose tissue. Twenty-four subcutaneous adipose tissue biopsies were obtained from eight British-continental crossbred steers at 3 different time points . Total RNA was extracted and miRNAs were profiled using a miRNA microarray with expression further validated by qRT-PCR. A total of 224 miRNAs were detected of which 155 were expressed in all steers (n=8), and defined as the core miRNAs of bovine subcutaneous adipose tissue. Core adipose miRNAs varied in terms of genomic location (59.5% intergenic, 38.7% intronic, 1.2% exonic, and 0.6% mirtron), organization (55.5% non-clustered and 44.5% clustered), and conservation (49% highly conserved, 14% conserved and 37% poorly conserved). Clustered miRNAs and highly conserved miRNAs were more highly expressed (p<0.05) and had more predicted targets than non-clustered or less conserved miRNAs (p<0.001). A total of 34 miRNAs were coordinately expressed, being part of six identified relevant networks. Two intronic miRNAs (miR-33a and miR-1281) were shown to have coordinated expression with their host genes which are involved in lipid metabolism, suggesting these miRNAs may also play a role in regulation of lipid metabolism/adipogenesis of bovine adipose tissue. Furthermore, a total of 17 bovine specific miRNAs were predicted to be involved in the regulation of energy balance in adipose tissue. These findings improve our understanding on the behavior of miRNAs in the regulation of bovine adipogenesis and fat metabolism as it reveals that miRNA expression patterns and functions are associated with miRNA genomic organization and conservation in bovine adipose tissue. In this study, a total of 24 subcutaneous adipose tissue samples were analyzed by microRNA microarrays. The samples were derived from eight steers at three different ages (12, 13.5 and 15 months).
Project description:Steer mesenteric fat transcriptome. Evaluation of the naturally occurring transcriptome variation in mesenteric fat among beef steers with divergent gain and feed intake phenotypes.