Project description:We sequenced and analyzed the genome of a highly inbred miniature Chinese pig strain, the Banna Minipig Inbred Line (BMI). we conducted whole genome screening using next generation sequencing (NGS) technology and performed SNP calling using Sus Scrofa genome assembly Sscrofa11.1.
Project description:Here, we performed the first whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) of longissimus dorsi muscle (LDM) from Landrace (LR) and Wuzhishan (WZS) miniature pig during early embryonic stages (18, 21 and 28 dpc (days post coitum)).
Project description:Successful production of offspring in mammals is determined by the growth and apoptosis pathway, which is responsible for maintaining the balance between the estrous cycle. It is also believed that the development of the porcine ovary is regulated similarly; however, the molecular mechanism underlying differences in follicle development in the minipig and pig has yet to be elucidated. The present study aimed to identify developmental-associated genes differentially expressed in the minipig vs. pig.
Project description:In order to study the heart disorder that the long term, high energy diet caused, Bama miniature pigs were fed a high-fat, high-sucrose diet for 23 months. These pigs developed symptoms of metabolic syndrome and showed cardiac steatosis and hypertrophy with a greatly increased heart weight (1.82-fold, P<0.05) and heart volume (1.60-fold, P<0.05) compared with the control pigs. To understand the molecular mechanisms of cardiac steatosis and hypertrophy, nine pig heart cRNA samples were hybridized to porcine GeneChips.