Project description:Background: Intramuscular fat (IMF) content is highly valued as it improves meat product quality by enhancing taste, juiciness, and tenderness. IMF content can be significantly different between breeds. Thought many lipid metabolism-related genes are stated to be associated with IMF deposition, the molecular mechanism of IMF deposition is still poorly understood. To date, no gene or mutation loci responsible for the difference of IMF content among cattle breeds has been identified. To identify transcripts with potential regulatory role in lipid accumulated in muscle tissue, RNA sequencing was performed to compare the mRNAs, lncRNAs, and circRNAs expression patterns in the longissimus dorsi muscle and back fat between Chinese buffalo and cattle. Results: A total of 12 cDNA libraries were constructed. A total of 925,441,106 and 512,507,068 raw reads were obtained from buffalo and cattle, respectively. After filtering the adaptor and low quality reads, 909,040,352 and 491,967,820 clean reads were retained. In total, 19,917 mRNAs, 43,975 lncRNAs, and 10,701 circRNAs were identified in buffalo and 19,383 mRNAs, 8,265 lncRNAs, and 18,535 circRNAs were identified in cattle.
2020-10-20 | GSE139102 | GEO
Project description:Microbial diversity analysis of raw milk from water buffaloes under different seasons
Project description:Goats are adapted efficiently in different agro-climatic conditions. Goat milk has several unexplored health-promoting properties that need to be investigated scientifically and promoted commercially. Goat milk is mainly consumed in family and plays a pivotal role in fulfilling the nutritional requirement of older people, pregnant women and children. There has been considerable interest in goat milk protein due to availability of different bioactive peptides, which have nutraceutical applications. Secondly, goat milk is being used for treatment of different disease, allergy and heat stress condition. Therefore, the milk proteome analysis appears to be timely and required for future industrial application with respect to human health and nutrition. 2-DGE analysis of identified protein variants was performed and further identification of proteins was carried out through LC-MS/MS. variant samples from 15 breeds were resolved by 2DGE and spots were identified and analysed by LC-MS/MS from 15 different breeds for presence of unique peptides.
Project description:Samples of oil and production water were collected from five wells of the Qinghai Oilfield, China, and subjected to GeoChip hybridization experiments for microbial functional diversity profiling. Unexpectedly, a remarkable microbial diversity in oil samples, which was higher than that in the corresponding water samples, was observed, thus challenging previously believed assumptions about the microbial diversity in this ecosystem. Hierarchical clustering separated oil and water samples, thereby indicating distinct functional structures in the samples. Genes involved in the degradation of hydrocarbons, organic remediation, stress response, and carbon cycling were significantly abundant in crude oil, which is consistent with their important roles in residing in oil. Association analysis with environmental variables suggested that oil components comprising aromatic hydrocarbons, aliphatic hydrocarbons, and a polar fraction with nitrogen-, sulfur-, and oxygen-containing compounds were mainly influential on the structure of the microbial community. Furthermore, a comparison of microbial communities in oil samples indicated that the structures were depth/temperature-dependent. To our knowledge, this is the first thorough study to profile microbial functional diversity in crude oil samples.
Project description:Samples of oil and production water were collected from five wells of the Qinghai Oilfield, China, and subjected to GeoChip hybridization experiments for microbial functional diversity profiling. Unexpectedly, a remarkable microbial diversity in oil samples, which was higher than that in the corresponding water samples, was observed, thus challenging previously believed assumptions about the microbial diversity in this ecosystem. Hierarchical clustering separated oil and water samples, thereby indicating distinct functional structures in the samples. Genes involved in the degradation of hydrocarbons, organic remediation, stress response, and carbon cycling were significantly abundant in crude oil, which is consistent with their important roles in residing in oil. Association analysis with environmental variables suggested that oil components comprising aromatic hydrocarbons, aliphatic hydrocarbons, and a polar fraction with nitrogen-, sulfur-, and oxygen-containing compounds were mainly influential on the structure of the microbial community. Furthermore, a comparison of microbial communities in oil samples indicated that the structures were depth/temperature-dependent. To our knowledge, this is the first thorough study to profile microbial functional diversity in crude oil samples. From the Qinghai Oilfield located in the Tibetan Plateau, northwest China, oil production mixtures were taken from four oil production wells (No. 813, 516, 48 and 27) and one injection well (No. 517) in the Yue-II block. The floating oil and water phases of the production mixtures were separated overnight by gravitational separation. Subsequently, the microbial community and the characteristics of the water solution (W813, W516, W48, and W27) and floating crude oil (O813, O516, O48, and O27) samples were analyzed. A similar analysis was performed with the injection water solution (W517).
Project description:The proteins of the milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) have a number of functions, such as the regulation of milk fat secretion and metabolism, the uptake and transportation of fatty acids in the intestine and potential protection from bacterial or viral infection. While the proteome of the MFGM in bovine milk has been extensively characterised, our knowledge of these proteins in buffalo milk is limited. In this study, a proteomic approach was used to characterise the proteome of the buffalo MFGM. Multiple extraction techniques were employed to increase the coverage of proteins identified, while label free relative quantitative liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry was used for comparison between the buffalo and bovine MFGM proteome. A total of 220 buffalo MFGM proteins and 234 bovine MFGM proteins were identified after being filtered from the initial dataset of 757 and 680 proteins respectively. Significantly greater amounts of xanthine oxidoreductase, platelet glycoprotein 4, heat shock cognate and calcineurin B homologous protein were identified per mass of buffalo MFGM protein extracted. The higher expression of xanthine oxidase in the MFGM of buffalo milk was confirmed by Western blot analysis and a heterogeneous distribution of this protein observed in situ on the surface of the MFGM. The high concentration of fat in buffalo milk, together with the differences in the MFGM proteome indicate differences in the nutritional profile, biological function, and potential ease of processing of buffalo and bovine milk products.
Project description:The aim of the study was to investigate differences in the gene expression profiles of selected tissues in two most popular goat’s breeds in Poland: Polish White Improved (PWI) and Polish Fawn Improved (PFI). Three different types of tissue samples were selected: somatic cells isolated from goats’ milk (MSC), milk fat globules (MFG) and peripheral nuclear blood cells (PBNC) Since there were no earlier genetic studies focused on genetic differences between these two goat breeds we decided to evaluate hypothetical genomic differences assuming that such a differences should be the consequence of genetic differences. We created the hypothesis that if genomic differences exist they should be revealed in hierarchical clustering of transcriptomic profiles of selected tissues. Should the genomic differences exist the clusters obtained are grouping goat breeds and not goat’s tissues. The results of hierarchical clustering however show something completely different. The clusters are grouping goat tissues (milk fat globules, milk somatic cells, peripheral blood nuclear cells) without any relation with goat breed. So the analytical tool does not recognize the goat breed as a driver of transcriptomic difference. Moreover, we were not able to find significantly regulated genes between two breeds
2017-06-10 | GSE89693 | GEO
Project description:Raw buffalo milk macrogenomic data