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dc.contributor.authorHorodyska, Justyna*
dc.contributor.authorWimmers, Klaus*
dc.contributor.authorReyer, Henry*
dc.contributor.authorTrakooljul, Nares*
dc.contributor.authorMullen, Anne Maria*
dc.contributor.authorLawlor, Peadar G*
dc.contributor.authorHamill, Ruth M*
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-08T16:04:11Z
dc.date.available2018-11-08T16:04:11Z
dc.date.issued2018-11-01
dc.identifier.citationHorodyska J, Wimmers K, Reyer H, Trakooljul N, Mullen AM, Lawlor PG, Hamill RM. RNA-seq of muscle from pigs divergent in feed efficiency and product quality identifies differences in immune response, growth, and macronutrient and connective tissue metabolism. BMC Genomics 2018;19(1):791; doi 10.1186/s12864-018-5175-y.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11019/1627
dc.descriptionpeer-revieweden_US
dc.description.abstractBackground Feed efficiency (FE) is an indicator of efficiency in converting energy and nutrients from feed into a tissue that is of major environmental and economic significance. The molecular mechanisms contributing to differences in FE are not fully elucidated, therefore the objective of this study was to profile the porcine Longissimus thoracis et lumborum (LTL) muscle transcriptome, examine the product quality from pigs divergent in FE and investigate the functional networks underpinning the potential relationship between product quality and FE. Results RNA-Seq (n = 16) and product quality (n = 40) analysis were carried out in the LTL of pigs differing in FE status. A total of 272 annotated genes were differentially expressed with a P < 0.01. Functional annotation revealed a number of biological events related to immune response, growth, carbohydrate & lipid metabolism and connective tissue indicating that these might be the key mechanisms governing differences in FE. Five most significant bio-functions altered in FE groups were ‘haematological system development & function’, ‘lymphoid tissue structure & development’, ‘tissue morphology’, ‘cellular movement’ and ‘immune cell trafficking’. Top significant canonical pathways represented among the differentially expressed genes included ‘IL-8 signalling’, ‘leukocyte extravasation signalling, ‘sphingosine-1-phosphate signalling’, ‘PKCθ signalling in T lymphocytes’ and ‘fMLP signalling in neutrophils’. A minor impairment in the quality of meat, in relation to texture and water-holding capacity, produced by high-FE pigs was observed. High-FE pigs also had reduced intramuscular fat content and improved nutritional profile in terms of fatty acid composition. Conclusions Ontology analysis revealed enhanced activity of adaptive immunity and phagocytes in high-FE pigs suggesting more efficient conserving of resources, which can be utilised for other important biological processes. Shifts in carbohydrate conversion into glucose in FE-divergent muscle may underpin the divergent evolution of pH profile in meat from the FE-groups. Moreover, altered amino acid metabolism and increased mobilisation & flux of calcium may influence growth in FE-divergent muscle. Furthermore, decreased degradation of fibroblasts in FE-divergent muscle could impact on collagen turnover and alter tenderness of meat, whilst enhanced lipid degradation in high-FE pigs may potentially underlie a more efficient fat metabolism in these animals.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe ECO-FCE project was funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBiomed Centralen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBMC Genomics;vol 19
dc.subjectFeed efficiencyen_US
dc.subjectResidual Feed Intake (RFI)en_US
dc.subjectGene expressionen_US
dc.subjectTranscriptomicsen_US
dc.subjectRNAen_US
dc.titleRNA-seq of muscle from pigs divergent in feed efficiency and product quality identifies differences in immune response, growth, and macronutrient and connective tissue metabolismen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.date.updated2018-11-04T04:48:05Z
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-018-5175-y
dc.contributor.sponsorEuropean Unionen_US
dc.contributor.sponsorGrantNumber311794en_US
refterms.dateFOA2018-11-08T16:04:12Z


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