Article
Ubiquitin gene expression and ubiquitin conjugation in chicken muscle do not reflect differences in growth rate between broiler and layer birds.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jul 1999
Harper J M, Mee M P, Arnold J E, Boorman K N, Mayer R J, Buttery P J
Abstract excerpt
Previous work has shown that chicken strains selected for growth (broilers) degrade muscle proteins less rapidly than those selected for egg laying. They also have decreased calpain and increased calpastatin content in breast muscle. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that these differences correlate with changes in the ATP- and ubiquitin-dependent proteolytic system. Chickens of a broiler strain (Ross 1)...
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