Article
Variation in the IGF2 gene promoter region is associated with intramuscular fat content in porcine skeletal muscle.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Apr 2012
Aslan Ozlem, Hamill Ruth M, Davey Grace, McBryan Jean, Mullen Anne Maria, Gispert Marina, Sweeney Torres
Abstract excerpt
Intramuscular fat (IMF) and subcutaneous fat (back fat-BF) are two of the major fat depots in livestock. A QTN located in the insulin-like growth factor 2 gene (IGF2) has been associated with a desirable reduction in BF depth in pigs. Given that the lipid metabolism of intramuscular adipocytes differs from that of subcutaneous fat adipocytes, this study aimed to search for genetic variation in the IGF2 gene that...
Topics
- Adiposity
- Animals
- Breeding
- Crosses, Genetic
- Exons
- Female
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genotyping Techniques