Article
Isolation, mapping, SNP detection and association with backfat traits of the porcine CTNNBL1 and DGAT2 genes.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Apr 2012
Yin Q, Yang H -W, Han X -L, Fan B, Liu B
Abstract excerpt
Both the CTNNBL1 (catenin, β-like1) and DGAT2 (diacylglycerol acyltransferase2) genes play important roles in adipose metabolism. In this study, we cloned these two genes in pigs. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR results showed that both genes were extensively expressed, and CTNNBL1 was at a high level in the heart and spleen, while DGAT2 was most abundant in the liver. In CTNNBL1, one synonymous mutation c.555C>T was...
Topics
- Adiposity
- Animals
- Breeding
- Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genome
- Humans
- Meat