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SNP variation in the promoter of the PRKAG3 gene and association with meat quality traits in pig.
BMC genetics - 25 Jul 2012
Ryan Marion T, Hamill Ruth M, O'Halloran Aisling M, Davey Grace C, McBryan Jean, Mullen Anne M, McGee Chris, Gispert Marina, Southwood Olwen I, Sweeney Torres
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The PRKAG3 gene encodes the γ3 subunit of adenosine monophosphate activated protein kinase (AMPK), a protein that plays a key role in energy metabolism in skeletal muscle. Non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in this gene such as I199V are associated with important pork quality traits. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between gene expression of the...
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