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MicroRNA expression profiles differ between primary myofiber of lean and obese pig breeds.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
He Dongting, Zou Tiande, Gai Xiangrong, Ma Jideng, Li Mingzhou, Huang Zhiqing, Chen Daiwen
Abstract excerpt
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are non-coding small miRNAs ~22 nucleotides in length and play a vital role in muscle development by binding to messenger RNAs (mRNAs). Large White (LW, a lean type pig) and Meishan pigs (MS, a Chinese indigenous obese breed) have significant postnatal phenotype differences in growth rate, muscle mass and meat quality, and these differences are programmed during prenatal muscle development....
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