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ArticleJournal of animal science2022

Transcriptome analysis reveals candidate genes of the synthesis of branched-chain fatty acids related to mutton flavor in the lamb liver using Allium mongolicum Regel extract.

Yabo Zhao, Yanmei Zhang, Erdene Khas, Chen Bai, Qina Cao, Changjin Ao

Open access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial, Veterinary
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Article in Journal of animal science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yabo ZhaoKey Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4983-0112
Yanmei ZhangKey Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China.
Erdene KhasKey Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China.
Chen BaiKey Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China.
Qina CaoKey Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China.
Changjin AoKey Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China.
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University · CN

Funding

Fuchuan Inner Mongolia Farming Polytron Technologies, Inc.Inner Mongolia Agricultural University BZCG202102Key Grant for Special for College of Animal ScienceSpecial Achievement for College of Animal Science BZCG202002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this study was to identify candidate genes via which Allium mongolicum Regel ethanol extract (AME) affects the synthesis of branched-chain fatty acids (BCFAs) related to mutton flavor by transcriptome analysis in the lamb liver. Thirty male Small-tailed Han sheep (3 mo old; 33.6 ± 1.2 kg) were randomly divided into two groups and fed for 75 d with a basal diet containing no AME (CON, control group) or 2.8 g·lamb-1·d-1 AME (AME group). Twelve sheep, CON (n = 6) and AME (n = 6), were selected for slaughter at the end of the trial period, and liver samples were subsequently collected. There was no difference in 4-ethyloctanoic acid content among treatments. The 4-methyloctanoic acid and 4-methylnonanoic acid levels were significantly lower in the AME group than in the CON group (P < 0.05). Furthermore, 461 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified between the CON and AME groups, of which 182 were upregulated and 279 were downregulated in the AME group. The DEGs were enriched in three pathways, namely, glutathione metabolism, ECM-receptor interaction, and steroid hormone biosynthesis, as determined by the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analysis. Finally, CYP2B6, ACOT12, THEM4, ACSF2, LPIN1, and ADCY4 were identified as candidate genes that might be involved in regulating the BCFAs synthesis in the sheep liver.

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AlliumAnimalsFatty AcidsGene Expression ProfilingLiverMalePlant ExtractsSheepTranscriptomeFatty AcidsPlant ExtractsAllium mongolicum Regel extractbranched-chain fatty acidslambliver transcriptomemutton flavor

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PMID35946924
PMCPMC9467026
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