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Grazing-Induced Changes in circRNAs, miRNAs and mRNAs Expression in Tibetan Sheep Biceps Femoris.

Xiong Ma, Shaobin Li, Zhanzhao Chen, Zhaohua He, Jianming Ren, Shiyu Tao, Lan Zhang, Pengfei Zhao

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Article in Biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Xiong MaFaculty of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Gansu Minzu Normal University, Hezuo 747000, China.
Shaobin LiGansu Key Laboratory of Herbivorous Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6688-1117
Zhanzhao ChenGansu Key Laboratory of Herbivorous Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China.
Zhaohua HeCollege of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7054-2396
Jianming RenFaculty of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Gansu Minzu Normal University, Hezuo 747000, China.
Shiyu TaoFaculty of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Gansu Minzu Normal University, Hezuo 747000, China.
Lan ZhangFaculty of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Gansu Minzu Normal University, Hezuo 747000, China.
Pengfei ZhaoFaculty of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Gansu Minzu Normal University, Hezuo 747000, China.

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2024 Gansu Province Universities Industrial Support Plan Projects 2024CYZC-592024 Gansu Province Youth Science and Technology Fund 24JRRP0062025 Gansu Province Universities Young Doctor Support Projects 2025QB-098
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Abstract

The present study is aimed at investigating the effects of grazing on the meat quality of Tibetan sheep, as well as the associated molecular mechanisms. A total of ten Tibetan sheep were utilized and equally allocated into two groups: grazing and pen-feeding. To assess the intramuscular fat (IMF) content, Soxhlet extraction was performed on the biceps femoris muscle. Additionally, transcriptome sequencing was carried out to evaluate the expression profiles of RNAs, facilitating the construction of a ceRNA regulatory network. The results demonstrated that the IMF content in the grazing group was significantly higher compared to the pen-feeding group, implying that grazing might foster the formation of Type I muscle fibers, thereby enhancing meat quality. Moreover, the expression levels of circRNAs, such as novel_circ_001331, novel_circ_012918, novel_circ_029843, and novel_circ_059962, were markedly up-regulated in the grazing group. These circRNAs may alleviate the inhibitory effects on genes like COL8A1, MYLK3, and NOX4 by interacting with miR-381-y, miR-7144-x, miR-16-z, miR-8159-x, novel-m0040-3p, novel-m0092-5p, and oar-miR-329a-3p. These circRNAs and miRNAs are predominantly involved in the MAPK, Wnt, and VEGF signaling pathways and could be implicated in biological processes such as muscle fiber type switching and energy metabolism. This research offers valuable insights for improving the meat quality of Tibetan sheep and provides a foundation for exploring the role of circRNA and miRNA in the regulation of meat quality under grazing conditions.

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biceps femoriscompeting endogenous RNAgrazingintramuscular fatTibetan sheep

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PMCPMC12467137

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