Lei Pu

TL;DR: Functional analysis indicated that HMGA1 and SCUBE3 genes are the potential genes controlling BH, BL, and RC in pigs, with an application in breeding programs.

TL;DR: Analysis of the 15 annotated genes that were identified in three haplotype blocks indicated that HMGA1 and PPARD, which are expressed in limbs and influence chondrocyte cell growth and differentiation, could be considered as relevant biological candidates for limb bone length in pig, with potential applications in breeding programs.

TL;DR: The porcine MSRB3 owned a 3,765-bp full-length cDNA sequence and was detected to express in ear tissue and two SNPs of this gene were shown to be significantly associated with ear size in a Large White’× Minzhu intercross population instead of Beijing Black pig population.

TL;DR: LTBP2, which encodes a latent transforming growth factor beta binding protein, was previously reported to indirectly regulate the activity of growth differentiation factor Gdf11, which has been shown to increase the number of ribs in knock-out mice, is proposed as a good new candidate gene for number of rib number in the pig population.

TL;DR: The expression profiles of mRNAs and long noncoding RNAs from skeletal muscle in Duroc pigs with divergent RFI phenotypes were investigated by Illumina sequencing and suggested that low RFI pigs might be more efficient in energy utilization during skeletal muscle growth.