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Expression Profile and Bioinformatics Analysis of Lipoprotein Lipase in Suzhong Pigs

FU Yan-feng1, LI Bi-xia1, LI Lan2, FANG Xiao-min1, WANG Xue-min1, REN Shou-wen1*   

  1. (1. Institute of Animal Science, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014,China; 2. College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China)
  • Received:2011-12-14 Online:2012-12-26 Published:2012-12-26

Abstract:

In order to understand the structure and function of porcine LPL gene, the mRNA expression profile of porcine LPL in five tissues (heart, liver, kidney, subcutaneous fat and longissimus muscle) were examined in Suzhong pigs by Real-time PCR. Besides, the coding sequences (CDS) of LPL were cloned and sequenced in Suzhong pigs, and molecular structure and function of LPL were analyzed by bioinformatics methods. The results showed that mRNA expression abundance of LPL in different tissues tended to be subcutaneous fat > heart>kidney>longissimus muscle>liver. Among these tissues, LPL expression in subcutaneous fat was significantly higher than that in any other tissues (P<0.01), and expression in longissimus muscle of boars was significantly higher than that of sows (P<0.01). There was significant difference of eye-muscle area and lean-meat percentage traits between boars and sows(P<0.05). Bioinformatic analysis revealed that porcine LPL gene encode a protein of 479 amino acids, and its theoretical isoelectric point was 4.99. LPL protein was a hydrophobic and secreted protein with a signal peptide. In addition, Suzhong pig was closed to cattle, sheep and cat in phylogenetic tree. These findings suggest that the LPL may play an important role in regulating fat deposition in tissues of Suzhong pigs, such as subcutaneous fat, heart, kidney and muscle, etc, and it can be an important candidate gene for improving meat quality in Suzhong pigs.

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