| A non-synonymous mutation in a conserved site of the MTTP gene is strongly associated with protein activity and fatty acid profile in pigs. | |
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PMID: 19496770 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Despite the economic interest of the fatty acid profile in pigs, no gene has been convincingly associated with this trait so far. Here, the porcine microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTTP) gene, which plays a crucial role in the assembly of nascent lipoproteins, has been analysed as a positional candidate gene for a QTL affecting the fatty acid composition that was previously identified on chromosome 8 in an Iberian by Landrace F(2) cross. By resequencing a panel of different breeds, a non-synonymous polymorphism in a conserved residue of the lipid transfer domain of MTTP was identified. Association analyses with this polymorphism showed a strong association with the fatty acid composition of porcine fat, much stronger than the QTL effect, in the F(2) cross and in a synthetic Sino-European line. In addition, in vitro activity assays in liver protein extracts have shown that this mutation is also associated with the lipid transfer activity of the MTTP protein (P < 0.1). These results suggest that the detected polymorphism is a potential causal factor of the fatty acid composition QTL. There appears to be an interaction between the porcine MTTP genotype and the type of fat source in the pig diet, which would agree with the previous results on the biology of MTTP biology. |
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Authors:
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J Estellé; A I Fernández; M Pérez-Enciso; A Fernández; C Rodríguez; A Sánchez; J L Noguera; J M Folch |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-06-03 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Animal genetics Volume: 40 ISSN: 1365-2052 ISO Abbreviation: Anim. Genet. Publication Date: 2009 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-05 Completed Date: 2010-08-09 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8605704 Medline TA: Anim Genet Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 813-20 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain. |
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Animals Carrier Proteins / genetics* Diet Fatty Acids / analysis Lipoproteins / analysis, metabolism* Liver / chemistry Mutation* Quantitative Trait Loci Sus scrofa / genetics* |
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0/Carrier Proteins; 0/Fatty Acids; 0/Lipoproteins; 0/microsomal triglyceride transfer protein |
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