The DGAT1 catalyses the last reaction of the triacylglycerol synthesis and, in cattle, it was assessed as QTL for milk fat. Among ruminants, the buffaloes produce milk with a higher fat content; therefore, the improvement of this trait is one of the main goals for the progress of the species. The transcriptomic profile of DGAT1 in lactating buffaloes was never investigated. Our data revealed complex mRNA patterns and genetic diversity in buffaloes with extreme milk fat phenotypes. These findings open the opportunity for new transcriptomic investigations in fat metabolism genes, including the future possibility to select alleles with favourable characteristics.
Transcript analysis at DGAT1 reveals different mRNA profiles for river buffaloes with extreme phenotypes for milk fat / Gu, M.; Cosenza, Gianfranco; Nicolae, I.; Bota, A.; Guo, Y.; Di Stasio, L. .; Pauciullo, A.. - In: JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE. - ISSN 1525-3198. - 100:10(2017), pp. 8265-8276. [10.3168/jds.2017-12771]
Transcript analysis at DGAT1 reveals different mRNA profiles for river buffaloes with extreme phenotypes for milk fat
COSENZA, GIANFRANCO;
2017
Abstract
The DGAT1 catalyses the last reaction of the triacylglycerol synthesis and, in cattle, it was assessed as QTL for milk fat. Among ruminants, the buffaloes produce milk with a higher fat content; therefore, the improvement of this trait is one of the main goals for the progress of the species. The transcriptomic profile of DGAT1 in lactating buffaloes was never investigated. Our data revealed complex mRNA patterns and genetic diversity in buffaloes with extreme milk fat phenotypes. These findings open the opportunity for new transcriptomic investigations in fat metabolism genes, including the future possibility to select alleles with favourable characteristics.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
