Abstract
We report a systematic study of gene expression during myogenesis and transdifferentiation in four bovine muscle tissues and of adipogenesis in three bovine fat tissues using DNA microarray analysis. One hundred hybridizations were performed and 7245 genes of known and unknown function were identified as being differentially expressed. Supervised hierarchical cluster analysis of gene expression patterns revealed the tissue specificity of genes. A close relationship in global gene expression observed for adipocyte-like cells derived from muscle and adipocytes derived from intramuscular fat suggests a common origin for these cells. The role of transthyretin in myogenesis is a novel finding. Different genes were highly induced during the transdifferentiation of myogenic satellite cells and in the adipogenesis of preadipocytes, indicating the involvement of different molecular mechanisms in these processes. Induction of CD36 and FABP4 expression in adipocyte-like cells and adipocytes may share a common pathway.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 195-202 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Genomics |
Volume | 100 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Sept |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was carried out with support from the “ Research Cooperating Program for Agricultural Science & Technology Development (project no. PJ006406 )”, RDA, Republic of Korea and National Research Foundation of Korea, Korean government (MEST) (grant no. 2008‐0060480 ). All research materials used in this study were provided by the Bovine Genome Resources Bank, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Korea.
Keywords
- Depots-specific gene expression
- Fat
- Gene expression
- Microarray
- Muscle
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics