Table 3 Candidate genes identified for meat tenderness and related meat quality traits by breed and across breeds
Breed | Candidate gene |
|---|---|
Limousine | Glutathione S-transferase alpha 4 (GSTA4) |
Glutathione S-transferase alpha 5 (GSTA5) | |
Leptin (LEP) | |
Fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4) | |
Charolaise | Homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase (HGD) |
Lysyl oxidase (LOX) | |
Somatostatin (SST) | |
Phosphoglucomutase 1 (PGM1) | |
Stress-induced phosphoprotein 1 (STIP1) | |
Capping protein muscle Z-line, beta (CAPZB) | |
Blonde d’Aquitaine | Ankyrin 1 (ANK1) |
Ki-67 (MKI67) | |
Myosin regulatory light chain 2, skeletal muscle isoform (MYLPF) | |
Transcription termination factor, RNA polymerase I (TTF1) | |
Between two breeds | Myostatin (MSTN) |
Calpastatin (CAST) | |
Calpain 5 (CAPN5) | |
Growth hormone receptor (GHR) | |
RAR-related orphan receptor C (RORC) | |
ArfGAP with SH3 domain, ankyrin repeat and PH domain 1 (ASAP1) | |
Thyroglobulin (TG) | |
Calpain 1 (CAPN1) | |
Across-breeds | Collagen type XI alpha 1 (COL11A1) |
RAB11 family interacting protein 5 (RAB11FIP5) |