Molecular mechanism underlying the differential MYF6 expression in postnatal skeletal muscle of Duroc and Pietrain breeds

• Main Authors: Fan H., Cinar M.U., Phatsara C., Tesfaye D., Tholen E., Looft C., Schellander K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84860389355&partnerID=40&md5=d24321378dccffafd1252922aae6b687; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/402
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Among modern western pigs, Duroc (high meat fat ratio) and Pietrain (low meat fat ratio) breeds extensively utilized in commercial pork production differ extremely for their muscle phenotypes. The molecular mechanism, especially the epigenetic mechanism, underlying these breed-specific differences i...