| Title: | Lipid metabolism, deposition and composition in different metabolic types of pigs : Ph. D. thesis |
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| Authors: | ID Poklukar Žnidaršič, Klavdija (Author)
ID Škrlep, Martin (Mentor) More about this mentor... 
ID Stajnko, Denis (Member of the commission for defense) |
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| Files: |  DOK_Poklukar_Znidarsic_Klavdija_2022.pdf (4,96 MB)
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Doctoral dissertation |
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| Typology: | 2.08 - Doctoral Dissertation |
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| Organization: | FKBV - Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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| Abstract: | Fat deposition contributes importantly to various aspects of pig production such as meat and fat quality. It is influenced by various factors, including genetics (i.e. different breeds) and non-genetic factors (e.g. sex). This study aimed to identify mechanisms underlying these differences. The general objective of the present research was to determine how genetic variants and gene expression networks influence lipid-related traits in different metabolic types of pigs (i.e. among local breeds, between local breeds versus modern pig crossbreed and between entire males versus immunocastrated versus surgically castrated pigs). In the first part of the research, 20 European local pig breeds were phenotypically distributed according to stature, growth performance and fatness traits. Principal component analysis of phenotypic data distinguished between larger and leaner breeds with better growth potential from breeds that were smaller, fatter, and had low growth efficiency. The phenotypic data and genetic variants were used for a genome scan for selection signatures associated with phenotype. Several candidate genes were identified that may have adapted to specific phenotypic traits, such as the ANXA4 and ANTXR1 genes for stature, the TLL1 and KCTD16 genes for growth performance, and the DNMT3A and POMC genes for fatness. Several discovered genes in the genotype-phenotype selection scan were further tested for differential gene expression in adipose tissue between the local Krškopolje and the modern crossbreed. However, no significant differences in expression were found between the studied groups. Additionally, the expression of genes involved in lipid metabolism was further investigated in the same groups to discover possible underlying mechanisms for fatty phenotype in Krškopolje pigs. Genes involved in adipogenesis (i.e. PPARγ) and lipogenesis (i.e. FASN, ACACA) were upregulated in Krškopolje compared to modern crossbreed. These results were further supported by a higher quantity of adipose tissue depots together with a higher desaturation capacity in Krškopolje pigs than in modern crossbreed. However, lipogenic enzyme activities of subcutaneous adipose tissue were lower in Krškopolje than in modern pigs. In the second part of the research, male sex categories were compared at different levels. RNA-sequencing analysis revealed 83 differentially expressed genes between entire males and immunocastrated pigs, 15 between immunocastrated and surgically castrated pigs and 48 between entire males and surgically castrated pigs. Upregulated genes in entire males compared to immunocastrated and surgically castrated pigs were related to extracellular matrix dynamics and adipogenesis, whereas downregulated genes were involved in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. A candidate gene expression approach using quantitative PCR demonstrated that genes involved in lipogenesis (i.e. FASN, ME1, ACACA) were downregulated in entire males compared to immunocastrated pigs. The obtained transcriptomic results were further associated with the phenotype. It was shown that entire males were the leanest compared to castrated pigs, exhibiting the smallest adipocytes and lobulus surface area in the backfat. In addition, activities of lipogenic enzymes in backfat were similar to surgically castrated pigs, while the immunocastrated pigs had increased activity compared to entire males and surgically castrated pigs. The higher activity of lipogenic enzymes in the backfat of immunocastrated pigs was not consistent with the fatty acid composition, as immunocastrates were still similar to entire males (lower saturated and higher polyunsaturated fatty acid content compared to surgically castrated pigs). To conclude, the present study discovered genetic variants and differentially expressed genes responsible for distinct lipid metabolism in different metabolic types of pigs.
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| Keywords: | prašič, maščobno tkivo, lipidni metabolizem, lokalne pasme, moderni križanci, nekastrirani prašiči, imunokastrirani prašiči, kirurško kastrirani prašiči, selekcijski podpisi povezani s fenotipom, izražanje genov |
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| Place of publishing: | Maribor |
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| Place of performance: | Maribor |
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| Publisher: | [K. Poklukar Žnidaršič] |
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| Year of publishing: | 2022 |
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| Number of pages: | IX, 128 str., [21] str. pril. |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-81658 |
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| UDC: | 636.4(043.3) |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 124155907 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 05.10.2022 |
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| Views: | 861 |
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| Categories: | FKBV
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