IBMAP project
Dec 1, 2015
Iberian pigs during the “Montanera” period © Manuel Revilla
Tittle
Application of Genomics and Massive Parallel Sequencing methods to the study of genetic variants that regulate growth, conformation and meat quality in pigs
Project coordinator
Host institution
Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica (CRAG), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
Funding source
Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO)
Amount
138 000 €
ID
AGL2011-29821-C02
Publications
Association of genetic variants and expression levels of porcine FABP4 and FABP5 genes
The FABP4 and FABP5 genes, coding for fatty acid transport proteins, have long been studied as positional candidate genes for SSC4 QTL …
A global analysis of CNVs in swine using whole genome sequence data and association analysis with fatty acid composition and growth traits
Copy number variations (CNVs) are important genetic variants complementary to SNPs, and can be considered as biomarkers for some …
Integration of liver gene co-expression networks and eGWAs analyses highlighted candidate regulators implicated in lipid metabolism in pigs
In the present study, liver co-expression networks and expression Genome Wide Association Study (eGWAS) were performed to identify DNA …
Analysis of the porcine APOA2 gene expression in liver, polymorphism identification and association with fatty acid composition traits
The APOA2 gene is a protein implicated in triglyceride, fatty acid and glucose metabolism. In pigs, the APOA2 gene is located on pig …
Expression-based GWAS identifies variants, gene interactions and key regulators affecting intramuscular fatty acid content and composition in porcine meat
The aim of this work is to better understand the genetic mechanisms determining two complex traits affecting porcine meat quality: …
Epigenetic regulation of the ELOVL6 gene is associated with a major QTL effect on fatty acid composition in pigs
In previous studies on an Iberian x Landrace cross, we have provided evidence that supported the porcine ELOVL6 gene as the major …
A co-association network analysis of the genetic determination of pig conformation, growth and fatness
Several QTLs have been identified for major economically relevant traits in livestock, such as growth and meat quality, revealing the …
New insight into the SSC8 genetic determination of fatty acid composition in pigs
Fat content and fatty acid composition in swine are becoming increasingly studied because of their effect on sensory and nutritional …