Genome-wide association study for intramuscular fat content in Chinese Lulai black pigs

Yanping Wang,Chao Ning,Cheng Wang,Jianfeng Guo,Jiying Wang,Ying Wu 아세아·태평양축산학회 2019 Animal Bioscience Vol.32 No.5

Objective: Intramuscular fat (IMF) content plays an important role in meat quality. Identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and genes related to pig IMF, especially using pig populations with high IMF content variation, can help to establish novel molecular breeding tools for optimizing IMF in pork and unveil the mechanisms that underlie fat metabolism. Methods: We collected muscle samples of 453 Chinese Lulai black pigs, measured IMF content by Soxhlet petroleum-ether extraction method, and genotyped genome-wide SNPs using GeneSeek Genomic Profiler Porcine HD BeadChip. Then a genome-wide association study was performed using a linear mixed model implemented in the GEMMA software. Results: A total of 43 SNPs were identified to be significantly associated with IMF content by the cutoff p<0.001. Among these significant SNPs, the greatest number of SNPs (n = 19) were detected on Chr.9, and two linkage disequilibrium blocks were formed among them. Additionally, 17 significant SNPs are mapped to previously reported quantitative trait loci (QTLs) of IMF and confirmed previous QTLs studies. Forty-two annotated genes centering these significant SNPs were obtained from Ensembl database. Overrepresentation test of pathways and gene ontology (GO) terms revealed some enriched reactome pathways and GO terms, which mainly involved regulation of basic material transport, energy metabolic process and signaling pathway. Conclusion: These findings improve our understanding of the genetic architecture of IMF content in pork and facilitate the follow-up study of fine-mapping genes that influence fat deposition in muscle.

High-density single nucleotide polymorphism chip-based conservation genetic analysis of indigenous pig breeds from Shandong Province, China

Wang, Yanping,Zhao, Xueyan,Wang, Cheng,Wang, Wenwen,Zhang, Qin,Wu, Ying,Wang, Jiying Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2021 Animal Bioscience Vol.34 No.7

Objective: Shandong indigenous pig breeds are important Chinese pig resources. Their progressive population decline in recent decades has attracted attention towards their conservation. Conservation genetics of these indigenous breeds are essential for developing a conservation and utilization scheme. Methods: A high-density single nucleotide polymorphism (HD-SNP) chip-based comparative analysis of genetic characteristics was performed for seven Shandong indigenous pig breeds in the context of five Western commercial breeds. Results: The results showed that Shandong indigenous pig breeds varied greatly in genetic diversity, effective population size, inbreeding level, and genetic distance with the Western commercial breeds. Specifically, Laiwu and Dapulian displayed low genetic diversity, and had a genetically distant relationship with the Western commercial breeds (average F statistics [F_ST] value of 0.3226 and 0.2666, respectively). Contrastingly, the other five breeds (Yantai, Licha, Yimeng, Wulain, and Heigai) displayed high genetic diversity within breed and had some extent of mixture pattern with the Western commercial breeds, especially Duroc and Landrace (F_ST values from 0.1043 to 0.2536). Furthermore, intensive gene flow was discovered among the seven Shandong indigenous breeds, particularly Wulian, Licha, and Heigai, as indicated by the large cluster formed in the principal component analysis scatterplot and small population differentiation (average of 0.1253) among them. Conclusion: Our study advances the understanding of genetic characteristics of Shandong indigenous breeds and provides essential information for developing an appropriate conservation and utilization scheme for these breeds.

The Complete Oxidation of Ethanol at Low Temperature over a Novel Pd–Ce/γ-Al2O3–TiO2 Catalyst

Yanping Wang,Jinshuang Zhao,Xiaoli Wang,Zhe Li,Pengfei Liu 대한화학회 2013 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.34 No.8

Pd–Ce/γ-Al2O3–TiO2 catalysts were prepared by combined sol–gel and impregnation methods. Transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, H2-temperature-programmed reduction, O2-temperature-programmed desorption, and ethanol oxidation experiments were conducted to determine the properties of the catalysts. Addition of an optimal amount of Ce improved the performance of the Pd/γ-Al2O3–TiO2 catalyst in promoting the complete oxidation of ethanol. The catalyst with 1% Ce exhibited the highest activity, and catalyzed complete oxidation of ethanol at 175 °C; its selectivity to CO2 reached 87%. Characterization results show that addition of appropriate amount of Ce could enrich the PdO species, and weaken the Pd–O bonds, thus enhancing oxidation ability of the catalyst. Meanwhile, the introduction of CeO2 could make PdO better dispersed on γ-Al2O3–TiO2, which is beneficial for the improvement of the catalytic oxidation activity.

Development of a 120 Hz 110 ultra-high-definition a-Si liquid crystal display panel

Yanping Liao,Xibin Shao,Yufan Du,송용지,Weihao Hu,Zhenyu Zhang,Yuqiong Chen,Ying Wang,Qing Ma,윤대근,Dan Wang,Jianfeng Yuan,Hongjiang Wu,Zongjie Guo,Zhaohui Hao,Ji Zhang,Jing Lv 한국정보디스플레이학회 2014 Journal of information display Vol.15 No.2

A prototype 120 Hz 110-inch ultra-high-definition a-Si liquid crystal display (LCD) panel was successfully developed using the BOE exclusive advanced superdimensional switching technology. This LCD has a panel consisting of 3840 × 2160 pixels, four times the number of pixels in the conventional full-high-definition LCD. For the brightness and contrast ratio, 1000 nits and 1200:1 have been achieved, respectively. Additionally, the liquid crystal charging time has been extended through quad area driving and 2G2D line structures. Furthermore, the local dimming and mirror-scanning techniques are applied to realize excellent image display. Finally, the system utilizes 3D shutter glasses, allowing the viewer to achieve the highest sense of realness and immersion.

Purification and partial characterization of milk-clotting enzyme extracted from glutinous rice wine mash liquor

Yanping Wang,Qiaoling Cheng,Zaheer Ahmed,Xiaoxue Jiang,Xiaojia Bai 한국화학공학회 2009 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.26 No.5

Glutinous rice wine mash liquor is a traditional food of south of China and its ability to coagulate the milk has been proved. The aim of this work was to extract milk-clotting enzyme from glutinous rice wine mash liquor. A partial purified extract of enzyme was obtained by fractional precipitation with (NH4)2SO4. The fractions obtained by precipitation, 40-90% possessed the milk-clotting activity (MCA) (145.72 U/mg). The 40-90% (NH4)2SO4 fraction was further purified by sephadex G-100 and DEAE-sephadex A-50 with MCA (4,360±50 U/mg), which was confirmed by SDS-PAGE that showed only one band with a molecular mass of 36.0 kDa. Highest MCA was attained at 36℃. The enzyme was completely inactivated by heating for 20 min at 60℃. The MCA increased with the decreasing of milk pH from 8.0 to 5.5, and it was active at the wide range of pH 1 to 7. The metal ions Mg2+, Ca2+, Ba2+, Mn2+, Al3+, Fe2+ had a very clear function to accelerate milk coagulation whereas Na+ and K+ decelerated the activity slightly. The curd effect of the milk-clotting enzyme has primarily been studied.

Determination of meaty peptide in enzymatic hydrolyzate of beef protein by HPLC-MS

Yanping Wang,Songrong Zeng,Xiaojia Bai,Weili Lin,Ming Yang,Haipeng Xing 한국화학공학회 2008 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.25 No.5

The purpose of this study is to detect beefy meaty peptide (BMP) in beef hydrolyzate. The synthesized BMP is used as a standard sample in the study. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)/ion trap electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) with UV detection was applied in qualitative analysis of the peptides. Six beef protein enzymatic hydrolyzate samples were separated on a Surveyor HPLC system through a SUPELCO Discovery® C18 analytical column (5 μm, 15 cm×2.1 mm i.d.). The column was eluted at a flow rate of 0.2 mL/min in a linear gradient elution mode of acetronitrile-water solution with 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid. The concentration of acetronitrile was increased from 5% to 50% in 40 minutes. A Finnigan LCQ Advantage MAX instrument was used as detector to analyze with ESI-MS and ESI-MS/MS in positive mode. Among the six samples of beef protein enzymatic hydrolysate, the BMP is detected and confirmed in sample No.4 with a higher intensity of characteristic peak and is further investigated by ESI-MS/MS. As a result, BMP exists in sample No.4. The study proves that HPLC-ESI-MS/MS is a simple, rapid, sensitive method to analyze target peptides from complex polypeptides

Expression and purification of beefy meaty peptide in Pichia pastoris

Yanping Wang,Qi Meng,Wen Gao,Jianhua Hou,Zaheer Ahmed 한국화학공학회 2011 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.28 No.3

We established a gene expression process to produce a flavor peptide in Pichia pastoris. The octapeptide Lys-Gly-Asp-Glu-Glu-Ser-Leu-Ala was isolated from beef digested by papain, known as “beefy meaty peptide” (BMP). It was considered a savory seasoning in previous literatures. To produce BMP by microorganisms, BMP expression structures encoding tandem repeats of the octapeptide were designed and cloned in E. coli DH5α, then integrated into the AOX1 gene of Pichia pastoris GS115. Clones containing different BMP-gene copies, with 4-copy, 8-copy, 12-copy and 16-copy, were obtained and expressed in Pichia pastoris GS115. For the ease of purification, 6×His tag was fused to the C-termini of the peptides. As a result, the fusion peptides were successfully purified by His-tag bind affinity resin. The BMP fusion peptides with expected sizes were secreted from the resulting strains of P. pastoris GS115.

Electrical conduction mechanism and photon-generated carrier recombination process in amorphous InSb films

Yanping Yao,Chunling Liu,Haidong Qi,Xi Chang,Chunwu Wang,Guangde Wang 한국물리학회 2011 Current Applied Physics Vol.11 No.3

Temperature dependence of dark conductivity and photoconductivity has been studied in amorphous InSb thin films in the temperature range of 120―300 K. The experimental data suggest that conduction in the high temperature range occurs in the extended states; conduction in the intermediate temperature range is due to thermally assisted tunneling of charge carriers in localized states near the band edge; while conduction in low temperature range takes place through variable range hopping of charge carriers in the localized states near the Fermi level. The temperature dependence of photoconductivity shows that the temperature region is divided into two regions.Moreover the result of intensity dependence of steady state photoconductivity indicates that bimolecular recombination at high temperatures and monomolecular at low temperatures in amorphous InSb thin films.

The Complete Oxidation of Ethanol at Low Temperature over a Novel Pd-Ce/γ-Al₂O₃-TiO₂ Catalyst

Wang, Yanping,Zhao, Jinshuang,Wang, Xiaoli,Li, Zhe,Liu, Pengfei Korean Chemical Society 2013 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.34 No.8

Pd-$Ce/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3-TiO_2$ catalysts were prepared by combined sol-gel and impregnation methods. Transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, $H_2$-temperature-programmed reduction, $O_2$-temperature-programmed desorption, and ethanol oxidation experiments were conducted to determine the properties of the catalysts. Addition of an optimal amount of Ce improved the performance of the $Pd/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3-TiO_2$ catalyst in promoting the complete oxidation of ethanol. The catalyst with 1% Ce exhibited the highest activity, and catalyzed complete oxidation of ethanol at $175^{\circ}C$; its selectivity to $CO_2$ reached 87%. Characterization results show that addition of appropriate amount of Ce could enrich the PdO species, and weaken the Pd-O bonds, thus enhancing oxidation ability of the catalyst. Meanwhile, the introduction of $CeO_2$ could make PdO better dispersed on ${\gamma}-Al_2O_3-TiO_2$, which is beneficial for the improvement of the catalytic oxidation activity.

Selection of Reference Genes for Gene Expression Studies in Porcine Whole Blood and Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells under Polyinosinic:Polycytidylic Acid Stimulation

Wang, Jiying,Wang, Yanping,Wang, Huaizhong,Hao, Xiaojing,Wu, Ying,Guo, Jianfeng Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2014 Animal Bioscience Vol.27 No.4

Investigating gene expression of immune cells of whole blood or peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) under polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (poly I:C) stimulation is valuable for understanding the immune response of organism to RNA viruses. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) is a standard method for quantification of gene expression studies. However, the reliability of qRT-PCR data critically depends on proper selection of reference genes. In the study, using two different analysis programs, geNorm and NormFinder, we systematically evaluated the gene expression stability of six candidate reference genes (GAPDH, ACTB, B2M, RPL4, TBP, and PPIA) in samples of whole blood and PBMC with or without poly I:C stimulation. Generally, the six candidate genes performed a similar trend of expression stability in the samples of whole blood and PBMC, but more stably expressed in whole blood than in PBMC. geNorm ranked B2M and PPIA as the best combination for gene expression normalization, while according to NormFinder, TBP was ranked as the most stable reference gene, followed by B2M and PPIA. Comprehensively considering the results from the two programs, we recommended using the geometric mean of the three genes, TBP, PPIA and B2M, to normalize the gene expression of whole blood and PBMC with poly I:C stimulation. Our study is the first detailed survey of the gene expression stability in whole blood and PBMC with or without poly I:C stimulation and should be helpful for investigating the molecular mechanism involved in porcine whole blood and PBMC in response to poly I:C stimulation.