title: Differential response of obese gene expression from fasting in bovine adipose tissues.
abstract: To understand the molecular mechanism for intramuscular fat deposition, the expression of the obese gene was examined in response to fasting. Food deprivation for 48 h induced a decrease in the level of obese mRNA in pooled adipose tissues (abdominal, perirenal, subcutaneous, intermuscular and intramuscular). The expression of obese mRNA was examined for individual adipose tissue from several fat depots. It was highly expressed in perirenal adipose tissue, but fasting did not affect its expression level in this tissue. Moderate levels were detected in subcutaneous and intermuscular adipose tissues, and a fasting-induced decrease in obese mRNA was apparent in these tissues. The expression level of the obese gene in intramuscular adipose tissue was very low and did not respond to fasting.
authors: Department of Genetic Engineering, Biotechnology Research Institute, College of Agriculture, Chonnam National University, Kwangju, Korea.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Kim
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Chi
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Chung
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Kim
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Choi
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Baik
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D005215:Fasting; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger