title: Polymorphism of the pig 2,4-dienoyl CoA reductase 1 gene (DECR1) and its association with carcass and meat quality traits.
abstract: We characterized the nearly complete coding sequence of the pig 2,4-dienoyl CoA reductase 1 (DECR1) gene, which encodes an enzyme involved in the beta-oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty enoyl-CoA esters and maps on a linoleic QTL located on Chromosome 4. Sequencing of a 937-bp fragment encompassing exons 2 and 10 revealed the existence of two missense SNP at exon 2 (C181 --> G181) and exon 5 (C458 -->G458). These two SNP are associated with Val (C) --> Leu (G) and Ser (C) --> Thr (G) conservative AA replacements at positions 61 and 153 of the DECR1 protein, respectively. Moreover, DECR1 genotyping in a representative sample of 184 pigs from the Large White, Pietrain, Iberian, Duroc, and Landrace breeds demonstrated the existence of disequilibrium linkage between these two SNP (Haplotype 1: C181C458; Haplotype 2: G181G458). An association analysis between DECR1 genotype and growth, carcass, and meat quality traits in a highly selected Landrace population (n = 470) revealed differences among genotypes for isocitrate dehydrogenase activity (highest posterior density [HPD] of 90%), longissimus thoracis pH (HPD of 95%), lightness (HPD of 90 to 95%), and redness (HPD of 95%). Because these associations were not consistently found in the three available genotype comparisons, we believe that exon 2 and 5 polymorphisms at the DECR1 gene might be in linkage disequilibrium with the true causal mutation influencing isocitrate dehydrogenase activity and muscle color and pH.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Ciéncia Animal i dels Aliments, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra 08193, Spain. marcel.amills@uab.es
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amills
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Varona
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tomàs
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sànchez
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Noguera
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007521:Isocitrate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000592:standards*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020125:Mutation, Missense; D044925:Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D010641:Phenotype; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*; D040641:Quantitative Trait Loci; D013552:Swine / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D007521:Isocitrate Dehydrogenase; D044925:Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors; C100153:2,4-dienoyl-CoA reductase