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Genetic, management, and nutritional factors affecting intramuscular fat deposition in beef cattle - A review

  • Park, Seung Ju;Beak, Seok-Hyeon;Jung, Da Jin Sol;Kim, Sang Yeob;Jeong, In Hyuk;Piao, Min Yu;Kang, Hyeok Joong;Fassah, Dilla Mareistia;Na, Sang Weon;Yoo, Seon Pil;Baik, Myunggi
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.31 no.7
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    • pp.1043-1061
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    • 2018

  • Intramuscular fat (IMF) content in skeletal muscle including the longissimus dorsi muscle (LM), also known as marbling fat, is one of the most important factors determining beef quality in several countries including Korea, Japan, Australia, and the United States. Genetics and breed, management, and nutrition affect IMF deposition. Japanese Black cattle breed has the highest IMF content in the world, and Korean cattle (also called Hanwoo) the second highest. Here, we review results of research on genetic factors (breed and sex differences and heritability) that affect IMF deposition. Cattle management factors are also important for IMF deposition. Castration of bulls increases IMF deposition in most cattle breeds. The effects of several management factors, including weaning age, castration, slaughter weight and age, and environmental conditions on IMF deposition are also reviewed. Nutritional factors, including fat metabolism, digestion and absorption of feed, glucose/starch availability, and vitamin A, D, and C levels are important for IMF deposition. Manipulating IMF deposition through developmental programming via metabolic imprinting is a recently proposed nutritional method to change potential IMF deposition during the fetal and neonatal periods in rodents and domestic animals. Application of fetal nutritional programming to increase IMF deposition of progeny in later life is reviewed. The coordination of several factors affects IMF deposition. Thus, a combination of several strategies may be needed to manipulate IMF deposition, depending on the consumer's beef preference. In particular, stage-specific feeding programs with concentrate-based diets developed by Japan and Korea are described in this article.

  • https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.18.0310 인용 PDF KSCI

Arabidopsis Raf-Like Kinase Raf10 Is a Regulatory Component of Core ABA Signaling

  • Nguyen, Quy Thi Cam;Lee, Sun-ji;Choi, Seo-wha;Na, Yeon-ju;Song, Mi-ran;Hoang, Quyen Thi Ngoc;Sim, Seo Young;Kim, Min-Sik;Kim, Jeong-Il;Soh, Moon-Soo;Kim, Soo Young
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.42 no.9
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    • pp.646-660
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    • 2019

  • Abscisic acid (ABA) is a phytohormone essential for seed development and seedling growth under unfavorable environmental conditions. The signaling pathway leading to ABA response has been established, but relatively little is known about the functional regulation of the constituent signaling components. Here, we present several lines of evidence that Arabidopsis Raf-like kinase Raf10 modulates the core ABA signaling downstream of signal perception step. In particular, Raf10 phosphorylates subclass III SnRK2s (SnRK2.2, SnRK2.3, and SnRK2.6), which are key positive regulators, and our study focused on SnRK2.3 indicates that Raf10 enhances its kinase activity and may facilitate its release from negative regulators. Raf10 also phosphorylates transcription factors (ABI5, ABF2, and ABI3) critical for ABA-regulted gene expression. Furthermore, Raf10 was found to be essential for the in vivo functions of SnRK2s and ABI5. Collectively, our data demonstrate that Raf10 is a novel regulatory component of core ABA signaling.

  • https://doi.org/10.14348/molcells.2019.0173 인용 PDF KSCI