Fat Metabolism and Deposition in Cattle
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Physiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2024) | Viewed by 217
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In bovine fat metabolism, fat deposition occurs in three main regions: intramuscular, subcutaneous and around visceral organs. Of these, intramuscular fat deposition in the longissimus muscle (marbling) is important in determining the quality grade of beef. Among a number of factors that influence intramuscular fat deposition in cattle, regulation of this causative gene may have an effect on bovine adipocyte hyperplasia and hypotrophy.
Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are RNA molecules that are not translated into proteins and are emerging as potent and versatile regulators of lipid metabolism. Based on their size, ncRNAs are divided into two broad categories: small non-coding RNAs and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). In addition to lncRNAs, a number of small non-coding RNA species, including miRNAs, siRNAs, piRNAs and circRNAs, have recently shown significant associations with bovine fat metabolism and deposition and may serve as potential targets for diagnostic biomarkers. In particular, this Special Issue will focus on how the aforementioned ncRNAs are involved in bovine fat metabolism and deposition and how they can be exploited for diagnostic biomarkers.
Therefore, we invite original research papers and reviews or studies that address ncRNAs related to fat metabolism and deposition in the fields of animal science.
Prof. Yoonseok Lee
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- bovine
- intramuscular fat deposition
- gene regulation
- genetic variant
- non-coding RNA
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