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Nat Commun ; 13(1): 4887, 2022 09 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36068211

ABSTRACT

Wild yak (Bos mutus) and domestic yak (Bos grunniens) are adapted to high altitude environment and have ecological, economic, and cultural significances on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP). Currently, the genetic and cellular bases underlying adaptations of yak to extreme conditions remains elusive. In the present study, we assembled two chromosome-level genomes, one each for wild yak and domestic yak, and screened structural variants (SVs) through the long-read data of yak and taurine cattle. The results revealed that 6733 genes contained high-FST SVs. 127 genes carrying special type of SVs were differentially expressed in lungs of the taurine cattle and yak. We then constructed the first single-cell gene expression atlas of yak and taurine cattle lung tissues and identified a yak-specific endothelial cell subtype. By integrating SVs and single-cell transcriptome data, we revealed that the endothelial cells expressed the highest proportion of marker genes carrying high-FST SVs in taurine cattle lungs. Furthermore, we identified pathways which were related to the medial thickness and formation of elastic fibers in yak lungs. These findings provide new insights into the high-altitude adaptation of yak and have important implications for understanding the physiological and pathological responses of large mammals and humans to hypoxia.


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Endothelial Cells , Genome , Acclimatization/genetics , Animals , Cattle , Humans , Mammals/genetics , RNA , Transcriptome/genetics
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Anim Sci J ; 91(1): e13410, 2020.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32583539

ABSTRACT

This study evaluates the effect of a low-voltage electrical stimulation (ES) on the tenderness of yak longissimus muscle (LM). Samples from 16 yak bulls were divided into four treatment groups: normal chilling (NC), ES and chilling (ES & C) for 72 s (ES &C 72 s), ES & C for 90 s (ES & C 90 s), and ES & C for 108 s (ES & C 108 s). The temperature, the pH, the glycogen content, the Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF), the myofibril fragmentation index (MFI), and the muscle ultrastructure were determined during the course of postmortem aging. ES caused a rapid decrease in the pH to form a high-temperature and low-pH environment. The glycogen content gradually decreased with aging. The WBSF value of the ES & C groups was significantly lower than for the NC group (p < .05). The MFI values of ES & C groups after 24 hr postmortem aging were significantly higher than for the NC group. We concluded that ES improved yak meat tenderness during postmortem aging and that the different duration time by ES indicated different effects, and its affect was remarkable in the ES & C 90 s.


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Cattle , Electric Stimulation/methods , Food Handling/methods , Food Quality , Meat , Postmortem Changes , Animals , Cold Temperature , Food Storage/methods , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Male , Meat/analysis , Muscle, Skeletal/ultrastructure , Polysaccharides/analysis , Time Factors
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Food Chem ; 244: 394-402, 2018 Apr 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29120799

ABSTRACT

This study investigated the effect of reactive oxygen species-mediated oxidative stress on activation of mitochondrial apoptosis and tenderness of yak meat during postmortem ageing. Oxidative stress degree, Ca2+ levels, membrane permeability transition pore opening, mitochondrial membrane potential, apoptotic factors and the shear force were examined. Results showed that the ROS generated by H2O2 significantly increased mitochondrial oxidative stress by decreasing the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase, and increasing lipid peroxidation. Furthermore, oxidative stress enhanced Ca2+ production and cytochrome c release, changed the levels of Bcl-2 family proteins and activated caspase-9 and -3 activities. Ultimately, oxidative stress increased the apoptosis rate and tenderness of yak meat. These observations confirmed that ROS-mediated oxidative stress participates in the activation of the apoptotic cascade reaction involving Ca2+ and Bcl-2 family proteins. The results further suggested that ROS-mediated oxidative stress plays a significant role in meat tenderization through the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway.


Subject(s)
Meat , Mitochondria, Muscle/metabolism , Oxidative Stress , Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism , Acetylcysteine/pharmacology , Animals , Apoptosis/drug effects , Calcium/metabolism , Catalase/metabolism , Cattle , Cytochromes c/metabolism , Food Quality , Glutathione Peroxidase/metabolism , Hydrogen Peroxide/pharmacology , Male , Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial/drug effects , Mitochondria, Muscle/drug effects , Mitochondria, Muscle/pathology , Oxidative Stress/drug effects , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/metabolism , Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism
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