Exploring variances in meat quality between Qingyuan partridge chicken and Cobb broiler: Insights from combined multi-omics analysis

Previously, animal breeding prioritized enhancing key economic traits to improve production efficiency, leading to a gradual difference in meat quality. However, the genetic factors influencing meat quality remain unclear. To identify key genetic pathways contributing to meat quality, native Chinese...

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Main Authors: Xin Yang, Bolin Cai, Zhaofeng Zhang, Yu Mo, Zhen Zhou, Ruiquan Wu, Shaofen Kong, Danfeng Cai, Ruitong Zhang, Zhenhui Li, Qinghua Nie
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Bolin Cai
Zhaofeng Zhang
Yu Mo
Zhen Zhou
Ruiquan Wu
Shaofen Kong
Danfeng Cai
Ruitong Zhang
Zhenhui Li
Qinghua Nie
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Bolin Cai
Zhaofeng Zhang
Yu Mo
Zhen Zhou
Ruiquan Wu
Shaofen Kong
Danfeng Cai
Ruitong Zhang
Zhenhui Li
Qinghua Nie
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description Previously, animal breeding prioritized enhancing key economic traits to improve production efficiency, leading to a gradual difference in meat quality. However, the genetic factors influencing meat quality remain unclear. To identify key genetic pathways contributing to meat quality, native Chinese yellow-feathered chicken (Qingyuan Partridge Chicken, QPC; female, n=10), and commercial chicken broiler (Cobb broiler, CB; female, n=10) were used for meat quality assessment through metabolomics, proteomics, and phosphoproteomics sequencing. The results show that QPC had lower pH (93.12%), shear force (81.46%), cooking loss (69.29%), moisture content (93.24%) and muscle fiber area (46.04%), but higher meat color values (a*(163.65%) and b*(250.27%)), drip loss (146.32%), and intramuscular fat content (382.01%) than CB (p < 0.05). Metabolomic, proteomic, and phosphoproteomic analyses were jointly conducted, revealing significant differences in energy metabolism strategies. Higher glycolytic enzyme activity was observed in QPC (ENO1, GAPDH, GPI, PFKM, PKM, and TPI1, p < 0.05), while more energetic phosphate compounds were stored in CB. CB had higher Na+/K+ Pump protein abundance (SCN4A, LOC107051305, ATP1B4, ATP12A, ATP1A1, and ATP1A2, p < 0.05) and phosphorylation (ATP1A2-Ser662, p < 0.05) and Ca2+ channel protein abundance (ATP2B4, SRL, CACNB1, CACNA1S, CACNA2D1, CAMK2G, LOC107050717 and TNNC2, p < 0.05) than QPC. In QPC, CAMKII autophosphorylation activated downstream protein and increased Ca2+. These results suggest CB is more contractile than QPC, contributing to meat quality between CB and QPC.
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spelling doaj-art-1aa2e447ed004779b727d8e8058b5a432024-12-26T08:52:23ZengElsevierPoultry Science0032-57912025-02-011042104666Exploring variances in meat quality between Qingyuan partridge chicken and Cobb broiler: Insights from combined multi-omics analysisXin Yang0Bolin Cai1Zhaofeng Zhang2Yu Mo3Zhen Zhou4Ruiquan Wu5Shaofen Kong6Danfeng Cai7Ruitong Zhang8Zhenhui Li9Qinghua Nie10State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, PR ChinaState Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, PR ChinaState Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, PR ChinaState Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, PR ChinaState Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, PR ChinaState Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, PR ChinaState Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, PR ChinaState Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, PR ChinaState Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR ChinaState Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, PR ChinaState Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, PR China; Correspondence author.Previously, animal breeding prioritized enhancing key economic traits to improve production efficiency, leading to a gradual difference in meat quality. However, the genetic factors influencing meat quality remain unclear. To identify key genetic pathways contributing to meat quality, native Chinese yellow-feathered chicken (Qingyuan Partridge Chicken, QPC; female, n=10), and commercial chicken broiler (Cobb broiler, CB; female, n=10) were used for meat quality assessment through metabolomics, proteomics, and phosphoproteomics sequencing. The results show that QPC had lower pH (93.12%), shear force (81.46%), cooking loss (69.29%), moisture content (93.24%) and muscle fiber area (46.04%), but higher meat color values (a*(163.65%) and b*(250.27%)), drip loss (146.32%), and intramuscular fat content (382.01%) than CB (p < 0.05). Metabolomic, proteomic, and phosphoproteomic analyses were jointly conducted, revealing significant differences in energy metabolism strategies. Higher glycolytic enzyme activity was observed in QPC (ENO1, GAPDH, GPI, PFKM, PKM, and TPI1, p < 0.05), while more energetic phosphate compounds were stored in CB. CB had higher Na+/K+ Pump protein abundance (SCN4A, LOC107051305, ATP1B4, ATP12A, ATP1A1, and ATP1A2, p < 0.05) and phosphorylation (ATP1A2-Ser662, p < 0.05) and Ca2+ channel protein abundance (ATP2B4, SRL, CACNB1, CACNA1S, CACNA2D1, CAMK2G, LOC107050717 and TNNC2, p < 0.05) than QPC. In QPC, CAMKII autophosphorylation activated downstream protein and increased Ca2+. These results suggest CB is more contractile than QPC, contributing to meat quality between CB and QPC.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579124012446Qingyuan partridge chickenCommercial broilerMeat qualityMulti-omics analysis
spellingShingle Xin Yang
Bolin Cai
Zhaofeng Zhang
Yu Mo
Zhen Zhou
Ruiquan Wu
Shaofen Kong
Danfeng Cai
Ruitong Zhang
Zhenhui Li
Qinghua Nie
Exploring variances in meat quality between Qingyuan partridge chicken and Cobb broiler: Insights from combined multi-omics analysis
Poultry Science
Qingyuan partridge chicken
Commercial broiler
Meat quality
Multi-omics analysis
title Exploring variances in meat quality between Qingyuan partridge chicken and Cobb broiler: Insights from combined multi-omics analysis
title_full Exploring variances in meat quality between Qingyuan partridge chicken and Cobb broiler: Insights from combined multi-omics analysis
title_fullStr Exploring variances in meat quality between Qingyuan partridge chicken and Cobb broiler: Insights from combined multi-omics analysis
title_full_unstemmed Exploring variances in meat quality between Qingyuan partridge chicken and Cobb broiler: Insights from combined multi-omics analysis
title_short Exploring variances in meat quality between Qingyuan partridge chicken and Cobb broiler: Insights from combined multi-omics analysis
title_sort exploring variances in meat quality between qingyuan partridge chicken and cobb broiler insights from combined multi omics analysis
topic Qingyuan partridge chicken
Commercial broiler
Meat quality
Multi-omics analysis
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579124012446
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