Effect of autophagy on meat productivity and quality of Japanese Black cattle

Research Project

Project/Area Number	15K18772
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Animal production science
Research Institution	University of Miyazaki
Principal Investigator	Nakanishi Tomonori 宮崎大学, 農学部, 准教授 (20717889)
Project Period (FY)	2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000) Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Keywords	オートファジー / 黒毛和種 / 骨格筋
Outline of Final Research Achievements	Autophagy is the bulk degradation process for intracellular components in eukaryotic cells, and is reported to be important in maintaining muscle homeostasis. However, there is little information concerning the involvement of autophagy on meat productivity and quality. In this study, we investigated the expression levels of autophagy-related genes in skeletal muscle of Japanese Black cattle. Results indicated that several autophagy-related genes such as LC3 were upregulated during the fattening period. This finding implies that autophagy is a potential mediator of meat productivity and meat quality.

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