›› 2012, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (10): 195-198.

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Advance on MicroRNAs in Muscle Growth and Development of Livestocks

ZHANG Chun-lan1,2, QIN Zi-juan2, JI Zhi-bin2, WANG Gui-zhi2   

  1. 1. Biology and Agriculture Institute of Weifang University, Weifang 261061, China;
    2. College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
  • Received:2012-03-15 Online:2012-10-20 Published:2012-10-19

Abstract: As one of lately developed small RNA molecule, MicroRNAs(miRNAs) play crucial roles during a variety of physiological and pathological processes of Eukaryotic cells, by means of post-transcriptional regulation. Animal meat productive trait is a quantitative trait. Muscle’s unit is muscle fiber, which is mainly composed of myosin, but myosin’s composite is regulated by internal and external environment. In this article, the recent studies of miRNAs in main livestock and poultry’s muscle growth and development are reviewed, so as to offer useful suggestion for miRNAs research.

Key words: miRNAs; muscle; livestocks

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