MSTN

Effect of MSTN propeptide protein on the growth and development of Altay lamb muscle

W. Du, Zhang, Y., Yang, J. Z., Li, H. B., Xia, J., Li, N., Zhang, J. S., Yan, X. M., Zhou, Z. Y., Du, W., Zhang, Y., Yang, J. Z., Li, H. B., Xia, J., Li, N., Zhang, J. S., Yan, X. M., and Zhou, Z. Y., “Effect of MSTN propeptide protein on the growth and development of Altay lamb muscle”, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Prokaryotic expression technology was used to express maltose-binding protein binding myostatin (MSTN) propeptide fusion protein. Six disease-free Altay lambs were used in this study. The right leg gastrocnemii were injected with MSTN recombinant propeptide protein. The left leg gastrocnemii (the control group) were injected with the same dose of phosphate based saline. The lambs were fed during four months under the same conditions and then slaughtered. Gastrocnemius samples were hematoxylin-eosin stained and the size of the muscle fibers was measured.

Correlation between sheep YAP1 temporal and spatial expression trends and MSTN and MyoG gene expression

X. Y. Lv, Sun, W., Su, R., Li, D., Wang, Q. Z., Musa, H. H., Chen, L., Zhang, Y. F., and Wu, W. Z., “Correlation between sheep YAP1 temporal and spatial expression trends and MSTN and MyoG gene expression”, vol. 14, pp. 3244-3256, 2015.

The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of Yes-associated protein 1 (YAP1) gene expression after birth on the development of muscle and the relationship between YAP1 and myostatin (MSTN) and myogenin (MyoG).

Effects of different dietary intake on mRNA levels of MSTN, IGF-I, and IGF-II in the keletal muscle of Dorper and Hu sheep hybrid F1 rams

H. J. Xing, Wang, Z. Y., Zhong, B. S., Ying, S. J., Nie, H. T., Zhou, Z. R., Fan, Y. X., and Wang, F., “Effects of different dietary intake on mRNA levels of MSTN, IGF-I, and IGF-II in the keletal muscle of Dorper and Hu sheep hybrid F1 rams”, vol. 13, pp. 5258-5268, 2014.

MSTN, IGF-І(insulin-like growth factor-І) and IGF-II (insulin-like growth factor-II) regulate skeletal muscle growth. This study investigated the effects of different dietary intake levels on skeletal muscles. Sheep was randomly assigned to 3 feeding groups: 1) the maintenance diet (M), 2) 1.4 x the maintenance diet (1.4M), and 3) 2.15 x the maintenance diet (2.15M). Before slaughtering the animals, blood samples were collected to measure plasma urea, growth hormone, and insulin concentrations.

Characterization of myostatin gene (MSTN) of Pekin duck and the association of its polymorphism with breast muscle traits

T. S. Xu, Gu, L. H., Zhang, X. H., Ye, B. G., Liu, X. L., and Hou, S. S., “Characterization of myostatin gene (MSTN) of Pekin duck and the association of its polymorphism with breast muscle traits”, vol. 12, pp. 3166-3177, 2013.

Myostatin, encoded by the MSTN gene, is a negative regulator of muscle growth, and its expression level in muscle tissue is closely correlated with muscle growth and satellite cell proliferation.

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