Transcriptional co-activator PGC-1α gene is associated with chicken skeletal muscle fiber types
“Transcriptional co-activator PGC-1α gene is associated with chicken skeletal muscle fiber types”, vol. 13, pp. 895-905, 2014.
, The peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) is a candidate gene for meat quality traits because of its prominent role in muscle fiber type switching and determination. We investigated the effects of the PGC-1α gene on chicken skeletal muscle fiber type switching and on other meat quality traits. Single nucleotide polymorphisms were detected by PCR-SSCP and DNA sequencing, and then genotyping was performed by PCR-ligation detection reaction methods.