Key result
Bulls with the Ins-C-C/Ins-C-C homozygous genotype had significantly higher MEF2D mRNA and protein levels in the longissimus dorsi muscle compared to Del-A-T/Del-A-T homozygotes (P<0.01).
Observational (n=375)
p-value: p=<0.01
MEF2D gene polymorphisms are highly correlated with MEF2D mRNA and protein expression levels in the longissimus dorsi muscle of bulls, though they do not significantly affect carcass quality traits.
Bovine MEF2D genotype affects muscle expression; leaves open any translational role in human cardiac or skeletal muscle phenotypes.
Myocyte enhancer factor 2D (MEF2D), a product of the MEF2D gene, belongs to the myocyte enhancer factor 2 (MEF2) protein family which is involved in vertebrate skeletal muscle development and differentiation during myogenesis. The aim of the present study was to search for polymorphisms in the bovine MEF2D gene and to analyze their effect on MEF2D mRNA and on protein expression levels in the longissimus dorsi muscle of Polish Holstein-Friesian cattle. Overall, three novel variations, namely, insertion/deletion g.-818_-814AGCCG and g.-211C<A transversion in the promoter region as well as g.7C<T transition in the 5'untranslated region (5'UTR), were identified by DNA sequencing. A total, 375 unrelated bulls belonging to six different cattle breeds were genotyped, and three combined genotypes (Ins-C-C/Ins-C-C, Del-A-T/Del-A-T and Ins-C-C/Del-A-T) were determined. The frequency of the combined genotype Ins-C-C/Ins-C-C and Del-A-T/Del-A-T was varied between the breeds and the average frequency was 0.521 and 0.037, respectively. Expression analysis showed that the MEF2D variants were highly correlated with MEF2D mRNA and protein levels in the longissimus dorsi muscle of Polish Holstein-Friesian bulls carrying the three different combined genotypes. The highest MEF2D mRNA and protein levels were estimated in the muscle of bulls with the Ins-C-C/Ins-C-C homozygous genotype as compared to the Del-A-T/Del-A-T homozygotes (P < 0.01) and Ins-C-C/Del-A-T heterozygotes (P < 0.05). A preliminary association study showed no significant differences in the carcass quality traits between bulls with various MEF2D combined genotypes in the investigated population of Polish Holstein-Friesian cattle.
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Juszczuk‐Kubiak et al. (2012) conducted an observational in Healthy cattle (carcass quality and gene expression) (n=375). MEF2D gene polymorphisms (Ins-C-C/Ins-C-C genotype) vs. Del-A-T/Del-A-T genotype was evaluated on MEF2D mRNA and protein levels in the longissimus dorsi muscle (p=<0.01). Bulls with the Ins-C-C/Ins-C-C homozygous genotype had significantly higher MEF2D mRNA and protein levels in the longissimus dorsi muscle compared to Del-A-T/Del-A-T homozygotes (P<0.01).
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