Table 2.
Expression markers of tenderness, juiciness, and flavour in the longissimus thoracis of young Charolais bulls (adapted from [9]).
| Symbol | Gene name | Tenderness | Juiciness | Flavour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upregulated transcripts | ||||
| C:6970 | Homo sapiens chromosome 5 clone CTD-2151N11 | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | |
| CACNA1C | Calcium channel, voltage-dependent, L type, R 1C subunit | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | |
| Cbr2 | Carbonyl reductase 2 | ∗ | ∗ | ∗∗ |
| CCNA1 | Cyclin A1 | |||
| CGREF1 | Cell growth regulator with EF-hand domain 1 | ∗ | ∗∗ | |
| CPT1B | Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1B (muscle) | ∗ | ∗ | |
| FLJ12193 | Hypothetical protein FLJ12193 | ∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ |
| Ireb2 | Iron-responsive element binding protein 2 | ∗ | ∗ | |
| JMJD1B | Jumonji domain containing 1B | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | |
| LAMA3 | Laminin, R 3 | ∗∗∗ | ||
| MPDZ | Multiple PDZ domain protein | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | |
| NDUFB4 | NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 f3 subcomplex, 4, 15 kDa | ∗ | ∗ | |
| Npm3 | Nucleophosmin/nucleoplasmin, 3 | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ |
| OTOR | Otoraplin | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | |
| PRKAG1 | Protein kinase, AMP-activated, γ 1 non catalytic subunit | ∗ | ∗∗ | |
| PRRX2 | Paired related homeobox 2 | ∗ | ∗∗ | |
| TRIM55 | Tripartite motif-containing 55 | ∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ |
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| Downregulated transcripts | ||||
| CSRP3 | Cysteine- and glycine-rich protein 3 (cardiac LIM protein) | − | −∗ | −∗ |
| DNAJA1 | DnaJ (Hsp40) homologue, subfamily A, member 1 | −∗∗ | − | − |
Only differentially expressed transcripts of which the abundance was correlated with a quality attribute (asterisk) are presented in the table. ∗∗ ∗ P < 0.001; ∗∗ P < 0.01; ∗ P < 0.05; (−): negative correlation.