Expression levels of MyoD, MyoG, Mef2c and MSTN in myoblasts transfected with GV287-TCONS_00102859. To investigate the influence of the overexpression of TCONS_00102859 on myoblasts, GV287-TCONS_00102859, for which stable expression can be achieved, was used. Cells transfected with GV287-N empty vector were set as a control. We detected four genes related to muscle development. Among these, the expression levels of MyoD, MyoG and Mef2c, which had a positive impact on myogenesis, were significantly higher than those of the control (p < 0.01). Meanwhile, the expression level of MSTN, which can inhibit myogenesis, was significantly lower than that of the control (p < 0.01). ‘*’ represents significant difference (p < 0.05) and ‘**’ represents extremely significant difference (p < 0.01).