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. 2021 Oct 28;17(10):e1009862. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009862

Table 1. The comparison of ZBED6 KO and IGF2 KI model in pigs and mice.

Bama pig Large white pig[1,3] mice[10]
genetic modification ZBED6 KO (pigs in this study) IGF2 KI[11] IGF2 mutant IGF2 KI ZBED6 KO
general reproduction normal normal normal normal normal
body weight - 25% ↑ - 20% ↑ 15% ↑
lean rate 6.6% ↑ NA 4% ↑ NA NA
heart weight 17.2% ↑ NA 8% ↑ 15% ↑ mild ↑
liver weight 13.1% ↑ NA - - 20–25% ↑
fat 10.4% ↓(BFT) mild ↓(BFT) 20% ↓(BFT) - (GWD) - (GWD)
serum IGF2 2-fold ↑ NA - 8 fold ↑ 8 fold ↑
muscle hypertrophy GM and myocardium LD NA NA
fiber area 128% ↑ 40% ↑
triglyceride 50% ↓ NA
IGF2 heart 1.5-fold ↑ NA 1-fold ↑ 4 fold ↑ 8 fold ↑
muscle 1.5-fold ↑ (GM) 2-fold ↑ 1.2-fold ↑ 15 fold ↑ (TA) 20 fold ↑ (TA)
2.5-fold ↑(LD)
kidney 2 fold ↑ NA NA 10 fold ↑ 30 fold ↑
liver - NA - NA NA
IGF2 methylated liver 10% NA 26% NA
muscle 0.50% 1.25% 3.40%

BFT: back fat thickness, GWD: gonadal white adipose, TAW: tibialis anterior weight, GM: gastrocnemius muscle