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Transcription factors regulate adipocyte differentiation in beef cattle
Author(s) -
Liu S.,
Huang J.,
Wang X.,
Ma Y.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
animal genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2052
pISSN - 0268-9146
DOI - 10.1111/age.12931
Subject(s) - intramuscular fat , transcription factor , biology , adipocyte , adipogenesis , tenderness , lipid metabolism , microbiology and biotechnology , transcription (linguistics) , cellular differentiation , adipose tissue , food science , endocrinology , medicine , genetics , gene , linguistics , philosophy
Summary Intramuscular fat (IMF) content is a critical factor affecting meat flavor, juiciness, tenderness, and color. Therefore, the improvement of IMF content is one of the hotspots of animal science research. Fat deposition is the result of a combination of increased number of fat cells and cellular hypertrophy. In addition, transcription factors can influence the number of adipocytes and regulate lipid metabolism. The progress of the transcription factors regulating adipocyte differentiation in beef cattle, including IMF cell sources, and promoting or inhibiting adipogenic differentiation of transcription factors is reviewed in this paper.