mRNA expression profiles in muscle-derived extracellular vesicles of Large White and wild boar piglets reveal their potential roles in immunity and muscle phenotype

Quick Facts

  • Publication title: mRNA expression profiles in muscle-derived extracellular vesicles of Large White and wild boar piglets reveal their potential roles in immunity and muscle phenotype
  • Journal: Front Vet Sci
  • Year: 2024
  • DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1452704
  • PMID/PMCID: 39421829; PMC11484452

Research overview

In this study, we compared the mRNA expression profiles of longissimus dorsi muscles and muscle-derived extracellular vesicles (M-EVs), and also examined the diversity of enriched genes in M-EVs between weaned wild boars and commercial Large White pigs with respect to their numbers and biological functions. These findings suggest that mRNAs in M-EVs have the potential to serve as indicators of muscle phenotype differences between the two pig breeds, highlighting the need for further exploration into the role of EV-RNAs in pig phenotype formation.

Key findings

The results of the study showed that the variation in the expression profiles of mRNAs between muscles and M-EVs was much greater than the variability between the respective breeds.

05) powerful in M-EVs compared to highly expressed genes in muscles.

In addition, M-EVs carried a smaller proportion of coding sequences and a larger proportion of untranslated region sequences compared to muscles.

There were 2,110 genes enriched in M-EVs (MEGs) in Large White pigs and 2,322 MEGs in wild boars, with 1,490 MEGs shared interbreeds including cyclin D2 (CCND2), which inhibits myogenic differentiation.

Study design

In this study, we compared the mRNA expression profiles of longissimus dorsi muscles and muscle-derived extracellular vesicles (M-EVs), and also examined the diversity of enriched genes in M-EVs between weaned wild boars and commercial Large White pigs with respect to their numbers and biological functions.

Echo Biotech Role

Echo Biotech contributed EV isolation and purification, EV characterization; the study also used or cited Exosupur®.

Related platforms: Exoomics®, Research Reagents & Tools

Related services and capabilities: Tissue EV Isolation & Purification, EV Basic Characterization (TEM/NTA/WB), Research Reagent / Product Supply

Related products or reagents: Exosupur® EV Isolation/Purification Kit

References

Original publication: mRNA expression profiles in muscle-derived extracellular vesicles of Large White and wild boar piglets reveal their potential roles in immunity and muscle phenotype Frontiers in veterinary science. 2024. DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1452704. PMID/PMCID: 39421829; PMC11484452.