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The growth hormone receptor (GHR) is a membrane transmitter for the growth hormone signal transduction pathway that regulates various metabolic activities, including cell growth and expressions of cytokine genes. The presence or absence of a genetic polymorphism for the LINE-1 retroposon in the PI promoter, which specifically regulates theGHR gene expression in the liver, was screened by a novel detection method and examined for its relationships with carcass traits in Hanwoo cattle. Han woo cattle had taurine type LINE-1 present (alleleI) as well as incidine type LINE-1 absent (alleleA) promoter sequences. Three genotypes,I/I, I/A andA/A, showed frequencies of 49.1, 36.7 and 14.2%, respectively. The effects of allele A were significant on mean differences for final weight, eye muscle area, marbling score and fat color (p<0.05), but not for carcass weight, backfat thickness, final meat quality grade or meat color (p>0.05). Most 30-month old Hanwoo steers bearing the LINE-1 absent promoter had whiter fat color, heavier live weight and higher marbling score, reflecting intramuscular fat deposition inM. longissimus dorsi, compared to animals bearing a LINE-1 present promoter. This suggests that aGHR polymorphism could be a potential genetic marker for improving beef production of Hanwoo cattle.
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Han, SH., Cho, IC., Kim, JH. et al. AGHR polymorphism and its associations with carcass traits in Harrwoo cattle. Genes & Genomics 31, 35–41 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03191136
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